tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post2188450114646274903..comments2024-03-15T02:14:44.973-05:00Comments on Desert Candy حلويات الصحراء: The Maple Syrup ConundrumMercedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-40994437797623006992008-01-22T10:49:00.000-05:002008-01-22T10:49:00.000-05:00That looks amazing! Living in Nova Scotia is a plu...That looks amazing! Living in Nova Scotia is a plus, as there are maple sugar farms everywhere. I may have to go for a drive and buy some real syrup. And Maple Butter, can't forget that. <BR/><BR/>Unfotunately, since it is so easily available no one else in my house really likes maple (maple overload maybe?) and I might have to eat the whole cake by myself. What a tragedy! YumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-67318393635212927152008-01-20T14:05:00.000-05:002008-01-20T14:05:00.000-05:00What a problem to have - and what a solution! Map...What a problem to have - and what a solution! Maple is now one of those things which has fallen into "treat" category for us, as it's nowhere near as easy (or cheap) to get, living in Scotland!David T. Macknethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074123750929335716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-52546089908719097922008-01-12T15:01:00.000-05:002008-01-12T15:01:00.000-05:00that looks just stunning. i had maple candy at th...that looks just stunning. i had maple candy at the farmer's market yesterday and it reminded me how much i love the flavor! i bet this would be delicious.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060817143978022010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-45782396199119057652008-01-10T00:57:00.000-05:002008-01-10T00:57:00.000-05:00Mercedes,Thank you for this recipe. I am now seco...Mercedes,<BR/>Thank you for this recipe. I am now seconds away from biting into it :D It looks gorgeous, and from being a lover of cooking/baking I can already sense that the turn out is tasty. I didn't find chestnut in my supermarket, so I used roasted hazelnuts for the frosting. You'll laugh at me, but while processing the hazelnut, and finding out that it actually turns liquidy, I started jumping up and down in amusement. Ah, what aroma, what beauty ^_^ !!<BR/><BR/>Thanx for a wonderful/rich/flavorful blog.Aixa Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658355276066165191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-4766618096068164162008-01-07T08:26:00.000-05:002008-01-07T08:26:00.000-05:00Everything on that plate looks amazing!Everything on that plate looks amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-49026618369320142082008-01-04T09:46:00.000-05:002008-01-04T09:46:00.000-05:00Wow, that sounds really good. What a great way to...Wow, that sounds really good. What a great way to use up maple syrup.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146378511791644420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-16977518310807603532008-01-03T22:36:00.000-05:002008-01-03T22:36:00.000-05:00This looks SO good. There's a maple sugar farm dow...This looks SO good. There's a maple sugar farm down the highway from my house (it's Nova Scotia)...I'm going to see if they have any maple cake on the menu next time I'm there.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219465677263453056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-19036113970979367112008-01-03T15:02:00.000-05:002008-01-03T15:02:00.000-05:00Sairuh- I'm not sure that subbing maple sugar woul...Sairuh- I'm not sure that subbing maple sugar would work- the powdered sugar helps give the frosting the proper spreadable consistency, and I'm afraid the maple sugar would be granular and the frosting too runny. You could try grinding your maple sugar along with a spoonful of cornstarch in a food processor to make it more like powdered sugar, but since I haven't tried it I can't say what the results would be. Maybe do a small test batch first? Let me know if you try it.Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-36251514758769972862008-01-03T00:40:00.000-05:002008-01-03T00:40:00.000-05:00Mercedes, I love maple syrup and enjoy hearing abo...Mercedes, I love maple syrup and enjoy hearing about innovative recipes like this one. I wonder how substituting some of the powdered sugar with maple sugar would work in the frosting...?<BR/><BR/>I also empathize about not wanting nuts in my cake. Interrupting the eating experience is a perfect way of describing it!sairuhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11852459995289647098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-62564012897660709522008-01-02T08:27:00.000-05:002008-01-02T08:27:00.000-05:00For years now I've been fighting with the boyfrien...For years now I've been fighting with the boyfriend over maple syrup. He claimed to hate it, I told him he was insane. We stopped at a place Upstate that sells bulk, <I>real</I> maple syrup and I bought some. I tried to get him to try it, he refused, and then one day, I'm sitting in the living room and he bursts in saying "Hey, you know what? That's real maple syrup! That's delicious! It doesn't taste anything like Mrs. Butterworth!"<BR/>It took <I>all</I> my strength to bite my tongue!<BR/>I am most certainly bookmarking this recipe now that I have a reliable source for "the good stuff." Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-34348419646216648302008-01-02T00:53:00.000-05:002008-01-02T00:53:00.000-05:00Oh Mercedes, I think you've outdone yourself! Thi...Oh Mercedes, I think you've outdone yourself! This maple cake looks so divine. I love the idea of a whole cake sweetened with maple syrup. No refined sugar. Yum, I'm definitely copying this recipe down for some future excuse to make it.Brihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198354106187448775noreply@blogger.com