Saturday 16 October 2010

Shameless toadying



My walnut whip cake.
Using my mother's walnut cake recipe
with a chocolate ganache icing.


My Carlton ware lustre garlic bowl.

10 comments:

  1. Suspect that walnut cake will not last long if Dr P. happens to see it. Now I think of it, the garlic would also be vulnerable..

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  2. That cake looks very nice indeed - but does it have a strangely-flavoured gooey-textured white inner layer like proper Walnut Whips (love 'em or loathe 'em - I favour the latter) and a thick hard chocolate bottom that breaks your fillings? If not, can we have the recipe please?

    And Mrs M prompted me to move the garlic from the top of the can of olive oil to a bowl. Not as nice as hers or yours though; maybe my kitchen aesthetic needs a bit of thought.....

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  3. Funny you should post these delicious photos today. I am presently harvesting walnuts from the backyard, and garlic is one of the only things I grow with what I would brazenly call 'success'. That cake really does look heavenly.

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  4. Dr P will be receiving his slice tomorrow.

    Mrs M is a mover and shaker in the world of blogging.
    My mother's cake is light and delicious but sweeter than I remember. I am going through all her recipes. Post-war children were given an awful lot of sugar weren't they?

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  5. Such a thing! I am overcome!

    MrM says that if I don't make a cake soon he will name and shame so I think I know what I am doing tomorrow.

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  6. that cakes looks absolutely delicious ...

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  7. I love it all ...I want to have my cake and eat it too! I love the cake plus it's plate and the garlic plus the bowl. A visual delight each photo.

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  8. Ooh, that is a sumptuous garlic bowl. Is Mrs M is wild with envy?

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  9. Dr P. very much enjoyed his portion of cake, and was saved from himself by not having access to the remainder.

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