16 April 2008
Last Friday was my mother's birthday, hooray! Other people's birthdays are always so much less stressful than my own, especially when they make their own cake:
That? Is decadence. Specifically, it's two layers of devil's food cake, sandwiching a layer of vanilla cheesecake, with ganache between each layer, and frosted with fudgy icing. Ridiculous.
To be completely, brutally honest, I would be happy with just the cheesecake, ganache, and frosting. It turns out I don't need two more layers of cake to be happy. I know! Who'd have thought? I'm even starting to think that my hypothetical Wedding-Cake-Cheesecake-Pie (three separate tiers, obviously, and the only 'dream' I have for a future wedding) might just need to be a Cheesecake-Pie. Although, heck, if I wind up getting married, I might as well go for the triple threat.
Here's a more restrained treat:
I prefer Greek yogurt to non-Greek yogurt, but have you seen the prices? You're lucky to find a single serve cup for under a dollar, and it's well over two bucks at a lot of the supermarkets. This is when it comes in handy having ethnic shops just over the way. Here, a quart of 'authentic Middle Eastern style' yogurt costs less than the regular, bland stuff. Mix in a little jam, and I'm in heaven.
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Hi! I just found your blog today, I'm looking forward to seeing more food pics! they look so yummy! Do you happen to have the recipe for that cake?
posted by Nancy at April 16, 2008 12:56 AM
That cake sounds wonderful, and I'm not usual much of a sweets person. Thanks for the yogurt tip, I'll have to check out some of the markets around here.
posted by Donna at April 16, 2008 02:19 AM
That second picture is almost exactly what I've just eaten for breakfast, but with more fruit and greek honey not jam. Has to be greek honey - the other honeys are wimpy.
posted by Jo at April 16, 2008 10:03 AM
looks like super-yummy cake. but the yogurt looks super nice, too!
posted by rebecca at April 17, 2008 04:23 PM