Comments on: Chocolate Valentine Cake with Cafe Au Lait Ice Cream-Daring Bakers February 09 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/ The slightly eccentric eating, cooking and travel adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:40:32 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Five Minute Chocolate Mug Cake @ Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/#comment-31046 The Five Minute Chocolate Mug Cake @ Not Quite Nigella Thu, 28 May 2009 22:47:49 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=11979#comment-31046 [...] do cook further on standing remember).  I couldn’t resist of course and served it with a cafe au lait ice cream that I made a while back-if you have ice cream it’s a delicious addition. And with that my [...] [...] do cook further on standing remember).  I couldn’t resist of course and served it with a cafe au lait ice cream that I made a while back-if you have ice cream it’s a delicious addition. And with that my [...]

]]> By: Daring Bakers Chocolate Valentino : 5 Forks http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/#comment-28692 Daring Bakers Chocolate Valentino : 5 Forks Mon, 04 May 2009 05:02:44 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=11979#comment-28692 [...] Not Quite Nigella [...] [...] Not Quite Nigella [...]

]]> By: thepinkpeppercorn http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/#comment-23314 thepinkpeppercorn Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:37:17 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=11979#comment-23314 Absolutely gorgeous!!! Absolutely gorgeous!!!

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/#comment-23248 Not Quite Nigella Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:43:07 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=11979#comment-23248 Hi Amaya-I'd contact them again, have you checked your Spam folder? I often find heaps if emails go there. Shortcuts are what keep us sane ;) Hi Amaya-I’d contact them again, have you checked your Spam folder? I often find heaps if emails go there.

Shortcuts are what keep us sane ;)

]]> By: Amaya http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/#comment-23057 Amaya Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:01:47 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=11979#comment-23057 This reminds me I never got a reply for my request to join Daring Bakers. I've been neglecting sweets while I've been watching my weight but recently discovered 4 jars of nuts and several blocks of chocolate in my cupboard that have been neglected and really should be used. I like that you're willing to admit your shortcuts, even the best cooks have them and it annoys me when people get high and mighty if you used premixed or premade ingredients. This reminds me I never got a reply for my request to join Daring Bakers. I’ve been neglecting sweets while I’ve been watching my weight but recently discovered 4 jars of nuts and several blocks of chocolate in my cupboard that have been neglected and really should be used.

I like that you’re willing to admit your shortcuts, even the best cooks have them and it annoys me when people get high and mighty if you used premixed or premade ingredients.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/#comment-22891 Not Quite Nigella Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:29:56 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=11979#comment-22891 Hi pickled possum-Thankyou so much! It's very easy to do although I would say it works best if you do have an ice cream maker. The egg yolk based one is creamier (although this is definitely still creamy) so it's suited to the freeze only/no churn method :) Hi jo-Thankyou so much! :D Hi Hi pickled possum-Thankyou so much! It’s very easy to do although I would say it works best if you do have an ice cream maker. The egg yolk based one is creamier (although this is definitely still creamy) so it’s suited to the freeze only/no churn method :)

Hi jo-Thankyou so much! :D

Hi

]]> By: jo http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/#comment-22797 jo Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:34:16 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=11979#comment-22797 Absolutely great job. Brillantly executed and love the pictures/presentations. Absolutely great job. Brillantly executed and love the pictures/presentations.

]]> By: pickledpossum http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/#comment-22721 pickledpossum Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:13:44 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=11979#comment-22721 Hi, Love ur site.. All the recipes I have for ice cream are all egg based(custard based). I have never tried it like this. It sounds so much simpler. Does it still have the same creamy taste? Cheers Hi, Love ur site.. All the recipes I have for ice cream are all egg based(custard based). I have never tried it like this. It sounds so much simpler. Does it still have the same creamy taste? Cheers

