tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post3909995191237263290..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Earl Grey cupcakes and nutritous ganacheJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-53792624167908218662011-04-25T07:12:54.412+10:002011-04-25T07:12:54.412+10:00I'm inspired. Just found your blog after makin...I'm inspired. Just found your blog after making garbanzo bean and beet chocolate cupcakes. Looking for a nutritious icing...sweet potatoes and/or tahini sounds awesome. I'd have to sub the cashew butter since I'm allergic to nuts these days. My quest had been to make cupcakes that are nutritious enough to eat for dinner and this blog is definitely helping...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-44640001934487986462011-04-01T14:18:08.249+11:002011-04-01T14:18:08.249+11:00Your cupcakes are gorgeous! Nothing wrong at all w...Your cupcakes are gorgeous! Nothing wrong at all with the presentation. Have you tried loose leaf green or black tea? I don't like bag tea because, as you said, the tannins make it really astringent and not good. Loose leaf tea is much smoother. I thought those lemon meringue tarts were pieces of corn cobs!!eatme_delicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657772782487330009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-48380805113709233242011-03-01T06:33:06.177+11:002011-03-01T06:33:06.177+11:00Your cupcakes look amazing. Really love the flavou...Your cupcakes look amazing. Really love the flavour combinations. I've never seen sweet potato and cashew butter in frosting -I wonder what it tastes like.Baking Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225663843015884639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-31416236782838461722011-02-24T22:27:43.077+11:002011-02-24T22:27:43.077+11:00thanks Anh - it is great!
Thanks Joanne - you try...thanks Anh - it is great!<br /><br />Thanks Joanne - you try sweet potato and I must try avocado (as my dodgy raw brownies doesn't count)<br /><br />Thanks Choclette - I haven't used stevia (though ricki did in her version) but I have seen it on sale here - didn't know it was illegal in the UK - glad I am not the only piping novice - good luck with your piping bag<br /><br />Thanks Heather - lovely to hear from you - E says that "tea jenny" is a good scottish phrase that his granny would have used - so glad you enjoy the recipes I post<br /><br />Thanks Chele - sorry blogger is messing you about - but yes I got the comment - and I am most grateful to you and choclette for a little chocolate inspiration - looking forward to the round up<br /><br />Thanks Ricki - after my family's comments about sweetness I wondered how this ganache would compare to your version - if I ever get into stevia and coconut sugar I will have to try it - I think it isn't too under-sweet compared to a ganache but is less sweet than a buttercream frosting<br /><br />Thanks Lisa - yes, I had to make it when I saw it on Ricki's blog<br /><br />Thanks Quince Poacher - cooking can really change foods - myself, I prefer my pears raw and find them quite odd cooked<br /><br />Thanks Hannah - I had thought of doing the ganache with pumpkin - I often use it interchangably with sweet potato so I am sure it would work - am sure the cupcakes would work with other teas (the flavour was not that strong anyway) but can't imagine why you don't like earl grey :-)<br /><br />Thanks Lucy - yes ricki's recipes are always what I am looking for - as for the dress, it did well in the wash but got so manky today that I wonder how it will go next wash<br /><br />Thanks Helen - great advice - I meant to try it with some frosting this week and then got too disorganised to experiment - need a bit more time to practise - hope you enjoy the frosting<br /><br />thanks foodie and the chef - there are so many things I would prefer to eat rather than sugar and butter - cashew butter chocolate and sweet potato are definitely among them<br /><br />thanks Louise - yes the cupcakes didn't last too long - wasn't certain if they would freeze but I didn't need to try - otherwise I would have loved to wing one your way<br /><br />Thanks Lorraine - never heard of Himalayan salted butter tea but will look out for it (though it doesn't sound commonly available)<br /><br />Thanks Rivki - baking with tea is great (esp for me as I love tea but it doesn't agree with me from a cup) - you should check out Choclette's round up at the start of March for other ideas tooJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-18724895141498923162011-02-23T14:54:58.384+11:002011-02-23T14:54:58.384+11:00I am a big tea drinker but I've never tried ba...I am a big tea drinker but I've never tried baking with it. This looks wonderful. Can't wait to try it.Rivki Lockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288838905504852656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-66665231733369812132011-02-22T21:58:30.935+11:002011-02-22T21:58:30.935+11:00That cake is very pretty! I have to ask, have you ...That cake is very pretty! I have to ask, have you ever tried Himalayan salted butter tea? It's not very strong and is delicious!Not Quite Nigellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516503190268699785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-16234674909081939202011-02-22T14:54:08.400+11:002011-02-22T14:54:08.400+11:00Sweet potatoes in the frosting, Earl Grey in the c...Sweet potatoes in the frosting, Earl Grey in the cupcakes, how very intriguing. And that spread, wholly molly, incredible!!!<br /><br />I'm sure there aren't any left but boy oh boy, I sure wouldn't mind just a bitty taste of just one cupcake. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing, Johanna...~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-68003913835780914032011-02-22T13:11:31.513+11:002011-02-22T13:11:31.513+11:00This frosting is a revelation for me - I've ma...This frosting is a revelation for me - I've made raw cashew chocolates before but never thought for icing ! What a great way to give body for frosting without adding bucket loads of sugar and butter.foodie and the chefhttp://foodieandthechef.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-4056021140724982172011-02-21T22:03:57.443+11:002011-02-21T22:03:57.443+11:00HI Johanna,
