Where were the cakes?

Julie & Julia movie

One of the biggest movies this month is “Julie & Julia,” a story of two women and their love of food – but where were the cakes?

Throughout the entire two hour film, there was less than a handful of shots of our favorite delicious dessert, and the small screen shots given to cakes were short and unexplained. Which recipe was the almond chocolate cake? And why didn’t Julie make her own birthday cake for the party? I demanded answers.

I immediately went online and purchased, Mastering the Art of French Cooking and to my surprise, there are a significant number of cakes in Julia’s masterpiece book.

Chapter ten is devoted to desserts and cakes and is filled with fantastic ideas for French finishes. Julia even shares her step-by-step tips for icing a cake on pages 673-673. There are five different cake recipes among the desserts, including that beautiful Chocolate and Almond Cake we all saw on the big screen (pg. 677). Bon Appetit!

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen UK
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen US

Happy Caking!

Michelle

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Dana says:

Sep 14, 2009

I just finished the audiobook and found that very odd too!

chenoa says:

Sep 11, 2009

so much time & thought goes into making beautiful cakes it would be nice to see them featured more, in any movie but particularly cooking movies i love your daughters cake a way down…exquisite! im so glad i found your blog
lovely wishes

Michelle says:

Sep 8, 2009

Becky – I’ll have to put that on my list! Maybe this weekend, I’ll have to take on that challenge

Thanks for all the comments – we’ll have to wait for the next Hollywood food movie to see if this lack of desserts thing is a trend. Though, will the new popularity of Cake Boss and other cake tv shows, maybe one day we’ll get our cake movie!

becky says:

Michelle…why don’t YOU make the chocolate/almond cake from Julia’s book, post a picture and include the recipe here? You could make up for the movie….