July 6, 2007

A delicious weekend project

The project isn’t actually in making this cake – the most difficult part is melting the chocolate. Whirling basil leaves and sugar into a vibrant emerald-green snow takes all of 30 seconds.
No, the project is in the eating. It requires a slow, deliberate rationing of its 8, no 16, no 32 slivers, sliced off compulsively [...]