Chocolate-Bottom Banana Square

By now, you may have seen many bloggers baked this delicious cake. Yes I'm joining the craze too. This is a simple and delicious recipe and I had made twice already. Everyone who I shared this cake with gave a thumb up! Definitely a keeper! Thanks Hearty Bakes for sharing this wonderful recipe. I twisted a bit by adding walnut and the next time I will omit the chocolate to turn it to a Banana Walnut Square. I think it will be very nice too as the cake was soft and moist.  

My Christmas Bakes 2010

These were my Christmas bakes for the year 2010! Nothing unusual like fruits cake & chocolate chips cookies been baking it for the past years for family, friends and colleagues. However I did try out some new recipes like the brownie from Just Desserts by Daniel Tay and a very easy Nutella cake from Hearty Bakes.

Brownies

A very rich, chocolaty and moist brownie. The recipe made a huge brownie, advisable to half it if anyone of you are interested to try.

Recipe adapted from "Just Dessert" by Daniel Tay

Ingredients:
325g Plain flour
5g Baking powder
150g Cocoa powder
225g Cream cheese
860g Sugar (I reduced to 600g)
1/2tsp Vanilla essence
10g Salt
450g Unsalted butter (softened)
400g Eggs (approx. 7 large egs)
300g Chopped walnuts
Optional not in the recipe - 1 tbsp rum

Method:
Preheat oven 180C or 350F, line/grease a 14" x 14" square shallow pan
1. Sift flour, baking powder, cocoa powder into a bowl. Set aside.
2. Beat sugar & butter till fluffy, then add vanilla essence, salt & cream cheese beat till well blended.
3. Fold eggs into cream cheese mixture, then gradually fold in flour mixture. Add chopped nuts.
4. Spread batter and level it evenly over the tray and bake for 20-25 mins.
5. Unmould & cool brownie. Slice before serving.

X'mas Fruits Cake (Valerie's)

Did 4 recipes of fruit cakes this year. Soaked 2 kg of mixed fruits for almost a week, using up half a litre of brandy and rum.








Nutella Cake

Recipe adapted from Hearty Bake




Macademia Nuts and Chocolate Chips Cookies (Valerie's)





Season Greeting from Wen's Delight!