The first Saturday of the month is when I share all the things that I made in the previous month. I say all the things, but I haven't been baking as much as I had been, but I do have a couple of things to share. One is an old favourite, and the other is a new recipe to me!
First the old favourite which is Chocolate Sour Cream Cake. I love making this cake. It's so delicious, and I find it so mesmerising to watch the mixture in the mixer. The texture is so lovely and the colour is gorgeous (you can see a video of it here but maybe without the sound on!). I also love making the ganache and watching it as you pour it over the cake. One of the reason for making this cake was to use a new bundt tin. Normally I make it in this tin which has a very gentle shape.
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This time, I used a different tin. I think that the ganache poured more pleasingly over the simpler shape, but the one below does look appealing (even pre ganache). And the most important thing is the taste, which is amazing!!
I shared the recipe for this recipe a few weeks ago.
The other thing I made this month was Jubilee Pudding. I suspect this is being rolled out of a lot of kitchens in the UK this weekend as the country celebrates the Queen's platinum jubilee. I shared my adventures in making this last week.
I have a plan to make something today but we will see if that actually happens or not.
We decided that we wanted to buy a new kettle and toaster, ideally to use to add a pop of colour in the sale photos for this house and then to actually use them in the new house. We looked at lots of different options and ended up buy these ones. I have to say that they looked more red than brown in the online pictures so not sure that we are getting the pop of colour we are looking for. The kettle is also much slower than the one that we had, but I do like the pour on this one.
I am enjoying having a four slice toaster, which I have never had before.
Getting ready to sell this house in anticipation of moving into the new place currently means lots of sorting and moving things around. We had been using the second living area as our dining room space but we've had to put the dining table back in the dining room (it's a bit big for the space but oh well) and stage the second living area as a living area! We haven't even had an open house yet and I am already looking forward to this stage of the process being done.
I recently got a new phone, and of course the next thing to do is buy covers to protect the phone. I ended up getting severl covers to use interchangably as the mood strikes me. The one that is relevant for today though is this cover, which I love. I might have a look and see if I can find a cake one!
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I am sharing this post at Sherry's Pickings as part of her In My Kitchen monthly event.
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i quite like the brown-ish colour of your new stuff. That cake looks the business; I do love me a bundt cake. something about that simple shape ... Thanks for joining in IMK this month. cheers sherry
ReplyDeleteI enjoy a buntdt cake too. I see more new tins in my future!
DeleteI love bundt cakes (and pans). Your new appliances look so pretty. Good luck with the sale and the move ... never fun to do the work, but so exciting at the same time. Here's my link for my post this week: Beth Fish Reads
ReplyDeleteI am very much looking forward to being in the new house. but this part right now is hard work! Thanks for sharing your link!
DeleteDelicious-looking cakes. I should bake something — haven’t done so in ages. Too many calories.
ReplyDeletebest… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
I know, but I like doing it and luckily I have an appreciative audience!
DeleteI don't envy you the moving but at the same time I am envious. We had to pack up the kitchen & 2 bathrooms for a remedle and that was work. We keep talking about downsizing....
ReplyDeleteThe toaster looks great! We have a 2 slice type now.
I'm bringing you a Tomato Tart with Olives & Gruyere - Here is my link to Weekend Cooking:
http://tinaculbertson.blogspot.com/2022/06/tomato-tart-with-olives-and-gruyere.html
Thanks for sharing your link despite me forgetting to do the bottom half of the post! lol
DeleteI love downsizing and decluttering!
ReplyDeleteDo you want to come and do mine? lol
DeleteMy link https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2022/06/sydney-grind.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Jackie!
DeleteI do not envy the packing, moving etc. Best of luck! Here's my post: http://honeyfromrock.blogspot.com/2022/06/gravlax-new-salmon-experience.html
ReplyDeleteI'll be glad when it is done for sure!
DeleteHae fun with the home staging.
ReplyDeleteThanks Harvee!
Deleteoops forgot to finish off the post! lol
ReplyDeleteMoving is so much work, but always a new start! I love the new colors of the appliances and can't wait to see your new kitchen! As always the desserts are lovely, my family will love the chocolate cake!
ReplyDeleteI'll be glad when the move is done Melynda!
DeleteHope the house sale goes through smoothly and easily when it happens. And I love the pops of colour in the kettle and toaster. We only saw Jubilee Pudding on one menu while we were in England, and we did not try it :)
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