Bimby Chocolate Cake

[I Love Bimby!]

Thanks JD. After a freind who worked at a National supermarket bakery told me their "egg mixture" is a pink goo - I stay right away from commercial cakes!

Had planned on the party being at my place if it was good weather (DD and I are in a 2 bedroom town house which while it has a huge backyard, it isn't big enough inside if it rained), but it looked like it was supposed to rain (ain't that a joke!!) and I have been in a course all day today so we opted for the easy option of holding it at an indoor play centre for kids.  I think the cake will be the healthiest option out of all the food offered to them....

[I Love Bimby!]

Here's the finished product:

Used 1 slab of cake which I diagonally cut and shaped into wings.

I used a double quantity of butter cream icing (thanks Bron and JD - worked a treat!)

Perhaps next time I might soften the butter a bit first before mixing the cake together... it still turned out fine, just a little heavier than previous ones.

Anyway DD was most impressed when she saw her beloved cake this morning and was very excited about the cake bit at her party.  Half way through cutting it up and passing pieces to everyone she jumped off her seat and gave me a huge kiss  and cuddle and thanked me for her cake  - it made the late night and only 3 hours of sleep suddenly seem all worthwhile 

Happy to report not much cake was left... (also found a positive to having to "trim" the cake... my midnight snack... he he he)

[judydawn]

Well done ILB - lovely finished product.  Aren't you glad that is over for another year   Lovely gesture by your DD to let you know she appreciated it too.

[I Love Bimby!]

Totally JD - as we were leaving a huge relief came over me and I couldn't help thinking - that's it for another year... lol 

[brazen20au]

beautiful cake, well done!!!

and happy birthday to your dd!

[Thermomixer]

Well done - great job.  Birthday cakes are a big deal !!!

Mrs T gave her daughter the Womens Weekly Kids Birthday Cake book last weekend.  I tried to explain that it is 11 months before the first birthday - but she insisted that her daughter should start planning !!!!!!

No pressuer.

[I Love Bimby!]

 
Well Thermomixer - it's good to see that Grandma (??) has got her priorities sorted out    And we all know how quickly time does fly!!

[I Love Bimby!]

beautiful cake, well done!!!

and happy birthday to your dd!

Thanks Karen.  We've been celebrating her birthday for the past week ! DD's actual birthday was on the 25th and 'THE' party was held today.

[bron]

Congrats! Looks fantastic! Brought tears to my eyes when I read how she jumped off her seat, how lovely! Tis lovely when they really appreciate your effort. Well done!

[I Love Bimby!]

Thanks Bron. My eyes welled up too! It was a very special moment and made more so by all the things she and I have gone through in the last while.

[LuisaFM]

I LOVE BIMBY I just wanted to say this recipe is amazing!

I have just made cupcakes I will freeze and ice mid next week for my daughter to take to school for her birthday. I had to make 2 batches because my family kept eating the cakes  as they were- with no icing!

They are lovely - moist and light. And with a 1 minute stirring time they were even quicker to make than the packet variety I have sometimes resorted to for convenience!!

Luisa
xx

[I Love Bimby!]

 
Great to hear LuisaFM!!!

[jessiesgirl]

Thanks Bimby for this AWESOME recipe. It was my sweetheart's birthday yesterday, I made this recipe with White Wings GF SR flour and then made a strange sort of ganache topping. It was divine. It's going into my essential recipe collection that's for sure.

[grandma]

Thanks for this wonderful recipe.  My family stir me when they come for dinner as I usually put a lot of effort in making a couple of courses, but never have the time or energy to get a dessert made - I sometimes fit in some date scones, but this cake sounds like something that I could manage without too much effort.  So thanks for the recipe and as I've mentioned in other posts, I just love to see pictures of the recipe so thanks for taking the time to post those too.

[CarolineW]

Congrats! Looks fantastic! Brought tears to my eyes when I read how she jumped off her seat, how lovely! Tis lovely when they really appreciate your effort. Well done!

This is my posting too, exactly!    I'm so impressed at how creative you are - I don't think I could ever do anything like that.  Birthday cakes a la Caroline just have icing, candles, and some bought decorations on