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This recipe comes from Elizabeth of Ugg Smell Food. I was immediately stoked about this choice. I knew we were heading out of town for my birthday. My Pop-Pop lives for salted peanuts, peanut butter and chocolate. This would be totally up his alley. The thing that I didn’t count on was running such a busy schedule while away, I would run out of time to make it.
My brother was supposed to make a birthday cake this year. He did not. He totally bailed and I went cakeless. Cue the violins here please….You will pay Doug, you will pay… So at home today, on my birthday, I made the torte. I accidentally left my 9 inch springform at my Grams, so I used the 8. I wish I had used the 10 instead. It came out mighty thick. Its a rich pie, so less may have been more. I cut it into quarters and gave it out to the neighbors, leaving 2 smaller pieces for us. I am yet to really taste it. I am too stuffed from dinner. But, Jaos says it is great. The only comment he made was that it needed to be colder. So, maybe I need to adjust the fridge temp. This torte came together easily, it tasted delish so its a keeper in my book. Thinking about making it for our big family reunion in July. The 10 inch would feed quite a few.
You can snag the recipe from Elizabeth since this was her choice. Thanks again Elizabeth!! Next week… Florida Pie…
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looks great-I love the height of your torte! If you lived close, I would have whipped you up a b-day cake. Hope you had great one!
Comment by Mary Ann May 6, 2008 @ 10:32 pmhappy birthday!! shame on your brother–he should pay!! your torte is so high–looks amazing! from what i’ve read, others say it’s excellent frozen.
Comment by steph May 6, 2008 @ 10:40 pmI hope you had a wonderful birthday, even if you did have to make your own dessert! =) Your torte looks fantastic.
Comment by Di May 6, 2008 @ 11:12 pmHappy Birthday!! that ganache on top is very impressive!! I loved this as well
Comment by Tammy May 6, 2008 @ 11:23 pmFeliz CumpleaƱos!! What a lovely…and tall…torte! Hope you do get to enjoy it soon, sorry you were baking on your birthday. Great job with the torte though!
Comment by Gretchen Noelle May 6, 2008 @ 11:39 pmHAPPY BIRHTDAY – But OMG you are killing me with the photos of that torte. I just went on a diet and I think I am going to have to read the text only version of your blog… until 2009. My two favorite flavors. Yum!!!
Comment by Melissa May 6, 2008 @ 11:52 pmNice looking pie!!
Comment by noskos May 7, 2008 @ 4:58 amWow – I actually love the height of the torte, it’s very dramatic. And maybe it’s just me, but the best present for me would be baking my own birthday cake! Happy Birthday!
Comment by Caitlin May 7, 2008 @ 8:09 amI love that it is so tall!! Looks great!
Comment by April May 7, 2008 @ 8:14 amYour torte looks wonderful! I hope you had a great birthday!
Comment by Erin May 7, 2008 @ 12:22 pmHope you had a great birthday, even tho’ you had to bake your own cake!
Comment by Shari May 7, 2008 @ 3:46 pmLooks great! Too bad about your “cakeless” birthday.
Comment by Sharon - Butcher, Baker...... May 7, 2008 @ 4:39 pmHappy Birthday! And dude, Doug, you TOTALLY owe this woman a cake. A nice one.
Comment by Rebecca May 7, 2008 @ 4:59 pmhappy belated birthday laurie!! And that thick torte makes up for no bday cake, i hope you ate TWO BIG pieces!!! fabulous.
Comment by Mara May 7, 2008 @ 9:19 pmMmmm… love it! Happy Birthday again!!! I hope you had such a fabulous time on your trip! I hope your brother realizes that he is seriously in debt to you now – better go big next year dude – really big! ; )
Comment by Holly May 7, 2008 @ 10:59 pmHappy Birthday Laurie!
Comment by Gigi May 8, 2008 @ 2:06 amHappy BDAY!! yay!
And that looks like one tall hunking torte. Less may be more… but it wouldn’t have looked so tall and decadent.
Comment by bombshellwithin May 8, 2008 @ 3:23 amHappy Birthday!!!
Comment by Melissa May 8, 2008 @ 5:03 pmwow, your torte looks so tall and gooey and fabulous! happy (belated) birthday!
Comment by Jaime May 16, 2008 @ 3:54 pm