Cakes Galore

Two birthdays, two cakes. These are from previously tested recipes, but still with some substitutions due to constraints in available ingredients from the pantry!

John, the neighbor, has a sweet tooth, so there was no other way but to go for chocolate. This was based on the chocolate mousse cake recipe, this time topped with tinned cherries, drained from its sauce save for maybe around 2 tablespoons worth and some sugar, where it was reduced until the sauce became slightly thicker.





Christy specifically asked for carrot cake, so I whipped out one based on an a previous carrot cake recipe, except that the available nuts were walnuts and cashew nuts, so i substituted these instead of the almonds. The frosting was made from a packet of cream cheese, 5 heaping tablespoons of softened buter and 2 cups of icing sugar, beaten together... It was highly spreadable, and i thought it would be a crowd pleaser... Well, the birthday girl was pleased, for sure ;)







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