Donna Hay's Four-tier Chocolate Cake

Yesterday i was watching Junior MasterChef Australia...
And these lovely lil kids made a four-tier chocolate cake...
So i decided to make one for myself as all those cakes looked sooo tempting...!!!!

I logged onto the masterchef site and baked the cake :)

Ingredients:
1/2 cup (125ml)water
60g butter, chopped
2 tablespoons cocoa, sifted
1 cup (150g) plain flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, sifted
1 cup (220g) caster sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup (60ml) buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
chocolate cream cheese frosting
50g butter, softened
250g cream cheese
1 cup (160g) icing sugar mixture, sifted
1/4 cup (25g) cocoa, sifted

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 150'C fan-forced.

2. Place the water, butter and cocoa in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the butter has melted. Place the flour, bicarbonate of soda and sugar in a bowl, add the cocoa mixture and whisk to combine. Add the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla and whisk to combine. Divide mixture between 2 lightly greased 12cm round cake tins lined with non-stick baking paper. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Allow to cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.

3. While the cake is baking, make the cream cheese frosting. Place the butter and cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat for 6–8 minutes or until pale and creamy. Add the icing sugar and cocoa and beat for a further 6–8 minutes or until light and fluffy.

4. To assemble, slice the cakes in half horizontally. Place one cake layer on a plate and spread with one quarter of the frosting. Repeat with remaining layers and frosting. Decorate as desired.

                                                                                   Recipe by Donna Hay.
Source :
http://www.foxme.tv/jrmasterchefaustralia/juniorcontstantsrecipesdetailsen/7

Strawberry Mousse

Trying something different from chocolate.
Always scared to try something which does not include chocolate and has eggs :p

Ingredients:
Strawberry- 2 Cups
Whipped Cream
2egg whites
1 tbsp caster sugar

Method: 
Chop strawberries in a food processor, leaving a few chunks. 
Stir in sugar. 
In a bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks form. 
In another bowl, whip egg whites until stiff peaks form. 
Fold whipped cream into strawberries. 
Fold egg whites into strawberry mixture. 
Serve immediately.

Irish Hot Chocolatttee... :)

I made it a lil too strong :p


Ingredients:
Milk- 1 Cup
Powdered Sugar-3/4th Cup
Honey- 1 tbsp
Cocoa Powder- 1tbsp
Semisweet chocolate- 2x2 inches piece
Cornflour- 2 tbsp

Method:
-Mix cornflour in milk.
-In a saucepan melt put the mixed milk and melt the chocolate.
-Add sugar. Add honey and cocoa powder.
-Pour in mug. Serve it hot!

I had it with a simple marie biscuit. And it tasted yumm!!!!

Chocolate Brownie

After 3 Attempts. Finally I made this chocolate brownie :)
*Phew*


Ingredients:

Maida - 1 cup
Icing sugar - 3/4 cup
Cocoa - 1/4 cup
Milk - 5 tbsp
Melted butter - 5 tbsp
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

Dusting:
Icing Sugar
Chocolate Syrup for glace.

Preparation:
Prepare small serving baking tin for baking. I greased with melted butter and dusted with icing Sugar. When you dust with flour you will have the flour taste on the outer side. so dusting with sugar makes it better.
Pre heat the oven at 230 C, then bake the brownie at 230 C for 5-6 mins.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and powdered sugar until it turns soft and creamy.


To this, add milk and stir well; Add the remaining ingredients and beat until all the ingredients mix well and form a smooth batter.


Grease a baking pan and smear some flour on it. Pour the batter into the baking pan.


Brownies are done when a pricked toothpick come out clean. Remove from oven and let it cool to room temperature.


Cut into square pieces with a knife and serve.

Pour the syrup over the warm brownie and dust with sugar.