fuschiarulerinthebluebox:

fuschiarulerinthebluebox:

When I got to work at the bakery Tuesday, before I was even fully in the door, the owner asked me if I had any recipes that would use up a bunch of apricot…

And I was like actually… You know what, yes, yes I do. And I’ve been wanting to make it for MONTHS now. So I whipped out my phone, pulled up the DA Wiki, and made Nevarran Hazelnut Torte (with some slight modifications for what we had on hand). AND IT’S SO FREAKING GOOD YOU GUYS! I have all of the actual ingredients at home and I’ve been meaning to make it, so this was a pretty good test run.

I did tell some of my coworkers where the recipe was from (because they only see me this excited about something when it’s nerdy) and they were all for it. One of them has also been reading my Emmrookanis fic, so she knew exactly which characters I was talking about.

I also did a cute little blurb for our social media post, “Achievement Unlocked! Take your tastebuds on an adventure with this Apricot Nutella Cake with layers of fluffy chocolate hazelnut cake, tart apricot preserves, covered in rich dark chocolate hazelnut ganache.”

This was definitely more “cake” than “torte” because of the substitutions, but I feel like the flavour profile should be pretty similar…

• 1 1/2C sugar
• 8 egg yolks
• 1C Nutella
• 1/2C milk
• 1/2C oil (or melted butter)
• 2 3/4C AP flour
• 2 1/2t of baking powder
• 8 eggs whites, whipped to stiff peaks

• 1C dark chocolate
• 1C of heavy cream
• 1/2C Nutella
• 1T espresso

ALSO

As a baker

Someone with magic better be helping Lucanis whip those damn egg whites, because FUCK doing that by hand! It takes five fucking ever even with a whisk that aerates really well. And like yes, technically they’d have cream of tartar to stabilise/ get a better whip on egg white (it’s a byproduct in wine production) BUT ITS NOT IN THE RECIPE. Like it’s doable, but you’ve gotta have the muscle built up for that repetitive motion for it not to completely suck, and swordplay doesn’t have an equivalent counterpart that he’d be training.

I don’t believe for a second that he’d let Manfred do it, because they do need to be between a certain consistency, and he feels like a perfectionist in the kitchen…

So for those who boohoo his romance because he “only” makes you dessert, you’re wrong, that’s a goddamn labor of love right there!

Anyway

Lucanis deserves the best head of his damn life for whipping all those egg whites

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk 🖤

weaselle:

brightlotusmoon:

mysharona1987:

ALT

they deal with human shit, dog shit, body fluids, razors and broken glass, hazardous chemicals, dead animals, live animals, flammable, corrosive, and poisonous substances, they are more likely to get cuts and punctures than most jobs, and those cuts and punctures are more likely to get serious or exotic infections…

and if they didn’t do it for like just a few days, your city would be unlivable.

Garbage collectors went on strike in Memphis and within only 3 days Memphis had an estimated 10,000 TONS of garbage piled in the streets

That strike should have been taught in school and is worth reading about, to remember how hard people have fought to get as far as we are, and how hard we have to continue the fight to get where we need to be

dreaming-goblin:

was doodling after finishing work and it ended up being a younger lucanis with a little kitty cat

viciousmollymaukery:

oddthesungod:

essek baby i can’t wait to see you commit terrible crimes with terrible consequences and be dragged begrudgingly into a redemption arc by the power of friendship in animation form <3333