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/#comment-22682 Not Quite Nigella Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:46:39 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=11979#comment-22682 Hi Caitlin-Thankyou so much. I know, I was so despondent but thankfully I had the biscuits handy! yours looked great! Hi pigpigscorner-Thankyou so much! :D Hi Beth -Thanks, that's very kind of you to say! :) Hi Gera-Thanks! It ended up working in the end so I was very relieved :lol: Thanks so much! :D Hi Sara-Thanks so much but I bet you could! The chocolate writing just took a bit of practice but if I can do it anyone can :D Hi Chuck-Aww thankyou so much! :D Hi Kathy -Thankyou! hehe thank you so much for your help planning it. We're having an AMAZING time :) Hi 5 Star Foodie-Thankyou very much! I think the hearts saved the day for me :lol: Hi snooky doodle-Thanks! I really wanted it all to match. Call it a compulsion. The cake itself tastes just like the chocolate that you use so I was really happy about that :) Hi lili-Thankyou! Definitely, it's a great group and I've loved the recipes we've had. Thanks so much! :D Hi stephchows-Thankyou! You're right I think in the end it suited the chocolate cake better :D Hi Iron Chef Shellie-haha they're great aren't they! Glad that you snagged some too :D Hi Simon -Haha well if I'd had the time and the skill I would have but I was busy packing! Hi The Duo Dishes-Aww thanks-this one was a fairly easy one cpmpared to some of the past ones so I was really relieved. Thanks so much! :D Hi Ericka-Thankyou so much! :D Oh wow really? I didn't realise that! I wonder if they knew that when they decided on the posting date? :lol: Can't wait to see your tart! Yes Aldi came to Australia only a few years ago and I don't mind going there at all (although it took a bit of getting used to) :lol: Hi Lisa-Thankyou so much! :D Hi Angela- Short cuts are so necessary sometimes :lol: I figured love coffee and cakego so well together sowhy not! Aww thankyou! :D Hi Rosa-Thanks so much! Yours looks great too! :D Hi Cakelaw-Thankyou! Yes it's not beautiful but it tastes so good :D Thankyou so much, I know the cold weather doesn't do much for me, thankfully it's not so cold now!:) Hi Reemski-you can't go wrong with that combo can you? :lol: Hi Tara-It's very exciting and yes you're right, the dairy is really, really good! oh ok will look out for a lolly cake. I'm fascinated by it just from hearing the name! :D Hi Su-yin-Yes I had to do something, a sunken cake just wouldn't do! :lol: Thankyou so much, we're having a marvellous time :) x Hi Angela-Thanks so much, yes it's hearts all the way here :lol: Thanks so much! :D Hi Barbara-Thankyou for that and we're having a great time, thanks so much :D Hi Arwen-Hehe yes let's just pretend it's meant to be like that :lol: The ice cream is good without eggs. It's like custardy though so less rich I'd say :) Hi Damien-Oh yes the quadruple cake is amazing (I made a quintuple version accidentally)! definitely give it a go when you feel like a soft gooey cake :) Hi raquel-Thankyou so much! :D Hi Dana McCauley -Thankyou! You are too kind :D Hi Michelle-Thankyou very much :D Hi anna -That is so true! :lol: I like to pretend it was deliberate :P Hi LindaJay-Yes it looks like it happened to teh best of us! At least we're not alone :lol: Hi Jennifer-Thankyou so much! Me too, it's a weakness of mine :) Hi Steph-Thanks so much! I made 2x 4 inch pan cakes plus I had some left over for 6 small cupcakes :) Hi Soma-Thankyou! But you're a daring baker in spirit too :) Hi Y-I think the cafe au lait ended up being a nicer match for it. Yes Aldi believe it or not but they only bring them out for Valentines day (alone with heart pasta!) Hi Aparna-Thankyou! I was so distraught I had to do something :lol: Great idea! That was my other idea except I can't do very good chocolate curls, certainly nowhere near as nice as yours :) Thankyou so much :D Hi deeba-Thankyou so much! The ice cream is gorgeous :D Thankyou so much! I'll report back for sure !:D xxx Hi Chez Us -Thankyou very much. I can definitely recommend both :D We are having an incredible time, thankyou :) Haha yes I love my Alessi spoons Hi Anne-Thankyou so much! That's very sweet of you to say :) It is extremely easy which I really appreciated! Hi chef_d-Thankyou so much! :) Hi rhyleysgranny-Thankyou so much, that's very kind of you! Hi katie-Thankyou! I'm so thankful I had the biscuits or the ice cream :lol: Hi snjezana -Thanks very much! I felt like I needed something heart shaped :) Hi Kat-Thankyou! They were very good together, like a double caffeine jolt! :P Hi Jude-Hehe I admit I gave it to my husband to take to work :lol: Hi Sophie-Thankyou so much! I will definitely, it's a great holiday so far :) Hi Jillian-Thanks so much! :D Hi Little Miss Cupcake-Thankyou very much! I loved the softness of it and how it brought out the chocolate's flavour :) Hi elra-Thankyou so much! :D Hi Lauren -Thankyou! Hearts always give cakes a romantic look don't they :) Hi Maggie-Thankyou on both counts! :D Hi Namratha-Thanks very much, I love drawing with chocolate :lol: Hi cindy -Haha thanks! It wasn't that sunken but just slightly cratered :lol: Hi grace-Aww shucks, thankyou! :) Hi clumbsycookie-Thankyou! It's easy to make, honest :) Hi Audax Artifex-Thankyou! NZ is fantastic, we're having a great time :D Hi FFichiban-You can make one-it would be a great end to a Wagyu meal! ;) Hi Amy-Thanks, I really enjoy reading the variations too :) You are too kind! :D Hi Jen-Thankyou so much, that's so nice of you to say :) Thanks! I hope you have a great one in September! Hi reddoorread-It is and they certainly do! Hi JennyBakes-yes it's a lot easier that one would think (although it takes a bit of practice but hey you can eat all of your trials :lol: ) Hi Michelle-Thankyou so much! :) Hi tammy -Thanks so much. I'd love to go to Akaroa but I don't think we'll have time which is really sad as I have heard amazing things about it! Are you from Akaroa? :) Hi Caitlin-Thankyou so much. I know, I was so despondent but thankfully I had the biscuits handy! yours looked great!

