hector's take on ROSE'S heavenly CAKES

Last Cake

myyellowkitchen — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:05:05 +0000

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Last Cake (collage by students)

myyellowkitchen — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:48:07 +0000

Molten 03 Chocolate Souffle and Lava Cakes (page 359) – Last Cake

myyellowkitchen — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:15:30 +0000

Today is my last take. I finished baking all the cakes from 2010 cookbook of the year (IACP): Rose’s Heavenly Cakes.

hector’s take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Molten Chocolate Souffle and Lava Cakes (page 359):

Molten 02 Chocolate Souffle and Lava Cakes (page 359) – prep photos

myyellowkitchen — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:22:46 +0000

ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Molten Chocolate Souffle and Lava Cakes (page 359):

1- the ganache plugs, shaped:

2- silicone pans sprayed with baker’s joy:

3- fresh from the oven:

She 13 Loves Me Cake (page 15) – avocado take

myyellowkitchen — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:17:25 +0000

more photos on hector’s new take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: She Loves Me Cake (page 15), with avocado.

She 12 Loves Me Cake (page 15) – avocado take

myyellowkitchen — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:13:34 +0000

here is hector’s new take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: She Loves Me Cake (page 15), with avocado:

the flavor was very very nice, no avocado aftertaste. the texture was coarse, not melt in your mouth. was like corn bread

She 11 Loves Me Cake (page 15) – avocado take

myyellowkitchen — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:15:19 +0000

hector’s new take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: She Loves Me Cake (page 15), replaces butter with avocado. nothing else is modified. this is the pan as used on the book: the nordic ware daisy pan.

here just added the dry ingredients:

and mixing in action:

on the pan on it way to bake:

Golden 12 Lemon Almond Cake (page 37) – passion avocado take

myyellowkitchen — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:15:38 +0000

hector’s new take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Golden Lemon Almond Cake (page 37) baked with avocado instead of butter, and passion fruit instead of lemon.

the taste was extraordinary, the texture was denser. i will consider mixing this cake using an oil based mixing method instead, such as the banana refrigerator cake or the pumpkin cake: cream the avocado with the sugar and all the wet ingredients, then add the flour and rest of dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated.

Golden 11 Lemon Almond Cake (page 37) – hawaii take

myyellowkitchen — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:15:48 +0000

hector’s new take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Golden Lemon Almond Cake (page 37) baked on the pan as done on the book, the nordic ware bavaria pan

however, i changed just about everything else:

1- instead of butter, i am using avocado. same amount per weigh. in order to make the color less green, i froze and thawed the avocado, turning it a little brown.

my goal isn’t to cut fat or calories, my goal is to experiment using avocado as a replacement to butter since avocado is widely available in hawaii.

i can report that using avocado instead of batter, gives the cake a texture similar to an oil cake. the crumb is coarser, a bit chewier, and it does not melt in your mouth (oil doesn’t melt in your mouth, butter does).

2- instead of lemon, i am using passion fruit. this i shall say was an excellent option! i loved the flavor of this ‘lemon’ cake but as passion fruit! replace the lemon oil and lemon zest on the cake batter with passion essence from La Cuisine.

for the lemon syrup, use passion pure instead of lemon juice.

3- instead of almonds, i am using mac nuts. excellent choice too! to grind the mac nuts as fine as ground almonds, i added a little bit of the dry ingredients to grind in the food processor, in addition to the sugar.

4- here is what the dry ingredients look like with the avocados.

Devil’s 07 Food Cake with Midnight Ganache (page 99) – Joanne Chang

myyellowkitchen — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:15:46 +0000

ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Devil’s Food Cake with Midnight Ganache (page 99) comes from star chef Joanne Chang! buy Joanne’s first book here. read what Rose says about Joanne here.

with Joanne’s permission, i am posting the first pages of her book. what an inspiration!

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