M.I.S-S.I.S-S.I.P.P.I (please use the Mickey Mouse Club theme song melody when you spell). hehehe...it is only befitting that i dedicate this cake i made today, to the friend who taught me how to spell Mississippi. (i still use the melody when i spell it okay...haha). Puan Ave Haryati, thank you so much. because of you, i can spell mississippi (still, with the melody in my head)
and also to a very special friend whose birthday is today. ita, happy birthday! i wish you could enjoy a slice of this cake with me...tapi, i'm sure you're enjoying yourself even more, wherever you are. Muahhh!!
my mum came over today, with my future sister-in-law...sporting kan mak-mak sekarang...siap boleh berjalan dengan future daughter-in-law lagi. jaman den dulu...jangan harap dot com dot my.
roomie and i have been feeling a bit under the weather for the past week now, but since i have HannaH with me...under the weather or not, antidott still needs to put up a brave front and make sure that our precious niece is happy and well entertained. but, this post is not about that. it's about my baking mojo. it disappeared about a month ago. seriously. i don't know where it went to. i just don't feel like baking anything. but today, since my mum came with ain (the future sister-in-law) i decided to jumpstart my baking mood. what better way to do it, than to bake something with chocolate in it. yes? yes!!
i got the recipe from the 500 Chocolate Delights book...for those of you who know me, you'd know i really swear by this book, because most of the time, the recipes in these books will never fail you.
needless to say, the cake was a hit! it is super chocolatey, super moist and super yummy. it's not too sweet. it's just nice. half of the cake 'disappeared' minutes after it came out of the oven. *i obviously didn't take the instruction to cool the cake for 10 minutes before serving advice seriously.* i mean, seriously? who could resist a slice or, two or three of warm chocolate cake on a cool rainy day, right?
i am very happy that the cake turned out exactly like i imagined it to be. what a way to coax my baking mojo to come back. kan? *eh, banyak pulak orang sakit ni mengomel*
anyways, you guys ready for the recipe?
ready? set? go!!
you will need:
250g (9 oz) unsalted butter
175g (6 oz) plain chocolate, broken into pieces
340g (12 oz) light brown sugar
300ml (10 fl oz) hot water
1 tbsp instant coffee, i used a sachet of Nescafe Gold
200g (7 oz) plain flour*
55g (2 oz) self-raising flour*
55g (2oz) Dutch-process cocoa powder
2 eggs, beaten
icing sugar to dust
the how to:
1) preheat oven to 160°C (325°F/gas mark 3).
2) grease a 23cm (9 in) square cake tin and line with parchment paper. i didn't have a 9 in bla bla bla, so i used a round 8 in cake tin.
3) place the butter, chocolate, sugar, water and coffee in a bowl over a pan of simmering water and heat until melted. stir until the mixture is smooth, then cool for 15 minutes.
4) transfer the cooled chocolate mixture to a bowl, sift in the flour and cocoa and stir in the eggs.
5) using an electric whisk, beat until smooth. (i used the help of Giant for this)
6) pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 1 to 1¼ hours
7) transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. (sorry, didn't exactly follow this)
:-p
8) dust with icing sugar and slice to serve.
9) store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. (i don't think the cake will last this long because it is SO sedap!)
*i didn't have any self-raising flour, so what i did was i used 255g of plain flour, but added 1 tsp of baking powder and 1 tsp of baking soda.
this recipe is definitely a keeper. it's delish and easy to make. aaaand will taste even better with a scope of vanilla ice cream or even some whipped cream. but, i didn't have any. so, i served the cake just as it is and it's just as good. if you guys don't believe me, then...get crackin'!!!
till next time. have a fantastic weekend!!!
recipe source: 500 Chocolate Delights by lauren floodgate
mickey mouse theme song taken from youtube. thanz horrr...
2) grease a 23cm (9 in) square cake tin and line with parchment paper. i didn't have a 9 in bla bla bla, so i used a round 8 in cake tin.
3) place the butter, chocolate, sugar, water and coffee in a bowl over a pan of simmering water and heat until melted. stir until the mixture is smooth, then cool for 15 minutes.
4) transfer the cooled chocolate mixture to a bowl, sift in the flour and cocoa and stir in the eggs.
5) using an electric whisk, beat until smooth. (i used the help of Giant for this)
6) pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 1 to 1¼ hours
7) transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. (sorry, didn't exactly follow this)
:-p
8) dust with icing sugar and slice to serve.
9) store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. (i don't think the cake will last this long because it is SO sedap!)
*i didn't have any self-raising flour, so what i did was i used 255g of plain flour, but added 1 tsp of baking powder and 1 tsp of baking soda.
this recipe is definitely a keeper. it's delish and easy to make. aaaand will taste even better with a scope of vanilla ice cream or even some whipped cream. but, i didn't have any. so, i served the cake just as it is and it's just as good. if you guys don't believe me, then...get crackin'!!!
till next time. have a fantastic weekend!!!
recipe source: 500 Chocolate Delights by lauren floodgate
mickey mouse theme song taken from youtube. thanz horrr...
3 comments:
aik mana ilang i nyer comment..
lagi sekali tepek..
Since Zen dah pindah from Sooka..i dah lama tak makan Mud Cake..
ye ke? alo lo lo looooo....meh sini meh, nanti aku buatkan. :-)
Dots, I'm so hungry just looking at your blog. Anyway, I've like pinned so many of your recipes on my Pinterest that it's gonna be so Dottified haha. Must bring some Asian feel to Pinterest mah. Now too Mat Salleh. They need to learn some of our Asian recipes. I must try this mudcake. Yummy.
Post a Comment