♡ Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients

4 large eggs

200 g chocolate

Instructions

1. Melt the chocolate and allow to cool.

2. Separate the eggs white from the yolk. Beat the whites until they are fluffy.

3. Whisk the yolks and chocolate.

4. Fold the eggs whites in the mixture.

5. Put in cute little containers and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.

This is a really easy recipe. My brother saw a recipe like that on tv and I was doubtful about it because the eggs are raw. Anyway, we tried. By we, I mean "I" did all the work. If you attempt this recipe, make sure the chocolate is cool before you start beating the whites because they will turn into a weird texture.

And yeah, you'll know the whites are done if nothing falls down if you turn your bowl upside down.

♡ Baked Fish

Ingredients

3 lbs any fish

2 lemons juiced

Garlic, thyme, salt, pepper, Olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven at 200°C.

2. Marinate your fish with salt, pepper, crushed garlic and thyme.

3. Coat your baking dish with olive oil.

4. Place your fish in the dish (not stacked up).

5. Pour the lemon juice on the fish and a little bit of olive oil.

6. Bake for 30 minutes or less or more depending on your oven and the size of your fish.

I cooked this fish tonight and I have to say that it was quite dry mainly because I let it bake for too long but the taste was okay. I'm not a fan of lemon in food except cake or candies or drink but you know, I could get used to it - maybe. That was my first time baking fish actually. The way I cooked it was covering the baking tin with aluminium foil. I left it in the oven for approximately  30 minutes but it was still uncooked, very very lightly white so I took the aluminium foil off and put the tin higher in the oven. I left it baking for a little less than 45 minutes but it was overcooked and so dry even though there is still sauce in the baking tin. So I guess that cooking the fish without aluminium foil for 30 minutes would do the job. 

♡ Cacao Cake

Ingredients

1 cup self-raising flour sifted

1/2 cup cacao sifted

3/4 cup castor sugar

1/4 cup butter

1/3 cup milk

2 eggs

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven at 180°C.

2. Melt your butter. Cream your butter and sugar together. Use the remaining butter to grease your baking tin.

3. Add egg one at a time and whisk thoroughly.

4. Stir in your flour,cocoa, milk and mix lightly.

5. Pour the mixture in your baking tin. Bake for 15 minutes or less depending on your oven.

It's not one of my favourite cake because it's pretty compact even though it's not greasy. I like chocolate better than cacao I guess. For the dryness of it, I think it could be improved by using 1/3 cacao and 1/2 cup milk.

♡ Lemon Cake

Ingredients

150 g butter

150 g self-raising flour

130 g icing sugar

3 eggs

1 lemon

3 tablespoon water

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C

2. Wash the lemon and finely grate the skin to get the zest. Cut the lemon and get the juice. Boil the juice, zest, water and 30g icing sugar till you get a syrupy liquid, then set it aside.

3. Melt your butter and whisk with the remaining icing sugar. Grease your pan with the remaining butter that's left.

4. Add your eggs one by one, sifted flour and mix thoroughly each time.

5. Using a spatula add in the syrupy liquid and stir lightly.

6. Pour the mixture in your pan and leave it for 30-40 minutes depending on your oven.

So here's the recipe that I've used to make this cake, I would suggest using less butter though. I'm not a super fan of this cake, the banana cake was so much better. Maybe it just lacks more lemon. Hopefully next time, I'll get this lemon cake right, I've never tasted lemon cake in my life but my dream lemon cake would taste fresh and taste lot more lemon-y.

♡ Brownies

Ingredients

110 g butter

100 g dark chocolate

50 g sugar

2 eggs

65 g self-raising flour

65 g almonds

50 g chocolate chopped (any chocolate)

Instructions

1. Line your baking tin with aluminium foil or baking paper.

2. Melt the butter and the 100 g chocolate.

3. Transfer in a bowl and add sugar & eggs and whisk thoroughly.

4. Stir in flour and mix lightly with a spatula.

5. Add the chopped choco and almonds(crushed).

6. Bake in pre-heated oven at 180°C for 20 minutes or less. Check constantly after 5-10 min until the top is dry and your toothpick is dry..don't let in for too long.

The picture was for my 5th time baking this recipe but I had only milk chocolate. That's why it's light brown. I think it's better with dark chocolate anyway. 

♡ Banana Cake

Ingredients

125 g butter

190 g self-raising flour
200 g sugar

1/4 cup milk

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 ripe banana mashed

Instructions
1. Butter your baking tin or line it with aluminium foil or baking paper.

2. Melt the butter. Cream the butter and sugar together. Add vanilla.
3. Add the mashed bananas and mix well.
4. Add egg and stir thoroughly. Stir in flour and milk and mix lightly.
5. Bake at 170°C for 40 minutes (or less depending on the power of your oven)

I took one hour to do it because I was watching America's Next Top Model while doing it but it should take 15 min average for the preparation. I'm eating a slice right now, it's really good. Try it and enjoy.