Thumbs Up!!

Even in sleep,Clover is always ready to pose for the camera,haha...



Hurray,X'mas is here again,which marked the ending of 07 and urge me to embrace the new year....This year been a fulfiling one so far,with me staying at home to take care of clover 24/7,which at times can be frustrating for no baby issue can be easily solved by textbooks,mostly trial and error...but we survive the hiccups,endless sleeps and ten years down the road,I can easily share with her on how she "torture" me,hahah....

This year,instead of a log cake,hmm..am still figuring out how to smoothen the cream on the cake without it resembling a sunken ship,haha....still waiting for the opportunity to go for classes,think I must have mention it too many times already,haha...I baked a long-awaited choc cream cheese brownie,a treat which make my neighbour cum friend,Lishi smsed me to asked when is the day,haha...Finally,its done and fortunately,it did not disappoint her....hehe...Phew,else it will be such a letdown...So,peipei and rachel,interested to try baking this brownie at home too?hehe...
(Recipe is adapted from cookshelf chocolate by jacqueline
Chocolate cream cheese brownie with fudge icing:(yields 16 slices)
250g cream cheese,softened
2 eggs
250g caster sugar(I reduced to 200g)
1000g butter
3 tbsp cocoa powder
125g self-raising flour
50g chopped nuts(optional)
fudge icing:
50g butter
1 tbsp milk
100g icing sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder

methods:
1.Lightly grease a 20cm/8 inch square tray.Preheat oven to 180 degree celcius.

2.In bowl,beat cream cheese with 25g of sugar till smooth.set aside.

3.Beat eggs,remaining sugar till light and fluffy.Place cocoa powder and butter in pan over low heat tll butter melts,then stir into egg mixture.Fold in flour,nuts(if using).

4. Pour half of the brownie mixture into the tray and level the top.Carefully spread the cream cheese,then covr with remaining brownie mixture.Bake for 40-45 minutes,cool in tin.

5. To make icing:melt the butter in milk by warming up milk gently.Stir in icing sugar and cocoa powder.Spread the icing over brownies and decorate.Leave icing to set before slicing to serve.

Hey,De,thanks for the good wishes,clover was indeed lucky,though I must dress her up in dresses more often ,haha...