Recipe for May 6, 2008

April 28, 2008

Elizabeth of Ugg Smell Food has chosen…

Peanut Butter Torte on pages 282-283

Next week’s recipe selection will come from Dianne of Dianne’s Dishes

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71 Responses to “Recipe for May 6, 2008”

  1. carrie Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    My husband is going to love this!
    Hopefully our internet is up and running in the new place by next Tuesday so that I’m not late posting! :)

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  2. kimberleyblue Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    I’m allergic to peanuts, so will have to sit this one out. Too bad – I finally had the time to join in, after a brief hiatus! :(

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  3. April Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    I am so excited that this was chosen!! I was actually lusting over this one this weekend! LOL!

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  4. NinaBeth Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    This looks delicious! The picture in the book is beautiful, I hope mine comes out this pretty!

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  5. Stefany Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    Oh perfect! I am going out of town on Sunday, so I can make it Saturday and leave it with my husband to eat! yay!

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  6. hornedfroggy Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    I’ve wanted to make this from the moment I received my book – so exciting!! :)

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  7. Caitlin Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 12:48 pm

    This has been on my to-do list since I bought this book… My co-workers already love you, even though they don’t know it yet :-P

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  8. Heather b Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    Yum! Love peanut butter! Great choice!

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  9. Danielle Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    Woohoo! I have been hoping someone would pick this!

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  10. CB Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    ::drooling over picture in the book::
    My husband will probably scream like a little girl when I tell him. LOL. Great choice Elizabeth :)

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  11. Holly Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 1:10 pm

    Sounds great! Hooray for peanut butter!

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  12. Kelly Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 1:16 pm

    I have eyeing this one for awhile. Great choice!

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  13. Hilary Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    If anyone has a chance, would you mind posting the type of pan needed for this? I don’t have my cookbook in front of me because I’m at the office and was planning on hitting Bed Bath and Beyond after work and figured I’d pick up the pan if I need it. Thanks!

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  14. Lindsey (Cafe Johnsonia) Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 1:45 pm

    OH…I can already taste it. Great choice!!!

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  15. slush Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    I am stoked! May 6th is my bday, great choice Elizabeth!

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  16. slush Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    Hilary- a 9 inch springform is what the recipe calls for. :)

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  17. CB Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    Hilary, recipe says 9″ springform pan. hth!

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  18. CB Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    damn, birthday girl beat me!

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  19. Amanda Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    Yum. I haven’t looked at the recipe yet but I love anything with peanut butter!

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  20. Miranda Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    Oooh…looks good! I can’t wait!

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  21. Hilary Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    Thanks Slush and CB!

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  22. Megan Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    Yay! Peanut Butter – I’m with Amanda, I haven’t even looked yet but I love peanut butter – especially with the word “torte” next to it!

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  23. Donna Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    ooo la la! Chocolate & Peanut Butter! Is there anything better?
    Well, except for……..

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  24. Erin Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    Yay! This is one of the recipes I was torn among when I was choosing, so I’m glad that I get to make it!

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  25. peabody Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    Did the polenta cake recipe ever go out?

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  26. NinaBeth Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 4:30 pm

    I haven’t recieved it Peabody.

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  27. Stephanie Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 4:43 pm

    I cannot wait to try this one. My husband will love it!

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  28. beth Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    my husband is very excited about this one too!

    (I didn’t get the polenta cake recipe either)

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  29. NinaBeth Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    So, I was too eager to wait and read people’s reviews and I went ahead and made this! The torte in in the fridge now setting up. omg, the mouse filling is soooo yummy! I can’t wait until it’s finished.

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  30. Zakia Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    im excited to try this one. i dont have regular peanut butter on hand, i have cashew butter so i may just use that.

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  31. Mara Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    i am new to TWD and probably won’t be able to do the one chosen for last week, so this will be my first entry. so exciting, i LOVE pb!! fab selection.

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  32. steph Says:

    April 28, 2008 at 11:53 pm

    yum–this sounds ultra-rich but so good.

    just a general wordpress question: has anyone else noticed this “possibly related posts (automatically generated)” list that pops when you view a post.? i’m not sure if this is something wordpress has just started doing, or if they have been doing it forever, but i just recently noticed it on my own blog, and it drives me nuts!

