Saturday, November 21, 2009

Weekend treats

This weekend I've treated myself to a cake from my favorite DC bakery, Furins.
Chocolate cake with kahlua butter cream frosting and raspberrys -yum!!
Of course 1/2 of the taste is in the presentation! So my favorite wedgwood cuckoo pattern was used along with a royal doulton cake platter, wedgwood cobalt jasperware cream & sugar and limoge underplates.

I hope everyone has a delicious weekend!
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22 comments:

  1. BlueNovember 21, 2009 at 5:59 AM

    Two teacups! So, I'm glad to see you were sharing the cake - a proper cake, not one of the supermarket travesties. Our fave with tea is fruitcake, home-made - Dundee cake to be precise - and fed with brandy a while before cutting. Here I am at five thirty in the morning wanting cake!

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  2. MNovember 21, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    Don't know what I like more: the death-by-chocolate-and-Kahlua cake, or the Wedgwood...
    Excellent taste either way, Stefan.
    "Viele Grüße"
    Michael

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  3. ArchitectDesign™November 21, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    Blue -that sounds delicious! I'm a cook but not a baker -so I tend to buy my desserts. Admittedly, I'm a salty snacker and not a sweet one, so desserts don't happen too often other than ice cream. Once in awhile though I crave a really GOOD cake -i don't waste time on cardboard cakes from the supermarket.
    always 2 cups, desserts taste best shared!

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  4. ArchitectDesign™November 21, 2009 at 10:03 AM

    Michael -they're both equally good!!

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  5. Summer is a VerbNovember 21, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Makes me feel like hoi polloi popping my Belgian chocolates straight from the box while still in my jammies...XXOO

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  6. Landscape DesignerNovember 21, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    Stefan, Thank you so much!!! I'll be right over!
    Sandra

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  7. Landscape DesignerNovember 21, 2009 at 10:12 AM

    OOps! Forgot to say I LOVE the way you have combined the various patterns of china. Too stunning!
    S.

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  8. DavidNovember 21, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    I know I always say something like this, but it's true - I love a man who not only knows what a cake platter is, but owns one. Beautifully put together Sir!

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  9. BlueNovember 21, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    P.S. its traditional where I'm from, Lancashire, to eat fruitcake with the local cheese which briefly was available at Wholefoods a couple of years back. I'm a salty snacker too, but that combo of real fruit cake and maybe a blue cheese is totally, mouthwateringly, tasty.

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  10. WindlostNovember 21, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    Oh gosh, that looks exquisite. You've really pulled together a pretty collection. You're right, it is so much about presentation (but I bet the cake is delicious too!). Wish I lived closer haha and you'd be having a weekend guest for cake more often!

    Terri

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  11. CashmereLibrarianNovember 21, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    Oh so delicious! Wish I could help partake of that incredible cake!

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  12. Julio MuaoNovember 21, 2009 at 3:37 PM

    I completely agree with you! I believe a stunning presentation transforms your mood which can enhance your taste buds making your meal all the more enjoyable and memorable. You created a decadent mood.

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  13. pve designNovember 21, 2009 at 4:43 PM

    Oh - you do know how I wish I were there having a cup of tea (and some salty nuts too!) I love salty things too, but that cake looks scrumptious!
    pve

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  14. Laura Casey InteriorsNovember 21, 2009 at 8:08 PM

    I want to come for tea!

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  15. katiedidNovember 21, 2009 at 9:13 PM

    I think that second cup has my name on it. I distinctly see my name on it.

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  16. KarenaNovember 22, 2009 at 1:43 AM

    Very nice. Isabella and I made a visit to Panache chocolatier on The Plaza tonight!! Such treats!

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  17. home before darkNovember 22, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    I knew you had splendid taste: chocolate and raspberries! I believe it was really the source of seduction in the garden of eden. I wouldn't leave paradise for an apple, but that cake...! Love the china. Did you see Lauren's blue mix at (In)Decorous Taste! Must be that Pennsylvania thing you two share! Happy Weekend.

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  18. Dumbwit TellherNovember 22, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    You certainly know how to set the perfect mood for enjoying a beautiful desert. Somewhat a lost art these times. I am so dying for a piece of chocolate cake now. Thank you for sharing and have a glorious Sunday.

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  19. Theresa CheekNovember 22, 2009 at 2:45 PM

    ....chocolate and chinoiserie...I am so glad I found you!

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  20. Pat's AdditionNovember 22, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    Ok you got me...that's too tempting...don't have any chocolate cake but right now I'm going to eat a bunch of the raspberries I picked from my bushes yesterday.

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  21. DAMDecember 8, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    You certainly know how to enjoy the finer moments of life in a beautiful way, proper way.

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  22. Thomas HogglestockDecember 10, 2009 at 5:53 PM

    10 years in DC and I have never heard of Furins. And I have a sweet tooth the size of Rhode Island. I am going to have to check this out.

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