My Birthday Cake: Mocha Chiffon

Last Friday, I turned a year older.  One of the best birthday presents I got as early as mid-June was a green ring-bound collection of dessert recipes from a dear dear family friend who was also a principal sponsor at my wedding. It is a treasure trove, this recipe collection!  My ninang (godmother)  is in the food/catering business and I’ve always been one of her biggest fans.  However, she made me promise not to post the recipes from that collection. I have so far tried four recipes from that green book, all of which were huge hits among family and friends – my guinea pigs.  But a promise is a promise.  I’d go so far as showing you photos of the birthday cake I made for myself though.

I  made Mocha Chiffon Cake filled and frosted with Creme Chantilly for my birthday cake.  Creme Chantilly sounds so fancy, doesn’t it?  Don’t be fooled.  It’s just sweetened/flavored whipped cream.  I wanted a cake that reminded me of my childhood birthday cakes from Goldilocks.  And this cake did it for me!  This is how the cake looks when sliced…

I loooove Creme Chantilly!  It is, for now, my favorite cake frosting and filling.  One, it is easy to make.  Two, it’s sugar content is but a  fraction of the sugar in buttercream icing (which gets you thinking of the top diet pill after the first bite of cake).  My only problem is that it’s a bit challenging to work with as far as cake decorating is concerned.  Come to think of it, it may actually be a blessing as I won’t have to stress myself out too much with more intricate cake designs.

Cheers, y’all!