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A piece for you?
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Copyright: Sweety De Freitas (puffy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2014 W: 136 N: 3063] (16571)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-12
Categories: Food, Event, Friends/Family
Camera: Canon 400D Digital, 18-55mm, Fuji 4GB, UV Filter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/8 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Recipe books [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-15 14:06
Viewed: 383
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Hi folks,

A birthday cake shot... yeah.. you know what's coming, would you like a piece? :D lol... birthday boy already have his share...

This is a birthday cake I baked for my son on his birthday, it was a suprise for him, so when my husband took it out, our little boy just go nuts with it, with that big smile on his face and the happier laughter... whatelse could a parents asked more? It's all worth while. :D

Chocolate Rainbow Cake

Ingredients:
(makes one 9" cake)

- 1 1/2 cup (161g) all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (61g) natural cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 2/3 cups (332g) granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup (80ml) safflower or other neutral vegetable oil (I used olive oil)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup (80ml) whole milk (I used low fat milk)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup (240ml) boiling water

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 325 degF. Grease bottom and sides of a 9 x 3 inches round cake pan. Dust the pan with flour and set aside. (I lined the bottom with baking paper.)

Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer. Add in sugar and mix at low speed until blended. Add in the oil and mix a few seconds until the dry ingredients are crumbly. (You can also used a spatula to mix in the sugar and oil).

In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs until blended. Whisk in the milk and vanilla extract until blended. With mixer at low speed, add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and mix until blended, scraping down the sides of the bowl necessary. (I used a manual whisk to do the mixing. The batter will be very thick at this stage).

Add in the boiling water gradually and mix just until blended and smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. (The mixture will become very thin and watery.)

Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 55 mins until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 20mins before unmoulding. Let cool completely.

To assemble this 20cm rainbow chocolate cake:

- Place pouring cream (I used one tin of Nestle's pouring cream) and 150g dark chocolate in a saucepan over low heat. Stir until melted and smooth. Set aside for 10mins before frosting the cake. (here I used both White chocolate and dark chocolate)

- Slice two large bananas, lengthwise into halves. Squeeze some lemon juice over. (according to the cookbook, but I used Peach slice from the can and without lemon juice instead)

- Slice chocolate cake into 2 layers. Spread one layer with the white chocolate frosting, arrange the sliced bananas (cut side down) on the cake layer to form 2 concentric rings. Cut the bananas as necessary in order to form the two rings.

- Spread the other cake layer with white chocolate frosting, flip over and layer it over the banana (peach)slices.

- Coat the top and sides of the cake surface with the dark chocolate frosting (here I only apply very thin layer). Decorate with colourful cereals or chocolate/lollies and marshmallows as desired.

**Recipe adapted from The Cake Book, by Tish Boyle**

Well... this is all of it, it sound like a lot of work, but it wasn't... it is pretty easy to make, and so delicious... :D Because I didn't apply too much of the dark and white chocolate layer, so it wasn't sickening sweet, but of cos if you like to have thick chocolate, then you can apply a thicker layer then what I did here.

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- Adjust brightness and contrast
- Apply USM
- Add border and resize

To whom who is curious to how I taken my food shot, I have also post a shot in the workshop of my "kitchen" studio...

Thank you for your viewing, have a wonderful day ahead.
jonathanhart, lisapw1, Beger, shelbeesmom, GreenBaron, lrw1966, manujmehta, juyona, Ctrl_Alt_Canc, vandana2923, wenqing, Janone, kiwi_explorer, Hendrika, c_rapp has marked this note useful
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Hi Sweety,
Jeeee..this must be the longest food instruction note on TL :-) I prefer a piece to be baked by you, so hold tight when I'm arriving.
Regardin the iamge, great contrast again, the Chocolate Rainbow Cake is sharp, colourful and tasty (I think).
Excellent posting my dear "sweety".
Hans

Awww yum! Hehe! Yep I'll be right over for my piece.

As always, very beautifully photographed Sweety, good use of light to create the crisp white background, excellent DOF and sharpness exactly where it's needed.

Rew

good exposure and fine result, nice "studio" in WS :)
regards
jo

Hi Sweety,

Your cakes are so delicious looking! This looks gooey and sweet! Yummy..... I really like the white background that you use, now I know your secret (I peeked at your "recipe" in the workshop). I like how all of your candles are so brilliantly colored against the white background. I'm ready for that piece of cake now!

