A good match: raspberries and chocolate. Dark chocolate cake with white chocolate ganache topping, filled with berries and ganache. Image (and cake): Su Leslie, 2017.
It was the boy-child’s 19th birthday yesterday, so I made him this chocolate raspberry cake to share with friends and workmates.
I’m not a particularly confident cake-maker, but am told this one went down well.
Raspberries and white chocolate, definitely a good match. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
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oooh – a piece of that would be perfect right now. Yes, I know it’s only 7 am in my world. What’s the point? 🙂
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Nothing wrong with cake got breakfast. I draw the line at icecream — and beer. The big t and a Czech friend once “made breakfast” and it turned out to be slices of Vienetta and beer.
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I draw the line at beer too. Bubbly? Yes. Baileys? Yes. Beer? Nay.
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Ooh. I haven’t tried Bailey’s for breakfast. 🙂
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Warning! This could be habit forming 😉
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Drat! He didn’t save any for me. Looks delightfully delicious, Su. Well done!
janet
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Nor me either. Though in my case, my hips and dodgy knees are thanking him. 🙂
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🙂
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Yum!
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Oh yum! That looks delicious.
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Apparently it was. It went to his work, so i haven’t tasted it.
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Well Happy Birthday to the boy-child. That is one delicious looking cake!
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Su, I can feel the pounds piling on after that one. How did you make the white ganache? White chocolate is my favourite. When I make dark chocolate ganache I use 35% cream and chocolate chips.
Leslie
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Hehe; it was pretty rich! The ganache was 250g White chocolate and one cup of cream. If I make that cake again, I’d mix a bigger proportion of the ganache with berries to creat more filling, and just drizzle the rest on top.
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Sounds good to me.
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Yum! I think I’ll pop over 😉
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Looks tasty! We have that same birthday coming up in April for my oldest… I’m not ready for that. 🙂
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The boy-child got a job in his “gap year” that he loved and decided not to go to university. Then he moved into a flat half way through last year, so this last birthday has felt quite different to all the others. 🙂
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Oh I bet! Mine is gone as well and we won’t be celebrating together in person. That will be weird.
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Oh of course. He is away on his mission. I hope you’ll be able to Skype him.
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We only get to Skype on Christmas and Mother’s Day so it will be pretty low-key. I have some great plans for gifts and of course he can send photos and video and emails so it’s not so bad. 🙂
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It will make your reunion all the sweeter.
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Raspberry and chocolate are a perfect match. Shame he didn’t invite me over to share a slice.
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Despite my hints, he didn’t save me a slice either. 🙂
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You shall have to bake another one then so we can all have a slice 😉
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Even though it would mean being one year older already, I would love to get that lovely cake for my birthday too!! 🙂 Totally deliciousness! I say it again: you´re my kitchen goddess! xxx
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Thank you. I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised that it turned out so well. Bread I am happy making (as you know) but my track record with cakes is not that great. This was a really easy recipe though, so I will make it again. 🙂
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Yum! Looks great!
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Perfect union. Happy Birthday to your son!
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