Today is National Lamington Day! I went to an Australian Pie Restaurant today, Pacific Pie Co and they had Lamington. It was really yummy, I had mine with ice cream :)
Emergency baking: A literal cupcake
So I was kind of having a weird funk kind of day and I was planning on making cream puffs today, but my cousin said she is coming over tomorrow and she would like to help.
Well I just got out of the shower and wanted something ooey gooey, warm and chocolately. Then I remembered reading about microwaveable cakes, likes the ones you can buy at the store but the home version. I found a recipe and in 5 mins I had cake.
Oh my goodness…. soooooo good
One for me and one for mama <3
Here is the recipe I used:
Oh to make this even more sinful, when you finish microwaving it open up the cake with a form and slip some chocolate chips in, the cake is still really hot so it melts it and it is fabulous!
(via Cream Puffs with Whipped Cream and a Chocolate Ganache « the taste space – steam, bake, boil, shake!)
Making cream puffs this weekend :)
No Bake Biscuit Cake!
Biscuit Cake! I swear I didn’t make this because of the royal wedding, I made it because my cousin doesn’t like cake and it was his birthday this weekend and not to mention it was Mother’s Day and my mom loves chocolate. Important note though folks, this is a no bake recipe, still awesome.
The recipe I used is this one:
http://www.veggiebelly.com/2011/05/no-bake-royal-chocolate-biscuit-cake-recipe.html
For this recipe I didn’t have the right biscuits the used so I bought Vanilla Wafers instead. You can also use graham crackers and another note, don’t use a 9” spring form pan unless you want to double the recipe. Mine turned out thin and I had to make extra chocolate sauce for it.
(via chocolate biscuit cake)
Guess what I’m making this weekend for Mother’s Day and Dexter’s Birthday! No bake! Lots of Chocolate and instead of biscuits, (cause I couldn’t find the right brand) I shall be using vanilla wafer cookies. Make or break? Tune in later this week to find out the exciting outcome of the the biscuit cake!
I think something is wrong with my oven, or maybe it is the parchment paper I have been using to line the baking sheets but my oven gets really smokey. Well the yummy cookies are going to be a gift to someone tomorrow.
Sorry Art 470 class I’ll make you guys something soon!
They turned out really yummy. The could be a little sweeter, I recommend not using the instant coffee, it kind of gave it a burnt taste. Still, it was really moist and the frosting was heavenly. I also accidentally used unsweetened baker’s chocolate, mistake. But they turned out super pretty!
Lessons learned:
- Wait till the cupcakes/cakes are completely cooled before decorating them, be patient.
- Unsweetened chocolate doesn’t make the best garnish
- I need a better hand mixer
Black Forest Cupcake
Today I am making black forest cupcake for my friend Kyle’s Birthday, his fiancee, Rosely (who I am made of honor for) is coming over to help me make it. The reason I am doing black forest cupcake is that he and I love the Portal games and the reward is a black forest cake (the cake is a lie). The reason for cupcakes is that we’re going to Big Al’s tonight and I didn’t want to fuse around with plates, forks and knives.
The recipe I am using is from Annie’s Eats blog with a few changes and I am omitting the filling cause it sounds messy.
I’m also making a double batch. Lots of cupcakes :)
Ingredients:
For the cake:
3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
3 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp instant coffee
16 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 cups sugar
4 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups buttermilk
For the frosting:
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
12 tbsp. sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
For garnish:
Fresh (or maraschino) cherries, with stems
2 tbsp. sugar
Chocolate shavings
For instructions, visit her site.
I am currently in the process of getting all the ingredients ready. Just waiting on Rosely :)
