Tammy from Wee Treats by Tammy chose this week's recipe: Caramel Topped Peanut (Cashew-in my case) Brownie Cake. I will be honest (don't yell at me), but I was not impressed by this cake at all. This is the first recipe of all the Dorie recipe's I've made that I just wasn't a fan of. The cake was pretty dull, tasteless, and dry while the caramel was impossible to work with. I wanted to take this into work with me but it was too messy to do so. The caramel tasted like, well, er, caramel; and paired with the salty cashews presented a great taste but the cake portion of this recipe was disappointing. Being the resourceful person I am, I scooped the caramel-drenched cashews off the cake and added them to a bowl of vanilla ice cream which was AMAZING! When it comes to desserts, I know how to make do... =)
If I were to make this again I would opt for cupcakes! Sorry Tammy! Next week's recipe are Almond Biscotti's! I've been dying to make biscotti's forever! Yay!
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I do think mini versions would be easier to keep moist, so I'm with you on the cupcakes idea. I'm sorry you weren't a fan of the caramel, but hopefully next week will turn out better.
Oh Yum! That sounds so good with the ice-cream.
Sorry this didn't turn out the way you wanted it to. Onward and upward!
Too bad you didn't like this cake, I liked it. But teamed with ice cream it would be great!!
sorry you weren't impressed... i thought the cake was a bit dry too :( at least you were resourceful with the fab topping! :)
Yes, I thought the cake was a bit dry too -- but the topping was fabulous!
Caramel-drenched cashews and ice cream sound wonderful!
I made mine with cashews too, and I loved it! Too bad it wasn't what you were looking for, but I really like the idea of using the caramel and cashews in ice cream. :)
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