Monday, October 29, 2007

October Daring Baker challenge


What is this? Bostini Cream Pie, of course...not to be confused with Boston cream pie. The bottom layer is a vanilla custard, topped with an orange chiffon cake, then topped with a chocolate ganache. I loved the custard, I could eat it by itself. The cake was good, but the only mistake that I made was that I used salted butter with the chocolate, which made the whole dessert a little salty. Next time I will definitely use unsalted butter! This month was hosted my Mary at Alpineberry, you can find this recipe here.
While looking over at a fellow DBer Lis on her blog...it states that the Daring Bakers have now grown to 299 members!! WOW!! That is amazing! Go and check out all of the other's posts of this months challenge from our blogroll. They truly are a bunch of talented bakers!
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49 comments:

  1. KatieOctober 29, 2007 at 5:26 PM

    They look great all piled up like that. I bet they were delicious

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  2. DeborahOctober 29, 2007 at 5:36 PM

    They look great!! I'm glad I don't normally keep salted butter in the fridge, or I might have made the same mistake!!

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  3. ElisabethOctober 29, 2007 at 5:40 PM

    Do you still have some of those Bostinis left? We do and I'm enjoying every bite, but I might not be if I have to eat the remaining 5. :)

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  4. AnnemarieOctober 29, 2007 at 6:19 PM

    Ah, the famous salted butter in the chocolate sauce problem! Oh well, your bostinis look great and anytime there's custard around it's hard to be too disappointed.

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  5. MaryeOctober 29, 2007 at 6:21 PM

    Looks good, salted butter and all.

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  6. DoloresOctober 29, 2007 at 7:17 PM

    Congratulations April. Beauteous Bostini! :)

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  7. creampuffOctober 29, 2007 at 7:21 PM

    I'll just pull up a chair and eat those for you! Well done!

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  8. LisOctober 29, 2007 at 7:53 PM

    hehe I'm with you.. I could eat them all myself too. But that would be rude, right? *grin*

    A lovely post, April!!

    Can't wait for November's challenge. =)

    xoxo

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  9. Simona CariniOctober 29, 2007 at 7:54 PM

    I never buy salted butter, but now I am wondering how the glaze tasted with it. The reason is that I brought back from Italy a bar of dark chocolate with salt. Anyway, your bostinis look lovely.

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  10. MeganOctober 29, 2007 at 8:06 PM

    They look delicious. Salty chocolate and all.

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  11. BCOctober 29, 2007 at 8:41 PM

    Salt and chocolate isn't completely unusual - chocolate covered pretzels are pretty good!

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  12. AndreaOctober 29, 2007 at 9:27 PM

    I agree, the custard was delicious all by itself! Beautiful Bostinis!

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  13. Jen YuOctober 29, 2007 at 9:48 PM

    Great job April! They look terrific and I can't tell that you used salted butter in the glaze at all ;) I've made that mistake in the past on other pastries... it's a "doh!" moment.

    -jen at use real butter

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  14. AnonymousOctober 29, 2007 at 9:59 PM

    April..your chocolate topping is the bomb!

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  15. eatme_deliciousOctober 29, 2007 at 10:31 PM

    I loved the custard too! I used salted butter and seem to be the only one that didn't find it too salty... but maybe I'm just used to it.

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  16. UnknownOctober 29, 2007 at 10:45 PM

    299 is pretty amazing isn't it! Looks great.

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  17. slushOctober 29, 2007 at 10:53 PM

    I may have used salted butter as well. I had 2 sticks on the counter and both were used. It did seem slightly salty?? lol

    Great job, they look delish!

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  18. ElleOctober 29, 2007 at 11:49 PM

    That chocolate sauce may hav been a bit salty, but it sure looks yummy!

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  19. cupcaketasticOctober 30, 2007 at 12:17 AM

    These still look great, oops salted butter.

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  20. JulieOctober 30, 2007 at 2:12 AM

    Salted butter's a bummer, but it looks so nice and thick and yummy! And I'm with you on the custard. I could eat every component of this dessert alone and be in heaven!

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  21. The Bakery BoxOctober 30, 2007 at 6:15 AM

    Emm...I just want to reach out and grab those and eat it right now. Looks wonderful!

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  22. Lindsay Blau PortnoyOctober 30, 2007 at 9:29 AM

    Your bostini's look heavenly in their chocolate sauce, even if it was a bit salted. I wouldn't say no to a desert with that much chocolate involved :)

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  23. leslie @ definitely not marthaOctober 30, 2007 at 9:58 AM

    Yum! Great job!

