Food Porn: Baking & Desserts edition 2018

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Most people really appreciate home baking as very few of us still bake. I'm with you on making people happy and also love to buy gifts for my family and bake for my friends.

There is nothing more inviting than the aroma of freshly baked goodies when entering a home. My absolute favourite is the aroma of yeast baking.;)
I couldn't agree more on the aroma of freshly baked goods. My favorite is anything with cinnamon, especially baked goods made with apples.
 
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I am making this cake for work tomorrow to celebrate my department's February birthdays (three of us). The fun part about making this cake is all the various batters, filing and toppings you get to sample by licking the bowls, spoons and beaters. That was dessert :D
It's chocolate cake with peanut butter filling and chocolate and peanut butter ganache.
 
Thanks, Chryssie! It's a bit labor intensive, but so worth it. This is the third year in a row that I've made it for our work birthdays. :D
 
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I am making this cake for work tomorrow to celebrate my department's February birthdays (three of us). The fun part about making this cake is all the various batters, filing and toppings you get to sample by licking the bowls, spoons and beaters. That was dessert :D
It's chocolate cake with peanut butter filling and chocolate and peanut butter ganache.

The cake looks spectacular. Is it a recipe from the book The Joy of Vegan Baking ?
 
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The cake looks spectacular. Is it a recipe from the book The Joy of Vegan Baking ?
No, I found it online a couple of years ago when I was looking for a cake that combined chocolate and peanut butter :D. It's here.

ETA: My version doesn't look as nice as the one pictured, but it still came out pretty well. I will take a picture tomorrow when it's fully set.
 
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No, I found it online a couple of years ago when I was looking for a cake that combined chocolate and peanut butter :D. It's here.

ETA: My version doesn't look as nice as the one pictured, but it still came out pretty well. I will take a picture tomorrow when it's fully set.

That is certainly a very long recipe. Do you add the pb filling before it bakes ? I know that pb and chocolate are winners in the US. I also love the combination of chocolate and orange.
 
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That is certainly a very long recipe. Do you add the pb filling before it bakes ? I know that pb and chocolate are winners in the US. I also love the combination of chocolate and orange.
Lol, it is indeed and it's kind of involved, more than what I'm used to, which is why I make it only once or twice a year. You need a good four hours between prep and drizzling the sauce on the cake. The pb is indeed added before baking. After you make the chocolate cake batter, you make a pb filling and pipe it through a Zip Loc bag (cutting a 1-inch hole at a corner) around the top of the cake. Then you take a cup of batter reserved for topping the pb piping. The cake also involves a chocolate slurry that is the base for the cake batter. It's so delicious.

I, too, like chocolate and orange together.
 
Lol, it is indeed and it's kind of involved, more than what I'm used to, which is why I make it only once or twice a year. You need a good four hours between prep and drizzling the sauce on the cake. The pb is indeed added before baking. After you make the chocolate cake batter, you make a pb filling and pipe it through a Zip Loc bag (cutting a 1-inch hole at a corner) around the top of the cake. Then you take a cup of batter reserved for topping the pb piping. The cake also involves a chocolate slurry that is the base for the cake batter. It's so delicious.

I, too, like chocolate and orange together.

That is a lot of labour !! You could also make mini muffins cakes using the recipe.
 
That is a lot of labour !! You could also make mini muffins cakes using the recipe.
Indeed, I have thought about doing that. I'd have to figure out the baking time, but I think it would work, as each cake could still have a dollop of pb filling in it. They could definitely be topped with the chocolate sauce or the pb sauce, or both. I'm thinking I might need a large-size muffin pan or two, rather than the standard-size cupcake pan.
 
Indeed, I have thought about doing that. I'd have to figure out the baking time, but I think it would work, as each cake could still have a dollop of pb filling in it. They could definitely be topped with the chocolate sauce or the pb sauce, or both. I'm thinking I might need a large-size muffin pan or two, rather than the standard-size cupcake pan.

Not necessarily.
 
I've not often used a cake recipe for cupcakes, so I'm not sure whether the batter would generate more than 12 cupcakes. This one did have a lot of batter, though. Still, I might try it someday.
 
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