FUNKY CAKES in GOA

Had to make an emergency dessert for someone's birthday. Went through all my recipes and wanted to do something different. So decided to use a sponge roll recipe and make a mango ring. I put the ring into a round tin lined with cling film. Made the custard and poured it all over and let it set in the fridge. Turned it onto a plate. It was delicious. Unfortunately I don't have a pix of the final result. But its worth trying.

My cousin loves pineapple and hence the flavour choice cake for her birthday. I made pineapple cakes earlier but decided to look around for a different recipe. And found one that doesn't use butter. The reviews rated it a five out of five but I will only give it a three n half. The resulting cake is soft but I found the taste lacking. It needed more of a pineapply punch. Will tweak the recipe but will not use the same one again. The feedback that I got was that the cake was lovely. But to me it was a dissapointment.

It was my Aunty's birthday on the 14th of February. Usually I would make her a cake, but this time I decided to deviate and made her a Chocolate Fruit box instead. I made the other chocolate shell the previous night so that it could set and I mixed the fruit the next day. It was well received.

I've been wanting to try out black currant flavour in my cakes. I finally ended up making one. I didn't have a recipe so I came up with one. The result was good only a little too sweet. The flavour works well..has a jammmy taste. And it's definitely worth a try.