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A recipe for Miss Grimble's Orange Grimbletorte?
This is the description from Bal Harbour Bistro menu (not sure if they are still in business): "The Original Grimbletorte a slice of heaven! layers of chocolate cake and orange flavored cheesecake, covered with bittersweet chocolate icing and laced with grand marnier"
Not sure if I am allowed to post recipes gleaned from books here but let me know if needed..
PS I think I could eat my shoelaces if they had a ganache coating ;-).
A recipe for Miss Grimble's Orange Grimbletorte?
OK , being a former New Yawker, I had to try this. I got the Miss Grimble Presents Delicious Desserts book from the library and followed the Chocolate Orange Marbled Cheesecake recipe.
I made a 2/5 recipe and used a 7" spring-form pan for the cheesecake.
After I trimmed off the top crust (the center slumps plus I overcooked it a little since I didn't adjust the cooking time for the smaller batch. Next time I'll shorten baking time by 15 minutes), I was left with a cheesecake that was about 11/2" tall.
Next I used a dark chocolate box cake (OK shoot me) in two 8" round pans and used one of these to cut a layer that was about 1" thick.
Instead of Grand Marnier which is indicated according to the Bal Harbour Bistro dessert menu description, I lightly brushed the chocolate layer with orange extract and placed the cheesecake on top.
I used melted Giardelli bittersweet chocolate chips and heavy cream for the ganache.
This height of this two layer cake is as I remembered and it made it much more manageable for a my novice skills to cut and handle the layers.
The chocolate cake and cheesecake layers didn't stay together well when slicing the cake so I may add a thin layer of orange preserves the next time unless someone has another suggestion.
The photo doesn't look half as good as the cake tastes. This cake is a winner. Thank you Miss Grimble for the inspiration and the previous posters who led me in the right direction.
Pumpkin ice cream or frozen yogurt?
As far as what to serve with pumpkin ice cream, I once had it served over spice cake at a NYC restaurant. Great taste combination.
