In a separate bowl crack the eggs and add a dash of milk. Whisk this gently.
Pour into bowl with butter and sugar.
Sift flour gradually (1/4 of total flour at a time at most) and fold in.
Sift cocoa powder and fold in.
If using chocolate chips add these in.
Spoon into cases and bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked (checking at 15). DO NOT open the oven until at least 15 minutes have passed or you will have sunken cakes.
Allow to cool whilst making icing.
Mix 2-3 drops of peppermint oil with 1tsp water and keep adding sifted icing sugar until the consistency is firm. Decorate if you wish (I would suggest a mint leaf or similar)
Oh, thank you Mike!! Normally, I don't eat sugar or chocolate because it flares me up with fibro symptoms but once in awhile i can treat myself and get away with it. I also prefer making food from scratch. I'm gonna make your recipe.
Oh, is caster sugar the same as confectioners sugar? Because I've never seen caster sugar in our supermarkets. Also, what are "cases" like? Is it like a muffin pan, round?? Do you grease them or do you line them with liners? Sorry about all the questions but I don't want to mess them up.
Its ok... I like questions. After a little bit of research I have found that it is not the same as confectioners sugar but it sold as "superfine" sugar in the US. I hope this helps.
By cases I mean paper cases... look here to see what I mean.
You can alternatively just put the whole mixture in a lined or greased tin of any shape and size (watch the time when cooking though. The more mixture in one tin/case etc the longer it takes to cook. To check if it is cooked pierce the cake with a sharp knife, if when you pull it out it is clean it is cooked. If the mixture is clinging to the cake it needs longer)
Hope this helps. Enjoy them. If I could send food over there I would send everyone on here some cakes.
People in the UK who would like some - ASK ME!!!! xx
You're a darling. That clears things up perfectly. Those look like my muffin pans and liners that I have. I just need to get the superfine sugar and gluten free flour.
Thank you, Mike, I'll let you know when I do this.
Yay!! mememememememememeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee lol. Just kidding sweetie. You eat them for me. I'll have 10, one after the other, no breaks!! Man versus food! Man versus food! Man versus food! xx
Food will win. Unless you want me to end up literally so full that I poo out of my ears and nose then I cannot eat that many. Seriously if you want some at some point I will make you some :D xx
Mike, that's not cowardice to want to protect yourself from a bully without causing a fuss. I just hate seeing you bullied. It's happened to my son, too, and it stinks.
There is some truth to these lyrics from The Gambler:
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression. He said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table. There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
Now Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin' Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
In other words, you walk away from a confrontation when it's not going to serve you any purpose to fight. And you throw away the words thrown at you that do you no good. They're not worth keeping.
Love hearing from you, Mike. Just keep coming here and talking to us. I think we all benefit when you do.
Yes, please, a poem about a cow pat at the til snarling at customers!
Oh, Mike, people are always so much better than fiction! Where do you think the inspiration for great characters come from? The living great characters.
You know even the healthiest person on his or her BEST day usually does not have the patience to tollerate ignorance. It is hard enouth with this disease on most days to just get out of bed and face a new day. To continue to deal with people who don't want to even try and understand that although we often look fine we more often than not come nowhere near feeling fine, or even decent for that matter. It is sad that our world continues to become a place where no one has any compassion or time for each other. Just know that even if you were not suffering with any type of illness or problem it would be difficult at best to deal with a person like this. You did nothing wrong and need to know we all support you. I am sure there are many more of us that would have probably reacted the same or worse. Don't beat yourself up because of someone else's ignorance or lack of humanity or even a brain for that matter. Love to you and support. My prayers are with you.
At least you will have some left then, not like when I start eating cake. I must have a cork in my ears and nose. Thanks for the kind offer though, but you need all the money (and cake) you can get wih this country getting so tight at the mo xx
Very well put there Pet. Everyone needs to develop a way of dealing with confrontation or any aggravation. The main point though is not to let it eat away at you Mike or take it out on yourself either (pot kettle Jo...).
It's hard to deal with these cowpats with the fibro too because we don't always have the energy to really let rip on some, and the fibro fog sometimes lets me down and I say something thaty doesn't make sense. Sometimes letting rip too much flares us up a while later, although it feels great at the time.
It's hard to choose the right reaction to each situation, but probably, the best thing to do is ignore them because that usually gets to them more than reacting. They are ususally attention seekers so ignorance really messes them up because they were maybe hoping for an argument.
I think that when you start getting some help soon from a therapist you could develop ways of dealing with stressful situations in a less self-destuctive way and diffuse the emotional responses. We will give you some helpful tips, and ammo where needed, in the mean time though.
Thanks for making the right choice to talk about these situation. It is much less painful for you and others that care too. xx