Blood Orange Almond and Semolina Cake
and
Chocolate Cake with Apple and Berry topping
31 July 2010
Thank you Bruce, Nicole, Bob, Lyne, Mackenzie, Joyanne, Andy, Seb AND our special surprise friends from Melbourne: Liz and Ken.
We celebrated Paul's 50th with a small group of friends and launched 50 Cakes in 50 Weeks. We're salivating with anticipation of what is to come. We're looking forward to lots of occasions with all our friends over the next 50 weeks as we reach our target: 50 cakes in 50 weeks.
Here are Paul's first two cakes (and therefore his first two candles). Celebrated on his birthday, 31 July.
1) Chocolate Cake with Apple and Berry Topping - Recipe here on the Nestle site. Fun to experiment, but would not use this recipe again
2) Blood Orange Almond and Semolina Cake: a great success, made with new season blood oranges which have just appeared in the markets. Thanks to the Sydney Markets website for this recipe.
Thanks to Seb and Mackenzie for the photographs.2) Blood Orange Almond and Semolina Cake: a great success, made with new season blood oranges which have just appeared in the markets. Thanks to the Sydney Markets website for this recipe.
This i a wonderful idea. A cake and coffee on every mountain we walk up. Looking forward to many celebrations over the next year.
ReplyDeleteI am one lucky bloke. Two down 48 to go. Need to climb lots of mountains with my lovely bride to keep trim.
ReplyDeletePaul x
"Our objective: to celebrate with friends and to make and consume 50 cakes in 50 weeks."
ReplyDeleteNow *that's* an objective. I reckon the consumption part will be fairly easy.
What was the problem with the nestle recipe that you'd never use it again?
18 hours in and three cakes consumed
ReplyDeleteDearest Glod :-)
ReplyDeleteThe mixture asked for 1.5 cups of cocoa!! And it filled the cake tin to the brim, and had self raising flour. Surely not possible. And after all that it was dry. Not worth the effort, there are better choc cake recipes around.
Amanda xx
Paul Says: It is now 5pm on day two and we were just surprised with cake number 4. A wonderful icecream surprise from Mary-Anne. Thanks MAW
ReplyDeleteYou are fantastic Amanda & we are so blessed to have you in our lives. What a wonderful idea!! Hope we get to surprise you with one of our cakes in the next 50 weeks!! xxoo Jenn
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