Thursday, May 10, 2007

Montmartre Square



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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 11, 2007 8:24 am

    Hi,

    I love surfing your blog to see all your wonderful creations. I'm always amazed by the sheer number of desserts you make. You seem to do it everyday. Do you share it with your friends or do you have a large family?

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  2. CranberryMay 11, 2007 9:28 am

    Looks interesting. What is the top layed with, Lucy? The base is the cake?

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  3. AnonymousMay 11, 2007 9:49 am

    Hi Aunty

    What's Montmarte? Seems so nice and yummy!:P

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  4. AnonymousMay 11, 2007 1:41 pm

    Hi Aunty,

    May i know what cake this is, as in the flavour? It looks moist & delicious and the topping with the side browning is so beautiful.


    Regina

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  5. Aunty YochanaMay 11, 2007 2:09 pm

    Hi Regina,

    yes, you're right. This cake is moist n delicious. It has very very little flour but more on ground almonds. When you bite into it, it has a nice lovely crunchy feeling and taste of the almonds. The topping is almond paste, brush with egg yolk then grilled.

    rgds

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  6. Aunty YochanaMay 11, 2007 2:20 pm

    Ooops Kate,

    If I'm not mistaken "Montmartre Square" is a town. I got this recipe from the book "Paris Sweet" by Dorie Greenspan.

    Yes this cake is nice and yummy. A mixture of nothing more than almond paste, eggs, butter and a splash of Grand Marnier and a bit of flour to hold everything together, it is like an old-fashioned one-bowl cake. I hestitated at first and finally decided to try to bake it and I've no regrets after that.

    rgds

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  7. Aunty YochanaMay 11, 2007 2:21 pm

    Cranberry,

    Top layer is almond paste. The base is almond cake.

    rgds

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  8. Aunty YochanaMay 11, 2007 2:28 pm

    Hi anonymous.

    My hse consists of 4 adults. My 75 yr old mum doesn't eat much. So, the balance 3 has to struggle with it..hahaha...

    Jokes aside, I give them away and I spent a lot of money on baking but I really enjoy it. While my friends go for shopping, I spent mine on baking cakes and thus no diamond ring.

    rgds..

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  9. AnonymousMay 11, 2007 3:15 pm

    Hi Aunty

    It's ok not to have a diamond ring, most importantly, you have a real kind heart.. You give all your bakes to charity homes : )

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  10. Aunty YochanaMay 11, 2007 8:00 pm

    Yes Kate,

    As long as you're happy and have a big heart...that makes the world.

    rgds

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  11. AnonymousMay 12, 2007 8:12 am

    Aunty,
    shan here.
    Just to tell you that Montmartre Square is a famous tourist spot in Paris. This is also the place that artist draw portraits to earn money.

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  12. Aunty YochanaMay 12, 2007 5:10 pm

    Hi Shan,

    thank you so much for your info. I will definitely go there when I go to Paris.

    rgds

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  13. AnonymousMay 14, 2007 6:06 pm

    Hello Aunty,

    The more i look at the picture, the more i feel like having a bite of this cake. ;p

    If you have the time, can u share the recipe?

    TIA.

    Regina

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 09, 2007 7:15 pm

    Hi aunty lucy, just wondering whether you made the almond paste or bought it? I wanted to try this recipe when I saw it in the book too, but was told that almond paste is not available locally and the only alternative is to make it myself.

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  15. Aunty YochanaSeptember 09, 2007 9:08 pm

    Hi Hazel,

    I bought the highest percentage alomond paste from Sun Lik.

    rgds

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