A couple of weeks ago, Marc and Sarah came round for dinner and I'd made a chocolate molten pudding. Usually this dessert is always a winner as it is extremely indulgent and looks like I've spent hours in the kitchen rather than the actual 10 mins.
The recipe, courtesy of my favourite chef; Nigella Lawson, is for 6 and as there were only 3 of us, I only made half a batch. That was fine until I added the flour, which I made the rookie mistake of putting the full quantity in. So the pudding unfortunately ended up tasting of flour. In my defence I was rushed to make it as it was a dinner that I hosted after work.
So today, as it is a rare occasion that I am at home for the day, I have decided to make a red velvet cake with white creamy frosting, to take with me as a dessert offering for when I go to Sarah and Marc's for dinner tonight.
This recipe is courtesy of one of my favourite baker's; Rachel Allen, and is a recipe that I saw her bake on one of her tv shows. I've not had the chance to make it since I saw the show, so fingers crossed that there are no rookie mistakes today.
I have to say the smell of a cake baking in the oven is one of the best smells ever. It's a shame that you can't attach an aroma to this blog as you can a picture, because the smell in here is absolutely divine.
I'm impressed with the finished article, even if I say so myself. I think the taste went down pretty well too. I had happy punters.
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