Ah...does the new layout look good? I thought the previous layout was weird. I mean what do street lights have to do with this blog? That I need a light in times of darkness? Well, I guess... that is true. Okay. I shall stop here and move on...
I have made this cake 2 years ago. I was watching Masterchef Australia Junior version. This was some sort of a challenge for the kids. HEY! Don't undermine the simplicity of the recipe. Fine. It was easy. Anyways, I remembered it being a hit with my family. This time round, I decided to make them into cupcakes.
(Here's the link to the recipe:
http://www.masterchef.com.au/recipes/four-tier-chocolate-layer-cake.htm)
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| Splash of vanilla extract here and there. |
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| Les Ingredients (I'm pretty sure that's not French for ingredients) |
I just want to say - I went ingredient shopping at Wegmans, this supermarket in US, online and things are cheap. You see that vanilla extract? It costs me $5.10 SGD for 30 ml at Cold Storage. It costs around $5 for 60 ml at Wegman's. FIVE DOLLARS. Cake mixes are about $1.50 - but here, it costs about $4.50!!!! If i could, I would just retire in America and bake the crap out of Wegman's and give it out to people for free. Then, go broke. I am procrastinating...right?
MOVING ON, I pretty much followed the recipe strictly. I don't think I made much variations on this recipe except I added 20 g less of icing sugar for the frosting. I would recommend you not to as well because these babies were pretty moist when they came out...almost like human ones. ( Say what?) Well, I will just let the pictures do the talking since I am so annoying, right? Haha..just kidding..I think...
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| Opened a new batch of coca powder - it was so soft ...like clouds. Yes. I do believe I can touch clouds. SSHHH - I won't believe you otherwise. *LALALALA* |
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| Before... |
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| Sorry, I had to pierce the cakes thus the marks. |
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| Wheeeeee - moist!! |
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| Making the cream cheese. Awesome. POSSUM. |
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| It was so soft and incorporated the right amount of air *sound so professional* |
By the way, chocolate cream cheese frosting is good. Like really really rich ...and good. Hence a tip, if you are all sad and depressed because you watched a really sad movie or nobody loves you (I..don't do that..'ahem') - make this frosting. It will make you feel better. In an instant. However, if you are planning to pipe like pretty decorations, I would say cream cheese is the wrong icing. It melts easily. I tried it with my newly bought Wilton decorative piping tools *thanks my dearies who bought it for me* - it did not stay up for a long period of time. If you do want it to, I would recommend buttercream icing although it's a tad sweet. Alternatively, I have heard Swiss Meringue Buttercream works as well and is less sweet but I have yet to try it out. If I do, you will know...because that's what I do...homie. (What?)
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| I know - Hilarious, right? Especially the top cupcake. |
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| Let's be honest, it looks like poop but it doesn't taste like one (: wheeeeeee |
Yes. I have named the cupcake version of this: "Poop Cupcakes". I think it looks apt? Oh well.
That's all folks. (I miss cartoons. WHY DID I GROW UP?)
Good Night.
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