I could not tantalize you guys with not one, but two cakes, and not share a recipe now, could I? So here it is- Tunnel of Fudge Cake. Ingredients: ½ cup boiling water 50 g any chocolate, chopped 2 tsps zest of an orange 1 cup vegetable oil (canola or sunflower) 1 cup granulated sugar …
Yesterday was my daughter D’s birthday. It was also my friend J’s birthday. Both Chocoholics! But the similarity ends there. J likes deep, dark, barely sweet chocolate while D is a fan of the fudgy, gooey tooth-achingly sweet stuff. I’d planned on making a cake with fabulous reviews on Zoe Bakes. A cake steeped in rum and …
Marie Antoinette was a genius! She was a smart, sassy woman who knew that people should not be denied cake. Yellow cake, white cake, fruit cake, coffee cake, cheesecake, angel cake, chiffon cake, red velvet cake or even Devil’s food cake– take your pick. It’s cake that makes the world go round. While I look …
Our Study Group got off to a great start last week. We had two interesting presentations on Hindu Creation Stories by R and The Interplay of Male and Female Power in the Creation Stories of South East Asia by J. A couple of technical glitches apart, there was so much knowledge to be gleaned. I …
I love my 1-2-3-4 cake. It tastes and smells divine. It does not crumble easily. It remains moist for days. Plus the recipe is easy to remember. Easy as 1-2-3. But I recently tried this recipe from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe and was blown away. It is delicious! It is tender and tasty. It freezes beautifully …
For some time now, I’ve been debating doing a cake decorating course. I’ve always felt that my cakes look too home grown, too rustic. And so I finally embarked on my class at Wilton. On day one we torted cakes and filled piping bags, used couplers and made buttercream. In the second half of the …
My heart leaps up when i behold a rainbow in the sky! Or even in a cake, or on one too…. I love rainbows! And colours- ok most colours. Blue most of all. And green. Definitely mauve. And pink… Its embarrassing being a grown woman who loves pink. Anyway, this post is on a rainbow topper for a cake. That I’m making. I found …