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  33. Lori Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 4:54 am

    Peabody- today is Polenta cake release.

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  34. Madam Chow Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 6:33 am

    Everyone – I think that the recipe that was emailed to us for the Polenta Cake is missing the butter. Or did I miss something?

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  35. NinaBeth Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 7:42 am

    Steph – CB posted about this a couple days ago. She also has instructions on how to remove it from your blog. http://iheartfood4thought.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/psa-possiblyrelatedpostslame/

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  36. Ulrike aka ostwestwind Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 9:59 am

    Thanks, the gap is closed now :-)

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  37. Ulrike aka ostwestwind Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 11:15 am

    Just a stupid question. In Germany we don’t have mini chocolate chips, so I can’t weigh. Is it ok, if I use 3 oz chopped chocolate or am I wrong? Thanks for quick help

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  38. slush Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 12:21 pm

    Ulrike- You may always sub bar chocolate for chocolate chips, just chop it to your liking. :)

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  39. Ulrike aka ostwestwind Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    Thanks, but that was not the question ;-) I don’t know how many grams or ounces are 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips.

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  40. slush Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 12:39 pm

    Ulrike- a half cup is 4 ounces. :)

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  42. Donna Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    Yikes! I didn’t notice the missing butter either! Good thing you said something!

    BTW, Today is the last day for my “Martha Stewart’s Cookies” Cookbook Give`Away!

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  43. Mara Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 4:58 pm

    Random question but if we use a 8″ Springform will the torte just be taller? Seems kinda fun.

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  44. steph Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    thanks ninabeth and cb!!

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  45. Megan Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    Mara, it’s funny you asked about the 8″ pan – I made my torte today and used an 8″ pan. I cut the recipe down and it’s filled 3/4 way to the top. So I imagine if you do the whole recipe it might not fit. But it’s so delicious!!!

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  46. Bumblebutton Says:

    April 29, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    Anyone have any ideas about a pan size for HALF a recipe? It’s my son’s birthday this week and we are having cupcakes AND cake AND parties and if I make this I KNOW I’m gonna eat some. Baking is great fun but I could lose a few rather than gain even more!

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  47. steph Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 12:40 am

    bumblebutton–i usually use my 6-inch springform to halve things of this size

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  48. Lauren Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 7:23 am

    I have Oreo crumbs somewhere in my freezer, does anyone know how many grams/ounces is equal to 24?

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  49. Ulrike aka ostwestwind Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 8:09 am

    @ Lauren 264 g, 11 g per cookie!

    OMG! I just calculated the WW-Points, the whole torte has about 208, that means 26 per serving. That means with one serving I get 88 grams of fat in one portion. Wheee!

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  50. Lauren Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 8:18 am

    Thanks Ulrike.

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  51. Lori Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    Ulrike… and for this reaon I will not be using oreo cookies for the crust. Hope to cut out at least some of it. I have a recipe that uses vanila wafers and cocoa powder for a fab choc crust. I also thought about halving it… Less of it to eat. yikes, I even thought about not making it ebcause I wont be able to control myself with this one. UGH… What ever shall I do?

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  52. Bumblebutton Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 2:11 pm

    Steph–thanks for the tip about the pan. Now I’m thinking I’m going to use a tart pan to keep the portion sizes less sugar (and fat) coma-inducing!!

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  53. Ulrike aka ostwestwind Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    Oh,not the oreo cookies are the culprit, it’s all the fat from peanuts, peanut butter, cream cheese, the chocolate, the butter and the heavy cream. Oreo cookies have less fat than cream cheese, only 21 %!

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  54. ashlee Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 3:08 pm

    has anyone considered using chocolate graham crackers for the crust? i don’t know that they’re much different than oreos, but it’s worth a shot!

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  55. Heather Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    Ashlee

    I was thinking about using a graham cracker crust instead. Not sure if I will do a chocolate graham or not though. I’m not a big chocolate crust fan.

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  56. steph Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 5:13 pm

    there’s probably some gunk in the white oreo center that acts a binder for the crust, but i too am thinking of using maybe a plain chocolate wafer instead (they make a reduced fat oreo in the US, but it’s not available in australia). will also go with reduced fat PB. light philly CC in austrialia is unfortunately not the same, so i don’t know if i can use it.

    is anyone making individual sizes ones?? was thinking of using my muffin tin, but didn’t know if the crusts would pop out easily or stick.

