Party --- 12/13/2009 --- Ithaca
Oh, and I didn't get any pictures from the dark chocolate themed dessert party at 504 two days earlier, but I did want to record the recipe for the torte that Emily and I made. We just innovated in the kitchen, but the results were amazing. I'll definitely want to make it again.
Crust: Mash about 2C bran flakes with 2oz brown sugar, 2oz melted butter and 1oz melted dark chocolate. Press into an 8" pie plate and bake at 350F for 10 minutes and allow to cool. The crust was ok, but next time I'd go with a more traditional flour/butter/sugar crust.
Filling: 1lb mascarpone cheese, 1C sugar, 2t vanilla all mixed together until creamy. Pour half into the crust. Then grate a thick layer of dark chocolate into the pie plate. I'd say about 4 oz of chocolate. Pour the rest of the mascarpone into the crust. Top with sliced banana and another 4oz of dark chocolate broken into small chunks or shavings. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
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Beth with gingerbread hands. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Mike rolling the dough. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Cutting house pieces. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Jess and Alex preparing their unique gingerbread shapes. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Melissa and Emily Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Carolyn Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Xander and his holiday hat. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Xander and Josh Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Candy Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Candy Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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and more candy! Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Everyone working Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Everyone posing Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Working and posing Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Don't know why Mike was doing this... Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Houses start to take shape. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Melissa and her house. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Delicious roof! Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Emily and I made this house. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Interior starting to take shape. Check out that fireplace! Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Second story installed. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Our house. In the middle of our... kitchen. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Ok, I'll admit that Emily did most of the work. I'm more of an idea guy. Though I did create some of the interior. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Whatever. I'm happy with the result. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Sloop Stitty! Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Alex and his house. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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The gingerbread and frosting did taste better this year. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Sad Carolyn and her San Andreas Fault house. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Emily and her nearly complete Reindeer. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Emily and Brian placed individual sprinkles by hand. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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The little guy was very photogenic. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Gets my vote for best creation of the party. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Beth and Max's barn. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Mike made the tootsie roll horse. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Beth added the bridle. Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |
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Tasty! Ithaca -- 12/13/2009 |