My dad absolutely prefers chocolate desserts to all other desserts. He doesn't really see the point of "wasting" the calories unless there is chocolate involved. My mom, on the other hand, isn't really a big fan of chocolate. She much prefers fruit desserts. This means that at family gatherings we normally have at least two desserts. Unfortunately for my waistline, I am in neither camp. I love chocolate desserts, fruit desserts, nut desserts, vanilla desserts...I could go on. I'm just a fan of sweets :-) It being February, though, I was very excited to see two chocolate desserts on the menu. I made the panna cotta for Valentine's day and the teacakes the following week. For the panna cotta I substituted four tablespoons agar agar for the gelatin. Much to my shock it worked perfectly. It was a little bit too firm, if anything, but I loved the texture. For the teacakes I followed the recipe exactly, but split it into 6 dishes instead of 4 (my cups were 4 oz instead of 6) and decreased the baking time by a couple of minutes to compensate. Everything was delicious and relatively quick! These may become Valentine's day traditions.
These were both excellent recipes. Hubby loved the panna cotta so
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I haven't made the teacakes yet...however I am looking forward to it! Loved the Panna Cotta..a hit in my house!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your Dad, chocolate rules but I also agree with you that all desserts are divine. These were two favorites in our household too.
ReplyDeleteThey were both delicious, weren't they.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about the agar-agar you used - I used only 1 tsp (2g) to set the panna cotta.
i'm like you--i don't flavor-discriminate with my sweets. i do love chocolate though and both these look great! i skipped the panna cotta, but if i do try it, i will use agar also.
ReplyDeleteBoth of these really were delicious! I am more of a fruit dessert person but I couldn't resist these!
ReplyDeleteI am in your mother's camp, but it is hard to deny a good sweet :-)
ReplyDeleteOh man- they both look amazing ! Loved the backstory you shared about your folks' favorites. I am firmly in camp Jora :) I unfortunately love just about any dessert. ANY. Which is likely why recipe after recipe of BCM is such a hit in my house :)
ReplyDeleteChocolate anything and everything is always good! That said, if it's sweet, I will eat it! And I love the texture of your panna cotta -- looks fab!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to know that agar agar works so well. The texture looks perfect. I finally caught up on this one for this week's rewind and loved it.
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