The Baking Medic

I’m a bit behind on my posting, so I’m afraid the recipes I post won’t be in chronological baking order.  But I’m sure no one will mind. ;)

So after a week off of posting, I’d like to start with this one: the Black Magic Cake with Chocolate Buttercream.  I made this cake as a farewell to my coworkers at the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, the kickass peeps of the molecular diagnostics department. » Read the rest of this entry «

For many weeks now a colleague at work has been bugging me to make a “zebra” cake.  A zebra cake is named so for its unique striped pattern caused by alternating bands of chocolate and vanilla batter, which extend out from the centre of the cake in an impressive bull’s-eye.  The process of creating the stripes was surprisingly easy to make; all it takes is a bit of patience and attention.  And as I first read when I discovered this recipe on another great blog, Baking Bites, if you’re attention wavers and you make a mistake, don’t worry.  Just take a knife, give your batter a quick swirl and call it a marble cake; you can try again for the exotic stripes next time.

Not surprisingly, this cake was very soft and moist.  I say not surprisingly because the recipe calls for four eggs and a full cup of oil for one 9” cake.  Still, even after a few days the cake retained is moist texture and did not taste stale at all. » Read the rest of this entry «

So, this Sunday is head hancho at the office’s birthday. My boss asked if I wouldn’t mind baking a cake for him. Of course, I said I would do it in an instant.

I pondered briefly the age old question of “chocolate or vanilla?” before deciding on Dorie’s Perfect Party Cake. The cake is a classic, and I’ve made it twice now with success. The first time I made it as cupcakes and this time I baked it in a 9″x13″ pan. The cake cake out a bit flatter than I expected, but I also recall that the cupcakes didn’t rise a whole bunch either. » Read the rest of this entry «

Here’s just a quick post to tide me over until Sunday, when I’ll be finished my first exam. However, I did take a break from revision today to make something, so they’ll definitely be a post coming up soon. :)

This is revision week in St Andrews, the week before exams start where we’re supposed to bed down and barricade ourselves inside our rooms or a small corner of the library with all of our textbooks, notes and th disintegrating threads of our sanity.