While I can't speak to the ease or difficulty in making the chocolate caramel chestnut cake (4C's), I can vouch for its deliciousness. Kim made four mini cakes, which meant I received an entire cake to myself. After I finished my cake I slowly started stealing bites of Kim's as she wasn't eating it fast enough. I was just making sure the cake didn't go to waste. The third cake was dropped off with Kim's mom and the fourth is waiting in the freezer for my mini-Thanksgiving.
I loved everything about these little cakes, but my favorite part by far was the ganache. I was lucky enough to sample it straight from the bowl. Sooooooooooo good.
Kim has also been supplying me with amazing treats all month long (thanks in part to the great picks from the Tuesdays with Dorie bunch) that I have been using as nourishment while my band records its debut album in San Francisco's Tiny Telephone studio. From the sweet potato cupcakes, to the molasses cookies (which were a childhood favorite), to the holiday bundt cake, everything has been a hit. She even offered to remake the molasses cookies for the next round of recording in December. At the risk of appearing as a shameless self-promoter, here is a link to the band: New Cadence. The first six songs on the player are the ones we're recording.
Here's a quick picture of the piano I've been spending my time with in the studio (you can see our singer through the window on the right, running on all cylinders thanks to a sweet potato cupcake).
Thanks to Katya of Second Dinner for selecting the awesome 4C's recipe. Be sure to stop by Tuesdays with Dorie to see what everyone else baked up this week.
From Whisk's kitchen to all of yours, have a great Thanksgiving.
And from Whisk's husband to Kim, hurry home.
We miss you and we miss the blueberry.
What a wonderful post! You're a sweet husband to take over blogging duties while Kim is away :) The cake looks marvelous and it sounds like it was a huge hit!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the album!
What a great husband you are! The mini cakes look GREAT!
ReplyDeleteI love this post! What a great husband to take over the blogging duties while Kim is on vacation. The cake looks sinfully good, and I bet the last mini will be wonderful on Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteVery cute mini cakes! You two are a great baking and eating team :) Good luck with the recording and Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic post! Your cakes look amazing! Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteWhata great guy! The cakes look so good. I love them! Im glad your enjoying all the goodies your wife makes for you. I hope your gig with the band goes well.;)
ReplyDeleteYou're quite brave to take over a job like this, while your wife is out!!! And then to bake a cake like this??!! Wow....definitely need to put your nose up into the air and let everyone know about your accomplishment!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet hubby, guest blogging. Glad these turned out so well! :) Don't worry about self promoting..if you don't do it who will?
ReplyDeleteKim did a fabulous job on those cakes! And it was so nice of you to blog for her. Gotta go check out the music. Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteYour cakes look fantastic! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteSo jealous of that piano! I live in an apartment in NYC, and as much as I would love a real piano, a very expensive keyboard that isn't even close to the real feel of ivory keys beneath your fingers but is the best I could find does the trick! Great guest blog, those cakes look deeeelish!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful cuttie cakelets for a grand pianist!!! LOL LOL Love that she thought of minis for that one ...and love that you're filling in for her! What a sweetie!
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