tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post115025698763740334..comments2024-03-22T18:47:26.561+08:00Comments on Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Chocolate Peppermint Cakefatboybakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17872577399803066735noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post-1150775254019670682006-06-20T11:47:00.000+08:002006-06-20T11:47:00.000+08:00spot and snowdrop, glad you liked the recipe. yar...spot and snowdrop, glad you liked the recipe. yar, i was also gonna do it in a 8inch sq pan....then i found my virgin loaf pan, so i had to use it. yarrrr, the peppermint cream so simple and so nice hor. i never knew a dash of peppermint essence could make so much difference. glad u liked it.fatboybakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872577399803066735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post-1150773117748822612006-06-20T11:11:00.000+08:002006-06-20T11:11:00.000+08:00spot and i made this last night! did 1 recipe in a...spot and i made this last night! <BR/><BR/>did 1 recipe in a 20x20cm cake tin, it WAS quite flat, so i panicked and instead of cutting into 2 like i intended, i cut into 3 and stacked them up, so ended up with a TALL 3-layer cake! but small lah, only about 7x19cm. i think the proportions are probably ok, cos it's not meant to be a super high cake? looking at your cake tin, it's 1.5 times the size of the recipe's, maybe that's why your cake was very shallow? dunno lah, what does the pic in the cookbook look like?<BR/><BR/>anyway, i LOVE the peppermint cream, so simple but so yummy! the cake i thought was a bit too rich (agree with your kid there!), probably didn't help that i used good 70% cocoa chocolate from italy... i think my tastebuds are more used to cheap malaysian cooking chocolate with questionable ingredients!<BR/><BR/>anyway, all in all a good cake i think, and one i would definitely make again (with cheepo chocolate). thanks very much for the recipe! :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677680143066171151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post-1150508836892033922006-06-17T09:47:00.000+08:002006-06-17T09:47:00.000+08:00swee, let me know how you fared with the quantitie...swee, let me know how you fared with the quantities. coz i am SURE the quantities in the cook book are a bit dodgy.fatboybakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872577399803066735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post-1150473814236255532006-06-17T00:03:00.000+08:002006-06-17T00:03:00.000+08:00wicked indulgence! yeah i have this one. I've been...wicked indulgence! yeah i have this one. I've been meaning to make this but never remembers to buy the pepermint essence.. Now, I'll quickly go grab it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post-1150369831407563632006-06-15T19:10:00.000+08:002006-06-15T19:10:00.000+08:00HAHA, wonder who else thought it was MY hand.HAHA, wonder who else thought it was MY hand.fatboybakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872577399803066735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post-1150361629903569452006-06-15T16:53:00.000+08:002006-06-15T16:53:00.000+08:00teehee... i DID think it was yours! was trying to ...teehee... i DID think it was yours! was trying to compute how you got 10 puffs, cos like i said, my recipe is the same and i get about 30 mini ones. patut-lah... it's a baby hand!!<BR/><BR/>salmon mousse! yum! must add that to list of possible dishes for mum's birthday high tea.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677680143066171151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post-1150360927757843822006-06-15T16:42:00.000+08:002006-06-15T16:42:00.000+08:00yar, snowie, the cake wasnt bad at all. imagine, m...yar, snowie, the cake wasnt bad at all. imagine, my kid complained it was too chocalatey. <BR/><BR/>actually, choux pastry is so versatile, its almost the jeans of the pastry world...can fit almost anything into it. i've served them with savoury salmon mousse before oso, as starters. not that size la.<BR/><BR/>by the way, that hand isnt my hand. it's my 3½ old's hand, lest u think its so gigantic, the puff.fatboybakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872577399803066735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post-1150354675320286922006-06-15T14:57:00.000+08:002006-06-15T14:57:00.000+08:00slurp! looks yummy! wanna try this tonight! malang...slurp! looks yummy! wanna try this tonight! malangnya, my peppermint essence is in another house, so no access to it for some time... must KIV this.<BR/><BR/>as for the cream puffs (yes i know should comment there, but malaslah, sorry), my recipe's exactly the same as yours, except it uses almost double the qty of butter. so unhealthy hor. I make mini ones, and stuff a canned longan in there together with the custard. assuming you like longans, it's yummy!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677680143066171151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post-1150338299511527712006-06-15T10:24:00.000+08:002006-06-15T10:24:00.000+08:00yar you're right, the wicked indulgences one i thi...yar you're right, the wicked indulgences one i think. but aitelyu ah, these women weekly sometimes replicate their recipes. i actually got this one out of the mini chocolate cookbook. (AWW one la). the other publisher that really pisses me off in terms of replicating is H&H series. they're all different permutations of the same thing. <BR/><BR/>as for durian cream, yar, its crossed my mind many times to do that, but the kids not big fans of durian though.fatboybakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872577399803066735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20053759.post-1150316287891565402006-06-15T04:18:00.000+08:002006-06-15T04:18:00.000+08:00Ah, this is the one from the Wicked cookbook. Look...Ah, this is the one from the Wicked cookbook. Looks really yummy.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I was thinking you should try to add durian cream/custard to yr puffs, am sure the kids will love it.boo_licioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727039659969643180noreply@blogger.com