View Full Version : chocolate layer cake with homemade ice cream layer and meringue AKA baked alaska cake
chefrob 03-02-2011, 10:31 PM ha! filled up all the spaces that time..........:thumb:
70 deg in the winter and after doing yard work all day i wanted some sugar and not just any sugar so i ended up making this.....
split a cake in half and fit bottom into spring form pan
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1395.jpg
pulled out the ice cream maker, if yer in the market this is a good one with out shelling out $500-$600.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1398.jpg
cooled the custard and started it up.....
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1404.jpg
when nobody is looking sneak a taste with a cinnamon twist.....
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1405.jpg
damn...got busted but very easily bribed with a pay off........
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1411.jpg
ice cream layer........
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1412.jpg
top with other layer and into the freezer......
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1415.jpg
unmolded and ready for meringue........
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1416.jpg
crumb coat and back into the freezer..........
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1418.jpg
finished piping and torched..........
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1434.jpg
plated with vanilla and chocolate creme anglaise........
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1438.jpg
thx for stoppin' by.......
minnbill 03-02-2011, 10:49 PM WOW thats to die for:drooling::drooling:poi-ntsfor making me gain weight over the net:lol:
chefrob 03-02-2011, 10:57 PM WOW thats to die for:drooling::drooling:poi-ntsfor making me gain weight over the net:lol:
LOL...you oughta see what happens in person!
chefrob 03-02-2011, 10:59 PM Rob,
That's not Q:whistle:
Nice cake tho. By the way is that Spuds Mackenzie Brother you got there?
Nice dog.
i posted it in the dessert area........thx.......i hope not, that dog is a girl....thx, she is a rescue.
Fishawn 03-02-2011, 11:06 PM Rob, you get down with yo bad cake baking self!... That is some serious finish skills also... And a title fit for a king... Very Nice.
crusty ol salt 03-02-2011, 11:14 PM that is... just one wonderful cake poi-nts
Scarbelly 03-03-2011, 01:23 AM Great job Rob ! I could go for a big hunk of that for sure
chefrob 03-03-2011, 01:29 AM Great job Rob ! I could go for a big hunk of that for sure
it's already waiting for you in my mailbox.............
erain 03-03-2011, 03:06 AM that looks great, has been something i always wanted to try, never much into cakes though but may have to try this one... beautiful looking presentation to!!! not just something to eat, a work of art and delicious i am sure.poi-nts
ps, i got one a those i.c. makers just like that... dont think its ever been used. sheesh!!!
Bassman 03-03-2011, 06:15 AM Excellent cake and presentation. I would make a mess of that in a hurry!:lol:poi-nts
curious aardvark 03-03-2011, 06:42 AM charcoal, sulfur, saltpeter, and honey makes gunpowder, although tightly packed saltpeter does the trick quite well.
Holy Cake poi-nts batman :thumb:
Just fabulous - and that's some moist looking chocolate cake as well.
And man am I envious of the way you and bob just casually produce such artisticly served food.
doctor phreak 03-03-2011, 07:20 AM man my blood sugar just rose looking at that....very nice.....i gotta to find a way that i can do this and still keep my blood sugar low....gotta give u poi-nts for the cake and the title....:thumb:
moselle 03-03-2011, 08:18 AM beautiful. just a little something you through together huh? No special occasion
GOT14U 03-03-2011, 08:24 AM Show-off !!!
and I would to if I made that. I have just recently heard of these cakes, still hadn't seen one till now tho. Great freakin stuff there bud. I too feel I gained a pound or 2 just from reading this. poi-nts
HawgHeaven 03-03-2011, 08:24 AM That is a thing of beauty!!! You got skills bro... :thumb: :thumb: poi-nts
Fired Up 03-03-2011, 09:38 AM Nice one Rob!
chefrob 03-03-2011, 10:45 AM thx for the comments.........and to think i wasn't going to post this cuz i didn't think my piping was all that good, see what a good torching will do! LMAO! really this is not difficult to do, just some basic simple techniques to put it together.
and yes Mo, no special occasion.....just wanted some decent sugar.
As Squirrel might say..I need a wipe.....:whistle::hail::drooling::drooling:
Meat Hunter 03-03-2011, 03:43 PM Well I finally bit and checked out this thread. Saliva meter going into overdrive :lol:
Very nice Rob, top notch job. GREAT plated pic, you sure got your presentation skills down :thumb:
Slanted88 03-03-2011, 06:40 PM Mercy...ain't a big sweet eater...:noidea: I'm thinkin bout half of that would be gone....:nana2:
pbsmokin 03-03-2011, 06:48 PM you got some serious piping skills....definetlypoi-nts for presentation:banana_smiley:
chefrob 03-03-2011, 09:52 PM thx guys but this ain't that hard to do. put it this way, i can have jerod or any of you other welders do this stuff in 3-4 hrs.......try getting me to lay dimes in 3-4 days!
BBQ Engineer 03-04-2011, 05:58 AM Wow Chef...that's some amazing skills on display right there. That plated pic is art...but I'd destroy it in about 2 seconds.
Good for you for having a rescue dog...wish more people would open their hearts and go that route. I can tell that baby has won the doggie lottery going to your house. I've Rescued 3 so far.
You have to start spreading these posts out...won't let me give you your well deserved poi-nts...says I gotta spread 'em around...I'll do that and come back. :thumb:
Whisky Fish 03-04-2011, 06:14 AM Great Job poi-nts Baking is one culinary area I'm trying to embrace. Haven't got past the bread tho. You got skills bro, luv the torching and the finished plate design:thumb:
Squirrel 03-04-2011, 06:53 AM Courtesy wipe needed indeed! That is beautiful Rob! I bet it tasted even better. You go boy! My birthday is in July. Just sayin'. :banana_smiley::drooling:
blues_n_cues 03-04-2011, 07:07 AM hell,i got full just reading the title
great cake.:thumb::thumb:
sweet_magnolia 03-08-2011, 01:59 PM Awesome cake, Rob!! :drooling: Beautiful!!!
OK, now that I see you can do this:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1434.jpg
And this:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/robertiqbal/smoked%20food/IMGP1438.jpg
I do not believe for one second that you can't write on a cake. :lol: :thumb:
Great job!!! :drooling: :clap2:
chefrob 03-08-2011, 03:24 PM I do not believe for one second that you can't write on a cake....
trust me becky, it's all chicken scratch..........but then that pretty much sums up my writing with a pen too!
shellbellc 03-08-2011, 03:28 PM Wow that's a mean looking cake! Dessert points!!
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