Pinkie Pie's Dream - Have You Tried it? (It's a Sandwich)

[banditpony]

Okay So! Round 2

I used equal parts ricotta and cake mix- and I must say, at the very least, that makes some delicious thick cake batter that could easily find use in many other recipes!

I got distracted watching American Ninja Warrior while the sandwich was in the press, so I wound up overcooking it a bit, resulting in more cake puff blowout on the sides- leaving less filling on the inside, which was a bit of a mistake

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I also put a lot more butter on the outside of the bread, and used both end pieces for more crust.

It came out a LOT more tasty than the first one. The filling had a more balanced flavor, and the extra butter and extra crispy crust on the outside really pulled it all together.

Definitely something I'll try again. Though I really couldnt say if it qualifies as dinner or dessert. Its more of a weird snack food I guess.

When I'm not dieting, I totally have to try it. Thanks for sharing your results!

[Elisto]

Hmm. Isn't ricotta an ingredient in several desserts anyway, though? I believe cannolis and cheesecakes use ricotta as the main ingredient for the filling and they are delicious! Don't get me wrong, my kneejerk reaction in this case is cheese+sweets=ewwww but it's been proven to be a good combination. The recipe is really just having you make a funfetti cheesecake filling (side note: I would be all over funfetti cheesecake).

What ruins the recipe for me, though, is that they want you to make it into a grilled cheese, which being on a grilled cheese blog makes sense. :p Cheesecake is not something I'd want to eat warm. I think if it was chilled instead of fried it would be fantastic!

Yes, cannoli cream is ricotta + sugar, and there are some other Italian pastries that use ricotta as well, some of which are typically eaten warm, like Sfogliatella, so that part of this recipe isn't tooweird to me. Plus, ricotta in pound cake is great too. Having sweetened filling in a typically savory sandwich, though, to me sounds strange, or at least jarring to eat.

[Prince_Sunbeam]

Having sweetened filling in a typically savory sandwich, though, to me sounds strange, or at least jarring to eat.

Its definitely a weird sandwich, but not nearly as strange tasting as I thought, or as the first one I made. Id say it's not supposed to be savory, its pretty much a dessert sandwich- especially if done on a proper Brioche. I like to mix sweet&savory so I put lots of salted butter on the outside and that gave it a savory crunch, but aside from that its definitely on the sweet side of the spectrum!
It would've been really jarring if I had actually put a slice of cheese in there with it...glad I just went for more salted butter!

[Elisto]

Well, it sounds interesting, even if the funfetti colors are making me suspicious!