my complicated life

i tried the chocolate cake recipe of my friend last night. you can find her recipe here: http://beingparisienne.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/vians-chocolate-cake-recipe/.

verdict: i seconded her claim... perfect! so chocolatey, so fluffy and the sweetness is just right. what i like most also is the ease of prepation. only involves manual mixing and i used only 1 mixing bowl. hihi. halata bang tamad mag-wash ng dishes?! =)

by coincidence, the TV program entitled Secrets of the Masters baked a cake also in their episode the other night. with that, i incorporated the tips that was mentioned while i make this cake. as per the chef's advice: (1) once the dried ingredients was mixed with the wet ingredients, you have to work fast and make it a point to put it inside the oven as soon as you are done mixing. this helps the gluten to rise up inside the oven and not while it is still outside. so??? the end product would be a risen cake that will retain its shape and will not sog after it cooled down. (2) do not put the batter near the flame nor at the highest level of the oven. place it at the middle part where the temperature is more constant.

finally, here are some photos of the Super Chocolate Cake. hihi.

i sprinkled some icing sugar just for presentation since i didn't bother to make icing anymore. but i'm looking forward in making the same cake with icing next time when there's an occassion. definitely, the the cake would be just right for a sweety icing, too.

see the fluffiness??!! so loooove it! =)