Showing posts with label peanut butter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peanut butter. Show all posts

Friday, May 7, 2010

Cake blog it is!

I'm not a new blogger or cake maker but here is my first post as a cake blogger.

The plan is to work through this book "
Sky High Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes" by Alisha Huntsman and Peter Wynne a la "The Julie/Julia Project".

Here it is...Sour Cream-Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting and Chocolate-Peanut Butter Glaze


Taste rating: 8 out of 10
The combination of chocolate and peanut butter was classic and super delicious! It was sugar overload though and I needed a huge glass of water after it. And I couldn't eat more than one piece.

Texture rating: 7 out of 10
The texture was a little moist for my liking. It was really fudgy-brownie like rather than cake-like. And the icing was gritty with a lot of icing sugar. I'd probably adjust this next time and either melt the butter or add a small bit of warm milk.
I halved the amount of glaze that I made and I forgot to buy some half and half so I substituted some of Alex's whole milk. It turned out a little too thick and not runny enough to spill over the sides.

Overall rating: 8 out of 10: I'd make it again
Well, it was yummy and the more I ate it, the better it tasted and I got use to the texture. I would make it again, but I think I might need a specific craving for it.

Cake #1: Done! 45 more to go.