Cooking
Growing up, a chocolate eclair was a highly desirable delicacy. Always tucked away in the bakery case, it promised a sensually luscious, chocolatey, creamy experience that was impossible to eat without making a mess. It seems in retrospect that chocolate eclairs were more commonly available back in the 70's than they are today. So on the rare occasions that Lee or I find one now, we feel compelled to order it. Perhaps it is our Proustian sweet, allowing us to recapture a bit of our childhood. In any case, it sure beats a madeleine...!
Cake Love is a terrific bakery on the historic U Street in Washington DC. Dedicated to creating the most delicious cakes, they also serve one of the most obscenely oversized chocolate eclairs ever seen. It speaks to the passion of the owner and baker. Our national ideology is based on the idea that no matter who you are, with enough hard work and passion, anything is possible, so it seems particularly fitting in DC that a lawyer by trade would discover his true passion for baking cakes and chuck a promising legal career to open a bakery.
Cake Love has recently expanded with a cafe across the street, the perfect place to indulge in dessert. And if you don't want to tackle the eclair, you can choose amongst cakes with wonderful names like Heavenly Hazey, My Downfall, Sassy and Susie's a Pink Lady. If you find yourself in our nation's capitol head over to Cake Love and experience the passion and a little bit of the American dream for yourself.
Cake Love
1506 U Street, NW
Washington DC
202-265-9800
- Princess Cake
Lee's favorite cake is a Swedish Princess cake. I get him one every year on his birthday. It's layers of fluffy genoise, smooth custard and raspberry jam all topped with whipped cream and then completely covered with a thin layer of marzipan....
- Post-oscar Decadence
Of all the nominations, I've only seen...two?...of the films. Ratatouille and Michael Clayton. Which is probably a higher number than past years. We decided to have a sort of 'decadence' dinner. Nothing too fancy, just foods we really enjoy....
- Trial And Error
Or, When a recipe goes wrong. Last week, I made a White Chocolate Pound Cake. I just felt like baking one. I carefully followed the directions, as I (almost) always do. Melted chocolate in the cake, as well as white chocolate layered with the batter:...
- Blowing The Dust Off...
Another 'oldie': from the August 1969 Gourmet, White Mountain Cake. This one came from one my favorite sections, the 'You Asked For It' column. The cake, apparently, came a bakery in Philadelphia, which had gone out of business. Interesting...
- Dining With The Bloggers - April 20th
Ahem. It really couldn't have been me that suggested this weeks theme should be a cake. Why, I never bake, - do I?;-) Okay, so I do. On my recent trip to Berlin, I almost spend more money on cake tins, than on clothes (okay, almost - not entirely!)...
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Growing up, a chocolate eclair was a highly desirable delicacy. Always tucked away in the bakery case, it promised a sensually luscious, chocolatey, creamy experience that was impossible to eat without making a mess. It seems in retrospect that chocolate eclairs were more commonly available back in the 70's than they are today. So on the rare occasions that Lee or I find one now, we feel compelled to order it. Perhaps it is our Proustian sweet, allowing us to recapture a bit of our childhood. In any case, it sure beats a madeleine...!
Cake Love is a terrific bakery on the historic U Street in Washington DC. Dedicated to creating the most delicious cakes, they also serve one of the most obscenely oversized chocolate eclairs ever seen. It speaks to the passion of the owner and baker. Our national ideology is based on the idea that no matter who you are, with enough hard work and passion, anything is possible, so it seems particularly fitting in DC that a lawyer by trade would discover his true passion for baking cakes and chuck a promising legal career to open a bakery.
Cake Love has recently expanded with a cafe across the street, the perfect place to indulge in dessert. And if you don't want to tackle the eclair, you can choose amongst cakes with wonderful names like Heavenly Hazey, My Downfall, Sassy and Susie's a Pink Lady. If you find yourself in our nation's capitol head over to Cake Love and experience the passion and a little bit of the American dream for yourself.
Cake Love
1506 U Street, NW
Washington DC
202-265-9800
- Princess Cake
Lee's favorite cake is a Swedish Princess cake. I get him one every year on his birthday. It's layers of fluffy genoise, smooth custard and raspberry jam all topped with whipped cream and then completely covered with a thin layer of marzipan....
- Post-oscar Decadence
Of all the nominations, I've only seen...two?...of the films. Ratatouille and Michael Clayton. Which is probably a higher number than past years. We decided to have a sort of 'decadence' dinner. Nothing too fancy, just foods we really enjoy....
- Trial And Error
Or, When a recipe goes wrong. Last week, I made a White Chocolate Pound Cake. I just felt like baking one. I carefully followed the directions, as I (almost) always do. Melted chocolate in the cake, as well as white chocolate layered with the batter:...
- Blowing The Dust Off...
Another 'oldie': from the August 1969 Gourmet, White Mountain Cake. This one came from one my favorite sections, the 'You Asked For It' column. The cake, apparently, came a bakery in Philadelphia, which had gone out of business. Interesting...
- Dining With The Bloggers - April 20th
Ahem. It really couldn't have been me that suggested this weeks theme should be a cake. Why, I never bake, - do I?;-) Okay, so I do. On my recent trip to Berlin, I almost spend more money on cake tins, than on clothes (okay, almost - not entirely!)...