The Beginning!

We express ourselves through cooking, the types of food we eat, writing, laughing, crying and so on. Through cooking and food, whether conciously or unconciously..we express our mood, culture and/or experience.

Below we have a homemade four layered Vanilla and Chocolate Cake, with chocolate buttercream filling, Vanilla Buttercream Icing and Unsweetened Dark chocolate swirled over the top. This was my first attempt to produce a professional looking cake, which ended up becoming a four layer cake. As you can see the layers are uneven, but it tasted great. Cooking and Baking is a passion of mines, and everyday I experiment with different ingredients.

To produce a cake simular to this, experience is not needed.. 1.the best way is to buy the same, one or two different types of cake mix, and follow the directions. 2.After following the directions, divide the batter between four 8 or 9 inch pans, two large size cake pans (which can be cut into halves), or one small single pan (to get a feel for it, first) and bake. 3.To get a flush fit, when cakes have cool and are now ready to stack on one another, simply cut off any round tops of the cakes.. so the surface of the cake is flat. 4.And if the sides seem to need alittle trim, go ahead and trim the sides of the cake, when stacked. 5.Next would be either two or three store bought icings or homemade buttercream.