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  57. Jenny Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    Well I’m out on this one too, which makes 2 1/2 in a row (I was late with the carrot cake, hence the 1/2) for me. :-(
    We are in limbo in regards to peanut allergies with my oldest son, so peanuts and peanut butter are not allowed in the house at all. Which is annoying because he loves peanut butter, and we all love peanuts. Oh well, better safe than sorry.

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  58. Madam Chow Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    I’m in utter shock over Ulrike’s calorie calculations. As it is, I’m already doing 4-5 hours of cardio per week at the gym! Argh!

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  59. fencingchef Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    I am extremely excited to make this. My aunt is coming to town this weekend (she’s a wonderful baker) and we’re going to make a revolutionary peanut butter torte.

    It’s too bad that there’s all that peanut allergy in the air now. Peanuts and peanut butter is, to me, the source of life! Well, that’s extreme. And I’m also a “kid,” which apparently adds to the love of peanut butter. But still, nuts = life.

    Sometimes there are ways to escape (pea)nuts in a recipe, but for this one I think it’d be pushing it.

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  60. Tammy Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 7:28 pm

    This looks so good!!! But yet again I have no real occasion to make it for – we dont have any family in our city and my work colleagues have been very spoilt lately! I am thinking of making 1/4 recipe and doing it in a 10cm spring form. I really really really want to make this, but dont want to eat that many calories!!!

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  61. Erin Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    I made it yesterday and served it today- it’s delicious!

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  62. Cheryl Says:

    April 30, 2008 at 8:39 pm

    Oh bummer. My husband didn’t like the polenta & ricotta cake, and he absolutely despises peanut butter. : ( Well, I’m going to try to make just one third of the recipe in my smallest springform pan and see how it turns out. I just can’t justify making the whole thing for just me and the kids.

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  63. Lauren Says:

    May 1, 2008 at 8:31 am

    I need this cake for next week. do you think it can be frozen?

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  64. Jessica Says:

    May 1, 2008 at 11:01 am

    From drooling over this recipe (and buying all the ingredients) to laid low by a bug within the space of 24 hours…hope to make this before Tuesday, but if not, it’s on my must-make list for when I’m not feeling like I’ve been run over by a bus…

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  65. Heather Peskin Says:

    May 1, 2008 at 11:01 am

    Scrumptious! I’ve just read Dorie’s recipe – I just love creamy fillings.

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  66. LyB Says:

    May 1, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    I’m going to pass on this one, can’t wait to see what you guys all come up with!

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  67. smellslikehome Says:

    May 1, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    crap crap crap about the torte = 26 WW points!!! i was able to get away with my polenta tartletts being 6 points each but i just don’t know if I can justify 26 points. and DH is doing SB so i’m just so up in the air on this one!!

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  68. Mara Says:

    May 1, 2008 at 10:57 pm

    halving the recipe sounds right up my alley, its just me and hub so a 9″ PB chocolate oreo torte would be inhaled in a day. while i am not doing ww or anything, that’s just way too much risk! hahaa.

    i will try a 6″ springform…or fab idea steph…maybe 2 individuals.

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  69. Baken Says:

    May 3, 2008 at 8:30 pm

    I’m so bummed! I can’t make this because my husband with be gone all next week. Though it looks amazing, I can’t justify making this without him around. He loves chocolate and peanut butter.

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  70. Cara Says:

    May 4, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    Anyone else have trouble getting their crust to go 2 inches up the sides of the pan? Mine only made it about an inch up the side (9″pan), and I’m worried about how it will hold together once I take it out of the springform pan.

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  71. Linda Says:

    May 4, 2008 at 6:28 pm

    I definitely needed more than the 24 Oreos called for in the recipe. I upped the quantity to 30, and had barely enough for a 7″ and two 4″ springform pans. I didn’t mind not having enough crust on the sides as I liked showing the mousse layer, and it held it’s shape beautifully!

    I also upped the chocolate quotient by adding 1 C of mini chips in the mousse.

    I’m not a fan of PB desserts, but this was delicious!

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