Ok, so I didn't keep my promise (oops?). This is long delayed. Maybe I just procrastinated a teensy little bit over the past, umm.. weeks. Oh well!
For those of you who don't know, (why?) Bruce Bogtrotter is a poor little boy from the book Matilda, by Roald Dahl. Bruce stole cake from the headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and she made him eat a whole cake as a punishment. Now all of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, go and educate yourselves, read the book or go watch the movie.
I tried to make the cake. Why you ask? Well, as you probably know, I spend most of my time on YouTube.
My parents think it's "washing my brain" (I can't even explain what I'm thinking right now. Oh, yes I can: Trage curentu' ) but, it's doing lots other of things. (Get ready for a lecture on YouTube)
EXAMPLE TIME!!
Jim, for example made a video about making this cake, so I made it, and Mom, I think I remember you telling me that you loved the cake. Zoella made a video talking about ways to keep calm. Alfie made a video about a summer booklet, which I also have made (need to do a post on that), and I've wrote a lot in it.
Now possibly, I could have found these things in a book, but being able to learn them by actually seeing another human doing it, (YouTube) has helped me a lot more. I still love books, but when a person tells you something in a video, it really is a ton more fun.
You all (Mom, Dad) always come in when I'm just watching funny stupid stuff like Bunny testing out eye products, or when I'm watching people playing Sims 3, or even the slap prank. So excuse me for trying to laugh once in a while.
And while you're saying it's washing my brain, I'm learning stuff in a really fun way. And plus, you're the ones that watch the news and start to cry about a 15 year old dying because she didn't get up from the computer. Now you're the ones obsessing over this stuff, and when I ask why are you watching this if it makes you sad, the ever so popular, "I'm just waiting to hear the weather" kicks in. YouTube really has helped me relax and laugh, especially when I was upset, it helped me block out all the negativity around me. Or in other words, I put my hater blockers on! (That's from YouTube too).
Now back to the cake!
From 1 to 10, it looks like crap. But it tastes good! I got the idea from Jim Chapman (cough, cough), and the recipe from here!
First, you have to line your pan with wax paper, and then butter it. I was an idiot and buttered the actual pan, then stuck the wax paper on. But then I realized and put butter on the paper. Oh, butter.
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Then, melt your chocolate in a Pyrex bowl. I had to Google what a Pyrex bowl was, then after realizing I didn't have one, I just used a normal non-plastic one. I've always wanted to melt chocolate on the stove with the bowl thing. Eeek! So exciting!
Oh, but before this, you really must figure out how to cut the damn chocolate. I used this special giant kind, that's used for cake, so I basically jumped on the chocolate to break it. Seriously.
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After, we must add butter, so that our delicious chocolate turns all oily and greasy and makes you panic and think you've ruined the whole thing.
Then add the rest of everything except for the whites. this will make the mixture so good, you will find yourself trying to eat all of it.
Now whisk the whites. I am a very lazy person, and very weak handed (is that how you say it?). I tried using the whisk, but then just popped the whites in the mixer 'till they turned into a a foamy thing. Then, I "folded" them in to the mixture, and I've got to say, I am really very proud of myself for this. See Dad, I told you I listened in the kitchen! The mixture turned huge, so I popped that bad boy in the cake pan, and then in the oven it goes.
I just realized I used the word "popped" 2 times in the paragraph above, and both times I've accidentally spelled it "pooped".
I kept it in the oven for 35 minutes
When it came out, it immediately started sinking, and me panicking, but then I remembered that it's actually supposed to sink.
After I took it out of the oven, I started making the icing. There is no such thing as heavy cream in Romania, so, naturally, I thought of sour cream. How wrong I was. I ended up using whipped cream saucy thingy that you whip and it turns into whipped cream. I took the sauce and mixed it with some more melted chocolate.
Then, when the cake was cool, I flipped it and poured the sauce all over.
The next day, I got the guts to try it. I do NOT like sweet things, but I like this! It's actually really gooey inside, but in a really good way. I have a feeling it's from that 1/4th a cup of flour.
It sort of melts into your mouth, Like a delicious sauce, but stays real enough, not too candy sweet!
YAYYYY!!!! I FOUND CAKE THAT I ACTUALLY LIKE!!!
And I added some almond stuff to make it even more awesome!
Fangirling on cake:
By the way, the cake came out of the oven with some nasty, like, cracks in it. Why?
The top was more gooey, but it was creamy gooey, and more sweet. The bottom part was harder and more, "chew me for flavor". I can honestly say it was the perfect combination.
