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Taramosalata (Fish roe salad - meze)

  Photo taken from Athinorama Umami Taramosalata There are also the Greek classics, think something like a dip but instead of using nachos or vegetables to eat them we use bread. Taramosalata is one of those dishes.   It is roe fish blended into a creamy pink dip of pureed potatoes with parsley, lemon juice, and finely chopped onion (optional).   In meze, this is one of the first dishes that it is served.   In taverns, they always bring it along with salad, tzatziki, and tahini.   We will talk about the last two later.   Well, let’s see our recipe…   Ingredients 2 kg tarama (fish roe). 1 large potato or two small ones 450gr of Greek bread 1 tsp of shredded and dried onion 1 cup olive oil The juice of one lemon (medium size) Tarama is the hardest ingredient to find, so it is a good idea to look at groceries that import Mediterranean food. It is usually sold in larger jars, but you can store the remainder in the freezer for months. Peel the potatoes and cut t
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Handbag Cake


This is the first 3D cake I ever made.  I was so proud of myself that I did not even bother taking photos of the procedure. Actually the photos you see here were taken from my mobile when I took the handbag to work. My colleagues were so amazed with the result that they started taking photos of the handbag with their mobiles, so I decided I should do the same.

The handle is awful :-(  
Back then I thought it was fine… :-)

Below you can find the recipe I used to make the handbag. Keep in mind that this was a round chocolate cake that it was decorated with fondant icing.

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Ingredients for the Chocolate Sponge Cake
4 large eggs
1 tsp unsweetened vanilla extract

Sponge Preparation Method
1) Preheat the oven to 170ºC (338ºF).
2) Grease a round pan (24cm).
3) Sift together the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.
4) With an electric mixer beat together the eggs and sugar for 8’ minutes, until light and fluffy; then add vanilla extract and the sifted flour (one tablespoon at a time). Do not over mix.
5) Bake for forty minutes. Allow 5’ minutes before you remove the cake from the pan. Set cake aside and allow to cool completely before you decorate it.

Filling Ingredients
1/2 jar of strawberry jam (125gr)
(1/4 glass of hot water to dissolve the jam if needed)
1/2lt of double fresh cream
35gr unsweetened cocoa powder
25gr powder sugar (or more, it depends on how sweet you want your filling to be)

Filling Preparation Method
1) Sift powder sugar and cocoa powder.
2) With an electric mixer beat fresh cream, powder sugar and cocoa powder until the mixture becomes a cream. Do not over mix because if you do, you will have a cocoa butter and not a cream.

Handbag Assemblage
1) Use your imagination and create anything that you might like!!! A good tip would be to take one of your handbags and copy the design. 
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  1. WinnieJuly 4, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    OMG - It is so cute!!!
    I can hardly believe that it's a cake

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  2. Cocinando con Manu CatManJuly 4, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    wonderful!!! Incredible...cool!! and chic...
    GOOD!!

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  3. Kim BeeJuly 4, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    So adorable! You did a great job.

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  4. Tina @flourtraderJuly 5, 2011 at 2:40 AM

    Looks like I can carry that handbag anywhere- nice job on the fondant and I would have never known it was your first attempt at 3D! buzz

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  5. ann lowJuly 5, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    This is amazing!! I'm totally speechless I thought is a really handbag. WOW! too pretty to eat!

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  6. yummylittlecooksJuly 5, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    OMG! It's looks so beautiful.Gorgeous!

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  7. CityStyleMagJuly 5, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    This is soo cute and ingenious.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 5, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Congratulations! For your first - it was great....even if it wasn't your first!

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  9. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)July 5, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Beautiful work, Eftychia! This looks outstanding.

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  10. PeggyJuly 5, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Such a cute cake! Love it =)

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  11. niner from wechooseorganic.comJuly 5, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    Wow!
    That must have been QUITE A LOT of work eh??? Awesome work.

    Did it taste just as good as it looks? mmmhmm...

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  12. Jill@MadAboutMacaronsJuly 5, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Give me your cake rather than a Vuitton anyday! Fantastic.

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  13. alanaJuly 5, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    This cake is too adorable!

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  14. Elyse @The Cultural DishJuly 5, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    This is so cute! Awesome cake!

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  15. tanjaJuly 5, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    The handbag is soooo cute Eftychia! Beautiful work!!!

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  16. TiffanyJuly 5, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    I'd much rather have this cake than a Coach bag! :D

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  17. cakewhizJuly 5, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    i would never have thought grey and yellow color comination would look so good together. beautiful!
    you are saying this is your first cake and i think it looks fabulous and not like a first cake at all. i think you are being too hard on the handle... it looks more natural this way :)

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  18. GenJuly 5, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    That is soo cool!!!!! I wish I were adventurous enough to try something like that! D

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  19. Kelly | Eat Yourself SkinnyJuly 5, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    This looks soo great! You're very talented!! :)

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  20. Chris's Gourmet FashionJuly 6, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    That is so cute. That stitching looks so real. Hey who cares if the handle is not perfect - who says that machine made things have more value than hand made ones? I've been wanting to make one of these but never find the time - I've got instructions for a similar looking bag from the fondant class I attended earlier this year ...

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  21. NazneenJuly 6, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Great job! Congrats on your first 3D job! The cake itself sounds quite delicious. Now that all my kids will be in school full time this year, I think I'll go back to some baking and creating again.

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  22. JemmaJuly 6, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Wow what is the handle made of? it's way cute :)

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  23. Dreams of cakesJuly 6, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    Hello everybody! Thanks a lot for your nice comments. The handle was made with fondant and tilos powder but unfortunately it was a bit heavy so I don't think that this was the best job I could do...

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  24. Desserts In My KitchenJuly 6, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Wow! When i first seen the purse, I didn't think it was a cake. Fantastic work on your part. The cake is beautiful, and full of details :)

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  25. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    Efti, the handbag itself is a perfect design! I love the colors, the look of the texture, I like it all. But as a cake... wooowwww what a surprise! A truly artistic masterpiece! And I have not even tried it :)

    Ibolya

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  26. Dreams of cakesJuly 7, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Thank you Ibolya for your nice comments! It was a pleasant suprise to read your comments. I hope I will manage to make one handbag cake for you too!!!

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  27. AmyJuly 7, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    How cute! I love it, as a bag AND as a cake!

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  28. Mrs MulfordJuly 8, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Buzzed! bet it's nice and tidy inside not like mine!

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  29. melonpanJuly 10, 2011 at 11:20 PM

    That is really a dream of Cake for every women :-)

    so cute

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  30. PattyJuly 11, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Wow! Adorable cake! I can't imagine how much patience this must take :)

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