I’m not really a big fan of chocolate cake – a lot of times I think it can be rather boring and dry – so I wasn’t sure I was going to like this recipe. I am a huge fan of raspberries though so I figured it was worth a try. It was really great – the combination of the raspberries, chocolate and bruléed sugar were terrific – my niece said she thought it was the best dessert she’d ever eaten. It was surprisingly easy to make – my only difficulty was that I didn’t get the sauce thick enough. It still tasted great but it was a little thin. On the bright side though, I have a lot of raspberries and eggs in the refrigerator so I have plenty of supplies to make it again – practice makes perfect.
I skipped the creme and made a drunken caramel instead-totally worth it! This was a nice cake and it could be used in so many other desserts; shortcake, trifle, layer cake, the list goes on and on! If you ask me, one can never have too many raspberries!
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What a great idea – that sounds really good!
I couldn’t agree more about raspberries. When I was little – before kindergarten – we had raspberry bushes that grew in the back yard of our old house. I still remember my great grandmother and I picking them and eating them with milk and sugar on top. Loved them ever since 🙂
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quite a compliment from your niece! i liked this dessert. too–worthy of a repeat!
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I’ll say – nice when people appreciate your work 🙂 I agree – I want to do it again and beat the eggs longer in the sauce to see how it is.
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Your cake looks lovely!!
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Thanks, Karen!
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