The Home Bakers # 1 : Cheese Swirled Chocolate Bundt Cake

Our long awaiting blog event is here !!! I didn't even realise it at first till I saw Joyce posting it at wee hours in the morning.. Errr , babe you don't need to sleep eh?... LOL .. I am joining The Home Bakers, a new blog event organise by Joyce from Kitchen Flavours. We are baking recipes taken from COFFEE CAKES by Lou Seibert Pappas.The first recipe from this book will be Cheese Swirled Chocolate Bundt Cake chosen by Joyce, kitchen flavours.

Well, I am smart this time , I have carefully read everyone's review before trying out this recipe. I have to thank you everyone for sharing their tips and all. I am glad that Lena of frozen wings actually send me a message to give me some useful tips on this recipe . Thank you babe. This cake turn out to be a hit with some minor changes .

I actually made half of the recipe for the cake and full recipe for the cheese filling. I made some minor changes to this recipe and bake for 45 minutes .

Cheese Swirled Chocolate Bundt Cake 
Cheese Filling :
230g   Cream cheese at room temperature
1/4cup Granulated sugar
1 tsp  Vanilla extract
1large Egg
1cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

For the Cake ( 1/2 of the original recipe) : 
1 large Eggs
100g  Granulated sugar
120g  Butter,soften to room temperature ( 1/2 cup canola oil)
1/2 tbsp  Chocolate Emulco ( original recipe calls for 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract )
1 1/2 cups Unbleached all-purpose flour
38g   Cocoa powder, plus 1 teaspoon ( Original recipe calls unsweetend cocoa powder )
1tsp  Baking soda
1/2tsp    Salt
1/2cup    Yoghurt + 1/4cup Milk
1/4cup    Walnuts, Coarsely chopped
2tbsp Confectioners' sugar

For the full recipe of this cake, please hop over to Joyce's blog 

With the additional 1/4 cup of milk and chocolate emulco added to the recipe, this cake turn out to be a hit. Guess all chocolate lover can't resist this moist tasty cake. 

I am linking this to " The Home Bakers " organise by Joyce from kitchen flavours. Please hop over to The Home Bakers page to view all other entries .

                                            

Cook Like A Star : Four Tier Chocolate Layer Cake

All of Donna Hay's recipe seems to be so simple and tasty. I have hard time trying to pick one tho. Heehee... Well , I always love baking cakes so I have pick one which I think I can handle easily . Simple as it sounds , I manage to complete everything including the frosting within 2 hours .

This is my first time combining cream cheese frosting with chocolate cake. This cake turn out to be moist and just the right mouth-feel . I simply love the cream cheese frosting and not to mention the simplicity that comes with it. Will definitely bake this cake again .. Heehee .........

This recipe is an Official MasterChef Recipe for Junior MasterChef 2010  . How amazing watching these young talents cooking like a star . I feel so timid when I watch them cook . Gosh .. How I wish my baby can be one of them .. Heehee ..

I have made some minor changes to the original recipe. As usual , I reduce the amount of sugar required for the cake. I used 1/2 cup of castor sugar instead of 1 cup . Same goes to the Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting. I have reduced the icing sugar by half.

FOUR TIER CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE 
Ingredients 

1/2 cup  Water
60g        Butter, chopped
2 tbsp    Cocoa, sifted
1 cup     Plain flour, sifted
1/2 tsp   Bicarbonate of soda, sifted
1/2 cup  Caster sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup  Buttermilk
1/2 tsp   Vanilla extract

Chocolate cream cheese frosting
50g        Butter, softened
250g      Cream cheese
1/2 cup  Icing sugar mixture, sifted
1/4 cup  Cocoa, sifted


Method 

1. Preheat oven to 150'C . Lightly greased 2 12cm round pan lined with non-stick baking paper.

2. Place the water, butter and cocoa in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the butter has melted. Place the flour, bicarbonate of soda and sugar in a bowl, add the cocoa mixture and whisk to combine. Add the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla and whisk to combine. Divide mixture between 2 prepared cake pan .

3. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.

4. While the cake is baking, prepare the cream cheese frosting. Place the butter and cheese in the mixing bowl and beat for 6–8 minutes or until pale and creamy. Add the icing sugar and cocoa and beat for a further 6–8 minutes or until light and fluffy.

5. To assemble, slice the cakes half horizontally. Place one cake layer on a plate and spread with one quarter of the frosting. Repeat with remaining layers and frosting. Decorate as desired.

                                                 

I am going to link this with "Cook Like A Star" blog-hop featuring Donna Hay as the celebrity for the month of March, hosted by Zoe of Bake For Happy Kids. Please drop by Bake For Happy Kids for the full details and join in the blog-hop!

ABC MARCH 2012 # EMERGENCY BLENDER CUPCAKE

This is my third post for Avid Baker's Challenge ( ABC )  . I was wondering what does emergency blender cupcakes really looks like. LOL  .In 2012, the ABC Bakers will be baking from The Weekend Baker by Abby Dodge .

                                                         

Chocolate cupcake has become a norm in my kitchen ever since I started this blog. I was surprised to know that quite a number of people surrounding me actually loves chocolate so much . Heehee... Maybe I was really too selfish about not baking with chocolate as I am on diet mode all the time .

I reduce the sugar from 1 cup to 1/2 cup . As I bake this late at night, I was really too sleepy to do the frosting. Since I have some leftover of fresh cream frosting in the fridge , so I guess this white little thingy will look great on cupcakes too. Well its emergency cupcake, so everything which save time will go with it . LOL .... I promise to try the frosting recipe another time .

I am down with fever and flu this time . I really would like to apologise for not being able to follow the recipe for the frosting this time. Overall, all the kids seems to love this cupcake . Its moist and yummy . Will definitely keep this recipe for any emergency occassion .. LOL. I have to take a rest for now . Have a nice weekend yeah ....

                                                                   
This recipe can be found in The Weekend Baker . Go here if you wish to visit other baker's post on this bake.