Luckily when I baked this month’s challenge I still had a functional camera. However not annymore when I wanted to bake the Double DB, so this going to follow somewhen, soon. I loved the buttercream with the crunchy hazelnut parline paste. Oh and I was very happy to use my home made apricot jam in the cake. I remember as a child I always hated the idea of putting jam into a dessert, such as the Hungarian ZserbĂł, that my mom always baked, meanwhile I prepare it myself for Christmas and the jam may not be missing. The most painful part of this challenge: peeling the nuts! Boah that was a task! It took me hours to get them naked.
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The toasted hazelnuts were…
This is my 10th month as a member of the “Daring Bakers” (see forum) and, until now, I have met no major complications. Unfortunately, things changed with this month’s challenge which was quite a debacle…
This “Filbert Cake” wasn’t really difficult to bake, but I had to endure problem after problem. Nothing went smoothly or as I expected. Every time I thought that I had overcome a difficulty, another one lurked around the corner like a sadistical vulture waiting for it’s prey!