Update: Check out Kelli’s awesome National Can It Forward Day Post! Her e-book sounds fantastic!
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In everything we do, anything we take part of, there is always one defining moment where you finish it, stand tall and say ‘I’m proud of myself.’
You could be the worst at it in the world, for example, someone you may know sucks at football, but even then, said anonymous person scored a goal for the first time – ultimate defining moment of pride 😀
Of course, as in everything in the world, we have our extremists. At one level, we have those who look in the mirror like they have won an Oscar because they emptied the dishwasher. On the other end, we have those who might create cars that run on orange juice instead of guzzling petrol yet still look in the mirror and go ‘You don’t do enough!’
Most people though, are average, in the middle, and these are the people who get to have The Proud Moment.
A little kid gets centre stage at a ballet concert for the first time after 2 years of dancing. The Proud Moment.
A guy who grew up earning his living moves to the city. Proud Moment.
Adult gets promotion after 1 year. Proud Moment.
Retired and finally time to go on a cruise holiday. Proud Moment.
We all have them, multiple times and each time tastes sweeter than the last no matter which order you take it in.
Today I had my Proud Moment, my first one since I started blogging, perhaps even the first one since I stepped into the kitchen. My grandparents asked me to make a birthday cake for their friend, who had a huge 80th birthday party coming up.
How could I say no? It was my holidays, I have a huge line of ‘party’ fancy recipes to be made and apparently, this friend used to be my paediatrician, so for all the years I don’t remember seeing him, I may as well say thank you 🙂
I was looking through my recipes but wanted to make something a little extra special, a little more than just a bundt cake, any single layer cake for that matter. That was when I found this recipe over at a favourite blog, Not Quite Nigella. It was far from simple, had great flavours, I had a mixed bag of berries lying in the freezer and when I looked at it, I just wanted to die, it was so pretty.
Pretty good reasons to make it no? 🙂
This cake took me a total of three days to make. I spread it out quite a bit and could easily have done it in two. I did every component and enjoyed every minute! It was involving, not frustrating though, and I tried a little of each part (the cake was crumby, I had excess frosting – so bite me :P)
- The cake – very moist and delicious bursts of berries, I think just the cake in itself would be a perfect teacake except for the fact it has so many… less-good-for-you ingredients 😉
- The cream cheese frosting – Cream cheese and vanilla are an unbeatable combo in my book so this icing rocks my socks
- The whipped cream – Perfect. Just so perfect.
When I saw my finished result, I could not stop grinning. It was one of the happiest cake results, no, the happiest cake result of my life and I want to make many more cakes like this. Today, I experienced my Proud Moment in the kitchen 🙂
Will you tell me about when you all experienced yours? 🙂
Read the recipe but you won’t weep my friends – I promise 😀
**I will be posting cross sections shots which my grandpa has promised to take at the party so hopefully those will be going up on Monday 🙂 – Update: Here are some cross section photos!
Mixed Berries & Coconut Layer Cake
Adapted from: Not Quite Nigella (I changed the method and some ingredients as well as increased it to be better for a 9 inch springform as opposed to 8 inch)
Makes: 3x 23cm layered cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 315g butter, room temperature
- 2 cups caster sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups plain flour (sifted twice with baking powder) – if you have access, I really think cake flour would work well in this cake
- 5 tsp baking powder (I lowered this amount because that way the cake does not rise so no trimming required :D)
- 2 tbs strawberry essence
- 1 tsp coconut essence
- 1 1/4 cups desiccated coconut (sweetened)
- 2/3 + 1/6 cups full coconut cream (melt it a little in microwave) or coconut milk
- 200g frozen mixed berries, coated in flour
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 180g butter, room temperature
- 360 cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 tbs vanilla essence (I did not want to over-coconut the cake taste :P)
- 7 cups icing mixture
Decoration
- 2 types of jam – I used raspberry and blueberry
- Whipped Cream – homemade recipe here
- Shredded coconut (toast it is desired)
- Strawberries
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease well and line three 9-inch/23cm springform cake tins with baking paper
- Beat butter and sugars together in a large bowl until pale and fluffy
- Beat in the eggs and the essence
- Stir in gently half the sifted flour, baking powder and desiccated coconut
- Stir in all of the coconut cream/milk
- Fold in the remaining dry ingredients and stir until a smooth batter forms (it will be sticky!)
