tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post937805263461351771..comments2024-03-28T09:10:39.441-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: Brazilian Chocolate CakeBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-14194429313130166532014-03-08T16:21:11.281-05:002014-03-08T16:21:11.281-05:00Thank you for putting up this recipe! I used to ma...Thank you for putting up this recipe! I used to make it with my two young nieces when they visited each summer...it was "our cake"...and one of the few recipes I used from the Greens cookbook. Yes, the page was floured and dripped on! When we moved I downsized the cookbook collection and didn't remember to pull out the page. Thought it was lost! Niece is coming for dinner tomorrow...will be a lovely surprise (so thanks very much) bon appetite!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-876350864189591982011-07-30T21:19:30.656-04:002011-07-30T21:19:30.656-04:00I'm Brazilian too, and I totally agree with Li...I'm Brazilian too, and I totally agree with Lilian (I had to look the cake up when you mentioned someone googling Brazilian...). Do you want typical Brazilian sweets? Just use sweetened condensed milk on anything. It will taste great, I assure you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-63823224622918785962011-07-04T10:35:27.083-04:002011-07-04T10:35:27.083-04:00When you look at how it's done, the difference...When you look at how it's done, the difference between the usual chocolate cake and the Brazilian one is just slight. But when you grab a bite, you'll notice how the addition of coffee made an impact to the taste of the cake!Dylan Solesbeehttp://www.chocolatebrown.co.nz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-7510187879239471852011-05-02T02:16:45.783-04:002011-05-02T02:16:45.783-04:00Your cake looks deliciously rich and chocolaty. I...Your cake looks deliciously rich and chocolaty. I have a sweet treat linky party and I'd like to invite you to stop by and link your cake up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/04/sweets-for-saturday-15.htmlLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814360396897839625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-90947941229094231172011-04-29T23:02:25.507-04:002011-04-29T23:02:25.507-04:00dude. it's 11:01 and I'm seriously conside...dude. it's 11:01 and I'm seriously considering making this right. now.katehttp://alifelikethisone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-39870480398793657702011-04-29T10:36:59.851-04:002011-04-29T10:36:59.851-04:00emacfarland: I'm not sure who carries King Art...emacfarland: I'm not sure who carries King Arthur cake flour, but in your grocery store, look for it in a box rather than the typical flour bag, which means that sometimes it's in a slightly different place.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-59911505026024764832011-04-28T21:50:16.750-04:002011-04-28T21:50:16.750-04:00Why can't I find cake flour anywhere? I have n...Why can't I find cake flour anywhere? I have never seen King Arthur cake flour!Erin Macfarlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876330986382508644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-27916826728552060142011-04-28T16:33:48.770-04:002011-04-28T16:33:48.770-04:00I made this last night for my son's birthday d...I made this last night for my son's birthday dinner tonight. Will let you know how it turns out, but it looks great! My glaze didn't thicken as much as I thought it would, but I didn't mind licking the pot out a bit.<br /><br />P.S. We got him Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers for a present! He'd be having no kind of birthday at all were it not for you, Catherine.TAOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265631389208820990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-66460031170151258852011-04-28T11:34:38.882-04:002011-04-28T11:34:38.882-04:00Yum! Another delicious chocolate cake. The chocola...Yum! Another delicious chocolate cake. The chocolate cake you posted a while back with the heart in powdered sugar is already one of our family favorites. Can't wait to try this one. <br /><br />We have a new game at our house and I think it might be like the Carcassone games from the way you have described them in the past. It is called Forbidden Island by Gamewright and it SO much fun. I bought it for my son for for Easter and we have played it many times since. Everyone at our house loves it. Now I am even more excited to get one of the Carcassone games.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600361690587866091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-43941984920070563082011-04-27T17:40:38.730-04:002011-04-27T17:40:38.730-04:00Cath, it's me, Margaret. I didn't mean to ...Cath, it's me, Margaret. I didn't mean to make my comment anonymously, but I don't know how to work this thing!<br />love, m.Margaret Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-52311967178052876772011-04-27T17:39:19.210-04:002011-04-27T17:39:19.210-04:00Cath--your photos are looking good. Professional. ...Cath--your photos are looking good. Professional. I have fond memories of this cake, but not like the nostalgia I have for your salade nicoise with edible flowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-31062314116013842432011-04-27T12:30:44.591-04:002011-04-27T12:30:44.591-04:00Yes, I want to flat out cry when I see that gorgeo...Yes, I want to flat out cry when I see that gorgeous knowing smile of big boy Ben's! Catherine! Where does the time gooooo?! I don't "know" you. Yet I so very much feel I *know* you. All 4 of you. Man, too fast that Father Time. So you can imagine my sentimentality about my own children that I actually know. Heehee. Hi Ava's mom! History. Cool. (Yes, it's me, stalkery stalkerish very madly in love with Catherine's writing 2kidslife, also known as