tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post2474486221933035483..comments2024-03-06T02:45:47.413-05:00Comments on C Mom Cook: June Daring Bakers' Challenge - Battenberg Cakeshelley c.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04300272302519975542noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-23144918458533834832012-08-03T13:55:27.321-04:002012-08-03T13:55:27.321-04:00Aweosme job, Shelley!!! That was some very creativ...Aweosme job, Shelley!!! That was some very creative cutting, and you did an awesome job making this cake work! Your plastique is fantastic - great job! All in all, your battenburg rocked it! :)Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176894505795627332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-59748318046460753032012-07-09T07:11:27.045-04:002012-07-09T07:11:27.045-04:00Your chocolate plastique looks so perfect. I love ...Your chocolate plastique looks so perfect. I love chocolate so I would love a piece of that cake right now! The caramel is a brilliant idea.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333635371106426073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-24517782434673971482012-07-05T17:56:18.795-04:002012-07-05T17:56:18.795-04:00What a wonderful flavor combination. Great job on ...What a wonderful flavor combination. Great job on this challenge.Barbara Bakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693392821890218281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-50785030173285950702012-07-01T16:18:29.530-04:002012-07-01T16:18:29.530-04:00Cool, we both made choc bar battenbergs! I wish I&...Cool, we both made choc bar battenbergs! I wish I'd gone for the chocolate plastique too - yours looks so perfect, and I love the little decorative sugar balls. Fantastic battenberg, Shelley. :)Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540385345529638786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-28746196761891566642012-06-30T09:49:50.299-04:002012-06-30T09:49:50.299-04:00The cake turned out beautifully! A true testament...The cake turned out beautifully! A true testament to perseverance! Oh, and your plastique is absolutely gorgeous. My white modeling chocolate turned out less than stellar and ended up in the bin. Great job this month, ladies!<br />-M'elleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-65027177762917894442012-06-29T20:18:05.699-04:002012-06-29T20:18:05.699-04:00Love the determination and the finished cake looks...Love the determination and the finished cake looks fantastic! I never throw anything away since it might come in handy the next time I'm baking... Super. Best, sandieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-60941753716115877802012-06-29T18:17:16.438-04:002012-06-29T18:17:16.438-04:00I love the detail pic! Frankly I dont have so much...I love the detail pic! Frankly I dont have so much patience . Love the way your chocolate is so neat and looks like a breeze I had a little trouble with marzipan. And your work area is so neat . My kitchen was in need of strong cleaning after I baked !! And those little hands surely were great help am sure :)))turmericnspicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011771917483511257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-47129432684513769802012-06-29T15:18:18.031-04:002012-06-29T15:18:18.031-04:00Love the step be step photos! Your cake looks awes...Love the step be step photos! Your cake looks awesome even though it does seem like you had your fair share of disappointments along the way. Very committed of you to make a whole extra batch though! I'm not a fan of food coloring either and didn't have almonds on hand so I just added rice flour which you don't taste even the slightest bit, though I do wonder if the ground almonds contribute a significantly different flavor...Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01157395529411375470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-43263347027222074732012-06-29T06:40:27.835-04:002012-06-29T06:40:27.835-04:00This was indeed a challenge - yours turned out rea...This was indeed a challenge - yours turned out really well and I have chocolate plastique envy Shelley - your little girl will have such an extensive repetoire of baking skills !! :Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326579590447837863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-80967416870687834052012-06-29T04:00:32.702-04:002012-06-29T04:00:32.702-04:00I love that you managed to piece together a perfec...I love that you managed to piece together a perfect battenberg even though you bhad some sinkholes in your cakes. Great cutting, Shelley! The caramel filling is to.die.for, and paired with the chocolate plastique, it's like a candy bar battenberg! Loved reading about how it came together finally, as always! It looks so professional!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-76958715615166944172012-06-28T23:14:00.720-04:002012-06-28T23:14:00.720-04:00Kudos to you, good that you tried again. Your asse...Kudos to you, good that you tried again. Your assembled cake turned out beautiful. I love the candy bar theme you had, must've been super good with the caramel. And perfect job on the plastique- the quilting looks gorgeous!Tisa Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10494501578596900090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-57410511779214972582012-06-28T13:39:33.609-04:002012-06-28T13:39:33.609-04:00Nom nom nom :D
You finished cake looks amazing. Th...Nom nom nom :D<br />You finished cake looks amazing. The pearls are so chic...why haven't I thought about it?!! <br />Your chocolate plastique looks flawless too. I'm sure the secret is the help you got from the little miss. ;)Olgutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243651630433250108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-66356379383302894132012-06-28T10:26:39.930-04:002012-06-28T10:26:39.930-04:00I love your finished cake Shelley and I love your ...I love your finished cake Shelley and I love your choice for caramel,<br />I made the cake for a friend's party and had so many problems (one cake rose more than the other,very hot day, chocolate melted on me, no time to take a picture)so I decided to sit this one out. I think you did a brilliant job and your cake looks amazing, and your cut slices look mouth wateringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-54533348407975570052012-06-28T07:43:19.344-04:002012-06-28T07:43:19.344-04:00Yummmm!
