Saturday, September 30, 2006
♥ there's no place in KL that Yips and I Ping can't reach ♥
HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE CAKE
On Wednesday, I was invited over to
's
crib in Penang to bake a chocolate cake named Heavenly Chocolate Cake, a recipe taken from Kraft Foods. The thought self-baked cake full of cocoa had me being in quite a good mood while driving over. In fact, the whether was superb it was a pity I didn't stop for photography. All I did was steering with one hand and clicking away with another.
on the Penang bridge
a shot I took while stopping by to call Iping. This makes me feel like going on a vacation.
alamak~ can see reflection of the interior of my carAnd we wasted no time upon reaching (of course la we had some catching up to do, stories to tell... but then started work as soon as possible).The ladies at work were (in alphabetical order):
who bullies Jane around and loves to mingle with the mixer.
(looking rather hungry) and probably did the most dishwashing out of the group. (I am still in awe of how tall and slim she is)
The (sexy) Master Chef who instructed us on what to do and also willingly risked her kitchen to our amateur baking skills. *hugs hugs* (gurl, your pic a bit pixelated I'm not quite sure why. I need someone to teach me how to work photoshop!)
and me: the egg poser and also the one behind the camera for all the shots.Pre-showdown: buy ingredients which included
"1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix (not pudding in the mix variety)
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
3 eggs
1 cup MIRACLE WHIP Dressing (got yogurt instead)
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2-1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar (sponsor from Shzeli's aunt)"(Jane and I Ping had early grocery shopping in Sunshine Square) 
Pre-showdown (2) : Print the recipe and stick it to your refridgerator(for referring purposes)
Now we're talking businessStep 1: STIR cake mix and 1/2 cup of the cocoa in large mixing bowl. Add eggs, 1-1/3 cups water and dressing; beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
a happy Shzeli giving us tips on how to mingle with the blender
Shzeli: No Bubbles! Must be NO BUBBLES~
Step 2:Pour into prepared pan.
Step 3:BAKE 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.before baking.Step 4:Cool completely on wire rack.
after baking. It looks glittery and shimmering!Step 5:BEAT cream cheese, milk and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gradually add combined powdered sugar and remaining 1/4 cup cocoa, beating well after each addition. Spread over cake. Cut into 16 pieces to serve.
Let's see what goes on behind the scenes...
Shzeli at work--
(the girls messing around)IPing : eh what is this for?Jane: *ponders* UKO unidentified kitchen object
Shzeli again working tirelessly.
the girls yet messing around.I Ping & Jane : Lick it off quick!
see the poor girl...
with angelic faces, together now... WE LOVE YOU SHZELI~
*hungry*and this was what we ended up with
VERY HEAVENLY INDEEDWe were quite proud of our end product (though we used the pudding cake mix)- Very chocolaty and yummy! 
While waiting for the cake to bake, we watched :
a parody of Pride and Prejudice by the director of Bend It Like Beckham. It has elements of romance, comedy and musical in it- what I loved most was the saree's worn by the actresses: colourful and sexy.
tah pauI seriously cannot wait for the next baking session!-yips-
stomped by Yi Ping at 2:02 AM
7 c|ixs:
Errrrmmmmmmmmm *drooling* Can i have some?
too bad I finished it already.. memang laku... XD
How dare you.... Ei you promise to bake for me when u get back DUN FORGET.
At first i thought it wouldn't turn out that great but i doubted your skills. The picture itself make me drool nonestop. Got to be some kick arse chocolate cake. I think i'll go to heaven after i eat it. *thinking bout it and still drooling*
haha...too bad ler..none of us left anymore cake..its too yummy till we ate it all on the day itself..im so proud of myself..aren't u yips?hehe
Did yips actually did anything? Or she just stand there and hold the eggs only? =P
eh eh... I'm not only in charge of holding the eggs la... It's only because I'm behind the camera that's why you don't see me at work...
Ok ok ^ ^ I believe you.... =D
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