Baking| Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Mini Cloud Gateaus … For #NellysBigDay
Marriage Tip # 100 “Dot daily with a sense of humor”
Elizabeth Besa Quirino
“And …I said YESSSSS!”It happened one November midnight, in Twitterverse, we saw this tweet from our dear Nelly @ nella22. Without missing a beat, we all knew Nelly had “said YES” to her beloved “M”,as she sweetly calls Brian Murray, her fiancé.So here we are, Nelly dear, your friends in the food world, wishing you and Brian,all the best. And with our wishes, a simple recipe with an easy formula for a life of bliss, rich with EVERYTHING in it!BLOGGERS RECIPE FOR NELLY ‘S WEDDED BLISSMix together: A lot of Love, Patience, Perseverance, Respect, Courage, Strength, Trust, Kindness, Honesty, Compromise & Great Sex.Stir in : Equal Parts of Love, Support, Faith, Fidelity, Hope, Validation, Friendship, Forgiveness, Communication.Cook over slow simmer for the rest of your life. Dot daily with a Sense of Humor.Leave out the nagging, sarcasm, skepticism, doubts and stubbornness.Serving Suggestions: Best prepared daily. Serve with flourish because Married Life is a FEAST. Live it with flavor, spice it with unconditional love, enjoy its richness.Recipe Notes: Some ingredients won’t always be fresh or available. Or the heat may flare up and the anger spills over. Simmer down and douse the flames with all the LOVE you can throw in.Enjoy the feast of marriage, love and life!{Written by : Elizabeth @Mango_Queen}
These Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Mini Cloud Gateaus were a big hit! Can’t go wrong with dark chocolate and strawberries, a pairing made in heaven. These were decadent and festive, almost a gateau celebration in themselves, so I am posting them for sweet Nellys Virtual Bridal Shower! I got in on the event a little late, but am thrilled to be part of the surprise bridal shower for this very sweet lady with a very sweet tooth! Thank you Sanjeeta for roping me in, me who loves LOVES twitter to death, but have been missing from it for far too long. It’s good to be back in the midst of all the frenzied tweets, the excited timelines, the viral food talk … and the fun events and camaraderie for great tweeps like Nelly or rather Marnelly!Just back from a short, wonderful trip to the Land of the Rising Sun, a trip I could only have dreamt of, a country I never imagined I would be fortunate enough to visit, and bets placed on the fact that the dwarves would miss me and their organised lives which was about to be upside down for 4 days! To cushion the kids rough ride, I made them these Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Mini Cloud Gateaus … I hear they were divine, and so can’t resist sending them {virtually} for Nelly’s bridal shower!!
Best wishes to you sweet Nella for this most wonderful time of your life. Hope your days with M are filled with passion and love. ENJOY!!!
It’s been wonderful being part of this huge, fantastic, very excited group Nella’s virtual bridal shower brought together. We whispered loudly, we emailed ferociously, we confused each other endlessly {12am/12pm/EST???}, we giggled, we laughed like nervous brides {and grooms?} … and we supported each other! Please catch our posts us on twitter with #nellysbigday, and on the linky love below.These mini gateaus were made out of a leftover layer from a 16th birthday cake I made for my daughters dear friend. The order – “Cake to be made, CHOCOLATY CHOCOLATY CHOCLATY, oh, with strawberries too!” Pictures were taken and mailed at each stage {making me very nervous}, drafts of what was to be written on top down to the last dot and dash, NO CHANGES AT ALL, colour combinations … and the phrase ‘very chocolaty‘ being rung out repeatedly! So many instructions that I almost lost my nerve and whatever creative bend of mind I possessed.{If you wish to make the birthday cake, then you will need 2 portions of the batter for 2 cakes that will give you a 6 layer cake, enough for about 20-25 folk. The chocolate pastry creme filling is enough for a 6 egg cake, with a little extra.}
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This is my recipe/post for the virtual bridal shower for Nelly hosted by Sanjeeta kk at Lite Bite.
Special thanks to Heather for the logo, Elizabeth for the intro write up and to Junia for the spreadsheet.
Intro paragraph written by Elizabeth @Mango_Queen
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45 Comments
Sanjeeta kk
This is why..this is why..I could have never imagined any virtual party without you, Deeba! You add those extra stars to every event that you are in. And what a decadent treat you have created for our virtual shower for Nelly.
Love you for all the graciousness you extend to your fellow bloggers and more for never failing in giving credits & paying gratitude to all with whom you associate. All my hard work for the last few days seems worthwhile with this post.
Thanks again for being one of my strongest support on line.
Love and tight hugs.
Baker Street
Divine. Just divine. This is like chocolate heaven. Lovely presentation too! 🙂
Rosa
Divilishly tempting and so pretty! Those individual cakes are terrific.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rachel @ Not Rachael Ray
GORGEOUS! Perfect for a bridal shower.
Jenni
What a wonderful post and contribution to the shower. And your photographs are Just Lovely!! So glad to be a part of Nelly’s Big Day!!
