https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/ Thu, 24 Dec 2015 22:18:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/#comment-28537 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:44:56 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/no-frosting-no-ceremony#comment-28537 I love this cake and have made it a couple of times since you posted the recipe. I had some late season peaches that I needed to use up and substituted 3 peaches (cut into 8ths) for the plums, I also substituted 1/2 cup of barley flour for some of the regular flour. The results were excellent. Can't wait to make it again with plums now that they're all over the markets.

]]> https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/#comment-28539 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:44:56 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/no-frosting-no-ceremony#comment-28539 I love this cake and have made it a couple of times since you posted the recipe. I had some late season peaches that I needed to use up and substituted 3 peaches (cut into 8ths) for the plums, I also substituted 1/2 cup of barley flour for some of the regular flour. The results were excellent. Can't wait to make it again with plums now that they're all over the markets.

]]> https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/#comment-28538 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:43:28 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/no-frosting-no-ceremony#comment-28538 Molly, this gem has sat in the back of my mind for a full year, and finally, today, while four plums grew mushy on the counter, I cam back to this. Can't believe I remembered it rattling around up there for so long! In my frenzy, I subbed buttermilk for milk and agave for golden syrup and oh, MY!! I'm going to have to leave the house to ensure the 8 piece yield! Thanks for this gem.

]]> https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/#comment-28536 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:43:28 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/no-frosting-no-ceremony#comment-28536 Molly, this gem has sat in the back of my mind for a full year, and finally, today, while four plums grew mushy on the counter, I cam back to this. Can't believe I remembered it rattling around up there for so long! In my frenzy, I subbed buttermilk for milk and agave for golden syrup and oh, MY!! I'm going to have to leave the house to ensure the 8 piece yield! Thanks for this gem.

]]> https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/#comment-28535 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:17:20 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/no-frosting-no-ceremony#comment-28535 I've now made this twice with plums and twice with pears. We usually eat it with salted caramel ice cream from Strauss family creamery, which is divine. Today's version was my favorite: I only had Asian pears, so I poached them first in Marsala and sugar to make them a little richer. We boiled down the Marsala, and used it as a sauce for the cake. Delicious.

]]> https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/#comment-28386 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:17:20 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/no-frosting-no-ceremony#comment-28386 I've now made this twice with plums and twice with pears. We usually eat it with salted caramel ice cream from Strauss family creamery, which is divine. Today's version was my favorite: I only had Asian pears, so I poached them first in Marsala and sugar to make them a little richer. We boiled down the Marsala, and used it as a sauce for the cake. Delicious.

]]> https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/#comment-28385 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:39:02 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/no-frosting-no-ceremony#comment-28385 I made this today with Italian plums. Had to hunt all over for the golden syrup–found it at Whole Foods in Portland.
Just ate the first piece. Wonderful!
Thanks for converting to metric weights–makes accuracy so easy.
Still, I used a lot of pans and bowls to make this. Definitely worth it.

]]> https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/#comment-28534 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:39:02 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/no-frosting-no-ceremony#comment-28534 I made this today with Italian plums. Had to hunt all over for the golden syrup–found it at Whole Foods in Portland.
Just ate the first piece. Wonderful!
Thanks for converting to metric weights–makes accuracy so easy.
Still, I used a lot of pans and bowls to make this. Definitely worth it.

]]> https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/#comment-28384 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:40:31 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/no-frosting-no-ceremony#comment-28384 Just popped the cake in the oven. My golden syrup expired back in '08 and so used some local, organic honey instead. Unfortunately, my plums looked pretty sad. I'm hoping the oven heat will fix that and intensify their sugars, otherwise, I'll be giving this cake another try over the weekend! The batter is delish.

]]> https://orangette.net/2011/09/no-frosting-no-ceremony/#comment-28533 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:40:31 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/no-frosting-no-ceremony#comment-28533 Just popped the cake in the oven. My golden syrup expired back in '08 and so used some local, organic honey instead. Unfortunately, my plums looked pretty sad. I'm hoping the oven heat will fix that and intensify their sugars, otherwise, I'll be giving this cake another try over the weekend! The batter is delish.

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