Liz!) Hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-41666900383242966382011-04-25T23:26:28.270-04:002011-04-25T23:26:28.270-04:00Oh man, all I need is more chocolate in this house...Oh man, all I need is more chocolate in this house. I'm pregnant and trying oh-so-hard to watch my weight but this cake looks so good! <br />I was about to look up your lime cream corn pasta dish from Dalai Mama since summer corn is available now. <br />Thanks for sharing all these great tried and true recipes with us. And also your backwards cap photos.lastdogzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002382627081976712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-5214289109952024932011-04-25T20:57:25.536-04:002011-04-25T20:57:25.536-04:00Wow! That looks fantastic. This may be my request ...Wow! That looks fantastic. This may be my request for my 40th birthday cake!corrie71https://www.blogger.com/profile/09129884828368453290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-40611545658763406842011-04-25T17:59:24.783-04:002011-04-25T17:59:24.783-04:00Why why why???!! ....did you wait till TODAY to po...Why why why???!! ....did you wait till TODAY to post this awesome recipe (instead of last Friday) so that I could have made it for my father in law, instead of my grandmother's sour cream chocolate chip cake that was TOO dense and TOO sweet for anyone to eat more than a few bites of. I still love you. Lots. Just frustrated with the only failure in yesterday's awesome Easter brunch.Jennifer LBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-56575723705910603112011-04-25T17:10:31.344-04:002011-04-25T17:10:31.344-04:00Oh dear... I AM Brazilian as you may, or may not, ...Oh dear... I AM Brazilian as you may, or may not, remember, so I will HAVE to research this one. How old is the Greens cookbook? (I'll try to check online later) Although I don't know why I ask. Maybe if it's very recent, I won't have been living there (I've been here since 96) and won't know the reference.<br /><br />I don't see anything overly "typically Brazilian" in this cake -- EXCEPT perhaps for the frosting -- and I was frequent a cake baker in Brazil from ages 10 to 24 when I came to the U.S. <br /><br />I've even posted a recipe in my blog to a cake that I think is pretty typically Brazilian, BUT I later learned that here these cakes with boiling water are called "crazy cakes" here, so I don't think they're typical of there after all. <a href="http://mamaintranslation.blogspot.com/2006/02/happy-birthday-cake-for-midlife-mama.html" rel="nofollow">Here</a>'s that recipe (with photos).<br /><br />The only other thing I can think off is the (old, early 20th century) connection of Brazil and coffee. And... last, but not least, why, oh why the only thing people know about my country are related to waxing, or hair treatments (Brazilian keratin blow dry -- which straightens people's hair), maybe a bit of soccer and maybe super models (Giselle Bundchem et alii?). SIGH. I almost opened my phd dissertation asking something like that. whatever.<br /><br />The cake looks delicious, though! <br /><br />P.S. we don't have raspberries or cherries in Brazil, so that feeling is as un-Brazilian as it gets. :(Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902911922952429223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-16222730631464872462011-04-25T16:48:07.287-04:002011-04-25T16:48:07.287-04:00I wish I could eat that cake right now. After May ...I wish I could eat that cake right now. After May 5th. Boot camp diet. Bleh. No beer either. Happy Monday!Teafortwonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-26241310015675740652011-04-25T15:33:22.818-04:002011-04-25T15:33:22.818-04:00Catherine:
So this is a completely unrelated comme...Catherine:<br />So this is a completely unrelated comment/request:<br />Where did you get the info about the "family-friendly" Alpine huts, etc. from your last year's vacation?? I don't know if I missed any references in your posts from your trip and all the comments - but we just realized that we have enough frequent-flyer miles ( by buying everything for ten years on the same credit card) to fly the four of us to Europe. So now I am frantically fantasizing about French food and alpine scenery... Would you be willing to pass along any info about the hut system or the names of the places you went??<br />Please??mariephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393547726104257431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-81520694317590434722011-04-25T13:53:08.899-04:002011-04-25T13:53:08.899-04:00Ooh -- we have an "adult birthday" comin...Ooh -- we have an "adult birthday" coming up -- I'm definitely going to try this!amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-52584025301899455312011-04-25T13:22:04.713-04:002011-04-25T13:22:04.713-04:00This looks great. I like the raspberry jam additio...This looks great. I like the raspberry jam addition. <br /><br />Yesterday I made your buttermilk birthday cake to try and lure my children away from suspiciously-colored easter candy. It didn't work, but my husband and I had a sugar-buzz equal to the kids from all the cake *we* ate.6512 and growinghttp://6512andgrowing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-43619569071165858042011-04-25T13:08:32.631-04:002011-04-25T13:08:32.631-04:00beautiful cake, beautiful birthday girl. xobeautiful cake, beautiful birthday girl. xoEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03452199306485205663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-27488211531453247192011-04-25T12:51:51.727-04:002011-04-25T12:51:51.727-04:00I have all of these ingredients on hand! That'...I have all of these ingredients on hand! That's dangerous, especially considering the kitchen table full of Easter candy.Nowheymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977594440010163078noreply@blogger.com