First let me just say I really liked this challenge of the Danish Braid. At first I was afraid it would be too daunting but in the end I had such a good time. The ingredients weren’t too expensive and we both gobbled it up. The only gotcha for me was completely my fault. After reading everyone else’s posts last time and really not loving the cake I decided to halve the recipe. Which was all going great right up until I added two eggs. Good thing it didn’t screw up the recipe and I had enough to make the full thing. Even better, in the end I was really glad I did. Now I have a batch of pastry in the freezer all set to do something creative with it. I am thinking… strawberry rhubarb or spinach and feta. Maybe in little mini ones.. we will see.
And yes, I was far too excited by it all to properly light my pictures so the colours are a little iffy. Don’t worry just cause it looked green doesn’t mean it tasted green. Too bad too I kinda dig the phallic picture.
For the filling I was going to do just like the recipe said but when I made the filling I only ended up with about one cup of filling so after seeing great idea on the board I used some blackberry jam down one side and the apple filling down the other. I also modified it a little bit by not using cardamom. I just couldn’t spend the $8.50 the grocery store wanted to charge. Because I usually do these challenges at the cabin (where I have my mixer and time). There was no other options for Indian spices so I used a combination of fresh nutmeg and cinnamon and it was very tasty. Plus the fresh orange juice and orange zest really came through.
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Lovely braid!
Beautiful! I love the photos. Sounds really tasty with a mixture of both blackberry jam and apple filling.
Your braid looks good. I like the sound of filling one with spinach and feta!
Great job!
your braid looks really tasty, I love your filling choices too!
Oooo, pretty, I love the look of the two fillings coming down the center. Nice job!
Love the co-fillings! Well done.
I love the combination of the two fillings! Delicious!
Beautiful looking braid. Congrats on a job well done.
I love the half and half look with the filling. And I too dig the phallic picture. Your braid looks fantastic!
I vote for spinach and feta.
And I love how you supplemented the apple filling. Great job!
Very terrific looking braid . . .
Ha! That’s the exact same angle I used to photograph a XXX cake I made for a bachelorette party. Woohoo!
Thanks Everyone! Mine certainly wasn’t the prettiest – but maybe the most XXX.
In the end I used the leftover pastry yesterday with some fresh strawberries and apricots since I had company and needed a dessert. It was excellent!
I like the two colors/flavors side by side. Very pretty! Nice job on your challenge. I liked this one very much too!
What a beautiful double filling! Great job!
Love the idea for mixing the fillings. Great job!
Love that filling!
Nice improvisation – and phallic photo
just found your blog! I’m a software engineer too, who also has a passion for cooking, but not enough attention span to ever blog about it
I can’t stand to spend all that $$ for spices at the grocery store either. Do you have a health foods / natural food store nearby? The two in my area both sell spices in bulk, and I buy my cardamom there (for my indian recipes). It has an astronomical price per pound, but it only amounts to about $1 for enough to fill a typical spice jar.
Enjoy!
-Felicia
Beautiful braid.
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