Fahad Khan (@PharaohKhan)
Lots of good wishes to Nelly,to begin with!Here is wishing her a lot of love and happiness in her married life.:)
I am doing a little drinks post and dedicating it to her too.
As always,another gem from you – beautiful clicks,I am sure it tasted yummy!Noting down/bookmarking this one.:-)
Nelly Rodriguez
Oh wow, these definitely are chocolaty!! I love them and the photos are GORGEOUS! Thank you for being a part of this!
juniakk @ mis pensamientos
WOW, this recipe is just beautiful. i love your photography, your food decor, wow! so glad i got to connect with u through this amazing wedding shower. seriously, parties bring ppl together. 🙂
Sneha
Where are you getting these gorgeous strawberries from, Deeba? I see only puny ones around, especially moving from Mumbai where there’re rushed in from Mahabaleshwar.
I think a trip to INA market is warranted, I think!
Deeba @ PAB
Hey S. They are from my local market/sabziwala. Mahabaleshwar strawberries at Rs70-80 a box of about 250gms.
Sneha
Which part (or phase) of Gurgaon is this? I stay in a part of Gurgaon that has only malls & a Spar.
Deeba @ PAB
We are on the other side of the expressway…Palam Vihar
Sneha
Managed to get some frozen blueberries & raspberries sold under the brand name ‘The Connoisseurs’. Priced at 150/200 gms. A bit steep. Have you tried them before?
tasteofbeirut
What a lovely gesture! Wish the lady and her beau can enjoy this cake as it looks scrumptious. Love the pastry cream idea.
thelittleloaf
This is such a sweet post and Nelly is lucky to have such wonderful friends…and with such skills in the kitchen! Your cloud cakes look so delicious – I love the combination of dark chocolate and strawberries.
diabeticFoodie
Beautiful! I always love strawberries paired with chocolate.
30AEATS
I read this post over and over! Beautifully done with Stunning photos! Glad to meet you on #NellysBigDay! @fromagechick
Delishhh
Just gorgeous and you bring such a fun peice to the virtual party !!
Priya
Gorgeous and pretty looking stunning gateaux..
Carrie @ poet in the pantry
Right now, I’m wishing this were a real party so I could have one of those gorgeous mini cakes. They look delicious!
Annapet
Absolutely gorgeous, Deeba!
ritu
Pastry cream with low fat milk??? Will give it a shot right away!!!!!!!!!!!
Zee
OMG these are sooo perfect.. And I keep falling in love with your photography with every post!
chinmayie @ love food eat
These are gorgeous! I can’t have enough of your bakes, beautiful photos and great styling!
Nash at Plateful
This’s truly a splendid treat and I’m all enthused to dig in. And yea I want a generous topping of those love berries too!
Daisy@Nevertoosweet
I think dark chocolate and strawberry are a match made from heaven! Amazing dessert!
Deeba @ PAB
Thank you for your ever so sweet words Daisy. You are too kind!
Kaitlin
These sounds divine! It’s so nice of you all to congratulate Nelly like this 🙂
Sushi Mon
Super looking cakes! Can’t wait to try them myself.
a spoonful of yumm
such a lovely gesture….and the gateaus look stunning deeba !
Anna
I would love to take the journey to forever with these choco-strawberry treats with me…Lovely and heavenly! Just like what marriage is all about. I know it is not all sweet and pretty, it comes with hardwork too, but the experience will all be worth it, bring it on! Cheers to a happy life! I love your blog!
Jo
Looks delicious. Would love for you to share your pictures with us over at foodepix.com.
Lisa
Wow..those caks are beautiful, as is the whole cake – the decor so professional, but better than professional! I bet Nelly would love for you to make her wedding cake..I know I would!!
Indu
This looks sooooooo good. Beautiful, delicious, I so want a taste of it.
rebecca
oh wow simple beautiful as always 🙂
Maya@Foodiva's Kitchen
Right now, I’m wishing I can get married all over again just so that my food blogger friends can throw me a superb virtual bridal shower like this. Nelly’s one lucky girl! Your mini-chocolate gateaus have me unashamedly drooling, and that birthday cake you made looks very pretty too.
Btw, love that marriage tip on top, it’s so, so true!
Jamie
Amazing cakes and I want these for my wedding…. please. Gorgeous and these are so bookmarked! Lucky Nelly to have so much love around her!
Liz
Oh my gosh they look so delicious, thanks for sharing the recipe.
Sidra Amjed
hi !!
This looks absolutely phenomenal !
Definitely trying it soon 🙂
and the pictures are stunning !!
Sidra Amjed
Hi !!
these look absolutely phenomenal !
Definitely trying them soon 🙂
And the pictures are stunning !
Michele
Thanks a lot for sharing the recipe..This cake is good on holiday season..I like the strawberry..
Joy
What is a sweet idea. I am constantly in awwed of your skills.
Robert Olsen
I’m not much of a cake man, but I’d have to make an exception for that.
Surender
Cakes look so delicious, I’ll try to make it. Thanks for sharing wonderful recipe