Coconut Cake

When I had my "Get Together With Friends" I asked my mum to make my grandma's coconut cake which is delightful. I thought you'd like to know it's recipe as it is a lovely cake to make whenever you feel like having something sweet and light.

For the cake you will need:

250g of caster sugar

250g of plain flour

125g of butter

8 tablespoons of milk

80g of coconut powder

4 eggs

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1 cup of warm sugared milk - to had later to the cake

Pre-heat the oven at 180º degrees.

In one bowl whip the egg whites stiff and in a separate bowl cream the sugar and the butter together. Add the egg yolks to the sugar and the butter and mix well. Add the coconut powder and after that the milk. Stir in the flour with the baking powder and mix. Add the stiff egg whites and fold in.

Take to the oven in a buttered and floured cake form.
When the cake is half baked - when it's been in the oven for about 20 to 22 minutes as it takes about 45 minutes to bake - pour the warm sugared milk over it.

When the cake is done take out of the oven and sprinkle coconut powder on top. Let it cool and then it's ready to serve.

If you bake my grandma's cake let me know how it turns out and if you like it or not!

Love,

Carolina Rosalie

Get Together With Friends

A couple of weeks ago I had a little get together with friends because I hadn't seen them in a long time. And as I love to bake I decided that it would be great to bake a few things for them. As we were only three I ended up baking just a couple of things and I buying a few others.

I bought three types of biscuits/cookies, little rusks, tuna spread, duck spread and two different juices. I then baked Tanya Burr's chocolate cookies and my grandma's coconut cake - which is not in the pictures because it was still in the oven when I took them.

After eating we watched a movie called "August: Osage County" to finish off our little get together.

Love,

Carolina Rosalie

Passions of Mine - Cooking

Growing up I never ventured out of my comfort zone when it came to the things I like, the things I was passionate about. I always thought I knew what I loved and I guessed I'd stick to the same things for the rest of my life... as it turns out that wasn't the case!

I remember watching Jamie Oliver's cooking shows when I was a kid but I never felt a connection to them, I just thought they were interesting to watch mainly because I enjoyed looking at all the yummy food. But for the past 3 or 4 years this new passion for cooking has been growing inside of me. I started by watching Lorraine Pascale's "Lorraine's Fast, Fresh & Easy Food" cooking show.

I then moved on to other cooking and baking shows and now I am in the middle of a phase which, although isn't great for my wallet, gives me a great deal of pleasure: I may or may not have an attraction to cooking and baking books, making me want to buy them all. So far I've only got three which is good considering the fact that I love to spend my days at book shops.

Brunch - Cláudia Sousa Villax

Sumos Com Segredos - Samantha McMurray

Jamie's Food Tube: The Cake Book - Cupcake Jemma

Although I love to own books which give me the key to food heaven, I also love to watch cooking shows. My first obsession was one of Lorraine Pascale's shows. Now, alongside Lorraine, I like to watch any of Jamie Oliver's shows, Harry Eastwood's baking program - probably my favourite one - and Gordon Ramsay's show called "Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking". I am also a big fan of Master Chef Australia, both the adults and the kids versions. And the newest addition is a show called "Rachel Allen's Cake Diaries".

I always thought I'd never be a great cook or baker because I just didn't feel anything when the "you have to learn how to cook" subject crawled into conversations but now I think it will be something I really enjoy doing whether I'm doing it on my own, with friends, with my mum or someday with my own family.

Love,
Carolina Rosalie ♥