Chocolate.
Gooey, melting, velvety chocolate that melts onto your fingers and spreads itself like a warm blanket across your tongue. The remedy for miserable days and gruff receptions. A symbol for indulgence. Darling of dessert makers and bakers worldwide.
Except, perhaps, for this one.
The July 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s world – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used to make a bombe with hot fudge. Her recipe is based on an ice cream cake recipe from Taste of Home.
(and let’s just say that it’s taken me a big kick in the you-know-where in order for me to rise to this particular challenge.)
The June 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Dawn of Doable and Delicious. Dawn challenged the Daring Bakers’ to make Chocolate Pavlovas and Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse. The challenge recipe is based on a recipe from the book Chocolate Epiphany by Francois Payard.
I’m disorganised.
I’d like to say it’s an inherited trait, but it just isn’t so.
Tell you what is an inherited trait, though: my family (all four of us) are completely incapable of sticking to a recipe.
I have so many things that I could write about this honeycomb.
My semi-despair at the never-depleting vat of chestnut honey from which the honeycomb draws its earth, mellow flavour.
The delighted expressions that adorned our faces when the bicarbonate of soda was added to the mixture and golden bubbles abounded.
The Bean’s cheeky chocolate-covered grin as she stuck the pair of chopsticks I’d given to her for dipping with straight into her mouth instead.
