For those of you celebrating Eatser I hope you had a wonderful time with family. And happy last day of Passover. For the first time in my life I hosted Easter since we were combining this celebration with a very important birthday.
Today is my mother’s 80th birthday. It’s a biggy! My mother’s birthday is April 1st, which just so happens to be April Fools day. April Fools in French is called “Poisson d’avril” which means April Fish. On this day of practical jokes, children (or all ages) tack paper fishes on each other’s back.
I have often tried to include a little prank for my mom, such as a chocolate fish as her god parents gave here every year as a child, or her having to find her present through a treasure hunt. So for a very special 80th birthday I pulled out all the stops with a fish themed dinner…every single dish! Here is the menu:
– First was the hors-d’oeuvres, a Salmon Ceviche, served with The Sweet Pea cocktail.
– Our first course was a very fragrant Thai Coconut Fish Stew.
– The main course was homemade Fish and Crab Raviolis served with grilled Asparagus on a bed of Smoked Paprika Sauce.
– Now I bet you are wonder what on earth did I do for dessert, right? No panic, there was no fish in the cake. But there was a fish shaped cake filled with peanut butter cheesecake filling…the whole thing covered in chocolate. My mom is OBSESSED and a FANATIC of peanuts.
I wish you could have all seen the look on her face when I brought the cake in. She was in tears with laughter for 5 minutes. Her reaction was everything I had hoped for. And the cake was just peanut butter heaven and pure decadence.
Chocolate covered Peanut Butter Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 1 package of cream cheese
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 300 gr dark chocolate
- a handful of crushed oreo cookies
Instructions
- In a bowl blend very well the cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar. In a separate bowl beat the heavy cream to a thick whip cream. Fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter gently.
- Line a mold (I used a fish shaped mold) or a 6 inch cake pan with saran wrap, making sure enough hangs out to cover the top. Pour the cream cheese mixture into the mold, tap a few times to get rid of any air pockets, fold over saran wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Uncover the top, put a cooling rack over the mold and in one movement flip the whole thing. Remove the mold and gently remove the saran wrap. Put the rack over a plate.
- Melt your chocolate slowly in a double boiler until melted and fluid. With a soup serving spoon take a ladel of chocolate and pour it over the cheesecake. Try to keep it thin and do sections at a time to keep it as smooth as possible. Place in the fridge until the chocolate is hardened.
- Gently remove off the rack and place the cheesecake on a serving plate sprinkled with crushed oreos. If you like, add a few touches with decorative icing.
Notes
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Happy belated birthday to your mom! Aww she must have been so happy. Such a sweet moment that she had tears and laughter. Great job making this cake! 🙂
Great cake, Evelyne!Wonderful idea…Happy birthday to your mom!
Love the cake Evelyne…and I can only imagine all the laughing…
Happy Belated BIrthday to you mom and enjoy your week 🙂
I’ve heard about french kids doing that before. Never understood how it got started. Did someone stick a real fish to someone’s back or something?
Hehe I love your clever idea!! I’ve often wondered what it’s like to have a birthday on April 1st and it actually sounds like a lot of fun 🙂
Wow this looks like the most perfect cake! So cute too.
Womderful menu and a fabulous dessert! Happy birthday to your mom!
I have so much catching up to, Eb! But, when I saw this amazing peanut butter fish cake on Google+ (Happy Birthday, Ev’s Mom!), I was in love – such a cute idea..and since it contains peanut butter, I’d like to go fishing in your pond! Hmm…that didn’t sound quite right, did it? lol
Happy Belated Birthday to your mom!
We love peanut butter and the cake looks lovely!
Happy birthday to your mom Evelyne! A good laughter is what everyone of us needs! I love peanut butter and this cake looks absolutely decadent!!
That’s such a great birthday gift. NO wonder your mother was ecstatic. The cheesecake filling is quite decadent!
L’IDÉE DU THÈME, GÉNIAL.
LA BOUFFE, DÉLICIEUSE.
LE GÂTEAU, HILARANT MAIS SI BON (LE BEURRE D’ARACHIDES HI! HI!)
MAIS LA PHOTO, HORRIBLE.
MERCI POUR TOUT !
First of all, Happy Belated Birthday to your Mommy! I bet she would have loved the cake and the creativity behind it. Loved the post..you are brilliant! And the cheesecake..that looks divine!