话说是节日都过了，回到了正常的生活，但是实际上就是又是忙啊忙的。。这个礼拜一直都在忙工作，要为柴米油盐打拼才行。不然一转眼，节日又是接二连三的到来， 没有现在筹备好口袋的费用，到时到后，真的又是很烦恼！
今年的情人节前夕，临睡前，跟老公忏悔了，告诉他我什么礼物也没买，只是做了一个蛋糕请他吃。怎知他比我更糟，他说：喔，原来明天是情人节啊，我还没准备呢！哈哈！以前都以为鬼老比较浪漫，有情趣的，呵呵，现在才发现原来鬼老也有列外的，我就是得到那个列外的。但是我也没有特别要求在这个特定的节日大事庆祝一番，老实说要特地去找一样礼物来送是一件挺难的事，衣服，鞋子，包包，电脑，家具有那里一样是少了的呢？没有啊！真的没有也，样样都不缺，再买也是多一件收藏品吧了！其实，爱－简单，踏实就好。。
我一直在思考，到底什么蛋糕可以贴切形容，”简单爱“－终于找到了！在这里给大家分享这个是结合了两个大受欢迎的蛋糕－red velvet ＋ cheese cake而组成的。两个简单的蛋糕，结合一体，组成了不同反响的效果。没有特别装潢，只是搭配了老公很喜欢的Raffaello 巧克力，这就是我给他做的情人节蛋糕，我取名叫”简单爱“
Red
Velvet Cheesecake
Cake:
185g butter, at room temperature
155g caster sugar (I used 110g)
2 eggs
115g self raising flour, sifted
40g plain flour, sifted
2 tbs cocoa powder
125ml buttermilk
1 tbs red food coloring
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
¼ tsp vinegar
Cheesecake Filling:
250g cream cheese, at room temperature
70g caster sugar
2 tbs fresh lemon juice
2 tbs warm water
1 ½ tsp gelatin powder
300ml thickened cream
Decoration:
200ml thickened cream, whipped till soft
peak
Shredded coconut
6 Raffaello chocolate
Method:
To make red velvet cake:
1. Preheat oven to 180 C. Brush a round 22cm
cake pan (I used 18cm) with melted butter. Line the base with non-stick baking
paper.
2. Use an electric beater to beat butter
and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well
after each addition.
3. Combine the self-raising flour, plain
flour, cocoa powder in a bowl. Stir flour mixture and buttermilk in alternating
batches into butter mixture. Stir in food coloring.
4 Mix vinegar into soda bicarbonate the
pour into the batter and mix well.
5. Spoon mixture into baking pan and bake
for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into center comes out clean.
To make cheese cake filling:
1. Use an electric beater to beat cream
cheese, sugar and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth.
2. Place water in a heatproof jug. Add the gelatin. Place the jug in a saucepan
and add boiling water to come half way up the side of the jug. Stir the gelatin
to dissolve. Add to the cream cheese mixture and combine well.
3. Use an electric beater to beat the cream
until soft peaks form. Fold into the cream cheese mixture.
4. Brush a round 18cm cake pan with oil.
Line base and side with plastic wrap allowing side to overhang. Place cake
base, cute site up into the pan, spread with cream cheese filling. Top with
cake top. Fold over plastic to wrap. Place in the fridge overnight to chill.
To decorate:
Whipped double cream to soft peaks form. Spread over the cake top. Decorate with shredded
coconut and Raffaello chocolate
Recipe adapted from: Good taste magazine;
volume 16 number 12 Christmas Issue; pg. 109