Your Battenberg cake version looks so tast...Yummmm!<br />Your Battenberg cake version looks so tasty!<br />I just love the flavors and colors combinationThe Cookie Fairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781423140570537674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-90485771529135126382012-06-28T07:15:39.090-04:002012-06-28T07:15:39.090-04:00Well done! I admire you for not giving up. Your ca...Well done! I admire you for not giving up. Your cake looks very yummy. I have to give the chocolate plastique a go next time. Thanks for all the helpful step photos.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946923688321166463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-5264968027444236922012-06-28T05:48:30.246-04:002012-06-28T05:48:30.246-04:00Wow, your Battenberg cake looks very pretty and ye...Wow, your Battenberg cake looks very pretty and yes, the difference in the colors look like they were meant to be like that, and the chocolate plastique is just perfect. Great job!chef_dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531263554792795803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-69392262667120355302012-06-28T05:18:21.464-04:002012-06-28T05:18:21.464-04:00Caramel and chocolate? Oooh, I am so going to make...Caramel and chocolate? Oooh, I am so going to make this!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533728257106031400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-90747820479297241582012-06-28T03:51:18.411-04:002012-06-28T03:51:18.411-04:00Great result, I have to try that chocolate plastic...Great result, I have to try that chocolate plasticmarilynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337507586130109495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-16295272111876843712012-06-28T02:24:37.425-04:002012-06-28T02:24:37.425-04:00Well done for not giving up. Your end result looks...Well done for not giving up. Your end result looks stunning and I love the idea of the chocolate and caramel combo.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008246307753272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-44620368866117547042012-06-28T02:08:50.495-04:002012-06-28T02:08:50.495-04:00Your cake looks great, and I think it tasted amazi...Your cake looks great, and I think it tasted amazing - chocolate and caramel, what else could you want ? :))lianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122698306229342497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-22200680479328616012012-06-28T01:52:47.262-04:002012-06-28T01:52:47.262-04:00Despite the problems you ran into, your cake turne...Despite the problems you ran into, your cake turned out fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-53376096200404911052012-06-28T00:46:10.262-04:002012-06-28T00:46:10.262-04:00Your chocolate pastique looks fantastic. I know a ...Your chocolate pastique looks fantastic. I know a lot of bakers had problems with it - so I wasn't game to try. After seeing yours maybe I'll have a go. I too, made two cakes but it was because I didn't get around to decorating the first one. We just ate it as it was. I love the chocolate vanilla version. I'd do that one next time. Looks delicious!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446223754527194283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-136415776054433382012-06-28T00:15:51.751-04:002012-06-28T00:15:51.751-04:00Your Battenburg looks delicious! I didn't have...Your Battenburg looks delicious! I didn't have the onions to tackle the plastique, so I bow to your daring, and also to your persistence in trying a second time with the cake. Looks like it was well worth it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-54226127699951804542012-06-28T00:06:01.998-04:002012-06-28T00:06:01.998-04:00Way to persevere, Shelley! Your chocolate plastiqu...Way to persevere, Shelley! Your chocolate plastique is so smooth and if you hadn't told the story I wouldn't have guessed you had so much trouble. <br /><br />Also, the idea of using a ruler to make sure your two cake halves in the makeshift Battenberg is brilliant. That didn't even occur to me. Ha!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032909882921965521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-36100210946239734082012-06-27T23:10:58.889-04:002012-06-27T23:10:58.889-04:00I'm not sure I would have even noticed the dif...I'm not sure I would have even noticed the different colors of the vanilla cakes had you not pointed it out; it's just a lovely cake! And the caramel sauce - oh my goodness! I'm with you on not using artificial colors. I wish I would have used chocolate like you did though.Tugs Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358805885062849196noreply@blogger.com