Choco Lava Cake a.k.a Chocolate Foundant

Weekend is cooking day for me.. So last Saturday I decided to make a choco lava cake. So I searched the internet, and found this recipe. The owner of the blog said this is Gordon Ramsay's Recipe, so if my cake turned out bad, blame it at Gordon.. haha..

Here area the steps :

First, melt the butter and chocolate ini a hot pan on top of a sauce pan filled with boiling water. Stir the chocolate and butter until all is melted and combined. Be careful not to let the chocolate mix boil. Set aside, and let it cool.

   Whisk the eggs with an electric mixer in  high speed til pale and stiff, pour in chocolate mixture, and mix it well using a spatula. Add the flour a little by little, and keep folding the mixture with the spatula until the mixture is combined through.

This is how it will look..

Prepare the ramekins (i don't have any ramekins, so I use cupcake pans) by spreading each with butter and dusting it with cocoa powder.

Pour in the chocolate mixture, about 3/4 of the height.

   Put in a preheated oven about 180 C, for about 10-12 minutes (depends on the oven, my oven took about 25 minutes). 

You'll know if it's ready if you poke the side of the cake with a small stick and none of the mixture sticks.

 Last but not least, garnish your cake with whipped cream or ice cream and fruits as you like..

Tada! Chocolate Lava Cake is ready to eat.. Nyum Nyum!!

Bake A Cake

Hey there, how was your long weekend? Did anything special? Well I decided to once again test my cooking skills by making a cake.. haha.. The cake i chose to bake was a tiramisu.. Since this is my first time baking, i have to buy some baking necessities like :

1. Mixer
2. Oven
3. Spatula's
4. Large bowl
5. Baking pan

So, i convinced hubby to take us to Palembang, to buy all my needs and just to take a break from the small city..haha..

Coz this is my first time to bake, and dunno if i'm good at it,  i just bought a middle quality mixer, a Miyako brand. Hubby said that i should buy a philips  but i thought, nah, probably later when i became good at baking, i"ll ask hubby to buy me a new sophisticated mixer haha..

As for the oven, i chose a traditional stove oven, coz it's more cheaper with the gas. The price of an electrical oven is that much different with a stove oven, but it's a lot more expensive on the electricity (high watt).

So, with high spirit i started baking my cake with hopes too..

In the end, it turn out pretty nicely..:). Hubby said presentation wise, i get a 9, taste wise, hhmm.. needs some improvement..haha.. The texture of the cake wasn't as "full" and a bit too fluffy, but i think it tastes pretty good..haha.. Well, at least Kia likes it..:D.

Caking in d making..:D

Tada! My yummy cake..slurp!!