Variety Of Cake Baking

I had a very enjoyable time at a chocolate cake making workshop yesterday. The recipes ranged from simple cake making to more advanced cake decoration. All in all, we made three cakes (two required baking, one did not) and some muffins. This time I managed to take some photos of my "creation"!

We started off with muffin making. Besides the normal ingredients for muffins, the recipe also include melted dark chocolate and cocoa powder to give a chocolatey feel and taste. Once the muffins are ready, cut a hollow bit off the centre and fill it with melted chocolate paste. Cover up the hollow and leave to cool. Decorate with whipped cream and top it with cherries, Chocolate decorations or sprinkle with hundreds and thousands as desired.

Muffins with cherry, hundreds and thousands and Malteser.

The next recipe was on American Chocolate Carrot Cake. It is a normal carrot cake with chocolate filling, covered with the layer of frosting on top, and sprinkled with white chocolate cut into little bits. I must say I am rather proud the cake turned out looking almost perfect!

American Chocolate Carrot Cake (Side View)

Completed American Chocolate Carrot Cake
(topped with chopped white chocolate)

Next recipe was on non-baked cheesecake - the Rich Chocolate Mars Cheesecake. It is non-baked as it requires freezing to harden the cake. There are two kinds of fillings - one cheese feeling and the other chocolate filling. The cheese filling is made of Philadelphia Cream Cheese and the chocolate filling is made of cocoa powder and chopped Mars bars.

There are two layers to this cake. The first layer is made of crushed Digestive biscuits as the base, added with cocoa powder and melted butter. Then the cheese filling is poured over it until the pan is about two-thirds full. After that, the cake is put into the freezer to harden. Top it off with a layer of melted chocolate before putting it back into the freezer. Freeze for twenty-four hours or so before serving.

Rich Chocolate Mars Cheesecake

The last cake was the Chocolate Celebration Cake, consisting of a layered sponge cake with decorations and garnishings. The sponge cake consists of four layers, like a marble cake. The first layer is also a cheese filling (filled with crushed nuts and mixed fruit), second layer cocoa filling, and so on until the round tin is two-thirds full. The top layer is the cocoa filling.

Next, we made whipped cream filled with chocolate paste as icing to put on top of the cake. Spread the icing evenly on top and at the sides. Decorate the sides with chocolate rice or chopped milk chocolate.

After that, melt some chocolate, put on top of a plastic bag on a tray, smooth the chocolate over the bag, leave it to cool for a while before putting it in the freezer to harden the melted chocolate. Once the chocolate is hardened, cut it into triangles or any other decorative shapes as desired.

Chocolate Decorations
(made from hardened melted chocolate)

Place the chocolate decorations on top of the sponge cake. Garnish with whipped cream, hundreds and thousands, chocolate rice, chocolate bits and cherries if desired. Ready to serve.

Completed Chocolate Celebration Cake