Tuesday, October 13, 2015

TwD - Tiger Cakes


Our Tuesdays with Dorie recipe this week is the intriguingly named Tiger Cakes.  Apparently these cakes are common all over France, and are normally served upside down with a rosette of ganache on top.

I am not so sure about their looking tiger - like: 



At a stretch, they could be said to resemble a leopard's spots.  However, it's a fun name anyway.

These cakes taste delightful - loved this recipe with egg whites, almond meal, chocolate and a scant amount of flour.  They taste good just slightly warm while the chocolate is still soft. I would make these again.

To  see what the others thought of these cakes, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.
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18 comments:

  1. Johanna GGGOctober 13, 2015 at 10:01 AM

    I was expecting stripey cakes but I would happily eat one or two of these whatever the name

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  2. Lorraine @ Not Quite NigellaOctober 13, 2015 at 3:29 PM

    OOh I've never heard of these before! They sound delicious! :D

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  3. KariOctober 13, 2015 at 6:51 PM

    I've never heard of these but they are cute! I would re-name then leopard cakes too though :D

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  4. KatiecakesOctober 13, 2015 at 7:10 PM

    Oooh, I love how speckled yours are. I agree, they were so delicious!

    Katie xoxo

    www.iheartkatiecakes.co.uk

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  5. Margrèt JóhannaOctober 13, 2015 at 8:47 PM

    They look good. We loved them and the were all gone before I could even think of ganach.

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  6. NicoleOctober 13, 2015 at 9:05 PM

    Yeah... not so much on the tiger, but definitely delicious!

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  7. Mardi MichelsOctober 13, 2015 at 9:08 PM

    Yours look fantastic (and so much more "animal like" than mine cos, ahem, I didn't follow the instructions!)

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  8. flour.ish.enOctober 13, 2015 at 11:01 PM

    I question the name like you do, so I did something differently. Your cakes are perfect. The ganache makes them sweeter. I'll be happy to do without the ganache.

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  9. Peggy the BakerOctober 14, 2015 at 12:17 AM

    I had a wretched time getting mine out of the pans! I think I need to bake them longer-----or invest in silicone. Yours look great!

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  10. RyanOctober 14, 2015 at 2:46 AM

    Your cakes look great! I think we should call them leopard cakes, too.

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  11. jane of many tradesOctober 14, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    the chocolate pieces made me think of a cheetah but a leopard is accurate too! I used the ganache but I think it was a little overpowering, maybe next time I will leave them naked like yours.

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  12. Diane ZwangOctober 14, 2015 at 12:46 PM

    I can't stop eating these. I have been savoring one each day. Loved them and will definitely make again.

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  13. sanyaOctober 14, 2015 at 8:38 PM

    Leopard Cakes! That is spot on :)
    Yours look great!

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  14. steph- whisk/spoonOctober 15, 2015 at 6:33 AM

    your leopard cakes look beautiful!

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  15. NanaOctober 15, 2015 at 10:32 AM

    They look perfect, and no matter what they are called, they are delicious.

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  16. EiOctober 16, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    I really want to see what the "tiger effect" is supposed to be, because mine definitely didn't have stripes. Stripes or not, these were so good!

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  17. ZosiaOctober 16, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    I agree, not very tiger-like but delicious nonetheless.

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  18. KayteOctober 18, 2015 at 8:28 AM

    Well, those tiger cakes are so cute, stripes or not. I once made tiger rolls and they had spots like giraffe spots so I thought that was sort of strange that they were called tiger rolls. Maybe these people naming these recipes have no idea what a tiger really looks like, lol! Yours look delicious.

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