Change of Mind

In my mind, Actually I planned together with my niece to made a birthday cake for her elder sister, what I want to do is a fondant cake.

Yesterday, went to three shops to source for my supplies, manage to get what I want, and was too lazy to go the Sunlik for my Valhorna Chocolates, just need to do with the belgium chocolates that I have in hand...

Late in the evening, I baked two cakes, dark chocolate mudcaake and white chocolate mud cake.

Today assemble the 2 types of cakes together with ganache, don't know whether it's the effect of the weather, hot and warm, the ganache is hard to handle, keep on putting in the fridge to cool and harden. Seeing that the ganache is quick to be soften in room temperature today, decide not to do fondant, just in case, my nieces are not at home early. I just pipe the edge and put some chocolate pearls.



Delivered the cake to their house, as what I expect, they are not at home, wherelse, one of them suppose to help me, said that she's busy, just as I expected. Hope they like the cake :)

Planet cakes recipe

White Chocolate Mud Cake
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Size: 9" round cake or 8" square cake
Makes: 1
Serves: 50 people coffee portions


250g Unsalted Butter
70g Vegetable Oil
320g White Chocolate Buttons
280ml Water
400g Sugar
320g Plain Flour
190g Self-raising Flour
4 Eggs lightly beaten
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
1 tsp Salt

Preheat fan forced oven at 140°C
Greased the tin and lined with baking paper.
Place butter and water in a saucepan over medium heat until melted, turn off the heat and add chocolate, stir until the chocolate melted and well combined. Leave to cool slightly.
Sift plain flour and self-raising flour together into a bowl.
Add sugar and salt mix well.
Make a well in the centre.
Pour over the chocolate mixture in the centre, then add vanilla and egg.
Mix with a wooden spoon until well combined.
Pour over the mixture to the tin and bake until the cake is golden brown and skewer comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin before removing from tin.
Store in an air tight container in the fridge.

Nb Ingredients equal best result at room temperature.