& a scrap recipe book from my school days.
Baking is like a mini workout for me...all those beating till fluffy,stirring,folding are really good 'arm' exercises!And I just love to knead dough! I prefer the manual work than using the mixer.My kids love it when I'm making buns coz they will have lots of dough to play with!
Here's a pic of cheesecake I made recently.It has 2 alternate layers of sponge cake & cream cheese.
You'll need:For the sponge:
120gm sponge mix
2 eggs
30ml water
30gm melted butter
Cheese layer:
400gm cream cheese(room temperature)
80gm caster sugar
2eggs
150ml whipping cream
100gm dark chocolate(melted)
100gm white chocolate(melted)
Method:
- Beat sponge mix,water & eggs till fluffy. Fold in melted butter. Pour batter into base-lined 7"baking tin.Bake in preheated oven at 180C for 12-15 mins.
- When cool,split cake into 2 layers.Place a slice of sponge into cake tin again.Put aside for later.
- For the cheese layer: beat cream cheese & sugar till soft n smooth. Add in eggs,one at a time,beating well after each addition.
- Stir in whipping cream n blend well.Divide cheese mixture into 2 portions (about 350gm each)Add in melted dark choc into 1 portion,mix well & pour into prepared cake tin. Bake in oven at 170C for 20 mins.
- When slightly cooled,place another slice of sponge into cake tin.
- Add in melted white choc into another portion of cheese mixture. Pour over baked dark choc layer.Continue to bake for another 20 mins or until cooked.
- Remove cake from oven & leave to cool. Chill in fridge b4 serving.
- Decorate as desired.
