It was when I reached out for a glass of water, that I realized that I was really thirsty. While sipping in the water, I could now understand why I was thirsty. And why the family who visited us seemed relieved to leave the house.
I yacked them to death!
Every single time this happens, I tell myself that I will behave and give others a chance to open their mouth. But till now, I have not been successful. You can hear only my voice reverberating through the living room.
But that is not the worst. The worst is that when I come here – to this space, my blog – where I have unlimited talking freedom with no competiton or any opponent, I just seem to have nothing to say! I was stumbling for words to even write a couple of short paragraphs!
Anyway, I hope things change the next month. Its going to be a full month marathon! So its one post everyday for a whole month. I like it. I am looking forward to it!
And I hope I will get back to eating off people’s head here too :-D
But before that, check out what’s happening for this month’s BM at the Blogging Marathon page.
Recipe Adapted from: The America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking Book
Makes : Two 9″ cakes
Ingredients:
- Butter : 200 gm
- Sugar : 1 3/4 cup
- Eggs : 4
- Vanilla Essence : 1 tbsp
- Milk : 1 1/2 cup
- All purpose Flour : 2 3/4 cup
- Baking Powder : 2 tsp
- Salt : 1/4 tsp
For the frosting: (Enough to cover one 9″ cake. Recipe source here.)
- Cocoa Powder : 2 tbsp
- Icing Sugar : 1 cup
- Butter : 2 tsp (softened)
- Boiling water : 1 tbsp (or more)
- Vanilla Essence : a few drops
Method:
For the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease two 9″ pans or one 13″X9″ pan.
- In a big bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar. Once light and fluffy, add the eggs (one by one) and beat with the hand mixer. Add the vanilla essence.
- In a separate bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk thoroughly.
- Add one third of the flour mix to the creamed butter and beat in with the mixer. Add half of the milk and beat again.
- Add half of the remaining flour mix and beat in again. Tip in all the milk and mix. Add the remaining flour and beat in until its all incorporated.
- Mix with a spatula and pour the batter into the moulds.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden skewer comes out free of crumbs when inserted in the middle.
- Take off the pan and let it cool in a wiring rack.
- To make the icing, mix the sugar and cocoa. Whisk so that no lumps remain. Add the softened butter and vanilla essence. Pour the hot water and mix. Spread on top of the cooled cake and decorate with sugar balls or sprinkles.
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love the yellow cake..though I make the eggless version.
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Oh you may talk as much as you want darling and we shall listen always :) yellow cake is such a never fail recipe.
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That’s a lovely looking yellow cake..
Looking forward to your month long posts in April.
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ha ha rajani, though i m not doing April BM, but would love to come n read ur blog darling!!!!! Cake looks absolutely divine!!! :)
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imagine, my visitors, both me and shlok yack in resonance….:) this is absolutely to die for cake put together, honestly i never came across yellow cake with chocolate frosting, bcoz, i am bit fussed about changing traditional combinations, like in my head yellow cake is with vanilla buttercream frosting, but now that you have this from a book and also on ur blog, will register new combination
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For the frosting, I was out of butter :D. So I had cocoa and chose to use a recipe with less butter.
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wow the cake, wow the frosting and wow the so cute sugar pearls – all WOW!!!
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Gorgeous looking cake,love the chocolate frosting and feel like grabbing it …
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lovely cake
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Rajani ..you telling me about being a chatterbox..I saw that while the demos were going on….the princi observes the students:))…ha ha…the cake looks lovely and I feel like stealing that table of yours:))..love it
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Rajani, you havent met me na, am a chatter box too..I can see myself while reading about u…Yea next month is going to me very busy with long marathon. Btw that chocolate frosting looks fantabulous.
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hahaahh..Rajani, you are really hilarious!..I was rofl reading what you said about your guests..pls do direct them to this space..so that they feel good for having heard you all the time..:))…and yes I am hoping you will write tales and tales of your everyday happenings in a more dramatic effect so that we have our fun on daily dose ok…the cake with the frosting looks stunning..I love the way you have simply poured over it..so nice!
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