Monday, February 13, 2017

Gratitude Monday-- Real Cake Edition

My husband baked me a Black Forest Cake on the weekend. He insisted it be a traditional cake. That means custard filling.
It took a great deal of work, but every bite makes it worth it.
He did it from scratch using a recipe for Mock Saddle Of Venison, one of my favourite cakes, and used cacao nibs for the chocolate.
The whipped cream is coconut milk. The cake layers are drenched in Kirsch. The chocolate curls were omitted.
It is a very rich cake yet I managed to eat a healthy slice of it as I think anything less would be an insult to the cook.
It took hard work, dedication, love, and plenty of eggs, and for it I am grateful.



4 comments:

messymimi said...

Now i'm hungry. Hooray for a husband who bakes!

Anonymous said...

Wow! That looks like a delight to the tastebuds! Your husband is awesome!

Leah J. Utas said...

Aye, Messymimi.

Kimberley, he is.

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness does that look delicious. And so creative with the substitutions. And using a recipe that invokes dead deer? Quite brave!