Comments on: The Poptimists Cookbook http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/01/the-poptimists-cookbook/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:46:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sarah http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/01/the-poptimists-cookbook/#comment-436906 Sarah Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:19:08 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/01/the-poptimists-cookbook/#comment-436906 Haha! I missed this comment - very belatedly - they were sort of "interesting" anyway! A more conventional route would be to go the Mexican chocatl spice route with some tangy lime icing in there somewhat. Or mango lassi style icing if we're sticking with the coriander/cumin/garam masala etc basics that form pretty much all of my curries. It is really ODD having a cake that sort of tastes like a (UK style) curry... I gather that 'curries' in the US might not have the same sort of resonance as they have here so it's pretty hard to pin down! I have another recipe for chestnut cupcakes I wrote ages ago but forgot to post! I'll make sure to do proper portions etc next time. I'm pretty sure the fact I was 2 bottles of wine down by the time I made those cupcakes has something to do with the haze, but really that cake is so easy and just "bung stuff in bowl" like I find it hard to go wrong, I should have specified the type of flour etc though. Naughty me! Will do better next time! Haha! I missed this comment - very belatedly - they were sort of “interesting” anyway! A more conventional route would be to go the Mexican chocatl spice route with some tangy lime icing in there somewhat. Or mango lassi style icing if we’re sticking with the coriander/cumin/garam masala etc basics that form pretty much all of my curries. It is really ODD having a cake that sort of tastes like a (UK style) curry… I gather that ‘curries’ in the US might not have the same sort of resonance as they have here so it’s pretty hard to pin down!

I have another recipe for chestnut cupcakes I wrote ages ago but forgot to post! I’ll make sure to do proper portions etc next time. I’m pretty sure the fact I was 2 bottles of wine down by the time I made those cupcakes has something to do with the haze, but really that cake is so easy and just “bung stuff in bowl” like I find it hard to go wrong, I should have specified the type of flour etc though. Naughty me! Will do better next time!

]]> By: lisa_go_blind http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/01/the-poptimists-cookbook/#comment-370456 lisa_go_blind Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:06:48 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/01/the-poptimists-cookbook/#comment-370456 Really, the blame should go to me (I am the sally e o who writes "Cookery Casualty"). My baking skills are rudimentary at best, and in addition to the UK/US differences I changed aspects of Sarah's recipe to fit with the way I've done things for other recipes ("of course the butter should be melted!" uh, no ...). That said, now that I know what I did wrong, I'm fully prepared to bake a really delicious batch of curry cupcakes next time around. Really, the blame should go to me (I am the sally e o who writes “Cookery Casualty”). My baking skills are rudimentary at best, and in addition to the UK/US differences I changed aspects of Sarah’s recipe to fit with the way I’ve done things for other recipes (”of course the butter should be melted!” uh, no …). That said, now that I know what I did wrong, I’m fully prepared to bake a really delicious batch of curry cupcakes next time around.

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