Flourless Chocolate ‘Fudge’ Cake
So I’m sitting here, fork poised..
..wondering :
Is there life after cake?
[Flourless Chocolate ‘Fudge’ Cake : Flourless chocolate torte, brown sugar fudge dust, lavender caramel fudge squares, espresso ice-cream]
Tags: cake, chocolate, coffee, fudge, lavender, plated dessert
Dana said,
March 12, 2009 @ 2:18 pm
Indeed there is! Life just gets better with chocolate!
Y said,
March 12, 2009 @ 2:21 pm
Hi Dana! Thanks again for sharing the recipe 🙂
sara said,
March 12, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
Mmmmm, looks delicious! Gorgeous photos. 🙂
Michelle said,
March 12, 2009 @ 3:52 pm
WOW your pictures are always amazing! And I just checked your “about me” and I think we are music twins, exquisite taste!
Arundathi said,
March 12, 2009 @ 4:18 pm
Ohmygoodness that looks so amazingly decadent. Do you have a recipe for the espresso icecream?
arfi said,
March 12, 2009 @ 6:11 pm
oooo truly decadent…. I am familiar with this kind of desserts, the last one I had before this newly diet approach I am in… I am curious on one thing though, what do you plate it? The thing on the photo looks like it is on a bench top or something? And is that ice cream? I always amazed of your plating, Y. Fantastic!
snooky doodle said,
March 12, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
I don’t know but surely this cake and ice cream are to die for 🙂
Manggy said,
March 12, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
Oh YES! It is called the “weigh-in.” Ha ha ha 🙂 But I would certainly accept any consequence when presented with something as beautiful as this!
Aran said,
March 12, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
That looks to die for Y. That espresso ice cream has my name all over it!
Arwen from Hoglet K said,
March 12, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
Y this looks superb. Did you make all those components? I’m fascinated by the lavender fudge.
Caitlin said,
March 12, 2009 @ 10:52 pm
Life isn’t worth living without chocolate cake. And espresso ice cream. I would never have thought to use lavender in fudge though – might have to try that…
Sophie said,
March 12, 2009 @ 11:14 pm
MMMMMM….This dessert loks so tasty & fab!!!!
Zita said,
March 12, 2009 @ 11:22 pm
Ah..am so in the mood for espresso, but had to wait ’till the breast-feeding era has passed 🙂
There’s no life with out Chocolate Cake! 😉
FFichiban said,
March 12, 2009 @ 11:36 pm
Mmmmm well if you keep making these beautiful and tasty creations then hopefully we won’t need to find out hee hee 😛
the projectivist said,
March 13, 2009 @ 12:03 am
i will not be happy until i have sampled the wonder that is
SUGAR FUDGE DUST !!!!!
i bet that had Tinkerbell known of it,
sugar fudge dust would have been her dust of choice.
Indigo said,
March 13, 2009 @ 12:41 am
Brown sugar fudge dust – what is it, how do you make it, where can I get some??!! *hyperventilates*
pastrystudio said,
March 13, 2009 @ 12:54 am
Wow, what a wild chocolate extravaganza! I’m so curious about all those great flavors together. Beautiful.
Zoë François said,
March 13, 2009 @ 2:42 am
What a gorgeous combination of flavors and textures! Not to mention your pictures are a work of art!
kayce. said,
March 13, 2009 @ 4:44 am
what kind of truffles are those? or are they just nubbins of cake made to look like truffles? also, i at first thought this was plated on a slate tile or something, but a closer look leads me to believe you just “plated” on your countertop… am i right? if so, you are even more revolutionary than i thought, miss y. LOL. lovesit, as always. ^_^
gine said,
March 13, 2009 @ 5:09 am
that looks amazingly tasty :-)!
Dana McCauley said,
March 13, 2009 @ 6:58 am
My pleasure! Thanks for showcasing Andrew’s recipe so beautifully. He would have loved your presentation!
Chris said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:42 am
Of course there’s life after chocolate cake – the next slice, for one! And then the effort of going onto a computer, uploading your amazing photos and being worshipped by commenters like me 😉
shez said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:38 am
your photos & plating are always so lovely. lavendar caramel fudge you say? fantastic!
belle said,
March 13, 2009 @ 1:18 pm
Life after cake consists of photographing it, sharing it, and having grateful readers drool over it. Thanks for this!
Vera said,
March 13, 2009 @ 1:46 pm
Great presentation, Y!
helen said,
March 13, 2009 @ 2:40 pm
Just beautiful!
Cake is the sweetest part of life!
Y said,
March 13, 2009 @ 4:08 pm
Thanks for the comments! I think there were some questions in there that require answers..
Arundathi : Sorry, I don’t have a recipe for the espresso ice-cream. I didn’t make the one used in that dessert, but when I do make coffee flavoured ice-cream, I usually take a standard base ice-cream recipe, and infuse the milk with coffee beans and/or coffee essence, before proceeding as normal.
Arwen : Thanks! Made everything except the ice-cream, as mentioned above. Not blessed with a churner for home use, at the moment.
the projectivist : Maybe I should send you a sample bag. I’m up to my armpits (or rather, my fridge is.. if fridges ever had armpits) in the damn stuff. The first one is free 😉
Indigo : Fudge dust = a happy accident which occured when I was making a batch of brown sugar fudge (I’m obsessed with making fudge at the moment, thanks to Lorraine). This one got overworked, so it turned into a sort of crumble that still dissolves like fudge in the mouth. Rather tasty!
arfi/kayce : Actually, the cake is on a tile leftover from when my mom renovated her kitchen. It’s a lovely blue-grey colour. Oh, and they’re chocolate fudge truffles. The whole thing is a play on eating a chocolate fudge cake, so I thought I’d include a truffle or two. They were leftovers from something else I made.
Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella said,
March 13, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
Looks awfully tempting there! Fudge dust you say? Is dust the new foam?
the projectivist said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
ewwwwwww!
(@ the image of fridges with armpitts)
Y said,
March 13, 2009 @ 8:12 pm
the projectivist : Fridge armpits are where all the mouldy stuff and dead herbs you didn’t realise you owned, hide.
On the plus side, if they have armpits, then they have arms, and I can just picture a giant Kelvinator with burly arms.
Anita said,
March 13, 2009 @ 9:59 pm
Absolutely beautiful photos! I wish I had some, it looks so fantastic! Life certainly wouldn’t be as good without cake 🙂
Hillary said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:27 am
What an amazing dessert. There’s nothing better than the classic chocolate cake with accoutrements.
anna said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:40 am
You had me at “lavender caramel fudge.” I’m such a sucker for edible flowers.
Christy said,
March 14, 2009 @ 1:16 pm
You got me at fridge armpits. Now I can’t help looking at my fridge at giggling at the image in my head. And to answer your question, I don’t believe life without cake is much of a life at all, especially for me.
Love this dessert, and don’t you just love how mistakes can lead you to an amazing outcome if you keep an open mind? Btw, my fridge is empty (hint, hint).
grace said,
March 15, 2009 @ 2:23 am
after regular cake? perhaps. after chocolate cake? i think not.
latifa said,
March 18, 2009 @ 7:40 pm
life after chocolate cake? =i don’t think so!
great photos
venus said,
March 19, 2009 @ 3:56 pm
Oh my! I love how you plate the cake! So poetic!