Wednesday 21 October 2015

Sachertorte gone America
Julia Child's Queen of Sheba Chocolate Cake


Reine de Saba Chocolate Cake
I baked this for a friend's birthday
It survived the transport to her house,
where I put it out on the balcony and snapped a picture -
The plate is from Spode
Westbourne patter made for Williams-Sonoma -
The Recipe I use is from an old Washington Post
Parade Thanksgiving issue - you'll find it also
in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Image and Text © by Merisi

11 comments:

  1. It looks fantastic. Have you made many Julia Childs' recipes?

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    1. Oh yes, lots of recipes. My whole family adores Julia Child. The little ones would watch Julia Child reruns on PBS with me.

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  2. THAT is SOME CAKE!What is the stuff sprinkled on TOP?MY mouth literally went...............WOW!

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    1. Plain Bensdorp Dutch Process cocoa powder!
      My mother would make hot chocolate with homemade Bensdorp sirup. It's the best!

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  3. That looks beyond delicious!

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  4. We just borrowed Julia Childs cooking course dvd set from the library.... it's fun to watch even if we only try a few recipes.
    Your cake looks rather scrumptious and now I am hungry :0)

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  5. Well that's mine sorted, I hope you made one for everyone else...it looks absolutely fabulous, the colour, the texture and a real triumph photographing it in that Spode plate. I'll bet it tasted delicous as well....

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  6. James, Williamsburg, VA22 October, 2015

    If Martha Stewart has the time to read your blog today, I'm sure that she approves of your Queen of
    Sheba Chocolate Cake and how royally you presented it on that beautiful brown Spode plate.

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  7. oh my ... oh my oh my ... want ....

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  8. That looks truly decadent, in the most wonderful way. And I love the plate - such a beautiful photo. All works of art, the cake, the plate, and the photo!

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  9. Wow, Merisi, that is a work of art! Can you mail me a piece, lol? The plate is a perfect backdrop for it. Beautiful!

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