- Gently mix in the berries (Lorraine’s cake was reddish so I am guessing her berries thawed quickly into the cake. To have the same effect, roughly mash the berries as they are being mixed to leave colour traces behind)
- Place spoonfuls of the batter evenly into each tin and smooth top. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean (**Note”: The baking may be a little uneven as with mine if you put all of the tins in together – after 20 minutes keep a constant watch of which cake is fully baked as timing differs)
- Let tins cool for 10 minutes before unmolding the cakes, removing any paper and letting them fully cool on a wire rack (1-2 hours)
- While the cake is cooling make the icing. Beat butter, cheese and essence until light and fluffy
- One cup at a time, beat in icing sugar until well combined (refrigerate if not using and let come to room temperature to use again, whipping it a little to get back consistency)
- Place the smoothest side (the bottom) up of one of the cakes on the bottom of the serving dish (or box). Spread with cream cheese frosting.
- Spread generous dollops of jam on top.
- Place the second cake on top, bottom/smooth side up. Repeat and place third layer on top.
- Do a thin crumb coat of the cake using 1/4 of the icing in the bowl. Use a palate knife to create a thin coating used to pick up any stray crumbs (or in my case berry juice). Refrigerate for an hour.
- Do a final thick coating of frosting on top which is smooth. Using your hands press shredded coconut to the sides of the cake, covering up all signs of the cake underneath the frosting (a.k.a be generous!)
- Decorate with whipped cream and fresh berries as desired 🙂
To make this post even happier, I would like to pass on some more awards I have happily recently received from many wonderful bloggers 🙂
Firstly, a new blogger buddy of mine, Andrea, from Glad Hungry Mom, passed on the Illuminating Blogger Award to me – that is too sweet my friend, thank you very much 😀
If you haven’t checked out her blog then what are you waiting for! Life involving beauty, food and more, she blogs it all 🙂
For this award, I would like to nominate these bloggers
Second, fabulous Minnie @ The Lady 8 Home and Becky from Baking And Cooking, A Tale Of Two Loves awarded me with the Addictive Blog Award – *gushes* 😀
Thanks guys! Both these bloggers have beautiful styles of writing and recipes which make my mouth water every. single. time. So seriously check them out 😀
To see the requirements, check out this post since I luckily recently received this award 🙂
My nominees for this award are:
Congratulations and have a wonderful weekend everyone 😀
Gorgeous 100 times!
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Congratulations – this is a great talent!
I appreciate your effort as well…looks stunning and delicious!!!!!
Cheers!
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Oh my goodness!!! You did a fantastic job Uru!!!!!!!!!! Very well done. I’m sure this made the event even more special.
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So beautiful Uru, you should be SO PROUD- the shape is gorgeous!
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What a cute cake … and once again – no calories …. You should really think about opening a little café – you have such a passion for your baking. My mum will be come 90 next week.
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OMG i would be so proud too ~ that’s an amazing cake!! WOO HOO! I love COCONUT CAKES 🙂 Great job Uru!
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Beautiful cake!!!
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Beautiful Cake! you should feel proud of this one, looks delicious!!
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CCU, your cake is absolutely beautiful, and I know the recipient and his guests loved the look and taste of it. BTW, thanks for coming back with pictures of the cross-sections ~ look so yummy. You have every reason to be proud. I’ll bet this the first of many such moments in your life. Meantime, relish this defining moment every time you think back on it.
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Those milkshakes look supreme! The perfect way to recharge for a new post. Looks like a great time…!
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WOW!! This cake looks incredible! well done! will have to give it a go and see if it turns out as well as yours!
