First I have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my DH, and many, many more!
Second that German Chocolate Cake I made for his birthday was probably the best cake I've ever made!
The "re-vamped" recipe from Cooks Illustrated really change my opinion of German Chocolate Cake. It was really flavorful. They said that the german's chocolate traditionally used is more sugar than chocolate. The substitution made all the difference. That and toasting the pecans for the filling.
On the bead front I did get a little bit of beading in. I'm making a bracelet for a friend of my sister's. She saw the one I gave my sis for Christmas and wanted one just like it. I tweaked it slightly, by using slightly different shades of the same colors. I'll post pictures before I mail it out later this week.
Oh and just a note the cherub in the header IS NOT for valentines day it's to celebrate the love of my life's B-Day!
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Showing posts with label german chocolate cake. Show all posts
Monday, February 8, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Happy Birthday to You!!!
FOODIE FRIDAY!!!
OK, let me just start by saying the Beer-Braised-Beef-and-Onions recipe from last friday ROCKS THE HOUSE! It is so easy to make. You don't taste beer at all when your eating it! (Unless of course your having a beer when your eating it!) The only thing was I had to cook it about and hour longer. But that's one of the nice things about this recipe it cooks all day and keeps the house warm by doing so!
This weekend I'm making this
Because it's the DH's birthday!!! And it's his favorite cake. We have this thing we do, when our B-day falls on a friday or a monday you get to celebrate the whole weekend! So sushi on saturday, hash and eggs on sunday and butter steaks on monday! Guess I won't be getting much beading done:-( it's OK DH your worth it!)
OK, OK back to the recipe. If you've never gone to Cooks Illustrated website go check it out. It's the one site that I subscribe to and it is so worth it. Great recipes and video's, taste tests and equipment reviews. It has it all!
I've never though German chocolate cake was anything special. But they tweeked this one to make it taste better. The video shows them making the cake which will definitely help me. I'll let you know if it's a good revamp next week.
OK, let me just start by saying the Beer-Braised-Beef-and-Onions recipe from last friday ROCKS THE HOUSE! It is so easy to make. You don't taste beer at all when your eating it! (Unless of course your having a beer when your eating it!) The only thing was I had to cook it about and hour longer. But that's one of the nice things about this recipe it cooks all day and keeps the house warm by doing so!
This weekend I'm making this
Because it's the DH's birthday!!! And it's his favorite cake. We have this thing we do, when our B-day falls on a friday or a monday you get to celebrate the whole weekend! So sushi on saturday, hash and eggs on sunday and butter steaks on monday! Guess I won't be getting much beading done:-( it's OK DH your worth it!)
OK, OK back to the recipe. If you've never gone to Cooks Illustrated website go check it out. It's the one site that I subscribe to and it is so worth it. Great recipes and video's, taste tests and equipment reviews. It has it all!
I've never though German chocolate cake was anything special. But they tweeked this one to make it taste better. The video shows them making the cake which will definitely help me. I'll let you know if it's a good revamp next week.
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