Chocolate Cake Redemption

 

 

I think most of you would remember my very public humiliation when I tried to bake a chocolate mud cake at Christmas. Even if you don't, the memory of the soap flavored sunk cake is painfully etched in my memory. But alas I have been able to redeem myself with this recent success at finally baking a dark chocolaty, moist cake. Coz in my book unless you can make a kick ass bakery level chocolate cake your baking journey has not even started.

 

So here goes the recipe I used (this one is new coz I am very impatient and don't like baking the same thing twice - far from a perfectionist)

http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/the-best-chocolate-cake-recipe/

 

I used a chocolate ganache icing using good old Bourneville. The cake turned out great and this recipe I would love to use again & again since the end product is soo delish!

 

 

And trust me if a clumsy, sloppy person like me can bake, ANYONE CAN! All my friends and family can vouch for the clutz that is me! :D

  

PS: The gooey icky stuff you see in the first picture under the icing is a strawberry. Totally unnecessary just a result of my impulsiveness. Just go with all chocolate goodness on this one. TRUST ME it requires no strawberries or anything!

Moist Banana Bread with Chocolate Chunks

 

 

This is a lovely tea cake, moist and with a lovely sweet smell. We used to get this banana bread from the local gourmet grocery store almost every week. But this recipe is so simple and the result was so super delicious that we have long forgotten the store brought bread. :D ( I know, I'm very modest ;P)

Okay so here goes the recipe:
http://princesspinkygirl.com/chocolate-chip-banana-bread/#_a5y_p=1499089

Other than the dessert itself the heavenly smell that will engulf your house while you bake this cake is beyond words. I use good old Cadbury's Bouneville (55% cocoa) for all my cakes,no fancy shmanzy (don't mind my Punjabi lingo :P) 80% dark chocolate. And the result is way more than satisfactory :).

 

Bananas are always around in most houses,  just get a bar of chocolate on your way home and you should be good to go. You may also add a handful of walnuts to this cake for that added crunch.

Next up is:
Chocolate Cake Redemption :D