Phew I made it…. I didn’t think I would… Happy Valentines day all you love birds! and of course all you single ladies and gentlemen. I hope you all had a fantastic day and got absolutely spoiled either by someone or you spoiled yourself.
I knew Valentines day was fast approaching and even had the foresight to borrow the little sugar hearts you see here from my sister, however it snuck up on me. So here I am 1 hour and 15 minutes before the day officially ends getting this post up. It was a huge rush but here it is, just in time for everyone on the other side of the world who might just be waking up.
Happy baking everyone.
xxxx Sophia
Love Cakes
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
- CAKES
- 175g butter
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon Vinegar
- 5 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- ICING/FROSTING
- 200g milk/dark chocolate
- 240mls thickened cream
- 50g cream cheese (room temperature to avoid lumps)
- 35g white sugar
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 160C
- Place the butter, milk and vinegar into a saucepan and heat until the butter melts, The mixture will curdle so don’t worry. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl whisk the eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy with an electric beater.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and soda into another bowl. Then slowly add to the egg mixture along with the milk mixture. stir through until well combined. Pour into a 25x35cm slice tin
- Bake for 30 minutes or until it bounces bake when touched. Leave to cool.
- To make the icing your going to need three bowls for this.
- Bowl 1: Place the cream into a bowl and whisk until it forms peaks, then place to the side.
- Bowl2 : Place the chocolate in a heat proof bowl and place in the microwave to melt (you could use a double boiler instead).
- Bowl 3 : Beat the cream cheese and sugar together using and electric beater until combined. Then slowly add the chocolate and stir until it has all be incorporated. Then using a spatular fold the cream in.
- Cut the cake into desired shapes and ice, sprinkle with sugar hearts if desired
What a cute little blog you have here! Your photography is gorgeous. Love these little chocolate hearts!
Hi Julia,
Thank you for your very kind words.
I’m so glad Julia found you (above)! She’s a doll!
I tried to comment on your most recent post but it said “a duplicate comment has been detected”, so I figured I would drop you a line here instead! Congrats on your book being out! That is such an achievement! Let me know if you figure out a way to get them to the States without breaking the bank, but until then, I was thinking what if you sent it to my hotel in NZ closer to when we’ll be there for Xmas? That is if you don’t want to / can’t meet up!
Anyways – I sent you an email about the trip, so just reply when you have time (which I know is precious and slips through the fingers like sand!)
Oh! And I also said that your little cheesecake tarts were the cutest little things ever! I love how you artfully drizzled the berries on top! Gorgeous as always!
These are just so lovely. I love the surprise of cutting into something chocolate and seeing yellow cake beneath. Something about it just reminds me of childhood.
Bravo!
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