Yesterday was a great day and We celebrated my Hubby’s B’ day. Every year I would like to bake a different cake and surprise him with gifts at 12 in the midnight. This year I started baking a bit late in the evening after he went to bed. It continued and was only ready a little late at midnight. This was a different experience and even a little sound that comes out of the kitchen will be noisy. So I did take care that no one is disturbed in my cake making process. This time he did the cake cutting on his B’day evening.
He took a day off from his office and we went to test drive a car for our next renewal. The decision has not arrived so far. Then, later we went to an Indian Restaurant. It was a fulfilling day for us. Riya wanted to wear a party dress for her KG for her dad’s B’ day. She joined us in the afternoon and grew curious to pull out one of the roses from the cake.
The cake is a two-layered cake with one layer is a sponge cake and the other layer is Chocolate cake with a Fondant icing. Unusually this time I tried painting(with food colors) on the cake. It did work and would like to do it better next time.
Here is the recipe.
Sponge cake Ingredients:
1. Egg – 7 eggs
2. Corn starch – 1/2 cup
3. All-Purpose flour – 1 cup
4. Powdered Sugar – 1 cup
5. Butter melted – 1/2 cup
6. vanilla essence – a little more than usual.
Sponge cake Method:
1. Whisk Egg whites and Yellow in a separate bowl until frothy.
2. Now mix all the ingredients one by one gently.
3. Sift the flour and corn starch on the egg mixture slowly and mix it gently.
(The egg is the only raising agent. No Baking soda or Baking powder in this cake.)
4. Preheat the oven and bake it at 170 C for 30 minutes.
Chocolate cake Ingredients:
1. All-purpose flour – 2 cups
2. Corn starch – 1 cup
3. Egg – 2
4. Cocoa – 1/2 cup
5. Warm Milk – 2 cups
6. Sugar – 2 cups
7. Butter – 1/2 cup
8. Sunflower oil – 1/2 cup
9. Baking soda – 1 1/2 tsp
Chocolate cake Method:
1. Whisk butter and sugar first and then add eggs one be one and whisk it.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients one by one and bring it to a smooth batter consistency.
3. Preheat the oven and bake this mixture for 40 minutes at 160- 170 C.
Fondant icing and painting Ingredients
1. Marshmallows – 300gm
2. water – 3 Tbs
3. Sugar powdered – 500 gm
4. food colors – choose your favorite colors
Fondant icing and painting method:
1. Add the marshmallows in a bowl and microwave high for 2 minutes by mixing it a couple of times in between.
2. Now add the powdered sugar little at a time and mix it well.
3. Dust a little sugar on the working area and knead this dough well by adding powdered sugar.
4. Now roll it with a rolling pin into thin layer of 2 mm thickness and spread it over the cake and cut the remaining if any.
5. Take a clean brush and dip the colors of your choice and paint your favorite design and enjoy the cake.
Wow such a beautiful cake Devi!!! You are truly amazing!!! I am sure Kesav had a blast on his birthday!
Belated bday wishes to your hubby, & nice to know that you all had a great time….cake looks beautiful..
What a lovely cake made with lots of love! Belated Birthday wishes to Ur Hubby ya! 😀
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Once i saw the pic i thought that u guys bought ur cake in bakery, then only i realized u have prepared everything, gorgeous cake dear..Belated birthday wishes to ur better half..
Great creation and looks so yummy, happy belated birthday to your hubby dear..
Devi..the best gift for Kesav -a home made ,lovely designed cake with all ur love…nice one !!
Thanks dear Sindhu, Sush, love2cook, Priya, TreatnTrick & Sharu for your wonderful comments.
Perfect cake! Love it ,wonderfully decorated!
OMG…rich looking cake …Belated wishes yaar..have a blastng time…:)
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looks so yummy yummy dear…. simply superb….. and looks so rich and awesome… love it….