Hi pigpigscorner-Thankyou so much! :D

Hi Beth -Thanks, that’s very kind of you to say! :)

Hi Gera-Thanks! It ended up working in the end so I was very relieved :lol: Thanks so much! :D

Hi Sara-Thanks so much but I bet you could! The chocolate writing just took a bit of practice but if I can do it anyone can :D

Hi Chuck-Aww thankyou so much! :D

Hi Kathy -Thankyou! hehe thank you so much for your help planning it. We’re having an AMAZING time :)

Hi 5 Star Foodie-Thankyou very much! I think the hearts saved the day for me :lol:

Hi snooky doodle-Thanks! I really wanted it all to match. Call it a compulsion. The cake itself tastes just like the chocolate that you use so I was really happy about that :)

Hi lili-Thankyou! Definitely, it’s a great group and I’ve loved the recipes we’ve had. Thanks so much! :D

Hi stephchows-Thankyou! You’re right I think in the end it suited the chocolate cake better :D

Hi Iron Chef Shellie-haha they’re great aren’t they! Glad that you snagged some too :D

Hi Simon -Haha well if I’d had the time and the skill I would have but I was busy packing!

Hi The Duo Dishes-Aww thanks-this one was a fairly easy one cpmpared to some of the past ones so I was really relieved. Thanks so much! :D

Hi Ericka-Thankyou so much! :D Oh wow really? I didn’t realise that! I wonder if they knew that when they decided on the posting date? :lol: Can’t wait to see your tart! Yes Aldi came to Australia only a few years ago and I don’t mind going there at all (although it took a bit of getting used to) :lol:

Hi Lisa-Thankyou so much! :D

Hi Angela- Short cuts are so necessary sometimes :lol: I figured love coffee and cakego so well together sowhy not! Aww thankyou! :D

Hi Rosa-Thanks so much! Yours looks great too! :D

Hi Cakelaw-Thankyou! Yes it’s not beautiful but it tastes so good :D Thankyou so much, I know the cold weather doesn’t do much for me, thankfully it’s not so cold now!:)

Hi Reemski-you can’t go wrong with that combo can you? :lol:

Hi Tara-It’s very exciting and yes you’re right, the dairy is really, really good! oh ok will look out for a lolly cake. I’m fascinated by it just from hearing the name! :D

Hi Su-yin-Yes I had to do something, a sunken cake just wouldn’t do! :lol: Thankyou so much, we’re having a marvellous time :) x

Hi Angela-Thanks so much, yes it’s hearts all the way here :lol: Thanks so much! :D

