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[Joojoo]

Just made lovely lovely lovely chocolate cake - it's in the oven cooking as I type. Has Sainsbury 70% plain chocolate melted into it. Absolutely fine.

 

The problem came when I just tried to make the chocolate filling. 2 bars of Lindt 70% chocolate broken up into a bowl over warm water. I haven't a clue what's happened to it but it looks like caviar!!! Abolutely revolting and rubbery. Definitely didn't burn it cos water was on a low heat. Off out to shops now to buy some bournville.

 

Anyone got any ideas what's gone wrong? I won't be using Lindt again that's for sure.

[fairy&cake]

this happened to me before

 

i put the choc broken up in a oven glass bowl on 90 degrees and leave it for 20 mins instead. ouyt the Family Cookbook by HFW

[Cinnamon]

Hi,

Yes, I don't know the scientific term, but its because either a splash of water got into the chocolate or the whole thing got too hot.

It happened to me once.Its a shame as its such a waste of chocolate

[chrisnrob]

This happened to me once when I mistakenly picked up Lindt 90% cocoa solids rather than 70%. Dashed out and got 70%, tried again and everything was fine.

 

Rob

[chickencam]

I think it was a drop of water that got into it. You also have to be careful that the bottom of the bowl is well above the water.

[Joojoo]

That's really strange then as the recipe called for 2tbsp of water to be added. The other chocolate from Sainsbury's which went into the cake was 70% and had 3tbsp water added but that was fine. Very strange

 

Anyway I popped out and got 2 blocks of Bournville 60% and it's fine.

 

Just waiting for it all to cool down and then I can put it all together - yummy

[xChicken04x]

Same thing happend to me when i accidently got a drop of water in it. I carried on staring it thinking it wouldnt make any difference but it went all think and mushy

 

xx

[Joojoo]

ooh it was horrid. All I kept thinking was fish eggs urgh

 

Never mind I made up for it - chocolate cake with cream & chocolate mousse filling. I was running out of time in the end as I had to run out and get more chcocolate so just slapped the cream around the side but my god it was nice

 

I would post a piccie but I can never work out how to do it.