Masterchef on TV1 - Black Forest Gateau

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pickles7, Dec 13, 4:29am

rainrain1, Dec 13, 4:32am
you don't have one of your own, of the tried and true variety, it must be simple to make, oh and quick

pickles7, Dec 13, 4:38am
more an assembly.
Chocolate sponge cake, whipped cream, cherries preserved in kirsch, flaked chocolate.

rainrain1, Dec 13, 4:40am
now you're getting warm, and I'm plucking up courage to give it a go.Do you make your own choc cake!

buzzy110, Dec 13, 4:43am
Gotta disagree there. I wouldn't bother with Black Forest anything as I have always thought they are just disgusting tasting things and not worth a second thought. HOWEVER, chocolate and raspberries are a match made in heaven. I still have fond memories of a spontaneously made chocolate log filled with fresh whipped and tons of fresh raspberries and smothered in ganache, that was whipped up by a chef at a restaurant for his friend and our host,a long, long time ago.

rainrain1, Dec 13, 4:44am
Is it correct to ask is it made with a sponge or a cake mixture!whoopsie I almost wrote cack then by mistake

rainrain1, Dec 13, 4:46am
maybe your buds are going

rainrain1, Dec 13, 4:50am
taste buds like.:-)

pickles7, Dec 13, 4:52am
nooooooooo.buzzy110.not for me ever.

pickles7, Dec 13, 5:01am
sponge cake,a nice light chocolate cake be ok

rainrain1, Dec 13, 5:07am
I am going to brave it and make one for xmas dinner, this thread has me wanting to be a hero for my family

uli, Dec 13, 8:09am
You need Kirschwasser to drench the sponges and you need to make a butter cream which is piped onto the bottom sponge in circles - in between those circles you lay the sour cherries . then comes the next sponge and the cream etc.

cookessentials, Dec 13, 8:34am
punkinthefirst, I was not referring to you, my appologies if you thought I was.

cookessentials, Dec 13, 8:52am
Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value.Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point - that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you.There is only one alternative - self-value.If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved.You will always think it's a mistake or luck.Take your eyes off others and turn the scanner within.Find the seeds of your jealousy, clear the old voices and experiences.Put all the energy into building your personal and emotional security.Then you will be the one others envy, and you can remember the pain and reach out to them.

punkinthefirst, Dec 13, 10:06am
Nobody has actually wrecked the cake!
Just make your cake using the recipe you want to try (i.e., the masterclass one-but don't call it a Black Forest Cake). I did suggest earlier, that it looked like a very good cake.
Or you can choose to make Black Forest Cake as I was taught by an Austrian pastry chef. It is just a chocolate genoise, soaked with kirsch, and with whipped cream and kirsch-macerated cherries between the layers. You then mask it with whipped cream and coat with shaved chocolate. Decorate with whipped cream and cherries.

punkinthefirst, Dec 13, 10:18am
Pickles, that Tamarind Sauce looks interesting. Do you use it as a flavour-enhancer in recipes, or does it go particularly well with some foods!

pickles7, Dec 13, 8:17pm
It stood proudly, by itself. I always use the solids, as a flavour enhancer. If I had a bottle of sauce, I would drop it off at your local bowling club for you. I am waiting for my next lot of malt vinegar to develop, to make another lot.

rainrain1, Dec 13, 10:52pm
I have a bottle of Kirsch without the wasser, that will have to do.I have found a beaut easy recipe and I shall call it Rain Forest Gateau, and it should go down well on Xmas Day

elliehen, Dec 13, 11:14pm
"Rain Forest Gateau".now that is inspired!

buzzy110, Dec 14, 3:14am
I've always thought they were disgusting, from the very first (and only time) I tried the genuine article when I was in Germany. It was way tooooo sweet for my tastes and I don't like sponge cake anyway - another over sweet concoction I have been able to live without all these years. My taste buds are just fine.

buzzy110, Dec 14, 3:16am
for the love of mike cooks. Stop raving. It looks like you are on something that is making you more pompous than normal. Take your meds and settle down petal.

rainrain1, Dec 14, 3:17am
excellent answer

cookessentials, Dec 14, 4:08am
If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang.

uli, Dec 14, 5:38am
Good grief - you have really lost it now cooks and ellie - go and check out your Xmas preps - and leave the poor Black Forest "Ghetto" alone.

This is getting beyond ridiculous even for your antics - merry xmas to you too!

pickles7, Dec 14, 6:07am
Looks like there hysteria, is intensifying, a shocking affliction, they won't finda cure for "hysteria", it in the recipe section, uli.