tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25495279.post114895405436932412..comments2024-01-20T16:33:26.309-05:00Comments on julieree: grandma's chocolate cakejuliereehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01879488318405950508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25495279.post-65198386845468233232007-09-23T14:16:00.000-04:002007-09-23T14:16:00.000-04:00my new go-to chocolate cake recipe!! this turned ...my new go-to chocolate cake recipe!! this turned out so well.stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162593492750748932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25495279.post-1149027073177287862006-05-30T18:11:00.000-04:002006-05-30T18:11:00.000-04:00ah yes, the callebaut. nummy.this time we used ghi...ah yes, the callebaut. nummy.<BR/><BR/>this time we used ghiradelli bittersweet (which I think is 70%) and it is quite nice. And it was such a wonderfully hot afternoon that the chocolate was already smushy when we dumped it in the cream, so it melted like a dream.<BR/><BR/>somebody flipped the switch and made it summer all of a sudden! woo hoo!!juliereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879488318405950508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25495279.post-1149008380383658302006-05-30T12:59:00.000-04:002006-05-30T12:59:00.000-04:00The ganache chocolate should be bittersweet or sem...The ganache chocolate should be bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate -- the higher the percentage of cocoa solids, generally speaking, the better the chocolate. I have a friend who sent me an 11-pound bar of Callebaut chocolate one Christmas, bless her, and I'm still working on it. I've also used the Lindt 70-percent bittersweet bars with good results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25495279.post-1148957249064385262006-05-29T22:47:00.000-04:002006-05-29T22:47:00.000-04:00Yeah, and I have a bad-ass camera. I heart my came...Yeah, and I have a bad-ass camera. I heart my camera.<BR/><BR/>I try to take pix during the day for the light--i hate flash mostly because I have never learned to properly tame it. If the light's not great it helps if you stabilize the camera on something (I used the back of a chair for this pic) so you can use a longer shutter speed and also avoid bluriness. One of these days I'll invest in a tripod. Maybe in about 5 years when I have finished paying for the bad-ass camera.<BR/><BR/>Also helps to doctor the pix in photoshop--it can be a miracle worker.<BR/><BR/>enjoy the cupcakes tomorrow! (jennie actually let me keep a couple at home--yay!)juliereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879488318405950508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25495279.post-1148955652645714762006-05-29T22:20:00.000-04:002006-05-29T22:20:00.000-04:00Your food pictures always turn out better than min...Your food pictures always turn out better than mine! I think it's because there aren't enough windows and I'm usually taking pictures at night.Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305966065008566025noreply@blogger.com