Daring Bakers

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.

Goodness – it’s time for Daring Bakers again!

This month we have the world-famous Dobos Torta, brought to us by the sweet Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and luscious Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. This particular version of the torta is based on Rick Rodger’s recipe out of his book Kaffeehaus:Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.

Ooooooh…it’s spelled TUILES. Well. Ok then. Here we go…

This month’s challenge is brought to us by Karen of Bake My Dayand Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka Kochtopf. They have chosen Tuiles from The Chocolate Book by Angélique Schmeink and Nougatine and Chocolate Tuiles from Michel Roux.

I love this recipe.  The husband loves this recipe.  If we had a dog, the dog would love this recipe.  I don’t know what else to say.  You take a few things that are in the fridge and cupboard, mix them together, bake them up, smoosh a bit, and end up with this.

This month’s challenge is brought to us by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux.  They have chosen a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand…

Which I did not make.  Because I’m lame.  Not lame as in “I have a bad leg” (which would have been a respectable excuse) but lame as in “somehow I didn’t get it together to make this amazing dessert, even though it would have been perfect for New Year.”  And I missed last month too.  And it’s French.  That doesn’t really have anything to do with anything, but I love French stuff.  You’d think I would have gotten it together.

It’s Daring Bakers time again!  And this month…I’m sitting the challenge out.  It was bound to happen some time, and turns out, November 2008 is the time.  I am planning on participating next month, but November was not to be…

Not wanting to disappoint, please check out these other amazing blogs for beautiful incarnations of the Caramel Cake with Caramelized Butter Frosting from Shuna Fish Lydon as published on Bay Area Bites.  And thanks to our ever-resourceful and brave-baking hosts Delores from Chronicles in Culinary Curiosity, Alex from Blondie and Brownie, Jenny of Foray into Food and the amazing Natalie of Gluten-a-Go-Go baking up all those alterna-darers for this challenge.  Right there you’ve got five amazing bloggers to check out, even without my list…what are you waiting for?  Go check them out!  I’ll wait.