More Cakes

Sebelum berpuasa our group holding a farewell gathering for Malcom. He's leaving after finishing his phd and will join NHS start september first. Jadinya semua orang kena buat kek. Fikir punya fikir, jadi la Chocolate Layer Cake and Lemon Cheese Cake. Semua orang suka, best la kut.

Chocolate Layer Cake
(9 inch baking tin, 180 deg Cel)

Bahan
1 1/2 cup (340g) butter- softened
1 2/3 cup (340g) sugar
6 eggs
2 2/3 cup (340g) flour
3/4 cup (120g) finely ground almonds
3 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon vanila
1/2 cup boiling water

Method

1. Beat butter and sugar untill fluffy
2. add eggs, one at time
3. prepare flour mix (flour, cocoa, baking powder, almond, vanila), mix well
4. mix in to the butter, sugar and egg mixture.
5. add boiling water. Mix well
6. Transfer into two tin. Bake 30-45 min. Do not over bake.

Frosting
1. Whisk double cream with sugar and lime juice until thickened-Keep in the fridge
2. Melt 80g butter and 200g chocolate.
3. Beat 2 eggs with 200g icing sugar. Mix with chocolate mix.
4. When cake totally cooled, apply chocolate frosting in between cake.
5. Sandwich both cake and spread whisked cream all over. Cover cake with shreded milk chocolate.
6. Keep in fridge to hard'n the frosting


Lemon Cheese Cake
(9 inch baking tin, 150 deg cel)

Base
1 cup cracker/tea biscuit (boleh guna biskut merry)- crushed
3 tablespoon butter-melted
3 tablespoon sugar
-mix all ingredient, press onto the tin, bake 10 min @150

Filling
1. Beat 1/2 cup sugar, cream cheese (2 packs), 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp grated lemon peel @ medium speed
2. Add 1 cup sour cream, mix well
3. Add 3 eggs, 1 at a time. Mix on low speed
4. Pour into base
5. Bake 50 min, or until centre of the cake just set. Do not over bake-pecah
6. Cool in fridge overnight
7. Decorate with strawberries