Yue Chong's Birthday Cake

So I'd decided to make a cake for him.
I bought a pack of flour (Rm1.50), Almond slice (~Rm 5), Unsweetened cooking 100% coco (Rm8.5), and unsalted butter (Rm 10.5),baking powder (~Rm5) and a bake cake pan (Rm9). This cake costs me about Rm30. Finally I understand why secret recipe cakes are so expensive.

With all the ingredients, I started the experiment at the new year eve and Yue Chong is my white mice.
I have prepared the ingredients for 2 kind of cakes (both serve for 2-3 people)

Chocolate Brownie
recipe reference: http://blog.roodo.com/spoon/archives/1293799.html
Cut 50g butter and 28g chocolate in small pieces in a small bowl. Then put the bowl in hot water to melt them.
Turn off the fire once the chocolate and butter start melting.
After that pour 6 spoons of sugar into the mixture and then beat an egg.
Blend in chocolate mixture, 55ml of flour until just mixed. After that stir in the nuts :)
Pour into prepared pan. Then bake the cake for 15 minutes (luckily it wasn't over baked)


Dada.. Kind of fudgy and moist. The chocolate is too strong and the sugar was not melt thoroughly, hence you would have some surprise for every bite. But overall taste not bad. Just like the one sold at the western restaurant. Best served with ice-cream :P

2nd try: Chocolate Pound Cake

http://blog.roodo.com/spoon/archives/572337.html
Blend together 60g butter, 60g sugar, 120 ml of flour and 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder.
After that beat an egg into the mixture and the melted unsweetened chocolate 35g
then continue to blend for 10-15 minutes (it is so tiring :))

Pour into the prepared pan, and decorate it with the almond slices. Bake for 20 minutes..
Dada.. That it is..Not so bad on the look hehe.. Hope Yue Chong like it..


Seriously, not fun to make a cake. it is so tedious and a lot of clean work to do.
Thanks for MUM lending me her precious kitchen for this experiment!!

The taste is not so bad. The cake is too dry, perhaps is due to the amount of chocolate was cut.