My first chocolate cake
13 Feb
You know I’ve been into baking because of the proper oven in my new house so it’s like a new toy for me.
I know I had been obsessed with “un-baking”, i.e. making tons of desserts during my raw phase, but I stopped because I wanted to cut out extra calories for my big day last year but somehow I never picked up the habit. Alot of raw desserts are nut-based and incredibly fattening, even if they are healthier than conventional desserts.
So it seems like I am regressing on the health front, but it’s a new toy!! And I figured I need to understand the basics of conventional baking before venturing into healthier ground. That’s kind of an excuse to pig out on traditional chocolate cake – who cares? I was sooooo excited about my first cake!
Too excited, I must add, as I forgot to stick a tooth pick in to check if it was done. I just unwrapped this baby out of its silicone mould (check out those buttons at the side! *nerd*) and cut it up into slices. The center was still liquidy, like molten lava chocolate cake, but it was still delicious, especially with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.
Technically, it was far from perfect — cracked top, not baked completely, and it was not very chocolately (maybe I should try brownies next time) as a standard flour cake without any chocolate sauce or add-ons. I figured the next time I serve it to myself or the kangaroo, I’ll just drizzle the lot with chocolate sauce to cover up all the imperfections. I froze most of it because I just can’t eat that much chocolate cake in a short period of time.
Till the next baking adventure!!!
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looks yummy!!
thanks, it was v fun baking it…
Hi Yuming,
Good job on your first attempt on a chocolate cake! Baking is all about experiences so the more you do it, the better u will be. Just an advice if you ever do attempt to make brownies. they are not hard to make but do make sure you leave them in the pan to cool COMPLETELY before removing them. Also, when u use a skewer to test it, do not expect it to come out clean like how you would expect a well baked cake to be. Brownies are meant to be soft in the centre and they will continue to “cook” whilst cooking in the pan. Perhaps you should try baking a banana bread. They are deliscious and very good practice for newbie bakers. Good luck!
Hi Cindy, thanks for your encouragement!!! I will def try brownies next time…and my husband loves banana bread so will def try to make that for a weekend breakfast!