Yep...its true. This week was a disaster for me on TWD. Instead of the a nice pretty, chocolate banded torte...I got the Melty Purple Thingy. What's that you ask? Well...its when you have a big hunk of purple ice cream sitting on a pond of sticky white chocolate ganache that refused to set and its topped by even more unset sticky white chocolate ganache.
*Insert exagerated dramatic sigh here* I thought I was going to be really cool with my mini white chocolate banded ice cream torte made with my leftover Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream. But 24 hours in the freezer proved me seriously wrong. I didn't have to worry about not being able to cut through the ice cream. It was so soft! And the ganache was sticky and kinda goopy. Not fun.
You'd think this sticky goopy unset concoction would be nasty...you'd be wrong. Despite the lack of a cohesive shape, the white chocolate and blueberry combination was sooooooo good. I almost licked the plate clean. Seriously I was this close! The white chocolate was sweet without being too sweet and the tartness of the blueberry ice cream was delicious in with the white chocolate. Yum, yum, yum!
I'd like to try this again but I'm scared since I didn't have a torte really. Hopefully the other TWD bakers had better luck! Be sure to check out their posts here.
This week's recipe was chosen by Amy of Food, Family, and Fun. Next week will be Chunky Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Chocolate Chipsters chosen by Stefany of Proceed with Caution. Woo hoo! More cookies!
Oh...many have asked if I get Charlie to pose for his pictures or if he just does it. He just does it. If there is food being eaten or prepared, he is there. Waiting for a tiny morsel to fall off the plate or someone to give him a bite. He's done this for as long as I have had him (two years next month). I've been told begging is a trait of the breed (Shih Tzu). So as long as there is food being made, Charlie will always be there for his close up. ;)
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Sorry it didn't set for you, but kudos for thinking out of the box!
oh no! but looks like you made a delicious white chocolate sauce...not bad at all!
Oh no! Sorry to hear that it didn't work for you, but you solved the problem !
Ulrike from Küchenlatein
Sometimes the ugliest things turn out the tastiest...at least you tried! :)
All you need to do is destroy the evidence. That's all I'm saying. And if you need help, just let me know...
Oops! Oh well, I like the melty purple thingy anyways:)
White chocolate and blueberries is a fabulous combo! I'm sorry your ganache didn't behave though.
White chocolate and blueberry soup? I think you may have discovered an untapped gourmet market. ;)
You know, looks aren't everything. The scraped plate was the first indicator that the "Melty Purply Thing" was great! It's what's inside that counts, right?
oh well, the white chocolate sounds really tasty even if it didn't set up!!
Oh no! As long as it tastes good, that's all that counts!! :) It almost looks like Charlie enjoyed all of it himself!!
Oh my! thats terrible!
lol, you know your Charlie is a cutie. Who cares about appearances. I'm so glad it tasted good! White chocolate does sound delicious.
That combo sounds SOOO Good! And you're the only one who tried the white chocolate, so bravo to that!
White chocolate and blueberry ice cream - great idea. I am really curious about what could have gone wrong with the ganache. I can’t think of any reason that white chocolate should have caused any unusual problems. White chocolate is typically melted and tempered at a lower temp than dark chocolate, but even if overheated it should still set up, it just might be a bit grainy and possibly taste scorched. If you cut the recipe down you might have suffered my constant curse of not dividing all the ingredients. Most famous was my single pumpkin pie that had nine, yes nine, eggs! It was a tad goopy!
I love the white chocolate and blueberry ice cream idea - and I'm glad it was delicioso.
I saw your tamale post and will have to check out that black bean filling. We make a tasty chicken filling from MexGrocer.com (I wrote about it on my blog a few weeks ago) and am always looking for more recipes.
Nancy
The Dogs Eat the Crumbs
Oh, rats but I bet it was still delicious. Taste trumps looks at our house anyday.
Charlie is adorable! I'll admit when I try to get creative I usually have the same problems but I bet it was delicious anyways!
At least it still tasted good! =) I'm curious as to why it didn't work with white chocolate.
I feel your pain - I tried the white chocolate route and ended up tossing it before adding the eggs. It wasn't getting all nice and cozy with the butter, so I figured - why waste the eggs? I just started over with dark chocolate. I am glad to hear that it still tasted great, and you obviously got a lot farther than I did, even if it wasn't the look you were trying to achieve. :-)
i always look fwd to seeing pics of charlie eyeing your food ;)
sorry it didn't work for you but at least it was delicious!! :) white chocolate has different properties that milk or dark, that's probably why it never set.
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