tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post5958251590189030328..comments2024-02-11T15:52:39.974-08:00Comments on Caker Cooking: Lady FingersBrian Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-18404644164850112902022-11-06T04:50:55.280-08:002022-11-06T04:50:55.280-08:00I'm glad that you found the recipe again. And ...I'm glad that you found the recipe again. And while it may seem that Lady Fingers could be a figment of the imagination, they are definitely real. For better or worse. Don't forget to add the nail. Brian Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-83977676052000629572022-11-03T07:46:21.914-07:002022-11-03T07:46:21.914-07:00I remembered my mother making these when i was a k...I remembered my mother making these when i was a kid but i was starting to think i had imagined it because the recipie is next to impossible to find.(I couldn't just ask her because she turned into a bit of a "so and so" after my dad passed) I think she re-dipped them after she coated them in coconut. thanks for the recipie. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-84490112752273661192014-05-31T04:54:13.583-07:002014-05-31T04:54:13.583-07:00Thanks for the tip. I do my grocery shopping at No...Thanks for the tip. I do my grocery shopping at No Frills on Sunday mornings. I'm the one wearing track pants and loading up on the Cool Whip.Brian Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-91064420384505401502014-05-31T04:52:35.477-07:002014-05-31T04:52:35.477-07:00Thanks for sharing this. I have to say, Kalter Hun...Thanks for sharing this. I have to say, Kalter Hund looks a lot fancier than the caker version. Although, asking "Who's up for some cellar cake?" at the end of your meal might not go over too well.Brian Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-17022272625505538842014-05-30T04:58:45.664-07:002014-05-30T04:58:45.664-07:00reminds me a bit of German "Kalter Hund"...reminds me a bit of German "Kalter Hund" (cold dog) - http://www.germandeli.com/Information/Recipe-for-Kalter-Hund/ ... but of course, we vamp it up with some extra cookies and coconut fat ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-72471466336338804712014-05-29T10:25:11.760-07:002014-05-29T10:25:11.760-07:00Mass-market white bread is sometimes even sweeter ...Mass-market white bread is sometimes even sweeter than sponge cake. If you're going for sturdiness, I'd recommend Jamaican-style Hard Dough (or Hardo) bread which is both sweet and dense, very much like a cross between pound cake and Wonder bread. You can get it at No Frills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-25584872001529417862014-05-28T16:37:28.786-07:002014-05-28T16:37:28.786-07:00They're not going to blow you away or anything...They're not going to blow you away or anything, but they're actually pretty good. Rumour has it that the hairy forearm/french manicure combo is going to be HUGE this fall. You saw it here first.Brian Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-67427704363214988062014-05-28T16:34:47.359-07:002014-05-28T16:34:47.359-07:00The only thing I'm drunk on is love. Love of e...The only thing I'm drunk on is love. Love of elegance and Lady Fingers.Brian Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-58614945383929759722014-05-28T16:32:33.513-07:002014-05-28T16:32:33.513-07:00Thank you for educating me about lamingtons. I hav...Thank you for educating me about lamingtons. I have to say, eating a chocolate-covered sponge cake does sound a little more refined than a chocolate-covered loaf of stale bread. But I suppose refinement is all in the mouth of the beholder.Brian Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-48991974064419235612014-05-28T16:28:59.319-07:002014-05-28T16:28:59.319-07:00They would no doubt be very conflicted. Stale brea...They would no doubt be very conflicted. Stale bread. But chocolate! But stale bread. But chocolate!Brian Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-9422155567850462302014-05-27T08:51:41.405-07:002014-05-27T08:51:41.405-07:00These were really good? Really? Because the reci...These were really good? Really? Because the recipe sounds kind of awful, and those pictures sure aren't doing them any favors.<br />On the other hand, you're certainly rockin' the Hairy Forearms/French Manicure look. Not many can get away with that.veg-o-matichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10063037378554820697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-69469392266877645602014-05-27T05:23:49.001-07:002014-05-27T05:23:49.001-07:00Go home, Caker. You're drunk.
These pictures...Go home, Caker. You're drunk. <br /><br />These pictures seriously freak me out.yinzerellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923249038735204546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-15369687748559923932014-05-27T01:54:57.772-07:002014-05-27T01:54:57.772-07:00These surely have a lost sibling in the Australian...These surely have a lost sibling in the Australian lamington - though, obviously, we're heaps posh down here and use sponge cake... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamington) <br />We can even buy "lamington fingers" at the supermarket. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-54536955861774167672014-05-27T01:38:36.825-07:002014-05-27T01:38:36.825-07:00I can imagine the pained and and horrified looks t...I can imagine the pained and and horrified looks that I'd get it I made these bread filled " fingers" and served them to my chocolate crazed family. Could be fun!Debzi333https://www.blogger.com/profile/14990741441139857210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-23350862920853731562014-05-26T18:18:57.461-07:002014-05-26T18:18:57.461-07:00Oh, come on, Suzanne. They're not that bad. I ...Oh, come on, Suzanne. They're not that bad. I think the photo of the finger with the nail on it looks kind of cute. Like a lady Sasquatch. Brian Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-35354329648347412102014-05-26T18:16:45.570-07:002014-05-26T18:16:45.570-07:00Oh no! Are you sure the fingernail wasn't supp...Oh no! Are you sure the fingernail wasn't supposed to be in there? Like a prize of some kind?Brian Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-101901156392849022014-05-26T18:15:19.724-07:002014-05-26T18:15:19.724-07:00We're very dear friends, actually. I asked Con...We're very dear friends, actually. I asked Conchita if she thought they were the best thing she ever tasted. She replied, "Actually, the wurst." Whatever. We've always been competitive.Brian Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779793839672812019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-27261402657599710122014-05-26T16:18:45.405-07:002014-05-26T16:18:45.405-07:00yikes yikes smhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339093227095493349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-34920062144866717692014-05-26T08:56:21.616-07:002014-05-26T08:56:21.616-07:00Your food styling photo is freakin' me out tod...Your food styling photo is freakin' me out today. Reminds me of the time I bought a pan of m&m brownies from a bake sale and there was actually a fake fingernail INSIDE!!! Nothing at all like the pleasant surprise of finding the prize in the crackerjack box.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697309562588673249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660641345241219924.post-35489792994161744062014-05-26T05:58:31.891-07:002014-05-26T05:58:31.891-07:00I see you've had Conchita the Eurovision Song ...I see you've had Conchita the Eurovision Song Contest winner round for afternoon tea!Asparagus Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144544248029447571noreply@blogger.com