For those of you who don't know, (why?) Bruce Bogtrotter is a poor little boy from the book Matilda, by Roald Dahl. Bruce stole cake from the headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and she made him eat a whole cake as a punishment. Now all of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, go and educate yourselves, read the book or go watch the movie.
I tried to make the cake. Why you ask? Well, as you probably know, I spend most of my time on YouTube.
My parents think it's "washing my brain" (I can't even explain what I'm thinking right now. Oh, yes I can: Trage curentu' ) but, it's doing lots other of things. (Get ready for a lecture on YouTube)
EXAMPLE TIME!!
Jim, for example made a video about making this cake, so I made it, and Mom, I think I remember you telling me that you loved the cake. Zoella made a video talking about ways to keep calm. Alfie made a video about a summer booklet, which I also have made (need to do a post on that), and I've wrote a lot in it.
Now possibly, I could have found these things in a book, but being able to learn them by actually seeing another human doing it, (YouTube) has helped me a lot more. I still love books, but when a person tells you something in a video, it really is a ton more fun.
You all (Mom, Dad) always come in when I'm just watching funny stupid stuff like Bunny testing out eye products, or when I'm watching people playing Sims 3, or even the slap prank. So excuse me for trying to laugh once in a while.
And while you're saying it's washing my brain, I'm learning stuff in a really fun way. And plus, you're the ones that watch the news and start to cry about a 15 year old dying because she didn't get up from the computer. Now you're the ones obsessing over this stuff, and when I ask why are you watching this if it makes you sad, the ever so popular, "I'm just waiting to hear the weather" kicks in. YouTube really has helped me relax and laugh, especially when I was upset, it helped me block out all the negativity around me. Or in other words, I put my hater blockers on! (That's from YouTube too).
Now back to the cake!
From 1 to 10, it looks like crap. But it tastes good! I got the idea from Jim Chapman (cough, cough), and the recipe from here!
First, you have to line your pan with wax paper, and then butter it. I was an idiot and buttered the actual pan, then stuck the wax paper on. But then I realized and put butter on the paper. Oh, butter.
Then, melt your chocolate in a Pyrex bowl. I had to Google what a Pyrex bowl was, then after realizing I didn't have one, I just used a normal non-plastic one. I've always wanted to melt chocolate on the stove with the bowl thing. Eeek! So exciting!
Oh, but before this, you really must figure out how to cut the damn chocolate. I used this special giant kind, that's used for cake, so I basically jumped on the chocolate to break it. Seriously.
After, we must add butter, so that our delicious chocolate turns all oily and greasy and makes you panic and think you've ruined the whole thing.
Then add the rest of everything except for the whites. this will make the mixture so good, you will find yourself trying to eat all of it.
Now whisk the whites. I am a very lazy person, and very weak handed (is that how you say it?). I tried using the whisk, but then just popped the whites in the mixer 'till they turned into a a foamy thing. Then, I "folded" them in to the mixture, and I've got to say, I am really very proud of myself for this. See Dad, I told you I listened in the kitchen! The mixture turned huge, so I popped that bad boy in the cake pan, and then in the oven it goes.
I just realized I used the word "popped" 2 times in the paragraph above, and both times I've accidentally spelled it "pooped".
I kept it in the oven for 35 minutes
When it came out, it immediately started sinking, and me panicking, but then I remembered that it's actually supposed to sink.After I took it out of the oven, I started making the icing. There is no such thing as heavy cream in Romania, so, naturally, I thought of sour cream. How wrong I was. I ended up using whipped cream saucy thingy that you whip and it turns into whipped cream. I took the sauce and mixed it with some more melted chocolate.
Then, when the cake was cool, I flipped it and poured the sauce all over.
The next day, I got the guts to try it. I do NOT like sweet things, but I like this! It's actually really gooey inside, but in a really good way. I have a feeling it's from that 1/4th a cup of flour.
It sort of melts into your mouth, Like a delicious sauce, but stays real enough, not too candy sweet!
YAYYYY!!!! I FOUND CAKE THAT I ACTUALLY LIKE!!!
And I added some almond stuff to make it even more awesome!
Fangirling on cake:
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| Crappy looking cake |
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| The Sauce |
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| Cake floating in pool of chocolate sauce/icing |
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| Real nice close-up |
By the way, the cake came out of the oven with some nasty, like, cracks in it. Why?
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| The inside view |
The top was more gooey, but it was creamy gooey, and more sweet. The bottom part was harder and more, "chew me for flavor". I can honestly say it was the perfect combination.
