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  • Jul 13, 2009
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    Sounds like a plan.

    Also let me know if you ever find coils for the SX mini.

    Efun.top has them for 5.15 a pack. I haven’t ordered there in a long time but their shipping was super slow.
     

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    Did you get a chance to vape any of the croissant base by itself? On it's own the cheese comes through nicely.

    Would you consider upping the mascarpone to perhaps 1.5%?

    I do like your idea of going higher with the croissants. That way it should hold up to nearly any fruit. And I guess, going a little lower with darker fruit %'s would help too. Thinking out loud... :)
    Oh and yes I did go higher on the croissants and used Bree for the dark fruits. Then It just occurred to me I need to put the mix away to steep at least another two weeks as it’s only a week old.
     

    ShowMeTwice

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    The chocolate croissants in my supermarket uses a dark chocolate semi sweet.

    They just started supplying them a couple weeks ago. This is 1 of 2 bakery items I allow myself a month. mmm. Super good. :)
    Those sound awesome. I want one!

    I was planning on using WF Chocolate Chunks for the chocolate. It's not a dark chocolate nor is it a milk chocolate, it lies somewhere in-between the two. Guess I would call it a semi-sweet chocolate, mostly.
     

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    Oh and yes I did go higher on the croissants and used Bree for the dark fruits. Then It just occurred to me I need to put the mix away to steep at least another two weeks as it’s only a week old.
    What %'s did you use for the croissants and the Brie cheese?
     

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    Efun.top has them for 5.15 a pack. I haven’t ordered there in a long time but their shipping was super slow.
    I take it back. I have ordered there once before. I pre-ordered 5 packks.
     

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    I believe in global warming. No politics but I do not believe in man made global warming. The climate has been changing as long as there has been an earth.
    It's been changing rather quickly the last couple years.
     

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    A while back I was browsing bakery websites and came across a Chocolate Marble Banana Bundt Cake recipe that looked totally awesome. After a few attempts, and some tweaking, I have it where I like it.

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    Choco Marble Banana Bundt Cake

    FW White Cake 3%
    FLV Pound Cake 1%
    WF Hazelnuts and Cream 1.5%
    VTA Banana Custard 2%
    FA Banana (Bano) 2%
    WF Chocolate Chunks 1%

    Optional: SSA Tiramisu 0.25%

    Suggested steep time = 3-4 weeks, the longer it steeps the better it is. If you made 10mls your steep time would be less (~2 weeks).

    I made 2 versions. One mix was with SSA Tiramisu for the complex notes tiramisu adds to bakery vapes. The other mix was without it.

    I'm dripping the one with tiramisu today and it is very tasty. There is some sweetness that I would rate between 3.5 to 4. That is due to the tiramisu. Leaving the tiramisu out would bump the sweetness up. Made without the tiramisu you would be losing the complex notes it adds to the mix.

    I used @FranC's base from her coffee coffee cake because, well, it is really good. :)

    The chocolate note is there, on the lighter side where I wanted it. I didn't want the chocolate to be front and center. And I did not want it to detract from the cake base. It needed to be a tease. If more chocolate is desired bump it up to 1.5% and go from there. Going too high would make it more of a chocolate cake.

    I also wanted this mix to have some nuttiness much like a banana nut bread or cake. WF Hazelnuts and Cream was the perfect choice. It lends the nut flavor I was after and a nice cream.

    The two bananas work well together to create a fresh tasting banana that is neither green or super ripe. Together they fall in the middle. These are not candy like bananas. FA Banana brings a yellow banana and VTA Banana Custard adds more of a green banana. Banana custard adds creaminess and a nice bright vanilla note. It's custard is not what I would call eggy (as in CAP VC1). It leans much more towards the lighter side.

    ETA: The bananas are not bold or out front. They're nicely tucked in where taste wise they fall nicely into the middle of the mix. Much like the cake IRL, I think.
     
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    FranC

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    A while back I was browsing bakery websites and came across a Chocolate Marble Banana Bundt Cake recipe that looked totally awesome. After a few attempts, and some tweaking, I have it where I like it.

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    Choco Marble Banana Bundt Cake

    FW White Cake 3%
    FLV Pound Cake 1%
    WF Hazelnuts and Cream 1.5%
    VTA Banana Custard 2%
    FA Banana (Bano) 2%
    WF Chocolate Chunks 1%

    Optional: SSA Tiramisu 0.25%

    Suggested steep time = 3-4 weeks, the longer it steeps the better it is. If you made 10mls your steep time would be less (~2 weeks).

    I made 2 versions. One mix was with SSA Tiramisu for the complex notes tiramisu adds to bakery vapes. The other mix was without it.

    I'm dripping the one with tiramisu today and it is very tasty. There is some sweetness that I would rate between 3.5 to 4. That is due to the tiramisu. Leaving the tiramisu out would bump the sweetness up. Made without the tiramisu you would be losing the complex notes it adds to the mix.

    I used @FranC's base from her coffee coffee cake because, well, it is really good. :)

    The chocolate note is there, on the lighter side where I wanted it. I didn't want the chocolate to be front and center. And I did not want it to detract from the cake base. It needed to be a tease. If more chocolate is desired bump it up to 1.5% and go from there. Going too high would make it more of a chocolate cake.

    I also wanted this mix to have some nuttiness much like a banana nut bread or cake. WF Hazelnuts and Cream was the perfect choice. It lends the nut flavor I was after and a nice cream.

    The two bananas work well together to create a fresh tasting banana that is neither green or super ripe. Together they fall in the middle. These are not candy like bananas. FA Banana brings a yellow banana and VTA Banana Custard adds more of a green banana. Banana custard adds creaminess and a nice bright vanilla note. It's custard is not what I would call eggy (as in CAP VC1). It leans much more towards the lighter side.
    Well now, I never considered using that as a base for other things. I must be getting slow.

    Your mix looks good although I don't want to mix another banana right now. I need to get a better idea whether or not I desire to vape banana. JC's banana bread mix is almost ready to try and that should tell me.
     

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    Well now, I never considered using that as a base for other things. I must be getting slow.

    Your mix looks good although I don't want to mix another banana right now. I need to get a better idea whether or not I desire to vape banana. JC's banana bread mix is almost ready to try and that should tell me.
    I like the way you did the white and pound cakes with hazelnuts and cream. I mixed those three, they make a nice vape, and yuppers, a really good base.

    Also made your Coffee coffee cake as you had it written and love it. :)

    FWIW, in my recipe the bananas are not bold or out front. They're nicely tucked in where taste wise they fall nicely into the middle of the mix. Much like the cake IRL, I think.
     

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    Yeah, but you will be set for life with vaping gear and nic after raiding my vaping stash, Hitt's and a few others. Looks like there is plenty of room for all of it in that trailer.

    Very honestly, I really do feel bad for every younger person, and those yet to be born, for how we failed to take care of our only Home. :) Without getting political (it's not a political thing in my mind) I am still optimistic that the global powers that be will take some immediate action(s) that will help matters. The solutions do exist. :thumbs:
    I am a bit more optimistic about it than I was this time last year. I think there is still time to get going on it. Or I can go to Mars. I've always wanted to go into space. I'll need to bubble wrap my nic bottles for the trip though.
     

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