I love cake. It’s always been my default treat but over the last 6 months I’ve cut down. Not entirely sure why. In part it could be because I recently enjoyed my BIG 6.0 birthday and this was the cake
Leaving aside the rather dodgy way the head is tilting (the inappropriate humorist in me thought: ‘ah ha the ISIS on the cake’) the thing is it was HUGE. Even for my ravenous cake mad family. So I’m in a dilemma. How do I make sure something so marvellous isn’t wasted? I want to enjoy it over and over. You just do, don’t you?
It’s the same with the Bloggers Bash. We want to keep enjoying it, make sure we extract every juicy morsel from it. That’s why we’ve upped the ante and introduced a
COMPETITION
You may have seen Sacha ‘Call Me Sir’ Black’s post on the subject. Here’s a nice little link.
The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition 2017
Okay, so there are some rules. Word count, must be in a blog post but the one that you must get your heads around is the
CLOSING DATE
1st March 2017 People.
And like with cake there are sumptuous surprises, all so unexpected so the entrance fee is worth it (yep, okay a kind of catch, like the icing on mine – I’m not big on slabs of green sugar, TBH – but the money goes to make sure the Bash itself is the best it can be. Really.)
So, go on, enter away. It’s dead simple, you’ll love it whatever you blog about and you’ll get loads of prizes. And if you come to the Bash itself on
10th June 2017
I may even bake you the cake of your choice….
Okay, I know you want to know what I did with so much leftover cake. Initially I froze it in slabs – it’s carrot cake, basically. Then, when the moment was right I:
- pulled the slabs out
- defrosted them until I could crumble them up
- forked into the crumbs a tub and a bit of cream cheese – a matter of choice but it has to be enough to enable you to roll the crumb/cheese mix into small balls
- rolled out the little balls
- rechilled said balls in teh fridge for a short while
- melted some chocolate (I used plain, milk and white) but again your call, just use decent chocolate
- using two skewers turned the cake balls until covered in chocolate
- tossed some in desiccated coconut
- and laid them out on a sheet of grease-proof paper
- before popping back in the fridge to set
Tada!! Chocolate cake truffles to die for.
Which if they last you can refreeze until you need them.
Much like Sacha….
Great cake
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i will let you try them sometime.. maybe if we ever get to meet on your trips to town!
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Ha ha!!! Now that was inventive!!!!!
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cake had to come into it…
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Absolutely!!!!!
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You’re just deviant, Geoff! Loves the ‘Isis on the cake’ very droll…
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you say the nicest things Steve!
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Knew you’d understand…
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With his lop-sided head he looks like Alastair Cook probably feels right now!
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yes, fall or pushed. Fall I suppose
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Wow, what a great idea!!! That is what I call “recycling”!
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i hate to waste cake….
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Haha… obviously!!!!
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Nothing like adding a little sugar to the sugar. A nifty way to save cake and making it bite sized. Happy 60th Birthday belatedly. They just keep getting better.
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Sounds yummy – very inventive.
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Illl try some for the Bash
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Oh, goody, but I don’t need to be bribed to come to the Bash. I have already booked my place.
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I know but if you don’t get the treats how do we know you’ll be back in 2018…
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Very clever, and poor Sacha !
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Poor Sacha!!’ You are kidding me!!! The woman is a demon, a goddess with the sharpest claws. But we all love her because she tells us we must…
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Ha ha…
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Mmmmm cake! Mmmmm chocolate! Mmmmm cake and chocolate ❤
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What a clever idea what yummy looking cakes…. what would the parents made of them I wonder !! ❤
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I think dad might have wondered at the idea of left over cake…
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Always a treat to learn something new. I’ll have to remember this when I’m forced to bring leftover cake home to die in the freezer. Talk about recycle. 😀
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It’s a gem of a way to repig out
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Yum! Looks delish! Happy 6 0 Geoff! You’re as young as you feel! 🙂
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True. Thanks Debbie. I’ll try and bring some of the truffles to the bash.
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Oh, count me in!!! 🙂
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Do make these for the BB! Congrats on reaching 60 – hope your birthday was fun, youngster!
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Sweetie. Will do . You bet. How long are you in London around the bash?
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A timely reminder – must get my post written and submitted.
Personally, I don’t mind what colour my sugar is, so I’d have just eaten the cake as it was. Clearly, you have a greater sense of sophistication than me, Geoff. Very creative.
And it’s nice that you can find wordplay that satisfies the sick of mind
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Yes I try to meet all my followers needs
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I’ve only ever recycled a swiss roll, but that’s another story. Your cake truffles look very mouthwatering, Geoff. I can see Mary Berry taking a few lessons from you.
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Maybe at the bash..m
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Oh wow! Mary Berry may be coming to the Bash? I hope she’s got her ticket. 😀
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She’s begging to but really her blogging leaves a lot to be desired; one critic called it ‘half-baked’…
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“If they last you can refreeze”? Puh-lease!
Love the topic of the competition! Having just blogged about encounters, maybe I should try my hand at writing about connections.
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Go on. Good practice..and yes I know left over cake is a true sign of aging.
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YOU. Boy, you in all kinds of trouble now…!
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Ha catch me if you can….
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