Comments on: Enjoying other people’s food: Belgian pears and pumpkin cake

By: La Recette du Jour » Ginger stout cake

La Recette du Jour » Ginger stout cake — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:21:23 +0000

[...] by whisking together icing sugar and a little lemon juice to make a glaze. But you could make some cream cheese frosting instead. Or just eat it [...]

By: veronicay

veronicay — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:55:48 +0000

We’ve eaten it all I did take some photos, but they were so awful I just deleted them. There’s another pumpkin in the veg box this week though, so watch this space!

PS Meeta’s post that I linked to has some photos and mine looked just like that … except for the frosting.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:50:14 +0000

I’d love to see the cake, could you post up some pictures or send me some? Those pears look delicious and so fresh.

By: veronicay

veronicay — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:50:12 +0000

Yes, I think I’ve used St Moret successfully before. Odd. It looked perfectly normal, but went completely liquid the moment I started beating it into the butter. I even added some more butter and sugar, to no avail.

By: Syrahsuzie

Syrahsuzie — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:07:13 +0000

These pears sound lovely.

I’m glad you mentioned your frosting problem as the same thing happenned to me last time I used St.Moret. I think they must have changed their recipe because I’m sure I’ve used it before. I was going to use Carré Frais but I think I will use mascarpone now you have recommended it.

By: veronicay

veronicay — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:16:49 +0000

Hi Ivy
I like cooking on the woodburner, because it’s free It’s perfect for anything that needs long slow simmering.

By: Ivy

Ivy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:27:41 +0000

Looks like you have been busy. I love the fact that you have a woodburner, it’s so whimsical.
Love the Pears and the cake sounds so rich and different.