I am going to have to try this frost...HI Johanna, <br /><br />I am going to have to try this frosting. <br /><br />I recommend using a disposible piping bag and a wide star tip, start with piping roses and then try a swirl with a peak. I have literally only just started making and decorating cupcakes and am already an addict.Helen @ Fuss Free Flavourshttp://fussfreeflavours.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-11859119664196550502011-02-21T13:00:08.572+11:002011-02-21T13:00:08.572+11:00These look wonderful - and I'm not at all surp...These look wonderful - and I'm not at all surprised that Ricki's icing was to your taste...her sweet things are always to mine, too!<br /><br />Hope you managed to get Sylvia's dress back to party-perfect. XLucyhttp://www.nourish-me.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-50203338363175983742011-02-21T12:37:41.993+11:002011-02-21T12:37:41.993+11:00Eeeep! Johanna, I love when you post recipes I'...Eeeep! Johanna, I love when you post recipes I've already bookmarked but forgotten about! Definitely definitely have to try the frosting soon. I wonder if it would work with butternut squash? Maybe that wouldn't be sweet enough...<br /><br />P.S. I wonder what these cupcakes would be like with rooibos, too? I don't like Earl Grey :(Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-55637084960214119692011-02-21T08:59:34.900+11:002011-02-21T08:59:34.900+11:00Lovely combination of flavours in the cupcakes, I&...Lovely combination of flavours in the cupcakes, I'd like to try this recipe. I enjoyed your tea story. For me, it's pears. I don't enjoy them raw but think they are wonderful cooked in a dessert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-73905827610056755072011-02-21T08:20:01.575+11:002011-02-21T08:20:01.575+11:00Wow that is one of the most interesting frostings ...Wow that is one of the most interesting frostings I have ever heard of!!Lisa (bakebikeblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14802600386274518441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-59131252640851063692011-02-21T06:03:40.554+11:002011-02-21T06:03:40.554+11:00I'm not a huge fan of Earl grey tea on its own...I'm not a huge fan of Earl grey tea on its own, but I bet I'd like those cakes! And I am so glad you enjoyed the frosting. I generally don't worry too much about the fat as long as it's healthy fat and I'm not going to be eating buckets of it. And so funny that your family found the icing a bit under-sweet--considering that your version uses chocolate with sugar as well as actual sugar and mine doesn't--and I found my own to be plenty sweet! Funny how taste buds change over time, and when you're not consuming sugar! ;)Rickihttp://dietdessertndogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-6635126625270020192011-02-21T05:20:27.368+11:002011-02-21T05:20:27.368+11:00Please tell me my last comment was saved - I'm...Please tell me my last comment was saved - I'm having so many problems with blogger today!!! GrrrrrrrrrrChelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939575593242980773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-77636491222567162402011-02-21T05:15:13.918+11:002011-02-21T05:15:13.918+11:00What a spread, that cake is amazing! Above all el...What a spread, that cake is amazing! Above all else thought he combo of your chocolate and tea in the cupcakes for this months challenge sound like a wonderful combo. Thanks for taking part ;0)Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939575593242980773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-22551853844224322272011-02-21T04:33:53.847+11:002011-02-21T04:33:53.847+11:00Hi Johanna! I've been popping in to read your ...Hi Johanna! I've been popping in to read your blog here and there but have never commented. Today your Earl Grey cupcakes caught my eye as I am hands down a Tea Jenny as my mom would say, and Earl Grey was my favourite for a long time.<br />Your cupcakes sound amazing! I love all the creative recipes you share on your blog and just wanted to say thanks from someone who loves food and wishes she were more creative in that department herself!Heather Pedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437608758801235095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91913112473017341602011-02-21T03:17:42.802+11:002011-02-21T03:17:42.802+11:00Oh wow, this takes ganache to a whole new level - ...Oh wow, this takes ganache to a whole new level - I am going to have to try that at some point. I did make some ganache recently with tahini but using sweet potato too is something else. Am quite envious of your stevia, it's illegal to sell it here in the UK. We grow our own, but in leaf form it has fairly limited usage. I too have yet to master piping - CT bought me a piping bag for Christmas, but I still haven't dared use it. Anyway, I think your cupcakes look delicious, so who needs swirls! Thanks for entering We Should Cocoa.Choclettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00173996730095174268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-80506553862035770822011-02-21T01:10:18.660+11:002011-02-21T01:10:18.660+11:00I am so intrigued by that ganache! I've done ...I am so intrigued by that ganache! I've done avocado in frosting but never sweet potato. Definitely trying it.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-1360711399446095422011-02-21T00:21:43.957+11:002011-02-21T00:21:43.957+11:00oh my. the frosting is soooo interesting! You know...oh my. the frosting is soooo interesting! You know, I am trying it!Anhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712039473488252840noreply@blogger.com