Children of all ages love to eat chocolate cakes. You will surely get the reward of being a star mom, if you bake it for your kid’s first birthday, you will get this reward in the form of lots of kisses and hugs at the birthday party. Here is the recipe for first birthday cake with yummy frosting that you can make.

Ingredients:

2 cups boiling hot water, 1 cup cocoa powder, 1 cup soft and unsalted butter at room temperature, 4 eggs, 2 ½ cups sugar, a pinch of salt, 1 ½ teaspoons of vanilla extract, 2 ¼ teaspoons of baking soda, 2 ¾ cups of all purpose flour.

Items needed for the chocolate cake recipe and frosting:

Ingredients for frosting

½ cup half and half cream, 1 packet semi sweet chocolate chips, 2 ½ cups of icing sugar, ¾ cup of unsalted butter

For decoration:

1 cup mixed fruit jam, 1 packet edible silver balls, 1 packet chocolate gems

Method:

1. Whisk sugar and eggs in a bowl.

2.  Add butter and beat until fluffy.

3.  Add vanilla extract and mix.

4.  Add cocoa powder in boiling water and let it dissolve and let it cool.

5.  Add this mixture to the egg mixture and beat until the batter becomes smooth.

6.  Mix in dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

7.  Now add the dry mixture to the prepared mixture slowly and mix well.

8.  Grease a baking pan and pour the batter into the pan.

Bake this mixture in a preheated oven of 350°F for 40 minutes. When the cake is completely baked, remove it from the oven and let it cool on a rack.

Method to prepare frosting:

Melt the chocolate chips and butter on a double boiler. Remove it from the heat and mix icing sugar and cream. Beat well until it becomes smooth.

Arranging the cake:

Let the cake cool off completely. Cut the cake in the middle in a horizontal shape. On a serving plate place the bottom of the cake. Spread the frosting over the cake and cover the top layer of the cake completely. Spread the remaining frosting on the cake and cover all sides. Put jam and in a piping bag and decorate it however you want. Put silver balls and chocolate gems on top of the cake in any shape. Put this cake into fridge for couple of hours so that it sets before serving.

As such The Limestone’s presents an extensive range of cuisines, but their Ipoh foods and European cuisines are the best and above that the Valentine’s Day 5 course dinner menu is mind-blowing.

Valentine Day Dinner Menu

The Valentine’s Day 5 course dinner menu comprises of appetizers to evoke your taste buds, like grilled king scallops on Aubergine or king prawns placed on spicy mangoes, yummy soups like classic Italian soup of pasta, veggies and turkey bacons or French sweet root soup which is a yummy puree of carrots, sweet potatoes and yam with fresh herbs and cream, refreshments like Red Ruby Strawberry Sorbet or Golden-orange Mango Lime Sorbet. The main course of the Valentine’s Day menu has some fantastic elements like yummy shellfish trio of pan-fried mussels, scallops and oysters, with creamy spinach fettuccine or Hawaiian style surf board containing grilled New York strip loin steak combined with tiger prawns and shrimp gravy accompanied with refreshing pineapple or English poached salmon with a tangy dressing of citrus sauce. And then arrive the yummiest desserts like Dulce Amor De Zapallo which is pumpkin simmered in brown sugar syrup and spices with homemade sour cream or English Trifle or Crema Catalana. And can you believe all this at just RM149!

And it is because the kitchen is headed by the European chef Erwin who has a passion for creating culinary wonders.

They have separate lunch and dinner menus as a distinguishing feature.

Portuguese Fish Soup

The Limestone’s should be given full marks for their tastiest soups which they serve in generous quantities! I enjoyed the Portuguese fish soup which was a broth of tangy tomatoes with pieces of salmon, scallops, marlin and also caviar.

Delicious Lobster

As seafood is my weak point I also ventured lobster salad adorned with extra bonus of shrimps and scallops. This too was wonderful.

I was especially amazed at Gamberi Con Medley Di Mango which contained a gigantic prawn gliding over spicy mangoes which at first seemed to me an odd combination, but when I placed it on tongue, it was fantastic! How beautifully the delicious juicy flesh of the crustacean was combined with the sweet and spicy mangoes!

After having this much, actually I was short of breath but still couldn’t help trying the Paella which is rice (which too is my weak point) baked in Spanish way and full of seafood again. Merely seeing each of the dishes taste buds were being evoked more and more though stomach was getting fully contented; the adornment of the dishes was so wonderful!

The paella was awesome and I hadn’t had one so wonderfully made anywhere else in Ipoh.

Yummy Desserts

I preferred English trifle as a dessert. It was equally yummy-looking as the other dishes and was coated with custard and juicily fresh fruits with another generous coat of whipped cream topped with a mouthwatering red cherry.

Romantic Evening Ambience

As such you should enjoy both lunch as well as dinner at The Limestone’s but dinner is particularly a time to go with your loved one because the normal serene-looking daytime atmosphere turns utterly romantic with candlelight and fresh fragrant roses. The space of the restaurant is small but it is cozy and you feel undisturbed there, hence an ideal place to enjoy with your love! And top of all, the Valentine dinner menu of The Limestone’s is stunning and a must-enjoy thing.

Reasonably priced, beautifully arranged, cozy and extremely delicious The Limestone’s was undoubtedly an unforgettable experience for me.

