I’m so sorry I did not post anything the last 10 days. I was just… busy and tired. But believe me, I baked a lot and you will receive further information this week. However, many things have happened so far and one important of them was my boyfriends 18th birthday. 18. Hard to believe for me. Now he can drive his car without a parent, buy any kind of alcohol, sign all his documents on his own etc. Well, not THAT impressive to me :P. But it is a birthday, still, so why not just celebrate? According to this occasion, I prepared treats as a dessert for the parties, which made me super happy, of course :). The following pictures will show you the result of my work.
The first party was just a small one and besides, my cake was not the only one. So I decided to make a tiny heart cake using the idea of I am baker. A mini cake with a even smaller heart inside – challenge accepted.
http://iambaker.net/heart-cake-tutorial/
The second party included more guests, so I made two things:
A rainbow cake, which was originally made by Whisk kid, but I used the cake recipe of Love and Olive Oil. Between the layers I put less buttercream frosting and decorated it with beaten heavy cream and cake crumbs. It was definitely worth the hard work – seeing all the people watch the colourful layers shining under the white cream… Which made them want a piece at once.
http://www.whisk-kid.com/2009/08/say-it-with-cake.html
I wanted the other treat to fit the rainbow cake in some way, so I made colourfil muffins with the same cookie crumbs on top of their frosting. I will share the recipe for the vanilla dough with you later this week, as these are my go-to vanilla cupcakes.
Please keep patient, new posts are coming soon.
Erveryone has his or her own soul food. After a difficult day or even a period, some people like to enjoy glass of wine, others prefer beer, fruit, nuts, ice cream or… chocolate. I am a chocolate lover. It is not my only soul food, but it definitely belongs to this category. After my last exam this year, I made this…
… and loved it.
You need to know, that the time before my 10th-year exams was very hard for me. I could not stop studying Maths, Chemistry and English. I did not learn much for the German exam, lol.
BUT, it was worth the stress. I passed all the tests with best grades :D.
However, this cake is good way to consume your soul food. It is very moist, has an intense chocolate flavour and is not too bitter or too sweet. I decided to share this recipe with you at the beginning of our summer holidays (yes, they have just started here.)
Here we go:
Flourless Chocolate Cake
(for one cake pan, Ø 26 cm/10 inches)
110 g (4 oz) good semi-sweet chocolate, at least 60 % cocoa
115 g (½ cup/1 stick) butter
170g (¾ cup) sugar
3 eggs
60 g (½ cup) cocoa (unsweetened)
Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Oil a cake pan and lightly dust it with flour.
Chop the chocolate and put it into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir with a spoon and microwave for another 30 seconds. Stir again. Add the butter and combine. If the ingredients are not completely melted, microwave for 30 seconds again. Transfer the mixture into a bigger bowl. Add one egg at a time and mix until they are fully incorporated. Finally add the cocoa and stir. Do not overbeat.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before serving.
An additional spoon of vanilla ice cream fits perfectly :).
Recipe adapted from Krissy’s Creations
http://www.krissys-creations.com/2011/07/flourless-chocolate-cake.html
Let us hope the German football team will beat the Italian tonight. Let us hope that we will be able to eat this cake before the fruit is bad. Let us hope that the next last scool week before our class trip will pass fast.
The recipe for this German flag cake is the same as for the Strawberry Cake Light, I just used different fruit.
Except strawberry slices, I used mango pieces for the yellow part and black plums for the top layer.
Enjoy the football game!
