And on a less serious note.. chocolate cake, which forms one of my personalised 'five-a-day' foods chosen on the basis of their pick-me-up qualities. This particular cake is a dark chocolate and hazelnut recipe by Mary Berry, made with very little flour and lots of eggs. Its brownie-like texture and yummy but not-too-sweet taste rendered it a short guest on our kitchen side. In fact it lasted all of Saturday and two thirds of Sunday before being reduced to little brown dots . .. . ... . .
Watching a cake rise when baking is magical. Powder, grain, grease and egg slime transform into a beautiful dome of gooey sweet heaven. I like to turn the kitchen light off so everything is dark but the golden glow of the oven, then i watch my baby cake grow (i do not normally compare edible products to babies, unless they are made from jelly).
The best things in life emerge from a hot oven.. sweet sugar-scented steam clouding the kitchen window.
Now I am hooked...
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