    Leslie at definitely not martha

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  24. lindaOctober 30, 2007 at 11:31 AM

    Looking good! Too bad about the salted butter...but better salted butter than no butter ;)

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  25. GigiOctober 30, 2007 at 1:20 PM

    Holy mother of all chocolate!If my spoon could reach into the computer I would be in heaven!(i don't even care that it's salted chocolate)Great looking bostini's.

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  26. MadeleineOctober 30, 2007 at 1:41 PM

    Mmmm chocolate! =9

    I never buy salted butter too, like Simona... I hope was eatable your dessert! jeje! :)

    xoxo!

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  27. AbbyOctober 30, 2007 at 3:38 PM

    i made the salted butter mistake too! thankfully it was on a trial batch of sauce.

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  28. DagmarOctober 30, 2007 at 4:02 PM

    Great job!

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  29. Rosa's Yummy YumsOctober 30, 2007 at 7:16 PM

    They look great! Well done!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  30. JennyOctober 30, 2007 at 7:22 PM

    Wow that's alot of chocolate! Yum!

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  31. breadchickOctober 30, 2007 at 8:26 PM

    Yup, the custard sure is good and I love how much chocolate you used! Great job on the challenge.

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  32. Molly Loves ParisOctober 30, 2007 at 9:25 PM

    Thanks for the compliment on my kitchen. Looking at your bostini makes me want to go down to the basement and see if I have one left to eat. Bien fait.

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  33. MichelleOctober 30, 2007 at 9:53 PM

    Great job!!

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  34. The Caked CrusaderOctober 31, 2007 at 3:44 AM

    Wow - they look so cute piled up in those little bowls! Where did I leave my spoon.......?

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  35. Meeta K. WolffOctober 31, 2007 at 9:55 AM

    April great job and even if you used salted butter. I'd still help you eat those Bostinis!

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  36. ChristineOctober 31, 2007 at 2:33 PM

    It looks delicious! Great job.

    Actually, I used salted butter but I didn't notice a salty taste... Unless it's because I like eating salty foods... Or something!

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  37. JuliusOctober 31, 2007 at 5:58 PM

    Thanks for the kind comments you left on my blog. I really appreciate them.

    Your bostinis look great! :)

    Julius, The Occasional Baker

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  38. kellypeaOctober 31, 2007 at 10:59 PM

    Nice job on your Bostinis. My favorite part of this challenge has been looking at how everyone has presented their dessert!

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  39. ShandyOctober 31, 2007 at 11:31 PM

    I love the look of your Bostini Cream Pies! The way you have them in the cute little dishes brings out how rich the dessert actually is! Very pretty! =D

    Shandy (Pastry Heaven)

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  40. Kelly-JaneNovember 1, 2007 at 4:27 AM

    Great Bostinis! Well done =)

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  41. HeleneNovember 2, 2007 at 4:15 PM

    Look great! oops for the salted butter, it is an acquired taste! Great job on your challenge!!

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  42. WendyNovember 3, 2007 at 1:53 AM

    Your bostinis look like cute little ice-cream sundaes. I didn't realize it was 299 members. Wow. I used salted butter with my chocolate too and it wasn't as good as it could have been. Yours look great. Wendy

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  43. MyKitchenInHalfCupsNovember 3, 2007 at 2:54 PM

    I'm always surprised when I learn something like this. It seems so unimportant and small a detail salted or unsalted and then you find out it changes everything. Your Bostini look good.

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  44. AnonymousNovember 4, 2007 at 1:09 PM

    Love the way your Bostini looks -- delicious! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

    Paz

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  45. GabiNovember 6, 2007 at 6:43 PM

    Great job on you challenge!
    Looks beautiful!
    xoxo

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  46. LizGNovember 6, 2007 at 7:24 PM

    The chocolate coating makes your bostinis look wonderful. Well done! :)

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  47. PeabodyNovember 7, 2007 at 3:45 AM

    Excellent job on your challenge...even with the salted butter.

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  48. AnonymousNovember 14, 2007 at 5:50 AM

    wow, this looks yummy! thanks for the comment on my mousse, if you only have powdered thats fine, its about 3 teaspoons of powdered to every 6 sheets. hope this helps :)

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  49. AnonymousJuly 1, 2008 at 2:40 PM

    I made a recipe similar to this (albeit not as pretty) awhile ago except I used carob in place of chocolate.
    I used carob from Holy Food Imports and I found it to be virtually as good as chocolate.

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