A fruit tea is all refreshing including orange juice, tea, lemonade, honey and fresh fruit juice. This drink is originally a drink flavored with fruit. This revitalizing and refreshing drink tastes really good and has many health advantages. This fruit drink is good for providing energy. It is also very rich in antioxidants and Vitamin C. Consuming this drink can help you in washing away toxins and increase your immune system.

Fruit tea is a good option for summer. This drink has become very famous because of its taste, many health benefits and cooling effect. It is a good option compared to other beverages of summer, such as sodas and iced tea. You can get these fruit teas in different flavors.

This beverage is made from fresh fruits that are unprocessed and special spices and herbs. You may select your favorite fruit to make this beverage. Some fruits that are normally used to make this beverage are Raspberry,Orange, Watermelon, Apple, Kiwis, Grape, Blueberry, Blackberry, Huckleberry, Lemon, Cherry, Peach, Strawberry, Blackcurrant and Pineapple.

One and half cup of water, half cup of lemon juice, one cup of orange juice, one lemon rind, one cup honey and two bags of your favorite tea are the things that you need to make this fruit drink. Brew the tea for five minutes and brew the bags with lemon rind as well. This will help you in providing flavor to the water. Then combine orange juice, lemon juice and honey to the tea. This will help you to prepare the tea adequately sweet. Additionally you can also put sugar to make it sweeter. Finally combine your favorite fruit to the tea. You can add about one cup of fruit tea. It is recommended to add the bruit eventually. Keep tasting the tea in between to make sure of perfection. A minor mistake in measuring the things can make your tea dry, tasteless and too tangy. This can make your recipe unsuccessful.

If you don’t want to crush fresh fruits, you can also use extracts of fruits. Fruit extracts that are available widely in the market are raspberry, lime and lemon extracts. Combining a small amount of grenadine to the base can help you in making the beverage tastier.

Topping and Filling Ingredients:

• 18 oz frozen cranberries (because fresh cranberries are not so easy to be found)
• 8 oz chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)
• 1/2 cup coconut milk

Crust Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 2 cups almond flour
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 tsp salt

Preparation:

Chocolate cranberry pie is made like usual pie, preparing the crust first. The crust ingredients should be thrown into a larger bowl and mixed well by using a hand-mixer or a blender until crumbly dough is formed. The dough should be transferred into a lightly greased pie baking dish (recommended 9″) and pressed with fingers firmly into the dish, covering it evenly. In the preheated oven to 375 F, the crust should be cooked for about 15 minutes or until it turns to golden brown around the edges and becomes flaky.

Using a small sauce pan medium-high heated, coconut milk should be brought to the simmer and once it is achieved, it should be removed from the heat and stirred in the chocolate until everything is completely melted. The baked crusted should be cooled completely and then poured with the chocolatey filling and placed into the fridge for at least 2 hours.

The oven should be again preheated to 375 F and frozen cranberries should be spread out on a baking sheet and baked for about 8 to 10 minutes. (It is recommended to toss them around once or twice in order not to stick). When they become blister and soft, they should be removed from the oven and placed in the fridge for at least an hour. After enough time being in the fridge (the pie and the berries both), cranberries should be spooned on the top of the pie. The delicious Paleo chocolate cranberry pie is now ready to be served. Healthy and tasty!

In Puerto Rico, pig roast is a part of the national dish usually eaten on Christmas and New Years Eve. It is prepared in wet seasoning called adobo mojado containing salt, olive oil, wine vinegar, crushed garlic, oregano and pepper. All around Chine, in particular in Southern parts of the country, siu yuk is the term represented a hog roast that is purchased for some special business or family events and even as a part of spiritual ritualistic offering, believed to bring good luck and success. Circular pineapple slice or cherries are often used as the garnish. In the UK hog roasting is considered to be fundamental to many festive events, especially the outdoor ones. British usually eat this delicious dish with the barbeque marinade containing a few spices and Worcestershire sauce. “Lechon” is how the hog roast is called in the Philippines, where it is usually placed on bamboo spit with apple stuck in pig’s mouth and served with sweet spicy gravy.

In many countries that did not have pig roasting tradition, but have many immigrants, there are hog roasting catering companies that help people to preserve their customary traditions. Hog roasting remains a symbol of the festive occasions, such as weddings, birthdays, baptism, anniversaries, graduations and other contemporary events.

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German city of  Lübeck is known to be the world capital city of marzipan. At first, this product was used in medical purpose, but it was restricted because of the sweetness. Anyhow, during the 18th century, marzipan became very popular as a confectionery good, but only reach people were able to afford it. Until 1950s it was reserved for special occasions, and afterwards this lovely confectionery finally became an everyday affordable item.

French marzipan is made of sugar syrup and ground almonds, while the German marzipan is made by grinding sugar and whole almonds and after that by drying the paste. In Spanish marzipan no bitter almonds are allowed. Commonly, marzipan is made into sweets. As mentioned above, with all diversities, marzipan is a mixture of almond, sugar and additional ingredients. After mixing all ingredients, marzipan turns into a soft rubber or dough and thus may be shaped, rolled, molded and cut. Marzipan figures are very popular, particularly in animal shapes as a dessert for New Year’s Day in some countries. Rolled into thin sheets it is very popular as a cake layer and in fact, the traditional Swedish Princess Cake is layered with tinted pale green marzipan, but also in England it is very common some simple fruit cake to be covered with marzipan sheet glazed for icing. Chocolates filled with marzipan are very delicious and popular, as well as small vegetables and fruits made of marzipan in Italy.