Do not sink in the mud-cake of despair , but serve it with cream and strawberries

Hi everyone, I got requests to keep writing, so here I am again.

And what sort of week have I had? Definately a chocolate mud cake week, thats for sure. Mud such as quick sand made me sink deeply into self-pity and distrust. Yes that's right guys, when you "gnaw on the bone of worry" instead of "chewing on the cud of scripture", disaster surely happens. Distrust is a sinaster thing and it can create havoc in your relationships with everyone around you. When I recognised this, I chose to throw it in the bin . So the mudcake was served at dinner tonight with strawberries and cream .

"Trust and obey, for there is no other way to be happy with Jesus , but to trust and obey."

Here is the recipe , remember to serve it with strawberries and the cream . Otherwise you will just be miserable.

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Chocolate Mud cake

300g dark chocolate, chopped

250g unsalted butter

6 eggs, separated

175g caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 c hazelnut meal

1/2 c SR flour

strawberries and cream to serve

Preheat oven to 160 degrees C.

Grease and line a round 22cm springform pan.

Melt butter and chocolate in microwave.

whisk together egg yolks, sugar and vanilla until thick and pale.

Fold thru choc-butter mixture until well-combined

In a separate bowl beat egg whites with electric mixer until soft peaks form

With a metal spoon, fold hazelnut meal and flour thru chocolate mixture.

Fold one-third of egg whites thru chocolate mixture, then gently fold thru remaining mixture.

Pour into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes until firm but still fudge-like. Cool in pan. Serve with strawberries and cream.

THE TWIRLING JEWELS

These last few weeks I have been a lot like my orange syrup semolina cake. Sweet , intense and at times a little bit dense. Why the extremes? Why the rollercoaster of love , fear, passion and joy? I don't know exactly, I guess that is how I attack life. Full on , full throttle, and yet can pull back at the last minute like one of those daredevil crusty riders who loses their nerve just before they jump through the circle of fire.

I have been talking to the big guy about it lately (and i don't mean my hubby.) He has been showing me this part of me and he has really encouraged me to let go and jump

"Fear not, for I am with you "

Tandem jumping is sooo much better than alone jumping me thinks, anyways, my orange syrup cake may be dense, but it is not fearful. So maybe I can learn from this humble yet articulate cake. Here is the recipe:

1 3/4 cups orange juice

2 cups caster sugar

melted butter for greasing

250g unsalted butter

2 tsp grated orange rind

4 eggs separated 1 cup semolina

1 cup plain flour

3/4 tsp bicarb

1 cup greek yoghurt

1. stir orange juice and i cup of the sugar in a sacepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves.

Bring to boil.Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 mins or until syrup thickens. Cool.

2.Preheat oven to 170 C . Grease loaf pan WITH MELTED BUTTER.

Use an electric mixer to beat butter, remaining sugar and orange rind till pale and creamy. add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well.sift over semolina, flour and bicarb.Add yoghurt and combine well.

3.Use claen electric beater to beat the egg whites in a large, clean , dry bowl until firm peaks form. fold 1/3 of the egg white into semolina mixture. Gently fold in remaining egg white. Spoon into prepared pan. Smooth surface. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

4 Use skewer to prick the top of hot cake all over. Pour syrup over the cake and set aside to cool.

Enjoy peoples. Its fearless :)