Today is my colleague Lee's 40th birthday. Happy birthday Lee! Lee is hosting a wonderful party for the occasion, into which she has put so much effort and planning. I don't think I have put so much effort into anything since I ceased having to choose then timetable University subjects. I hope Lee has a magnificent evening.
To celebrate Lee's birthday, I made her a cake for work. Lee is on a weight loss plan at present, so I made her a Low Fat Chocolate Fudge Cake from the Australian Women's Weekly 501 Low Fat Recipes. You can find the recipe online here.
This is the cake before frosting:
However, a birthday cake is not a birthday cake without decoration, so I made it a little less low fat by making up a frosting with low fat cream cheese (250g) and icing sugar (100g). The decorations are writing gel, silver cachous and crystallised violets.
This is what the cake looks like once sliced:
Lee seemed to enjoy her cake - glad she liked it.
Have a great weekend all.
It looks great, and it was so thoughtful of you to make a low fat cake for her!
ReplyDeleteIt is so pretty. She could indulge in a little frosting with a low fat cake. How very thoughtful of you!
ReplyDeleteLove this special cake Cake law!!
ReplyDeleteYour colleague Lee is such a lucky guy. I'll take those fun cakes you make any day!
ReplyDeletelovely birthday cake - I think I need to make some this afternoon because I am sick of having a couple of eggwhites in the freezer and never know what to do with them
ReplyDeleteI hope Lee had a very happy day! The cake looks too yummy.
ReplyDeleteYou have been one busy lady in the kitchen. So many yummy things to eat!
I bet she loved the cake as it looks absolutely gorgeous! :)
ReplyDeleteYou always make everyone feel so special on their birthdays...a cake and then you always personalize it just so for each person. What a nice thing to do...and the cake looks beautiful.
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