Hi Barbara-Thankyou for that and we’re having a great time, thanks so much :D

Hi Arwen-Hehe yes let’s just pretend it’s meant to be like that :lol: The ice cream is good without eggs. It’s like custardy though so less rich I’d say :)

Hi Damien-Oh yes the quadruple cake is amazing (I made a quintuple version accidentally)! definitely give it a go when you feel like a soft gooey cake :)

Hi raquel-Thankyou so much! :D

Hi Dana McCauley -Thankyou! You are too kind :D

Hi Michelle-Thankyou very much :D

Hi anna -That is so true! :lol: I like to pretend it was deliberate :P

Hi LindaJay-Yes it looks like it happened to teh best of us! At least we’re not alone :lol:

Hi Jennifer-Thankyou so much! Me too, it’s a weakness of mine :)

Hi Steph-Thanks so much! I made 2x 4 inch pan cakes plus I had some left over for 6 small cupcakes :)

Hi Soma-Thankyou! But you’re a daring baker in spirit too :)

Hi Y-I think the cafe au lait ended up being a nicer match for it. Yes Aldi believe it or not but they only bring them out for Valentines day (alone with heart pasta!)

Hi Aparna-Thankyou! I was so distraught I had to do something :lol: Great idea! That was my other idea except I can’t do very good chocolate curls, certainly nowhere near as nice as yours :) Thankyou so much :D

Hi deeba-Thankyou so much! The ice cream is gorgeous :D Thankyou so much! I’ll report back for sure !:D xxx

Hi Chez Us -Thankyou very much. I can definitely recommend both :D We are having an incredible time, thankyou :) Haha yes I love my Alessi spoons

Hi Anne-Thankyou so much! That’s very sweet of you to say :) It is extremely easy which I really appreciated!

Hi chef_d-Thankyou so much! :)

Hi rhyleysgranny-Thankyou so much, that’s very kind of you!

Hi katie-Thankyou! I’m so thankful I had the biscuits or the ice cream :lol:

Hi snjezana -Thanks very much! I felt like I needed something heart shaped :)

Hi Kat-Thankyou! They were very good together, like a double caffeine jolt! :P

Hi Jude-Hehe I admit I gave it to my husband to take to work :lol:

Hi Sophie-Thankyou so much! I will definitely, it’s a great holiday so far :)

Hi Jillian-Thanks so much! :D

Hi Little Miss Cupcake-Thankyou very much! I loved the softness of it and how it brought out the chocolate’s flavour :)

Hi elra-Thankyou so much! :D

Hi Lauren -Thankyou! Hearts always give cakes a romantic look don’t they :)

Hi Maggie-Thankyou on both counts! :D

Hi Namratha-Thanks very much, I love drawing with chocolate :lol:

Hi cindy -Haha thanks! It wasn’t that sunken but just slightly cratered :lol:

Hi grace-Aww shucks, thankyou! :)

Hi clumbsycookie-Thankyou! It’s easy to make, honest :)

Hi Audax Artifex-Thankyou! NZ is fantastic, we’re having a great time :D

Hi FFichiban-You can make one-it would be a great end to a Wagyu meal! ;)

Hi Amy-Thanks, I really enjoy reading the variations too :) You are too kind! :D

Hi Jen-Thankyou so much, that’s so nice of you to say :) Thanks! I hope you have a great one in September!

Hi reddoorread-It is and they certainly do!

Hi JennyBakes-yes it’s a lot easier that one would think (although it takes a bit of practice but hey you can eat all of your trials :lol: )

Hi Michelle-Thankyou so much! :)

Hi tammy -Thanks so much. I’d love to go to Akaroa but I don’t think we’ll have time which is really sad as I have heard amazing things about it! Are you from Akaroa? :)

]]> By: Susan at Sticky,Gooey,Creamy,Chewy http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/02/28/chocolate-valentine-cake-with-cafe-au-lait-ice-cream-daring-bakers-february-09/#comment-22672 Susan at Sticky,Gooey,Creamy,Chewy Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:22:50 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=11979#comment-22672 What a lovely presentation! Your cakes really look perfect and I love those pretty cookies on top. Well done! What a lovely presentation! Your cakes really look perfect and I love those pretty cookies on top. Well done!

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