Birthday Cake Design 1

Today is my elder son Rommel’s birthday.  Though we had the party for his friends 2 days back, today we wanted to make it a family affair.  So I prepared a grand dinner for him and a surprise cake with the left over cake crumbs, the trimmed portions etc. In a bottom movable cake tin, I have layered the crumbs and filled the whipping cream. Kept in the freezer for an hour and bushed it from the bottom to get a set cake. Them cover it with whipping cream and did some decoration.

Rest is all what you see.

Kitkat Barrel Cake

It’s my son’s birthday on Tuesday.  He will be a 12 year boy with lots of demands, ideas and teenage attitudes. Four days ahead of his birthday on Saturday he come back after his morning play time and demanded for a birthday party the next day, as all his friends are going out of station for summer vacation from Monday. That was quite a short notice.

 I had to think about a cake that was quick and easy to decorate. So, went for a fast shopping to a nearby supermart, opted for Betty Crokers readymade cake mix which was readily available, brought some kitkats, amul cream, dark cooking chocolate and gems. Made the cake on Saturday evening, so that it cools down through the night. Sunday morning the first thing I did was made the ganache. The Ganache cooled in about half an hour.  Then, started assembling the cake and it just took about 15 to 20 min.

So, believe me making this cake is easy and fast.  And the end result is beautiful. Try it and you will be appreciated.

Ingredients

For the cake

Betty Croker devils food cake mix– 2 packets

Egg – 6

Oil – 160 gm

Water – 500 gm

9” cake pan - 2

For Chocolate Ganache

Dark cooking chocolate: 500gm (cut or grated into small pieces, so that it mixes well)

Cooking Cream – 300gm (i use amul)

Liquid Glucose – 2 tsp

For decoration

Kitkat – 18 packets of 2

Gems – 10 packets

Fancy ribbon to tie

  

Method

For the Cake ( as it is on the Betty Crocker cover)

1.      In a bowl put the cake mixture.

2.      Add egg, oil and water.

3.      With an electric beater mix all of them together for 5 min.

4.      Grease and dust with flour the cake pan.

5.      Pour half of the mixture in one and the rest to the other.

6.      In a preheated oven bake the cake for 40 min at 180⁰ or till the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

7.      Cool it completely, atleast for 8 hrs.  

For chocolate Ganache

8.      Boil the cream in a sauce pan.

9.      When it starts boiling, switch of the heat.

10.  Add grated chocolate and liquid glucose. Mix well till there are no lumps.

11.  Cool and use. ( you can prepare this beforehand and can use it for other decoration)

To assemble the cake

12.  Trim both the cake from top.

13.   Cut both the cakes horizontally into equal half, so that you have 4 portions. (According to the height of the cake and the kitkat size you may use all the 4 part or less.  I have used only 3.  With the 4^th part I will make a separate decoration)

14.  Place the first layer of cake on the board and apply the ganache, on top of it place the next layer properly aligned. Apply ganache and place the 3^rd layer.

15.  Now cover the entire cake with ganache spreading it evenly. Don’t let it overspill.

16.  Clean up the board with a wet towel.

17.  Now place the Kitkat bars vertically on the sides of the cake, so that it covers the whole cake.

18.  Tie the outer side of the cake with a Ribbon so that the kitkats are intact.

19.  Fill the top of the cake with gems chocolate.

20.  You cake is ready – a kitkat barrel with colorful gems.

21.  Keep it in a refrigerator till it is served. 

Carrot Cake with Wheat Flour

I wanted to make a healthy cake for my younger son, who had a stomach infection last week who was restricted to have his two favorite things Milk and Fruits. His diet was kichide, kangi, oats, marie biscuit.  And he was fed-up of eating this.  So here is something I made for him with less maida and healthy carrot. This was the last set of red carrot which I found in the market. As summer have started, we will be only getting orange carrot, which are not sweet at all and good for salads.

So, please try making it, it’s simple and you will like it.

Ingredients

Carrot – 2½ cup grated

Maida – 1cup

Wheat flour – 1 cup

Castor sugar - 1½ cup

Vegetable oil – 1 cup (I have used rice bran oil)

Egg - 4

Cinnamon powder – 1tsp

Vanilla essence – 1tsp

Baking powder – 1½ tsp

Baking soda – 1tsp

Salt a pinch

  

Method

1.     In a bowl mix together maida, wheat flour, cinnamon powder, baking powder, bakingsoda & salt.

2.      In a bowl beat the egg until frothy. (I beat it with an electric mixer).

3.      Now gradually add the sugar and beat for about 2 min, till in incorporates nicely.

4.      To this add the oil in a steady stream and beat till the mixture is smooth. 

5.      At this level add the essence.

6.      Now add the flour mixture and beat till in the mixed well. The use of beater is over at this step.

7.      Fold in the grated carrot the mixture.

8.      Grease and then dust with flour a 9” cake tin.

9.      Pour the mixture in it.

10.  On a preheated oven bake it at 180⁰ for 40 min or till the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

11.  Remove from the oven and cool for 10 min.

12.  Your healthy cake is ready to consume.