Clara turned 6

I apologize for letting the blog without updates, it is because I am very busy with my commitments.  I'll try to keep this page updated more often. Now that's a lie... Well Gabriel would say that, wouldn't he?.

Well, in January it was the birthday of my niece, Maria Clara. She lives in Parana, southern Brazil and I went there to help my sister with the party preparations. We did all the decorating ourselves, including the fake cake made ​​of biscuit, - hate that cake, can't stand even look at it hahaha darnnn biscuit. We had less than a month, and I had never done anything like that. We suffer and struggle but in the end everything worked out. We decide to do a simple pink ballerina theme, because Clara is a ballerina herself - sooocute. Keep it simple because it was easier and also because it was a more intimate party. Hope you enjoy. Here are some photos:

 She loves to jump.

 With her aunt and uncle: me and Gabriel.

 Besties.

 With her cousin Junior.

 

 yummies!!

 

 

 

Time sure flies...

Food: Bolo de cenoura

Esse é o bolo preferido do Gabriel, fiz ele pra comemorar nosso aniversário de namoro. Faço também um brigadeiro como cobertura, modéstia parte fica muito bom e a receita é super simples. Não vou postar a receita em português por que toda cozinhadeira que se preste já tem sua receitinha ne. =D
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This is Gabriel's favorite cake. I baked this to celebrate our anniversary. I made a chocolate cake topping, and I not lying when I say that it was delicious!!

Carrot Cake with Chocolate Topping (the Brazilian recipe) 

Ingredients:

5 Small carrots (or 3 large)

3 Eggs

1 Cup of vegetable oil

3 Cups of flour 

1 Tablespoon of baking powder

2 Cups of sugar

 

For the topping:

2-3 Tablespoons of chocolate drinking powder 

1 Can Sweetened Condensate Milk

1 Table spoon of margarine

 Anything baked with love and chocolate can't go wrong.

  1. Chop carrots, add cooking oil, sugar and eggs;

 2. Blend it well, until you get a homogenous mixture;

3. Like this. Until becomes a nice and soft orange color mixture;

4. In a Large bowl first pour the flour, then pour the carrot mixture and mix well;

5. Finally add the tablespoon of baking powder and mix well;

 6. Place the mixture in a greased, lined 20cm cake tin and smooth the surface; In it goes in a pre-heated oven for approximately 60 minutes, in very low temperature (do the toothpick test to check when ready).

7. Meanwhile, make the topping, simply mix all ingredients together in a pot, in low heat, till it thickens;

8. When baked, remove and cool on a wire rack. 

Add the topping, simply mix all ingredients together in a pan, in low heat, till it thickens; And this is it. It was delicious!!