Your Daily Sweets: What Are You Making and Baking? (2017 – )

[oli]

1 hour ago, Pete Fred said:

Tipsy Cake...

 

 

 

 

It's the signature dessert at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, his restaurant inspired by historic British gastronomy. I ate there maybe fifteen years ago and the Tipsy Cake really is remarkably good (don't just take my word for it, these two muppets are on board, too). There's actually not much to it, being little more than brioche dough cooked in a booze-spiked cream, but some kind of magical alchemy occurs and it's definitely more than the sum of its parts.

That looks fabulous,  for sure I wouldn't mind having that recipe. Is this the exact recipe by chance?

https://www.notquitenigella.com/2022/12/27/tipsy-cake-heston/

Edited 15 hours ago by oli (log)

[Pete Fred]

11 minutes ago, oli said:

Is this the exact recipe by chance?

 

Not quite (rather appropriately). Her brioche isn't as enriched. Here is the original. Also check out this Substack for some pointers. Good luck!

[oli]

42 minutes ago, Pete Fred said:

 

Not quite (rather appropriately). Her brioche isn't as enriched. Here is the original. Also check out this Substack for some pointers. Good luck!

What recipe did you use?

Always looking to impress, enjoy hearing "Wow, You Made This? I guess you can call it the Wow Factor.

Edited 14 hours ago by oli (log)

[Pete Fred]

4 minutes ago, oli said:

What recipe did you use?

 

I used Heston's recipe but mostly followed the KP process. Don't forget to casually mention that it's a 2-star Michelin dish. 😉

[oli]

Excuse the ignorance, but what is the KP process?

Did you eliminate the Smoking Chips?

Edited 13 hours ago by oli (log)

[Pete Fred]

10 minutes ago, oli said:

Excuse the ignorance, but what is the KP process?

 

The Substack I linked to is called Kitchen Projects.

 

11 minutes ago, oli said:

Did you eliminate the Smoking Chips?

 

The smoking syrup is for the roasted pineapple accompaniment. I only made the cake.

[oli]

One last question - did you use the Saffron?

Edited 13 hours ago by oli (log)

[Pete Fred]

8 minutes ago, oli said:

One last question - did you use the Saffron?

 

That's in the KP recipe, which is different. I used Heston's recipe and adapted it to the method used in the KP post, i.e. scaled down slightly and made as a large cake for sharing. Feel free to PM me if you have other questions.