Pada suatu hari ahad, ada orang tu ntah kenapa terasa nak buat devil's food chocolate cake. tapi sayangnya satu/dua bahan tidak mencukupi iaitu cooking chocolate and brown sugar.. tapi tak per mari selongkar apa ada dlm fridge. i know my fridge selalu ada benda yang terlupa mkn :P tarraaa maka terjadilah:
1 cup all purpose flour (cik baiti gunakan superfine flour)
1/4 cup cocoa powder (cik baiti use almost 1/2 cup kot :P)
3/4 tsp bicarbonate soda
1/4 tsp salt (adunan pertama pakai lepas adunan kedua tak pakai)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar - tak der so guna gula castor aje so one cup of castor sugar ye kawan2 - 1/2 granulated + 1/2 brown sugar)
65 gram butter (cik baiti tambah menjadi 120 gram untuk satu adunan)
1 large egg - size A
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup buttermilk (i don't have buttermilk in fridge, so i go for dutch lady full cream milk)
1/2 cup warm water
Methods
Preheat oven at 170C .. greased cake tin (ntah berapa ukuran loyang tu. maklumlah loyang waris je mak punya which she bought 20 years ago. so tak tau saiz apa pun main agak aje selalu loyang mana nak pakai bergantung pada adunan)
Sieve flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate soda, salt, and set aside.
Beat butter with sugars until light and fluffy, add egg.
Add dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder etc) alternately with liquid ingredients (milk + warm water) in three portions
Add vanilla extract and continue to mix till well blended
Bake for about 30 minutes or until just cooked
Cream Cheese Frosting
250 g cream cheese (room temp)
125 g butter (room temp)
1 cup icing sugar - sifted
1 tsp vanilla extract
juice of a squeezed slice of lemon, to rid the cheese taste - i personally never add lemon juice to any of my cream cheese frosting - cik baiti tak letak gak walau pun ada je dlm fridge lemon tu.
Beat cream cheese and butter, just until creamy, add the icing sugar, vanilla and lemon juice.
Chocolate Ganache
200 ml double cream with at least 30% fat content
250 g dark chocolate, chopped finely (since cik baiti tak der cooking chocolate tau tak ganti ngan apa?? ya dlm fridge byk ritter sport dark chocolate 50% la 70% la so kita campur je semua. tak silap 2 bar kot yg empat segi kecik tu)
a pinch of salt - i omit this, never add salt to my ganache all this while - cik baiti pun tak letak.
In a double boiler, warm double cream until just at boiling point, add chopped chocolate and salt and stir, when all chocolate is melted, remove from the heat and continue stirring until all well mixed.
Cool cake completely, spread the cream cheese frosting and pour cool ganache on top.
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Finishingnya senang saja... tadi kek tu dah ada dua biji kan. so kita sandwich kan nya saja. kat tgh2 tu i used creamy classic vanilla brand duncan hines yg ready made. pas tu curahkan je chocolate ganache dan ratakan. lepas tu masuk kan cream chese frosting dalam piping bag pas tu guna acu apa ntah lupa dah kita hias la ikut suka. pas tu terjumpa plak strawberry dlm fridge, so kita tibai jek la deco nya kawan2.
FYI i never go to any baking class before. my teacher is always my mother i started baking all by myself since i am 13 years old. tak pernah buat chocolate ganache, cream cheese frosting or cake deco sendiri. this is first time. sebelum ni buat cake biasa je. tak pernah deco2 pun. keluar oven terus ngap aje. i tgk2 dlm website je mcm mana org buat and try. since now my baking tools almost complete i will try more recipe InsyaAllah. jadi maafkanlah jika kek ini tidak sesuai untuk dipertontonkan...
mangsa keadaan untuk try adalah orang2 yg ada kat rumah ni dan jiran2. sorry jiran selalu jadi bahan testing :D
untuk menambahkan "dosa" sebelum makan kek itu... hubby cooked:
ye grill lobster! fresh all the way from Sabah... tidak cukup dgn itu. hubby masak:
ye kalau dibiarkan orang lelaki menghidang, memang keluar semua loyang dan bekas yg sepatutnya di dapur aje. bukan di atas meja makan. sweet ending dgn cake seperti di atas.
dan seharusnya selepas makan kita berlari2 anak ke gym di bawah rumah ini... but..........
ye kami semua terdampar di hadapan tv sahaja...
begitulah kejadian suatu hari ahad kami.
