Chocolate yoghurt cake - the sequel!

freyasmum

dannahaz wrote:

When I scraped the bowl clean of mixture, that tasted very chocolatey. But the finished cake didn't really. Not even on day five.

Did anyone else find that?

Hiya,

I did find that slightly, but once I had it iced, you couldn't tell

Linzi x

morganlefay

Wow, freyasmum, that's some cake - please can I have the recipe for your fabulous-loooking shiny icing ? Does it taste as good as it looks ? I'm off to make one now, but would like to make it look just like yours, icing and all. This is NOT a way to save money (or lose weight) but it's very cheering all the same:j Thank you !!

freyasmum

Hiya Morgan

I just used the basic cake recipe and baked it in an 8 (i think, may have been 7) inch cake tin.

When cooled, I halved it and put the same icing inside as was on the outside. The I got a bar of white chocolate (I just used tesco/asda own brand) and a knife and started making curls. I just lay the chocolate flat on the worktop and put the knife at an angle and kinda scraped it. It was the first time I had done it (well, the first time I had baked a cake like that and iced it, too! normally loaf tins I use) and it took a wee bit of getting used to - as you can see, it looks as though I have grated some of it

I think from the top of my head, the icing recipe is...

100g plain chocolate (again, used asda/tesco own)
50g butter
1 egg
6 oz (:eek:) icing sugar, sifted

I'll go downstairs and check in a minute then report back:D

What you do is melt the chocolate and butter in a bain marie and once that's done you add the egg and beat in quickly. The you add the icing sugar a bit at a time. I forgot to sift it the first time and so just used the hand blender and it came out lovely so I did that again this time:D

Linzi x

p.s. I trebled the quantities... I have way too much now and will have to make some fairy cakesto use it up... [sarcasm] oh dear [/sarcasm]

Edit: Yes, it does taste nice

hazzie123

Freyasmum,that cake looks gorgeous.Hope it tasted as good as it looks?

My cake wasn`t so nice.I did over cook it slightly so it was a bit dry and not very chocolatey,probably cos I didn`t use proper cocoa.Sadly is hasn`t got any better as the days have passed and the kids have even left it alone.Oh well more for me I guess!

mrbadexample

freyasmum wrote:

Okay dokey....

I took your basic chocolate yoghurt cake (which was delicious, btw) and 'embellished' it a bit...

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/cool_scots_girl/album/576460762327472583/photo/294928803368214674/0

I can't get a photo to come up in the thread, but if you click the link you should get it

Linzi x

That looks amazing. :drool:

I bet you're married, aren't you?
:rotfl:

mrbadexample

dannahaz wrote:

Made the chocolate yoghurt cake and kept it in foil for several days, trying a piece each day, UIntil Day five when I just scoffed the lot.

Very nice cake, very moist, interesting texture....but not really very chocolatey tasting. Or is that just me?

When I scraped the bowl clean of mixture, that tasted very chocolatey. But the finished cake didn't really. Not even on day five.

Did anyone else find that?

I have to admit, I chucked a bit of extra cocoa powder in the cakes I made after the first one, as I thought it could use a bit more. I have no idea if this improved it though, as I only ate the first one. I've given the rest away. :rolleyes:

It might all be down to the quality of the cocoa. I know I bought the cheapest.

mrbadexample

hazzie123 wrote:

Freyasmum,that cake looks gorgeous.Hope it tasted as good as it looks?

My cake wasn`t so nice.I did over cook it slightly so it was a bit dry and not very chocolatey,probably cos I didn`t use proper cocoa.Sadly is hasn`t got any better as the days have passed and the kids have even left it alone.Oh well more for me I guess!

I think you should have another go.

hazzie123

I`m gunna look like cake if I have any more.

I will try it again,I think I`ll make one for christmas day and try to disguise it as a gateau!:o

freyasmum

hazzie123 wrote:

Freyasmum,that cake looks gorgeous.Hope it tasted as good as it looks?

Thank you, and yes, it did My dad was staying away that night and when he came home he asked my mum what the occasion was, what with the cake and all, and when she said that I just made it, he seemed surprised (not sure if I should take this as a compliment, the more I hear it!) - he thought it had been bought! :T

mrbadexample wrote:

That looks amazing. :drool:

I bet you're married, aren't you?
:rotfl:

Why thank you!
And, no, I'm not!
:rotfl:

Just an aside, I used cadbury's cocoa powder and it could probably still have done with a bit more chocolate!

mrbadexample

freyasmum wrote:

And, no, I'm not!
:rotfl:

:happyhear :kisses3: :j