It's Thursday night..a night full of season finales and a massive craving for chocolate. Now usually this isn't a problem in our condo...we almost always have some sort of supply of chocolate hidden in the fridge for times like this. Not this time..nada, nothing, zip. This is where the 5 minute chocolate cake comes in. I don't know where the recipe came from but dear Gawd I thank the person who created it! It literally took 5 minutes, the recipe doesn't lie. Mix all ingredients in a mug, yes I said a mug, and put in microwave (I know right!) for 3 minutes...hoila, a cake is made!! Add some Cool Whip and craving is cured. I was a little hesitant as I am not a fan of actually using the microwave for cooking but I thought I would give it try...so here's the recipe.
5 Minute chocolate cake
4tbsp flour
4tbsp sugar
2tbsp cocoa
1 egg
3tbsp milk
3tbsp oil
a splash of vanilla
3tbsp chocolate chips (optional)
Mix all together in order and bake for 3mins on high.
Let cool and enjoy (I added cool whip)
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
A Mistake made Perfect
There are times when I think that I am too hard on myself...making mistakes in baking is one of those times. Until I can create something totally yummy out of those mistakes! I decided this year that I was going to make my Mom her 60th Birthday cake. I haven't been able to do this for a few years since our family dinners always seemed to fall on a Sunday when I was either on dayshift till 7pm or between nightshifts so the need for sleep far surpassed the need to bake. This year I lucked out..I am off all weekend and had the chance to create something wonderful and springy for my Mom.
I had given her 3 choices of flavours- Banana, Chocolate, or Lemom-Blueberry. She went with the Lemon-Blueberry combo knowing everyone would enjoy it in the family. I chose to make a lemon blueberry layer cake with a Lemon Mascarpone frosting. The cake is beuatiful and light looking and baked so nice and even..the frosting was another story. I have NEVER had an issue with my frostings and am usually quite happy with how they turn out. This is not one of those times. I love the taste of mascarpone and it complements lemon quite nicely. What I didn't know was that it doesn't hold it's shape as well as cream cheese...at all. The frosting ended up looking like a souffle batter instead. So right now with the addition of a cup of flour it is in the oven at 300degrees in a water bath. I am hoping I can use it as a third layer in the cake instead of filling. Fingers crossed this may turn into a fabulous cake creation to keep in my bakery file!! If it works, I will post the recipe and some pics....stay tuned
I had given her 3 choices of flavours- Banana, Chocolate, or Lemom-Blueberry. She went with the Lemon-Blueberry combo knowing everyone would enjoy it in the family. I chose to make a lemon blueberry layer cake with a Lemon Mascarpone frosting. The cake is beuatiful and light looking and baked so nice and even..the frosting was another story. I have NEVER had an issue with my frostings and am usually quite happy with how they turn out. This is not one of those times. I love the taste of mascarpone and it complements lemon quite nicely. What I didn't know was that it doesn't hold it's shape as well as cream cheese...at all. The frosting ended up looking like a souffle batter instead. So right now with the addition of a cup of flour it is in the oven at 300degrees in a water bath. I am hoping I can use it as a third layer in the cake instead of filling. Fingers crossed this may turn into a fabulous cake creation to keep in my bakery file!! If it works, I will post the recipe and some pics....stay tuned
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