Happy belated birthday to your son! Lisa

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3194 W: 225 N: 6886] (27299)
  • [2008-06-15 16:28]

That recipe looks tooooo long for me Sweety!! Tooooo much work I think - I'll have to come over and try your baking myself.
Nicely photographed, especially with the white BG.
Happy Birthday Zak
Janice

Sweety Hi:
Wonderful colorful image and for all the right reasons, a smile and happy child. Excellent note as well. Congratulations, very well done, both the Birthday Cake and the image of it.
Larry
USA
TFS!

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 118 N: 3601] (14417)
  • [2008-06-15 17:14]

Hello Sweety
very nice photo! Oh Yummy.. my teeth are hurting all the way form Massachusetts USA :)

happy you all had a wonderful day


Tricia

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  • Beger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3046 W: 568 N: 3413] (15127)
  • [2008-06-15 18:03]

Hi Sweethy,
What a nice attention for your son. As this is the Fathers' Day, you make an happy man too! I showed your photo and recipe at my husband, he said me that he will make it tomorrow! ;)
Very colorful and sharp image on the white BG! It looks so professional! Delicious capture! Annie

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  • timtim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 942 W: 73 N: 393] (7189)
  • [2008-06-15 19:20]

looks delicious
great Pic TFS

Look delicious!!!!!!!, nice shot, colors and sharpen. and where is mi piece of cake?

Beautiful Sweety,congratulation.

hello sweety
how are you?
thanks for a delicious piece of cake
thanks again for the recipe.
the photograph has captured with sharp focus, rich colours, lovely lighting with good details and BG.

regards
Manuj Mehta

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3345 W: 688 N: 1917] (16115)
  • [2008-06-15 23:17]

Yesssssssssss, please !


thanks,
v

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2461 W: 0 N: 867] (13184)
  • [2008-06-16 0:44]

Hola Swetty,
delicioso trabajo,
color y hermosa presentación,
realmente original,

saludos y buena semana.

Hello Sweety!
Original and useful pic! :P
TFS,
Flaminia

OH man, there goes the diet again! HAHA! Very nice work Sweety! I can feel my blood sugar rising! HAHA! Nice work and happy birthday to your special someone!
B-) B-)
Linda

yummy :D more tasty treats :)
thanks sweety

koh

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  • wilth Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 270 W: 36 N: 372] (1436)
  • [2008-06-16 10:13]

Just wonderful.....oh yeah, the photo too. ;)
It's spectacular, looks real enough, yes I'm going to say it, to eat right from the page.
Great recipe, great photo, a fine example of a kitchen/workshop and just all around great work. Especially getting the whites that hot without OE them.
Good one, as always.
Thanks for the view and the sugar rush.
Wilt

hi sweety, 7 years old according to the candles? all the best to you and your family, the details in this nummy looking cake are wonderful, for some reason i am having a chocolate craving!he-he,
tfs,
scott

Hi there Sweety!!!
nice to see you again! :)
very very colorful photo here! good presentation and of course, very inviting... :)
can i have some? lol! :)
Congratulations!

Ollie DLC

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3351 W: 86 N: 2722] (17981)
  • [2008-06-17 1:24]

Hello 'Far Away'
Hows life at 'the bottom of Earth' ?
Hmm..Yummy...,Your cake looks, taste will be even better.!
Meri just go for some cakes, getting visitors from Spain.
Hope it will be same delishious as on your picture.
Best regards from 'above'.
Jan

Hi Puffy,
Looks somebody started eating the cake and realized mum still have to take a photo :) Colorful and yummy ... might not be good for my waist though. Wonderfully captured and presented. The white background makes the cake standout. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Hello Sweety,
Sure madam :D
Another excellent mouth watering shot. hehe
Good details, and yummy look. TFS
Vandana
later
ps: wish, someone comes with technology, so that I can take the food out from monitor :D

i want the whole cake! i love your food series Sweety. makes me go hungry everytime. perfect presentation . details are so good you can almost taste them. i love how you do the cooking tutorial as well.=)

TFS!

Sweety

wow colores e idea excelentes te felicito

Congratulations Sweety, so you are now the proud mum of a 9 year old Zak.
It looks like great fun - I think I would have a big smile on my face when presented with such a lovely cake ^-^.
Lovely "studio" work here.

TFS
Els

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  • c_rapp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1025 W: 17 N: 1190] (6624)
  • [2008-06-27 18:45]

looks delicious! mouth is watering. TFS
Christan

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