Yeah, it was an accident actually. It wasn’t meant to be a brownie, just a simple chocolate cake but went deliciously wrong. I wasn’t sorry. And michelin-man definitely wasn’t sorry too. He was too happy being appointed the taste-tester for my little baking accidents. I feel so lucky to have him!
If you ever look at recipes on how they tell you to make chocolate ganache icing, sounds as complicated as rocket-science to me. Part of the fun of living in a faraway neverland like this is constantly being pushed to be creative. Okay, so if I can’t get to buy the ingredients the rocket scientists tell me to, that would leave me with two options: get the pastry chef from deli shop downstairs to make them or make one with whatever I have in the kitchen. I chose the latter. Saves me from the headaches of having to deal with one of Murphy’s Laws … you know those “if anything can go wrong, it will” or “every solution breeds new problems”. To this day, I still believe that Murphy had lived in China or he probably found Murphy’s Law in China…. or better yet, he’s Chinese!
So mine is made from Hersheys chocolate syrup mixed with 2 tbs of Droste cocoa powder. The more cocoa powder, the thicker it gets. At least it gives me the effect I need, melty but not dribbly.
SIMPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE a.k.a brownie
Ingredients:
* 125g butter, chopped
* 2 tsp instant coffee powder
* 3/4 cup (185ml) water
* 100g dark cooking chocolate, chopped
* 1 cup (200g) brown sugar
* 1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour
* 1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
* 1/4 cup (30g) cocoa powder
* 1/4 cup (30g) almond meal
* 1 egg, lightly whisked
Cooking Directions:
1.) Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease the cake pan
2.) Place butter, coffee, water, chocolate and sugar in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring 2-3 mnts or
until butter & chocolate melt and mixture is smooth.
Remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly.
3.) Transfer mixture to a bowl. Sift the combined flours & cocoa powder over the chocolate mixture
4.) Add the almond meal. Use a balloon whisk to gently fold the flour into the chocolate mixture.
5.) Add the egg and stir to combine.
6.) Pour cake mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour or so
7.) Remove from oven, set aside for 30 mnts before turning on to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes & tips
It is important to cool the warm chocolate mixture before adding the remaining dry ingredients and egg. This cake is best left in its pan to cool before turning on to a rack. Densely textured cakes, such as this, are more delicate when hot and can easily split if turned out too early.
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A mother of a 2 year old girl, street food lover, foodie by nature, loves photography and experimenting in the kitchen. Nerdie side: loves doing coding and design websites
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My gear is a DSLR Nikon D700 paired with several lenses 50mm f/1.4 and 60mm f/2.8 as my prime lens for food photography. When out & about I take my my 24-70mm which is also the latest addition to the family. What can I say, it's an addictive hobby :D
16 Comments
laaa potona ilang? padahal udah siap2 ngiler :d
dita
7/9/2008
nah tuh dia dah muncul
dita
7/9/2008
hahahaha…. masih ngiler sesudah liat tampangnya? masih brantakan gitu Dit…
barefootster
7/10/2008
hersheys disini mahill bangett…:((…endang Dhi itu brownies nya
elsye
7/10/2008
yang belepotan itu natural dan homemade bgt Dhi. Gak terlalu suka sama foto yang rapi jali
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dita
7/10/2008
What an absolutely delicious sounding mistake! They look wonderful and the picture is beautiful!
Welcome to The Foodie Blogroll!
JennDZ_The LeftoverQueen
7/10/2008
My mouth started watering with your brownies. Your picture was quite life like. I will definitely try the recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Teresa
7/11/2008
@ Theresa: thank you, wasn’t meant to be a brownie.. but thank you. Thanks for stopping by.
barefootster
7/11/2008
@ Jenn – thanks for listing this blog in your foodie blogroll…..
will be coming back there more often
barefootster
7/11/2008
@ Dita : foto2 lo tetep gak ada yang ngalahin Dit, natural looking tapi gw tau kerja keras dibelakangnya…
barefootster
7/11/2008
I love ganache, but my, these look every bit as delicious as that! What a happy mistake you’ve made!
Arlene
7/11/2008
That looks like heaven on a plate! I love how you used pink ribbons in the photo. Love your blog!
Katie
7/11/2008
lah kalau gini caranya mending accident aja terus biar hasilnya cantekk! bawa sini itu brownies disini pemakan coklat semua dhi.
dwiana
7/11/2008
Buat gue ..sebodo itu accident keq, asal ada coklat nya mah ilang ajah di mulut gue..heheh.. poto lo tu simpel maak..tapi cakeep.. emang dasar tangan lo dingin..diapain juga pasti jadi..
fitri
7/12/2008
Katie & Arlene: thanks for stopping by
Si mak: whaaaa…. belom denger cerita yang “legless muffin” yah….qiqiqiqiq
barefootster
7/14/2008
These look yummy!
Nicole
7/23/2008
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