Thursday, March 5, 2009

Happy Birthday Dearest Daddy

Happy Birthday Dearest Daddy!
I cannot express how thankful I am to have a daddy like you. You provide so much for us...with tender loving care and lotsa love. You taught us to be great individuals.
We will not be who we are today without your patience and guidance.

Have a wonderful birthday and many, many more happy days like today!

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I baked dad's favourite cake - chocolate cake!

It turns out erm....kinda ugly. I did not have a wide knife or a big spatula to spread the frosting on the cake...so it looks kinda ugly!


Dark chocolate cake after taken out from the oven.


After spreading the chocolate frosting on the cake - pretty uneven, huh? Coz I don't have an offset spatula!

Decorating the cake with ornaments.


Cake with the candle lighted.

Half-eaten cake

Mum & Ah Yee prepared steamboat for dinner. Wah...the varieties and amount of food spread on the table can feed an army! hehe.
My stomach was bloated after dinner....but still can squeezed in my lovely cake! :D


Mum giving dad a Birthday Kiss.



Make a wish...and BLOW!



Happy Family...minus Peter (photographer) & Wen & Jen Tze & Rainbow.


Happy Family....minus Min (photographer) and Wen & Jen Tze & Rainbow.

Recipe: Chocolate Cake (copied from Joyofbaking)
Chocolate Cake:

1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all purpose flour

1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar

1/4 cup (25 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed), sifted

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup (75 grams) unsalted butter, melted

1 cup (240 ml) warm water

1 tablespoon lemon juice (or vinegar)

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Chocolate Frosting:

6 ounces (170 grams) semi-sweet chocolate, chopped

3/4 cup (180 ml) heavy cream (35% butterfat)

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature


Chocolate Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven.

In an ungreased 8 inch (20 cm) square cake pan, stir together the flour, sugar, sifted cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add the melted butter, water, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. With a fork, mix all the ingredients together until well blended.

Bake in preheated oven for about 35 minutes, or until the cake springs back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.

Frosting: Place the chopped chocolate in a medium sized stainless steel bowl. Heat the cream and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring just to a boil. Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Let the ganache sit at room temperature until slightly firm (about one hour) and then beat the ganache until creamy smooth and light. With an offset spatula or knife spread the ganache over the cooled cake.

Serves 8 - 10 people

2 comments:

Huey said...

I think the unevenness is nice! :D

tanshuyin said...

for home-baked quality ..boleh tahan la.
if to sell....customers pengsan! ;P

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