"Very tasty. Rich, and almost impossibly dense. And the recipe is easy enough to follow.

Couple of things to keep in mind:

- Let it "rest" for a couple of hours... it really helps the texture and taste
- It's REALLY sweet. Try dusting UNsweetened cocoa on it to balance it out
- If using a 9 inch pan (more "standard" size, I think, you may ne""

"Very tasty indeed. Rich, dense, the works...
- Halved the recipe, and made it in a 9 X 5 loaf pan instead of a round 8" one (wanted a tea cake feel to it)
- Reduced the sugar by 1/4 cup

It did sag a little bit in the middle, but nothing dramatic.

It was a hit at home, and will be made again. And again. Personally, it doesn't bother me a whi""

"Very tasty. Rich, and almost impossibly dense. And the recipe is easy enough to follow.

Couple of things to keep in mind:

- Let it "rest" for a couple of hours... it really helps the texture and taste
- It's REALLY sweet. Try dusting UNsweetened cocoa on it to balance it out
- If using a 9 inch pan (more "standard" size, I think), you may n""

"Could do with a little less ground coffee for those of us that are not regular consumers, but aside from that, great recipe. My custard started to curdle a bit after taking it off the heat (after the "thicken till it coats back of wooden spoon" step), but I added the espresso powder, let it cool down in the fridge, blended it with a stick blender before chilling it some more & sticking it into the machine, and voila... great ice cream nonetheless.

"Made it without the frosting, added chocolate chunks. Great go-to recipe.

"I made several minor changes to the soup. It still turned out great. Another keeper from Ina!
1. Skipped the cream
2. Peeled the tomatoes - I had these AMAZING shady lady tomatoes (last of the season, sadly, and wasn't going to let a peel get between me & complete enjoyment of this soup!
3. added a can of peeled san marzano tomatoes. The canned tomatoes brought a tangy note to the sweet pulp from the fresh tomatoes
4. Threw in some dried thyme (it never hurt any tomato based soup or sauce!
5. Right at the beginning, threw in some whole peppercorns (5-7 & 2 bay leaves, then skipped the ground pepper, and let people add it to taste

"I made several minor changes to the soup. It still turned out great. Another keeper from Ina!
1. Skipped the cream
2. Peeled the tomatoes - I had these AMAZING shady lady tomatoes (last of the season, sadly, and wasn't going to let a peel get between me & complete enjoyment of this soup!
3. added a can of peeled san marzano tomatoes. The canned tomatoes brought a tangy note to the sweet pulp from the fresh tomatoes
4. Threw in some dried thyme (it never hurt any tomato based soup or sauce!)
5. Right at the beginning, threw in some whole peppercorns (5-7 & 2 bay leaves, then skipped the ground pepper, and let people add it to taste

"I was bored, and made several small changes to the soup. It still turned out great. Another keeper from Ina!
1. Skipped the cream
2. Peeled the tomatoes - I had these AMAZING shady lady tomatoes (last of the season, sadly, and wasn't going to let any peel get between me & complete enjoyment of this soup! Also added a can of peeled san marzano tomatoes. The canned tomatoes brought a tangy note to the sweet pulp from the fresh tomatoes
3. Threw in some dried thyme (it never hurt any tomato based soup or sauce!)
4. Right at the beginning, threw in some whole peppercorns (5-7) & 2 bay leaves, then skipped the ground pepper, and let people add it to taste
5. Water instead of stock