Comments on: I hope you’re satisfied, you shrieking harpies. http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/ where good food comes to get ate. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:55:13 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: thursday night smackdown » Pancake Ice Cream with Bacon Candy http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-11233 thursday night smackdown » Pancake Ice Cream with Bacon Candy Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:13:29 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1611#comment-11233 [...] through a bunch of previous posts to see what y’all were really into. I noticed that this bacon/toffee/maple/buttercream/cake/wholebunchofothershit extravaganza had garnered quite a bit of attention. Apparently you people like sweet shit that’s kind of [...] [...] through a bunch of previous posts to see what y’all were really into. I noticed that this bacon/toffee/maple/buttercream/cake/wholebunchofothershit extravaganza had garnered quite a bit of attention. Apparently you people like sweet shit that’s kind of [...]

]]> By: Lien http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-8869 Lien Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:39:28 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1611#comment-8869 I actually made it, followed it to the smallest detail. Yes, I used a pound and a half of bacon, and it wasn't enough, you could only taste a hint. so it's never enough bacon! the turn off was how extremely rich the cake ended up - the buttercream too rich and creamy, the toffee too sweet. The soft and spongy cake, creamy buttercream, crunchy toffee and well-balanced syrip were a great combination and contrast to each other. but again, it was way too rich, 4 of us could hardly eat a little piece each. I still have 3/4 of the cake at home, and nobody wants anything baked since then. Maybe I am just not used to such richness, it was beyond decadent, I felt it was excessive. But some people might love it. The only thing I wish you mentioned - how much time it took you from the beginning to the end. If I knew it, I would never attempt it. It took me about 12 hours total (3 evenings - gathering ingredients, prepping, baking, stirring, frying, baking, etc) to complete everything, but again, it's probably just me, I am too precise when it comes to baking. This wasn't the most cost-efficient, most bang for your time and buck. I am glad I tried it, now I know how to make the toffee. and since I know what goes into it, I will probably never eat it again :-). Thank you again for such creative challenge! I truly enjoyed it. But I will try something less exhausting next time :-). Thank you, Lien I actually made it, followed it to the smallest detail. Yes, I used a pound and a half of bacon, and it wasn’t enough, you could only taste a hint. so it’s never enough bacon!
the turn off was how extremely rich the cake ended up – the buttercream too rich and creamy, the toffee too sweet. The soft and spongy cake, creamy buttercream, crunchy toffee and well-balanced syrip were a great combination and contrast to each other. but again, it was way too rich, 4 of us could hardly eat a little piece each. I still have 3/4 of the cake at home, and nobody wants anything baked since then. Maybe I am just not used to such richness, it was beyond decadent, I felt it was excessive. But some people might love it.
The only thing I wish you mentioned – how much time it took you from the beginning to the end. If I knew it, I would never attempt it. It took me about 12 hours total (3 evenings – gathering ingredients, prepping, baking, stirring, frying, baking, etc) to complete everything, but again, it’s probably just me, I am too precise when it comes to baking. This wasn’t the most cost-efficient, most bang for your time and buck. I am glad I tried it, now I know how to make the toffee. and since I know what goes into it, I will probably never eat it again :-) .
Thank you again for such creative challenge! I truly enjoyed it. But I will try something less exhausting next time :-) .
Thank you, Lien

]]> By: Amber- Loves Food, Loves to Eat http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-8326 Amber- Loves Food, Loves to Eat Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:48:10 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1611#comment-8326 This was the post that brought me to your site... and that gives me daydreams, fantasies, and night sweats, and distracts me all day at work. All I want is bacon toffee cake. This was the post that brought me to your site… and that gives me daydreams, fantasies, and night sweats, and distracts me all day at work. All I want is bacon toffee cake.

]]> By: Ginnypa http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-6123 Ginnypa Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:33:56 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1611#comment-6123 WOW, bacon, toffee and cake...a combo from heaven. WOW, bacon, toffee and cake…a combo from heaven.

]]> By: jesi http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-6093 jesi Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:15:36 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1611#comment-6093 for the first time, i really wish i liked toffee. i feel like there's something wrong with me [well, there are lots of things wrong with me. i feel like my meds should be helping me with this toffee-liking deficiency]. i just dont like things that stick in my teeth [have the same problem with chewy caramels and oreos]. i really want bacon toffee. what else can i put bacon in? i kind of want bacon frosting. for the first time, i really wish i liked toffee. i feel like there’s something wrong with me [well, there are lots of things wrong with me. i feel like my meds should be helping me with this toffee-liking deficiency]. i just dont like things that stick in my teeth [have the same problem with chewy caramels and oreos]. i really want bacon toffee. what else can i put bacon in? i kind of want bacon frosting.

]]> By: floretbroccoli http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-5902 floretbroccoli Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:57:50 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1611#comment-5902 I've always loved the genoise from The Cake Bible. But I've never found a frosting worthy of it. This may be it! Thanks. I’ve always loved the genoise from The Cake Bible. But I’ve never found a frosting worthy of it. This may be it! Thanks.

]]> By: The Culinary Sherpas http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-5901 The Culinary Sherpas Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:44:48 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1611#comment-5901 You have opened a door in the blogosphere that you may not want. Trust me. Claudia experienced it with her bacon ice cream and so did I with my bacon chocolate chip cookies (which I was totally pissed to find I had not found my road to Oprah money and some hillybilly breakfast douche had been doing it all along) and Greg's miso maple bacon ice cream bourbon root beer float (which tasted surprisingly like pancakes with syrup). There's something about bacon. The people love bacon. You have opened a door in the blogosphere that you may not want. Trust me. Claudia experienced it with her bacon ice cream and so did I with my bacon chocolate chip cookies (which I was totally pissed to find I had not found my road to Oprah money and some hillybilly breakfast douche had been doing it all along) and Greg’s miso maple bacon ice cream bourbon root beer float (which tasted surprisingly like pancakes with syrup).

There’s something about bacon. The people love bacon.

]]> By: Rebecca (Foodie With Family) http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-5899 Rebecca (Foodie With Family) Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:06:21 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1611#comment-5899 I made the bacon toffee! And not only was I right about my husband loving it, but all five of my sons loved it. My five year old cried before going to bed because he wanted to have more 'bacon candy'. Hubby's taking a slab of it to work with him to pass around... I am vindicated. And I guess in a way you are, too... I made the bacon toffee! And not only was I right about my husband loving it, but all five of my sons loved it. My five year old cried before going to bed because he wanted to have more ‘bacon candy’. Hubby’s taking a slab of it to work with him to pass around… I am vindicated. And I guess in a way you are, too…

]]> By: Elle http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-5896 Elle Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:39:13 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1611#comment-5896 oh my. oh. my. must. have. bacon toffee. oh my. oh. my. must. have. bacon toffee.

]]> By: Kay http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/2009/02/22/maple-bacon-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-5889 Kay Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:04:45 +0000 http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/?p=1611#comment-5889 Damn. The thought of that cake makes me feel somewhat like I remember feeling when I was a kid and learned what sex involved. "Say wh-aaaat?" followed by "You're bullshittin' me," followed by the next several years being fascinated by the anticipation and eventually enamoured of the real thing. And I don't know what a genoise cake is. But Google is a Good Thing. Damn. The thought of that cake makes me feel somewhat like I remember feeling when I was a kid and learned what sex involved. “Say wh-aaaat?” followed by “You’re bullshittin’ me,” followed by the next several years being fascinated by the anticipation and eventually enamoured of the real thing. And I don’t know what a genoise cake is. But Google is a Good Thing.

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