Comments on: pistachio petit-four cake http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/ Wed, 23 May 2012 13:32:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jen http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1795666 Jen Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:26:00 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1795666 Edit: dash of calvados... Edit: dash of calvados…

]]> By: Jen http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1795662 Jen Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:25:05 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1795662 Thank you for this recipe. This cake has won a permanent position in my cake top five. I am trying it out today with a dash of apricot in the apricot preserves. I was wondering if you had an tips for "boozing" up a cake? The fancy liquors section of my house bar just don't find enough use. To those who had problems spreading the preserves: I find if you brush it through a sieve, it has a much nicer, silkier consistency. Thanks for all the wonderfulness; I can't wait for your book! Thank you for this recipe. This cake has won a permanent position in my cake top five. I am trying it out today with a dash of apricot in the apricot preserves. I was wondering if you had an tips for “boozing” up a cake? The fancy liquors section of my house bar just don’t find enough use. To those who had problems spreading the preserves: I find if you brush it through a sieve, it has a much nicer, silkier consistency.
Thanks for all the wonderfulness; I can’t wait for your book!

]]> By: Alyssa http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1610627 Alyssa Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:50:41 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1610627 I was considering making this cake for my birthday since I absolutely adore marzipan, but am not the biggest fan of pistachios. Has anyone tried to make this cake with a different type of nut? I was thinking of using almonds to go with the marzipan and adding a bit of almond extract to boot. I was considering making this cake for my birthday since I absolutely adore marzipan, but am not the biggest fan of pistachios. Has anyone tried to make this cake with a different type of nut? I was thinking of using almonds to go with the marzipan and adding a bit of almond extract to boot.

]]> By: Vidya http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1576764 Vidya Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:03:34 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1576764 Did you find that the batter for this cake was really, really thick? I don't have a stand mixer and my arm almost broke off trying to whip up a triple batch of this in one go. Lesson learned, stick to one batch at a time, else invest in a KitchenAid. It also took a long, long time to cook and browned a lot before it was done all the way through, so parts were a little dry. Still delicious though, so, so rich and buttery and the flavour of the pistachios really comes through. Did you find that the batter for this cake was really, really thick? I don’t have a stand mixer and my arm almost broke off trying to whip up a triple batch of this in one go. Lesson learned, stick to one batch at a time, else invest in a KitchenAid. It also took a long, long time to cook and browned a lot before it was done all the way through, so parts were a little dry. Still delicious though, so, so rich and buttery and the flavour of the pistachios really comes through.

]]> By: Monnaliza http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1525339 Monnaliza Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:43:41 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1525339 the cake looks so yummy .. you made me feel like i want to bake at this very moment !!! ^__^ the cake looks so yummy .. you made me feel like i want to bake at this very moment !!! ^__^

]]> By: Susie http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1451769 Susie Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:45:27 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1451769 I've now made this cake 4 times for different reasons (my birthday, christmas eve, friends birthday and just a test) and it's been perfect each time. Absolutely delicious, easy, perfect. Thanks so much! I’ve now made this cake 4 times for different reasons (my birthday, christmas eve, friends birthday and just a test) and it’s been perfect each time. Absolutely delicious, easy, perfect. Thanks so much!

]]> By: Cherie M http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1180416 Cherie M Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:19:54 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1180416 I made this for my mother's birthday, which was last night. I took your advice and made the cakes earlier in the week, then made the marzipan and some apricot preserves the day before assembly, and the ganache the day of. Everything turned out perfect, and the cake got rave reviews! Thank you for sharing, and thank you more for the tips. This is definitely a keeper. My only change was to put a touch of butter in the hot cream before pouring it over the chocolate. It gave the chocolate a nice sheen and made it a little easier to cut at serving time. I made this for my mother’s birthday, which was last night. I took your advice and made the cakes earlier in the week, then made the marzipan and some apricot preserves the day before assembly, and the ganache the day of. Everything turned out perfect, and the cake got rave reviews! Thank you for sharing, and thank you more for the tips. This is definitely a keeper.

My only change was to put a touch of butter in the hot cream before pouring it over the chocolate. It gave the chocolate a nice sheen and made it a little easier to cut at serving time.

]]> By: Rachel K http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1026238 Rachel K Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:09:41 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1026238 Deb-I have loved everything I have made from your site. Would love to make this cake for the boyfriend (haven't yet made him the you-won't-be-single-for-long pasta yet, for obvious reasons) BUT he doesn't like chocolate (his one major flaw) so any ideas for a different frosting? Would a buttercream work you think? Deb-I have loved everything I have made from your site. Would love to make this cake for the boyfriend (haven’t yet made him the you-won’t-be-single-for-long pasta yet, for obvious reasons) BUT he doesn’t like chocolate (his one major flaw) so any ideas for a different frosting? Would a buttercream work you think?

]]> By: deb http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1005288 deb Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:57:33 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1005288 Ganaches made with white chocolate tend to need less cream, but I haven't made one to coat a cake so can't say exactly how much less. Ganaches made with white chocolate tend to need less cream, but I haven’t made one to coat a cake so can’t say exactly how much less.

]]> By: Elle http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1002394 Elle Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:27:29 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/pistachio-petit-four-cake/#comment-1002394 Do you think the same recipe for ganache would work with white chocolate instead? Or would the amount of cocoa butter somehow change it? Do you think the same recipe for ganache would work with white chocolate instead? Or would the amount of cocoa butter somehow change it?

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