Thursday, January 20, 2011

Some progress..

First of all a very happy new year to all.. ( I know m a little late.. but better late than never! )
I was writer's block struck! .. :P I guess what else could be the reason for not writing for so long..? Can't think of a good excuse! he he.. Let it be, I am glad m back. :) .. Alright, So New year has been mmmm so far so good! I cleared my exams for German level A1 and did eventually make to my dream destination of studying in Max Mueller - Goethe Institute! I just love being there, and our new teacher is also amazing. She is very patient i must say. Apart from the academic progress I also tried my hands on a new cake recipe which i saw on Divya's blog. Let me honestly confess I did look for other recipes and did a lot of googling, and video hunting for a good chocolate cake with keeping in view the ingredients at hand. But ultimately it was the "Chocolate Mud cake" .. and it was just yumm! Well, the only reason I'm praising it is because it was the best I have ever prepared and it got me appreciation from my mom and sis. Cooking sometimes is so much rejuvenating! I wish to try a liquor cake too.. may be next time! :P
So far, I am loving the weather here, winters this time were not gloomy though I had my share of mood swings.. lol.. I am such a mood driven person :( sometimes i hate it.. but most of the times I love it. Thanks to a few people who visited my blog and left comments in past, and some who visited and didn't like too much of verses.. oh Gloomy verses.. they make me feel blue too.. :P I will try to keep my blog happy and all cheered up! I promise. 
For the time being "Das ist alles!" That is all. I'm enclosing the pictures of a few cakes I tried in past few weeks.. and I hope they demonstrate my progress in the kitchen :D

1) The Easy chocolate cake- I had prepared this on Christmas was a decent attempt considering it was 1st one. 


2) The Chocolate Coffee Cake.. lol... Somehow I didn't like it much. :( It wasn't that bad. (It has a garlic roll.. I haven't succeeded in making them! Every time we had them, my sis prepared them!) I love them.


3) The Chocolate Mud Cake :-) Thanks Divya, for sharing this recipe it was the easiest! My favorite till date! I wish to make it again soon.. 



Happy Blogging.. 

Cheers!

Megha :)

17 comments:

  1. the cake looks so damm delicious..
    can't wait to have it.. :(((
    also would like to know the recepie.. though you know i am not at all a cooking person.. par wth they look so damm yumm that i would love to give it a try
    swatinegi03@gmail.com

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  2. Swati, babes.. just click on the Chocolate mud cake.. it is by one of my blogger friends- Divya (the link will take you to a blog where the recipe lies :P)

    Thank you so much for visiting*wink*

    *hugs*

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  3. Ummmm.. what do I say.. you know I too am blogging and writing after a long long hiatus! So first things first.. I hate it this time as it was no winter at all.. Whats a winter without bone chilling cold and mystery mist.. so I am disappointed.

    Next if you enjoy your mood swings and gloom.. why should your blog be only happy! We blog to pour out and you have all the rights to to do whatever you feel. Am sure all those who come here loves to read what you write, and they wont mind the shade of it - rather love it.

    Cooking is always fun, if you are not forced to do it.. So I cook n bake too.. though for me its also to keep surviving ;) and yes all of those cakes look yum to me.. keep em coming !!

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  4. Hi Icy,

    First of all thanks a lot for visiting! It is so good to see you writing to me.. I feel nostalgic and I miss being in touch with the old bloggers from MSN or Myspace.. :(
    Well I agree with you that we should write what we feel and express without any inhibitions. But sometimes when I look back at my blog, it seems to be a compilation of all the blue days I had ;p he he he.. which is not a true picture of my life..my story :) Hence I said I will be careful in future.
    Cooking is actually fun.. but now I am planning to try something healthy.. very soon ;) .. lets see if I can bring you back to have a look at the ultimate result :D .. he he..

    *hugs*

    Megha!

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  5. Megha,
    Thanks so much for visiting my site and leaving hearty comments! I really get excited if someone compliments my cooking and blog like this,you made my day!! I will be in air today and will take some time to come to reality :) :) Thanks a lot for making me feel so :) I am following you too,coz I am a beginner in baking,so if you could post the recipes I can try them happily :)
    Regards
    Raji(my name ;D )

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  6. Cake looks so delicious ! Feel like grabbing from the screen .So lovely
    Padhuskitchen

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  7. Thank you so much, for your kind words Padhu :) and visit to my blog..!

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  8. @Raji - Raji you got to believe me, Now your blog is one of my favorites! The best part is it's layout..of the recipe! You got to keep the good cooking and blogging up! :-) I said what i felt. I have never posted a recipe, I have just started baking, and the cakes I have tried- the link is there just click on Chocolate mud cake(hyper link) I am sure if you like chocolates, you will love it. I tried that cake again yesterday.. :)

    Love,
    Megha.

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  9. Hi Megha !
    thanks a bunch for stopping by and ur appreciation !!
    The Flame is a wallpaper and not my click(i wish it were--:P) BTW -- the words u describe abt urself pretty much suit me except that i left the age (or rather it left me) seven years back (hee hee)
    And the cakes are simply delectable looking- the second one especially perks me up !!
    One more thing i love the song Beauty of the Sleepless nIght and when ur webpage loaded and the song went on i was delighted !!

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  10. Absolutely Yummy cake :) Love the texture..

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  11. Irresistible and looks yummy! Love the way you've decorated them, simply beautiful...

    http://treatntrick.blogspot.com

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  12. First time here...u hve a lovely space...aosoltely delicious looking cake

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  13. @Pavithra, Palatable and Sharmilee- Guys thank you so much for visiting my blog..

    Thanks a lot for the compliments.. I just tried and next I want to try is a Liquor cake.. as In a chocolate rum/brandy cake.. I don't know I had it once I can't forget it still! :)

    @PRiya- :) Hey.. thank you so much for such a straight from the heart comment, reading such comments makes your day! Really it does and I love the song too.. :) .. it is one of my fav.. I will be keeping in touch don't you worry :P

    Love,

    Megha! *hugs*

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  14. Those cakes look gorgeous, especially the second one. Though what's a ginger roll? Do you really mean it's inside the cake??

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  15. @Avanika.. :) Thanks a lot for your visit and about your query it is a Garlic roll :) and it is another thing that i had prepared.. just clicked the picture that ways, sorry for confusing you..

    :) Regards, Megha

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  16. Hi Megha..thanks so much for trying out the cake..glad that you and your family loved it.Keep baking!!

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