Comments on: A tale of epic kludgery…

By: cat

cat — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:03:12 +0000

ahhh.. the pancake cake. a friend of mine swears by it. it is always a bit rubbery, but always delish :)

By: Beardyface

Beardyface — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:43:49 +0000

I usually just lurk, but I hate throwing out food too, so I had to comment. If you haven’t tossed it yet, the cake type object will freeze fairly well. It’s easiest in slices, though. Also, the goop can be frozen, and could be used to make wonderful icings, either by simply adding icing sugar, or (my favourite) adding it to a cream cheese icing, to make a ganache cream cheese icing. Hope I was in time… Chocolate is an awful thing to waste :)

By: Caitlin Jane

Caitlin Jane — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:50:27 +0000

Honestly, and I know this will sound ridiculous, I will probably never try this again. I just can’t see myself shelling out the dough (and not that it was an enormous amount, but…) for what will potentially be wasted. The cake’s barely being eaten (I’m the only one, one slice a day) so it will get tossed, and the leftover chocolate goop will get chucked out too.

And I HATE wasting food! Hate it!

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:51:40 +0000

mmmmm :)

If you’re still planning on truffles, try this:
3/4 c. raw cashews
3/4 c. liquid (you can use water but port is my favourite)
1 lb. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
cocoa powder

blend the cashews & liquid in a food processor till it’s totally smooth. Melt the chocolate and mix it with the cashews. Chill until it’s solid enough to roll into balls. Do so. Then roll the balls in cocoa powder.

Sometimes I put in different spices as well, cinnamon is good, chipotle chili is really good, orange or peppermint would probably be good as well.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:11:53 +0000

If you ever get it to the consistency of icing rather then pudding and still have trouble forming balls when cold- try using powdered cocoa or icing sugar -I used hot chocolate mix ;) and use it like you would flour when baking. Makes life so much easier!
I like the idea of truffle crepes tho, add some cherries and make it a christmas treat!

By: MissJanet

MissJanet — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:28:36 +0000

Wow, I just gained a pound by just watching the picture.
Looks great.

By: Caitlin Jane

Caitlin Jane — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:00:19 +0000

SEE! Martha Stewart and me think alike! My entire life has been justified by one little url!

Thanks, Christina ;)

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:18:50 +0000

Ooh it’s like:
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/darkest-chocolate-crepe-cake

By: JoAnn

JoAnn — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:42:43 +0000

Looks fabulous to me.

By: Rach

Rach — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:39:05 +0000

It looks delicious! I’m glad you could turn it into something else. It’s frustrating when you follow all the instructions and something doesn’t come out.