The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake.
Now, that's the formalities out of the way... :) I joined the daring bakers - now each month I am challenged to bake a new and exciting recipe!
This month it was a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake. Which is a cake to serve with coffee (or in my case masala chai) NOT a coffee flavoured cake. Unless you put coffee in it. Which I didn't.
Aaanyway... This is what mine looked like:
One of the hostesses with the mostest(esses...?), Ria, made her coffee-cake with an Indian twist - as I happened to be at home when my parents were planning a Goan feast, I decided that then was as good a time as any to make my coffee cake.
You've seen how it looked, now let me discuss how it tasted. First off - it was yummy enough, but I'm not sure I'll rush to try it again... Here's why:
1) it was kinda dry - I will put this down to the fact that I don't believe my yeast worked... The cake was light, but dry.
2) there wasn't enough meringue. When I halved the dough recipe, I also halved the meringue part. Mistake. I couldn't tell it was there at all!
3) I didn't distinguish between sweet and savoury garam masala... My fault, I know! The effect was... interesting.
Otherwise it was a very simple dessert to make, and it looked stunning!
Perhaps, with my previous errors in mind, I should try it again...?
Watch this space!
Now, that's the formalities out of the way... :) I joined the daring bakers - now each month I am challenged to bake a new and exciting recipe!
This month it was a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake. Which is a cake to serve with coffee (or in my case masala chai) NOT a coffee flavoured cake. Unless you put coffee in it. Which I didn't.
Aaanyway... This is what mine looked like:
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| From the outside - it was a wreath-shape! |
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| And from the inside, all swirly and pretty... |
You've seen how it looked, now let me discuss how it tasted. First off - it was yummy enough, but I'm not sure I'll rush to try it again... Here's why:
1) it was kinda dry - I will put this down to the fact that I don't believe my yeast worked... The cake was light, but dry.
2) there wasn't enough meringue. When I halved the dough recipe, I also halved the meringue part. Mistake. I couldn't tell it was there at all!
3) I didn't distinguish between sweet and savoury garam masala... My fault, I know! The effect was... interesting.
Otherwise it was a very simple dessert to make, and it looked stunning!
Perhaps, with my previous errors in mind, I should try it again...?
Watch this space!
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