I'm not really up on the whole cobbler thing, so we had to go straight from a book for this one.
We started with frozen blueberries, which we mixed with sugar, some spice and healthy amount of marbits. This would become the inner filling of the Booberry Cobbler.
Scott then got to work mixing up a batter that would become the cobbler side of things. The batter itself contained pulverized cereal pieces to help add to the flavor, but in the end, we weren't able to use as much of that as we would have liked.
After getting the batter together, we topped the blueberry-marshmallow combination with it, sprinkled on some cinnamon sugar and put in the oven until it became golden-brown.
While cooking, the batter became extremely cakey, growing a surprising amount. Unfortunately the blueberry mixture didn't solidify as much as we would have hoped, so we ended up with a bit of a gooey dessert.
The torte was going to be the real challenge here, and we both knew it. Both Scott and I had made cake before, but never a torte, which is sort of like a cake, but with a minimal emphasis on flour.
We started with the base: butter, a little flour, some spices and sugar. Instead of the original crushed almonds we were supposed to use, we substituted that for more of our nearly powdered cereal pieces. This we combined, then spread out on a cookie sheet and baked.
Once the crumble mixture was done, we pressed it into a pair of cake pans and took the obligatory boob-licking picture.
While the crumble was cooking, we set to work on the filling, which was made up of blueberries, some sugar, water and lemon juice, which we cooked down and reduced until it took on a thick, syrupy consistency. We then poured this out over top of our bases and let cool.
Once cool, we topped the tortes. I used a cream cheese frosting which I then covered with some marbits. Scott iced his with straight Cool Whip mixed with marbits, which he arranged in a little happy face.
With all the cooking complete, it was time to take our creations to the juries and see what they had to say about them.
The reviews on this were mixed. It was just Jello with a little addition, and honestly not my best work. The extra liquid hydrated the marbits inside making them melt on the tongue like foam.
The cereal bars came out quite well, tasting like a combination of marshmallows and Froot Loops cereal. Everybody really enjoyed the large number of marshmallows inside, but it didn't come out as crunchy as some would have liked.
The people who tried the cobbler could not believe that it was made with cereal. The texture was great, and people loved the dense cakey crust, which served to soak up some of the juice from the filling.
The torte was the clear winner of the night. The guinea pigs thought that the cake had the perfect consistency and one even said that it was restaurant-quality.
And now, after all that work, it's time to reap the rewards: a third sign for my door that can go right next to the Count Chocula and Frankenberry signs.
Kick ass.
Now, if only I could get my hands on some Frute Brute.
