ThankGodwewereallowedtowimpoutandusebutterifwecouldn&39;tfindsuetand/orcouldn&39;tstomachit.IthinkIwouldhavebeenokaywithit,hadIdecidedonmakingasavorypudding,butI&39;vehadthishorriblegnawingchocolatecravinglatelythatIjustcouldn&39;tdenyaminutelonger.SoIwentwiththeVeryChocolatePuddingthatlotsofothermembersweregoingcrazyover,anditusedbutterinsteadofsuet.I&39;mtorn.IabsolutelyLOVEDlearninghowtosteamcake..somethingI&39;dnevereventhoughtofdoingbefore.IwouldlovetodothisagainsincetheonlydishesIdirtiedweretheKitchenaidbowl,aspatulaand4ramekins.Ididn&39;tevenbotherwithmeasuringcupssincetherecipewasingrams,Ijustmeasuredeverythingonastyrofoamplateontopofmyscale,thenanddumpeditallin.Otherthanformyphotos,I&39;mnotevengoingtohavetodirtyaplate,aswe&39;lljustdigrightintotheramekins.NicePolyUSocialResponsibility.Theflavorwasgreat..butIoversteamed.Ifiguredforthelargesinglepuddingdirectionsintherecipe,quarteredintotheramekins,thatmysteamtimewoulddropby45minutes.Well..theywereprobablydonein30minutes.Theyweren&39;tcompletelydry,buttheyweredefinitelyonthesideofa"cakeybrownie"whichIdon&39;tlike.Ilikefudgeybrowniesandairycake..sothetexturedidn&39;tthrillme.Butthat&39;smyfault,Ishouldhavecheckedthemin30minutesDecorativeWorks.SinceIdon&39;tmakecakeoften(LordknowsI&39;dliketo)I&39;mnotsurethenextonewillbesteamedortraditionallybaked..althoughI&39;veseensomeflavorcombosandphotosintheprivateDBforumsthathaveabsolutelymademyheartflutterinenvy(checkoutthephotosintheslider!).Regardlessthough,Itrulyamthankfulforagreatlessoninsteamingsomethingotherthanbroccoli.:DThankssomuch,Esther!!!xoxoIdon&39;tknowwhyIfeeltheneedtoevenannouncethisasmostofthereadersofthisbloghavefigureditoutbynow,butfoodbloggingisnolongerapassionofmine.IstillloveLOVELOVEtocookandoccasionallybake..buttogothroughthemotionsoftakinghorriblylitandoutoffocusphotos,andthentryingtocomeupwithawittypost,whenfrankly,mosttimesin,mykitchendon&39;tmeritagiggleInvisalign.AlotofmytimeistakenworkingonTheDaringKitchenwebsiteandworkingwithallthewonderfulpeoplewhohavehelpedtomakeitthesuccessthatitis.Andkids?It&39;sfakkinexhaustingtoworkthathardononeprojectandfindtheinspirationtoworkonanotherprojectthatjustdoesn&39;ttripyourtriggeranymore,yanno?SoI&39;vedecidedtokindacutsomestressandconcentrateontheDKandfinallystopstressingovernotupdatingthisblogmuchanymore.You&39;llfindanoccasionalpostregardingaDBorDCchallengehere(I&39;vealreadycompletedmyMayDCchallengesoit&39;llbeupinacoupleweeks),buttruthfully,I&39;mnotevenreallyparticipatingallthatmuchanymore.I&39;vedecidedtofocusonthe"behindthescenes"dutiesofthewebsite,hopingtokeeppresentandfuturemembershappyandinterestedinlearninghowtocookandbakebetter.Onedaythepassiontocreatenewrecipestosharewithya&39;llmightcomeback..whoknows..butfornow..mymojohasprettymuchdriedup.;)IamhappytosaythatI&39;venotlostthepassiontomakeatotalassofmyselfontheinternetandhavestartedanewnon-foodieblogwhereIcanjustupdatewheneverIwantandtalkaboutwhateverIwant..onceI&39;mcomfortablewiththedirectionit&39;sgoing,I&39;llpostalinkandmaybeya&39;llcancheckitoutforagiggleortwo.
