My only regret today is going shopping. I went to Festival Mall in hopes to buy ginger ale and only ginger ale, and perhaps a bargain on a new notebook (a new undertaking calls for a new notebook, but maybe that's just a whim in the guise of shabby responsibility). I ended up going on a 3-item spree at that cute Japanese store Clipper. But this isn't the point of this post, isn't it?
The ginger ale is for the frosting of
a chocolate cake that I've been dying to make since I first laid my eyes on page 278 of
Nigella Lawson's Feast.
It was a success. Based on the fact that it looked exactly the way it did on the cookbook, down to the way it came out fresh from the oven, down to the ridge mark on one side of the cake. I was such a happy kitchen lass right before dinner.
I nearly made a fatal mistake though...I dumped in 2 teaspoons of ground pepper instead of ginger. The good thing was, I dumped all of it in one spot and was able to spoon the pepper out. Nevertheless, it was awesome. Spicy, not too sweet, and very moist.
As for those reading this, my mother is a bit touchy on the stuff I make. Once I have my own kitchen, I'll invite you over for desert and make this marvel for you. =D
