Woah Nellie! I am on a chocolate high. I don't think I'm even going to sleep tonight! Not only did I manage to complete my Tuesdays with Dorie challenge of crafting a tart filled with fresh raspberries and oozing chocolate that can only be describe as a molten pool of love, I've baked the cupcakes for tomorrow's St. Patrick's Day giveaway.
The cupcakes are not finished, of course, because we have four more steps: make filling, fill cupcakes, make frosting, frost cupcakes. I say "we" as if I have helpers, perhaps some invisible leprechauns that I'm inventing since I've finished off all the Guinness.
Back to the dessert of the evening: Dorie's Soft Chocolate Raspberry Tart. I can thank Rachelle of Mommy? I’m Hungry! for choosing the Soft Chocolate and Raspberry Tart on page 354. It had several steps. The hardest for me was the tart shell. I haven't had much luck with pie crusts and the like, but I figure it's called a challenge for a reason. I cooked the tart crust too long and I think too close to the bottom of the oven. Parts of it were nearly black. It still tasted good, though. The molten pool of love was easy enough. And the raspberries? You just toss them into the cooked tart crust.
So...I think I'm still a better cake baker than a pie/tart maker and I have to say, I still love the cake better. Which is great news for the St. Patrick's Day recipients! I make great cupcakes with no burned edges.
I'll reveal the winners tomorrow and the finished Chocolate Stout Cupcakes. Oh...the kitchen smells heavenly. Beer. Chocolate. Raspberries. Maybe you have to be here to fully appreciate the goodness.
The cupcakes are not finished, of course, because we have four more steps: make filling, fill cupcakes, make frosting, frost cupcakes. I say "we" as if I have helpers, perhaps some invisible leprechauns that I'm inventing since I've finished off all the Guinness.
Back to the dessert of the evening: Dorie's Soft Chocolate Raspberry Tart. I can thank Rachelle of Mommy? I’m Hungry! for choosing the Soft Chocolate and Raspberry Tart on page 354. It had several steps. The hardest for me was the tart shell. I haven't had much luck with pie crusts and the like, but I figure it's called a challenge for a reason. I cooked the tart crust too long and I think too close to the bottom of the oven. Parts of it were nearly black. It still tasted good, though. The molten pool of love was easy enough. And the raspberries? You just toss them into the cooked tart crust.
So...I think I'm still a better cake baker than a pie/tart maker and I have to say, I still love the cake better. Which is great news for the St. Patrick's Day recipients! I make great cupcakes with no burned edges.
I'll reveal the winners tomorrow and the finished Chocolate Stout Cupcakes. Oh...the kitchen smells heavenly. Beer. Chocolate. Raspberries. Maybe you have to be here to fully appreciate the goodness.
Now this looks deadly delicious!
ReplyDeleteSo - is there a St. Pat's giveaway? Where is it. I am first in line.
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Valerie