The August 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers' cookbook Kaffeehaus: ExquisiteDesserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.
Everything I have been making lately has been chocolate so I chose to do a lemon variety with lemon butter cream and lemon curd between the layers. I have had back to back cakes and totally rushed this..not recommended!!
The flavor was great and the sponge reminded me of a fluffier version of a tuile cookie. I made 3 small tortes and one was sacrificed to the quality control tester and immediately approved.
I will definitely make again but not using the butter cream in the recipe given. The butter cream was too finicky, especially in the stormy humid night we had tonight. It was also a tad greasy for my taste. Believe me, I love butter but this seemed more like a bowl of whipped butter with a little sugar and egg thrown in. Honey butter on cake maybe? Hmm, no that is an interesting idea LOL!
The caramel on top was fun and the next time I make it I will take my time and play with the sugar top more.
Check out Angela's site for the recipe.
Overall, this is a great cake that lends itself to a multitude of possibilities!
5 comments:
What a great idea to make a lemon buttercream and use lemon curd between each layer! Looks and sounds delicious! Great job!
Mmmm LEMON CURD!! Fantastic idea!
mmm....that looks really good!
I love that you used lemon curd AND lemon buttercream! It looks delicious! :)
Lisamichele, Julie, and Jill - The lemon curd was a big hit. I am really glad I tried that and can't wait to play with it some more. I think next up is key lime.
Danielle - Thanks!!!
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