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I am so happy to be able to somehow share your Proud Moment! And my goodness, you have every reason to be pleased and proud as punch, my friend, that cake is absolutely beautiful! And I bet it tasted awesome too! Bravo!
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Oh this is simply gorgeous! You definitely should be VERY proud, it is soooooo pretty:-) I love all the berries you added, each bite would be delicious:-) I love your addition of the strawberry essence, I have never had it before:-) Lovely, Hugs, Terra
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Hey love, just wanted to let you know that you were the winner of the giveaway on my blog 😀 please email me your postal address so that I can get the prize out to you! Thanks! xo
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Thank you SO much 😀
I am so excited you have my day my friend – I will email you tout de suite 😉
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Proud moment indeed- what a beautimus cake, Ms. Uru. I love the shavings on top, the pretty berries inside… the whole shebang- quite a feat indeed. I’m supposed to be baking a cake today and was so lazy, you have encouraged my procrastinating self indeed
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This is deserving of a moment of pride! What a gorgeous cake!!! I want to get on my knees and beg you to make my next cake. The inside looks just a pretty as the out – so moist and lovely swirls of berries!
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Three days to make a cake, that’s passion and dedication. And it looks spectacular!
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Hi Uru! This is a definite proud moment!! Your cake is so beautiful!! And it looks extremely delicious too! I only wish I could take a bite!! Your grandparents must be sooo proud of you!
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I bet your paediatrician loved it! It’s fantastically deceptive in appearance isn’t it? I bet everyone went oooh as you made the first slice!
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look gorgeous!!! love a cake with berries, and i bet cream cheese frosting would be great. what a PROUD moment for you to make this cake for an 80th bday over the course of 3 days. my proud moment was probably when my blog was finally recognized after a couple years.. felt good. 🙂
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That must have been an amazing feeling my friend and I can tell you, it is much deserved to be forever recognised 😀
Your blog rocks!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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What a special cake to make! It looks absolutely beautiful and delicious and worth all the time and effort! You did a great job!
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I MUST have this cake!
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This looks absolutely divine! I wish I could get a slice!!! Thanks for the lovely recipe! =)
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You should be proud of yourself and I am soooo proud of you! Your cake looks absolutely beautiful! I love the berries and the frosting looks divine….I especially like the gorgeous decorations around the base of the cake. Keep up the good work my friend, you have really outdone yourself! 🙂
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That is the most amazing accolade – to have a cake requested rather than just idling time in the kitchen. Next step… paying customers?!
PS You did an amazing job 🙂
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Well done! The cake looks amazing and with all those flavours, I bet it tasted fantastic. It’s a great feeling to accomplish something and you should be proud.
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Oh my!!You’ve totally outdone yourself here U!!!!Congratulations on creating such a stunning cake my friend :)Its beautiful and has lovely flavors.I would love to have a bite right now 🙂
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What an amazing cake! You should be very proud of yourself!
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You should really feel proud of yourself for creating such a masterpiece. That is awesome work, dear!
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Absolutely beautiful. A gorgeous looking cake and divine exterior and interior. Must have been the queen of all cakes indeed 🙂
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I will want to have this cake anytime too.. Love that it has tons of berries.. yummm.. slightly sweet and tart.. now that’s my kind of light treat. Oh! well, in my books anyway.. all cakes are light treats ;P.. xoxo
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Congratulations CCU, that is one mighty fine looking cake, indeed. You did do yourself proud. And what an honour to be asked by your grandparents to bake such a cake for such a momentous and important event. Congrats on the awards too.
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Wow, that is one gorgeous cake. You did a spectacular job. My most proud creation is also a cake I made from a Bon Appetit magazine. It was hard but turned out perfectly.
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You did such a beautiful job! Lots of love went into this one 🙂
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This cake is a stunner! I love the way you have decorated and presented it. Wish I could dig into it now.
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This is awesome. So moist on the inside. I will add this to my ‘must make’ list. Thanks for a great job and step by step pictures.
