Thursday, January 28, 2010

Williams and Sonoma Bouchon Pan and Mix


My dad got me a bouchon cake pan and mix from Williams and Sonoma for Christmas this year. I love the cake pan - it makes little cakes the size of mini-muffins but about twice as tall, and the silicone material makes them easy to pop out of the molds. I've used the pan both for the little chocolate cakes they're intended for, pictured above, and for muffins, and I think the desserts from it are cute and elegant. Somehow, they're just a little fancier than mini-muffins/mini-cupcakes would be!

The bouchon mix is for little chocolate cakes or "corks", from the famous Bouchon restaurant.  I haven't seen these at the Bouchon in Napa, but I'll have to look for them the next time I'm up there!  The cakes from the mix were very tasty, somewhere between a brownie and a dense chocolate cake, and definitely didn't taste like a typical mix.  Still, for the price and the amount of work (there are lots of separate packets -- basically the only labor-saving here is measuring the ingredients), I'll probably make these from scratch in the future.  There's a recipe on the back of the box from the cake pan, so I will definitely be trying that at some point and posting the results here!  Thanks to my dad for a delicious and fun present!

7 comments:

  1. A tasty cake such as this can never be resisted by anyone once it is offered to them. It will surely be more enjoyable to have this while having fruits on the side.

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  2. Oh I love this little cake. I used to make it too from scratch Sara, I have the recipe which is very easy and the ingredients are also easily available. Let me know if you want me to send you the recipe.
    Cheers,
    elra

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  3. Little chocolate cakes... less guilt! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Yours is full of lovely things!

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  4. Oh wow - these cakes look divine!! So rich, dark and chocolatey... my mouth is watering!! :) I have one of those silicone moulds as well and love it! :)

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  5. Could you also use a bouchon pan to make popovers?

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  6. @sasstastic - great idea! i think you could, although i think they would be mini popovers (i have actually never made or eaten a popover, so i am not quite sure of the proportions.)

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  7. i have seen popover pans that look quite similar!

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