More like a Daring Disaster but more on that later. Or maybe not. But first, the fine print: The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.
Full disclosure: I suck at following recipes. Always have. This time was no exception. The story is long and I come out looking really bad so I’ll keep it to myself except to say I only ended up with three salvageable layers, went completely rustic, ran out of eggs so I had to half the buttercream recipe, which wasn’t enough and the caramel was a complete and utter disaster. The pictures will illustrate. I’m kind of afraid to taste it.
I think I’ll try it again another day and pray for a brain.
Aww, taste it! It may be delicious!
I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you, but look at it this way, you have three layers of cake smothered in rich chocolate buttercream……..dig in!!