Babycakes is the name of my fictional business. I have a history of baking and fiddling around in the kitchen, as many of you know. I've decided to blog about it because I'm sure my husband gets a little tired of hearing about whether or not marzipan can be an adequate substitute for nutella in a recipe. If anyone finds what I write interesting, maybe I can one day put together something other than a fictional biz.
Today I supplied a cake for my library's monthly birthday celebration. I would post a photo if there were any left. I didn't think to photograph it this morning before the vultures moved in.
I synthesized two different recipes, one a Marcella Hazan almond cake recipe and the other a Nigella Lawson chocolate hazelnut recipe. I used marzipan rather than the almonds called for in the Hazan recipe and it also substitued for the Nutella. Amaretto really nailed home the almond perfume for this cake, but it was balanced out by some semi-sweet chocolate. Chocolate amaretto ganache served as the icing and toasted almond slivers sprinkled over the top distracted viewers from the fact that this cake was quite misshapen and ugly. No matter how ugly, the taste was divine. I may have to refine this one and post the recipe once I get predictable results.
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