cake!

cross legged on the floor,
in front of the tv, love actually playing. (i missed watching it christmas time on tv)
drinking peppermint tea, cuddling my heat bag.
nights like this are not normally welcome.
but including small indulgences gets me through,
the pain. oh the pain of being female!
i know there are plenty of women out there nodding their heads in agreement.
what gets you through your monthly week of torture?

well apart from that small negative..
there have been several positives.
i conquered my friends birthday cake. (and cleaned, 1950's housewives eat your heart out)
chocolate with chocolate mint icing, flake middle and white kitkat boarder.
first attempt and it paid off. smiles all round!
i left myself plenty of time to bake, but i still felt under the pressure of the master chef's clock.
lucky i love to bake so much and..
i am so in love with my friends chocolate cake recipe.
its moist and chocolately goodness is to die for!

so this is nikki's chocolate cake.

1 1/3 cups of plain flour
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup caster sugar
1 cup milk
2 eggs
125g butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

~preheat the oven to 180 degrees C
lightly grease a cake pan and line with baking paper

~sift flour, bicarb soda and cocoa into a bowl
stir through sugar

~mix milk, eggs, butter and vanilla essence in a separate bowl or jug

~add wet to dry ingredients
beat on low to combine, then medium for 3-4 minutes
**careful not to over beat the mixture.

~pour mixture into prepared pan
bake for 40 minutes
cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack
and ta dah! amazing chocolate cake.
decorate as pleased.

here is a little picture archive of my day...

Friends-Family Dinner and Cake.

Chef Renee

Baker Skye

photos below were taken on my phone, i forgot my camera.

the silly bugger.

i love birthdays!