The library is a perfect place for the a one-night stand.
Well, perhaps a three week stand. And you can enjoy it even more with a renewal.
Borrowing cookbooks from the library is a great way to give a new book a spin around the kitchen before any commitment.
This happened with Donna Hay's Simple Essentials: Chocolate book.
I got it at the library, fell in love with it, and after a few clicks on Amazon, it arrived at my door.
Sweet.
Donna Hay suggests a layer of jam, cream, and/or berries in the center of two 9" sponge cakes. And that sounds real nice.
But what do you do when you just bought a new jar of Nutella? You go with Nutella. No questions asked.
Drats.
So, when you make this...include the layer of Nutella and add a layer of sweetened whipped cream.
That would be dreamy.
Recipe:
Donna Hay's Chocolate book, page 58
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That looks so good to me right now! I totally agree with you on adding a layer of whipped cream in the middle as well. I need to see if my library has that book immediately :)
I was thinking of making a chocolate sponge for a lighter chocoalte dessert. Your cake looks so good!
Looks so gorgeous and yum! Those are some of my favourite things in the world -- Nutella / chocolate, strawberries and Donna Hay! When I was living in Australia, I had one of her cookbooks and it saved me a lot of headaches with daily meals and such.
Oh gawd, you're killing me here. I would be in heaven.
You mentioned one night stand and all I thought of was CAKE stand when I saw your pic. LOVELY!!
Chocolate, Nutella, and strawberries? I'm in love.
the exact same thing happened to me on father's day, i knew i had heavy cream but it just went and expired on me :( i have two cook books i've borrowed from the library right now, trying to decide if they are worth the purchase :) cake looks great!
The sponge looks awesome, perfect, i got to get my hands on this book!
I've never met a Donna Hay I didn't love. And you're right: I've been checking out cookbooks left and right and my Amazon wish list is much better for it. :)
Such pretty pictures! That would so hit the sport right about now.
What a beautiful cake! I love strawberries and Nutella together - yum!
That cake looks absolutely divine. :)
I totally agree about borrowing cookbooks from the library. It's the best! If I make at least half a dozen recipes and it turns out well, I buy the book. In Lexington, we can check out a book for a month and renew it twice so I've been guilty of keeping cookbooks for 3 months!
The cake looks delicious. Have a great holiday weekend!
Super delicious!!! I love the added Nutella.
This does look lovely. It's hard not to fall in love the ingredients you've used. You have a lovely blog. I'll be back often.
Whipped cream would've been wonderful, but this cake looks pretty darned stellar on it's own. Yum!
This is dreamy already- no whipped cream necessary.
Chocolate, strawberries, and Nutella? You had me at hello!
WOW . . I want to dive right into that.
Hello, my name is Carrie and I am addicted to Nutella! This would make a perfect 4th of July dessert! It, looks awesome!
This looks so good! Nutella in the middle? heavenly! I agree about borrowing cookbooks from the library. Great way to find out about new things.
I love Donna Hay recipes - this is a luscious cake! What a wonderful idea to use Nutella. :D
This turned out so beautifully! Love it!
You had me at Nutella.
XO
Racheal
Chocolate + Strawberries = BLISS
Oh, I know what you mean! I made a pie (for guess what blogging event?), the whipped cream was no good, so I had to use the canned stuff. My guests didn't mind. Boy, this cake looks so good.
beautiful and so so simple! Thanks for sharing.
oh this looks divine! I love chocolate especially with nutella :)
I have strawberries, and Nutella, and chocolate, and my library network does not own this book. I checked about 30 seconds after I read your post.
I am a very responsible patron. Can you please arrange an interlibrary loan? :)
Hehe. I think this CAKE is great for a one-night stand because it wouldn't last more than that in my house :)
Nutella...yum...that sounds great. I have seen Donna Hay on TV last time I was in Korea and she is fabulous. I think she has a magazine too..they always have it in cool airport magazine stands...hmm...must borrow soon...
Mmm this sounds like a delicious dessert. I agree that taking books out of the library is a great way to see if you'll like the cookbook or not. Unfortunately I've purchased some cookbooks from Amazon, having never seen them before, and I've barely (or not even) cooked/baked from them.
Just gorgeous...nutella takes it to another level.Too bad about the expired cream.I'm thinking mango wih chocolate as strawberries are out of season now!!
Looks good..makes me wish I liked chocolate!
Hapy 4th!
~ingrid
No questions asked indeed: Nutella was clearly the way to go! Plus, Nutella and strawberries are heavenly! Great cake!
I've got to make this for my family! I'm not a cake fan, but they can't seem to get enough. :P
Yum--especially with the Nutella!
Mary, you are the master of perfect dessert... as well a a pro of amazing photography!
All is always soooooo neat!
Oh gosh I might want to have a long-term commitment with that cake. You had me at the picture of Nutella...
Tiny tip! Most dairy products with a higher fat content are good to use a few days after the expiry date. Of course give it a sniff and small taste test, but in my experiences I've gotten away with 3 days past due.
Hi,
Could anyone post the recipe for this cake? I love how it looks, but I live somewhere where I cannot get/buy the book.
@Megan Megan, email me. - mary ::: thefoodlibrarian (at) gmail
Nutella and cherry preserves (or brandied cherries) instead of the fresh berries...
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