Death by Chocolate

Last Friday, I was really bored at home so I decided to bake a cake. I search throung the internet for chocolate cake recipe and I came across a cake named "Death by Chocolate". It sounds cool since it uses lots of chocolate ^^. Before I can start baking, I have to get the ingredients:

Ingredients for cake
8 oz (225 g) dark semisweet chocolate (40-50% cocoa)
2/3 cup (140 g) butter
1 cup (210 g) sugar
4 eggs
4 heaped tablespoons (1 dl) all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1½ teaspoon baking powder or 1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons sour cream

Ingredients for frosting
2/3 cup (1.6 dl) heavy cream or whipping cream
9 oz (260 g) semisweet chocolate (40-50% cocoa)

So I walk to places near my house to buy the ingredients. I got all of them except 1 : Sour cream. I can't believe its sooo hard to find sour cream. By the way, its raining heavily that day and it didnt stop for hours. Well..I still had to get that last ingredient no matter what so I walked to Damai to search for it. At last I found it and by the time I reached home, its been 1 hour passed. I'm totally exhausted.

But I finally get started.

 

Looking good~

Since I'm waiting for it to cool down, I went to take a long shower after a tired day ^^

The cake will rise and then drop after cooling causing the surface to be uneven. I had to cut some of the skin away to make it more even. That explains the ring there.

Frosting time!

 

 

Even my sister helped out frosting the cake. I made the frosting from dark chocolate so it's a little bitter. I'm not a fan of bitter food. That why i think the cake is better off without the frosting. But the cake is REALLY good. I never knew I can bake! XD

Tada~!! Its supposed to be a little smiley face there but nevermind...

My mom tasted the cake and she said its really nice. hahaha I've succeeded in baking the cake! yeay~