tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post5907954025200090721..comments2024-02-08T03:08:44.622+00:00Comments on The Caked Crusader: History Corner – Empress cakesThe Caked Crusaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840224194242219981noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-83083799384225426802011-10-12T14:16:14.210+01:002011-10-12T14:16:14.210+01:00what a wonderful post and a great idea cooking fro...what a wonderful post and a great idea cooking from an old cookbook. love the custard with cupcake idea!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328051384195209822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-27578632375895522542011-10-12T07:19:22.992+01:002011-10-12T07:19:22.992+01:00Love the look of these cakes, especially when you ...Love the look of these cakes, especially when you mention they can be served with custard! I'll skip the whole boiled cauliflower though ...Cakelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-83474399792888851322011-10-12T00:00:58.612+01:002011-10-12T00:00:58.612+01:00Lovely post. Custard goes with everything! I do li...Lovely post. Custard goes with everything! I do like the idea of lining with nuts. I agree that the mushroom tops are the best part. I'm always pleased if I have to trim them to ice the cake as I get to eat them all :)Baking Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225663843015884639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-53754401517744117352011-10-11T18:15:18.203+01:002011-10-11T18:15:18.203+01:00cake sounds utterly yummmy...nice presentation dea...cake sounds utterly yummmy...nice presentation dear..:)<br /><a href="http://tastyappetite.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tasty Appetite </a>Jayanthy Kumaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01536467787138586347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-3629464847073354542011-10-11T18:08:20.665+01:002011-10-11T18:08:20.665+01:00I love History Corner CC. You must have a very int...I love History Corner CC. You must have a very interesting collection of old cookery books now.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507779981002229597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-79620124494672618512011-10-10T09:28:24.043+01:002011-10-10T09:28:24.043+01:00What a wonderful piece of history! These look real...What a wonderful piece of history! These look really interesting and very impressed with your bravery at tackling such an old recipe. The results look delicious - nuts up or down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-35115831169962859642011-10-10T08:49:55.173+01:002011-10-10T08:49:55.173+01:00Opp meant to say - deep fried cauliflower, sounds ...Opp meant to say - deep fried cauliflower, sounds odd yet strangly appealing....Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008246307753272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-78364488372014387662011-10-10T08:49:03.145+01:002011-10-10T08:49:03.145+01:00It's so interesting what cooks of old used to ...It's so interesting what cooks of old used to bake. They look great and I love the idea of the nutty lining/coating. Don't trim the tops off - thats the best bit!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008246307753272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-4878716855828510822011-10-09T20:37:18.610+01:002011-10-09T20:37:18.610+01:00I love this post - partly because of the cookbook ...I love this post - partly because of the cookbook relic and bits advice from a times gone by, but mostly because I've never seen an Empress Cake up close. And without your blog, not sure I ever would have! Thanks for sharing...Javelin Warriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01377013194172912364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-66434075720361821542011-10-09T19:53:27.592+01:002011-10-09T19:53:27.592+01:00Ooo yes. Whole boiled cauliflower is ace for turni...Ooo yes. Whole boiled cauliflower is ace for turning into a wonderous cauliflower cheese. Mmmmmmm.<br /><br />Hahahahha... word ver is 'exollynt' as indeed your recipe is.i cannaetellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02124887131958950660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-56435289276164557142011-10-09T19:05:51.972+01:002011-10-09T19:05:51.972+01:00They do look lovely - I like the idea of coating t...They do look lovely - I like the idea of coating the outside of cupcakes with a different flavour.<br /><br />Interesting post - I do enjoy seeing parts of your collection of older recipe books. You're braver than me though - I like a rough idea of how much cake I'm expecting to make!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067886984635079539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-19654428711510793122011-10-09T17:51:58.767+01:002011-10-09T17:51:58.767+01:00That is the strangest drawing of a cauliflower I&#...That is the strangest drawing of a cauliflower I've ever seen! Speaking of cauliflower, my mum decided to cook one last night and when she was cleaning it at a sink an earwig/forky tail crawled out of it. Needless to say there was much screaming in the kitchen!<br /><br />I love how rustic these cakes look with their little muffin tops. Bet it was lovely with custard.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922950133889230965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-25058156362966353942011-10-09T15:17:11.409+01:002011-10-09T15:17:11.409+01:00Love the antique pictures! So clear. I have coup...Love the antique pictures! So clear. I have couple of old books, too, with instructions on how to boil pigs' heads etc.<br /><br />Elegant cakes so much more interesting, though!sensibiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715737628925538412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-29217491729910773042011-10-09T14:57:47.731+01:002011-10-09T14:57:47.731+01:00Yummy! I wonder if I can subsitute the nuts with ...Yummy! I wonder if I can subsitute the nuts with dried fruits, as I have a nut allergy. But the cupcakes looks amazing!Step-parent's Covehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066546132095754275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-75113162598672328402011-10-09T14:17:02.151+01:002011-10-09T14:17:02.151+01:00I love really old cookbooks they have some serious...I love really old cookbooks they have some seriously odd illustrations in, great cakes though! <br /><br />Nom! XVictory Rolls & Mixing Bowlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673427329824141866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430441346293872555.post-81515299965702795582011-10-09T12:14:38.057+01:002011-10-09T12:14:38.057+01:00What am interesting post CC and yes indeed some fu...What am interesting post CC and yes indeed some funny thumbs. It shows you just how little things change (the economy and not the thumbs). I like thought of one with custard :)Jacqueline Meldrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05748535381400208316noreply@blogger.com