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Thank you so much Aunty, I am sure you will love it 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Yum this looks SO good! Your grandma must have been very proud of you 🙂
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Absolutely stunning. So glad you got to have a “proud moment” and to be sure being asked to make a cake for someone’s birthday is definitely one of them. You deserve it though with these delectable cake 😀 Yum.
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Wow, what a nice cake…indeed something to be really proud of…I’d love a slice of this 🙂
Have a great week my dear!
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CCU, I’m proud of you for your Proud Moment! What a beautiful cake you concocted to celebrate a special moment — I’m sure they’ll always treasure your efforts and your baking prowess! (I sooooooo want a bite…) It appears I’ve missed a LOT since I went “back home” — your undercover adventures, your flair for ice cream, your way with words — all of your posts are a treat to read and I’m tremendously enjoying catching up. Congratulations on your exponentially increasing cache of awards (well deserved!!) and for coming up with these innovative, tasty (and yes SAVORY!) goodies I’ve come to expect every time I click on Go Bake Yourself.
P.S. I must have missed out on the WordPress difficulties … your comments came thru on my blog ok. Hope things have straightened out since then!
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Haha thank you so so much my friend 😀
It means so much that you would take the time to catch up on my posts but I do know I would do the same for you!
Your friendship is beautiful and I am lucky to have it 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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This cake is gorgeous!! It looks so tasty too!
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That is definitely a “proud moment” worthy cake!
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Oh wow. What a delicious cake! I have never made a cake that elaborate before. The longest I have ever spent on a cake was half of one day. how sad am I?!
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Uru,
I just send an e-mail to you, sorry some how I didn’t check that mail. Sure you link the cookies to my event.
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Thank you my friend, I have linked them to it and look forward to seeing your post 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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You sure should be PROUD. That’s a gorgeous looking cake!
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Uru,
You should totally be proud of yourself for creating such a beautiful and delicious cake. Every detail of this cake is perfectly executed and gorgeous. I want a piece. Do you think your pediatrician would mind if I stole a piece of his 80th birthday cake 😉 Bravo!
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Amazing proud moment for you, this looks amazing and I am saving this recipe. Yumola!
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What a beautiful cake, I’m sure your grandparents and their friend were very happy with it. It’s so pretty, I would be proud too!
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Congratulations on your moment in the sun! ~ something to be proud of for sure and you no doubt thrilled your parents and their friends with this gorgeous creation. There is love from tip to toe in this cake – fabulous job!
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Absolutely perfect looking cake and your grandfather did a great job with his pics too. You must have been bursting at the seams with pride that your grandparents asked you to make this cake for their friend for such a momentous occasion. Once again, a great recipe, great photos, and a great lead-in.
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Great job…you ought to be proud! I bet your grandparents were pleased too. So nice of them to do have a party for their friend.
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the cake looks awesome. a professional baker would want to present this cake.
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Beautiful cake–I’m sure your grandparents were delighted to bring it! And thanks for the award. I am looking for an (unbaked… really hot here now) sweet treat to celebrate!
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What a scrumptious looking cake Uru! Surely everyone was quite pleased with such a delight. Creating such goodness for someone special is certainly something to be proud of. You did GREAT!!!
Thank you so much for sharing…
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What a gorgeous cake! You should be proud!!
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This cake is majorly gorgeous and totally worthy of a proud moment!
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You did a fantastic job baking this awesome cake!
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This cake has a great combination of flavors, perfect for a party! So glad they all enjoyed it! You should be proud
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You should be proud of yourself! What a fantastic cake!
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You’ve done such a good job with that cake! It looks like a work of art, so pretty. 😀
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That’s a beautiful and delicious looking cake! You should be proud. I love it. I wish I can taste it, too! Love the colors too. I love cream cheese frosting and love coconut. YUMMMY.
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This cake looks wonderful!!
You should be proud of this beauty!!!!..
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a BIG well done!
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Your cake totally rocks!!! Major congrats – a proud moment well deserved indeed. And what a thrill to make this amazing cake for both your grandparents and ex-pediatrician. That is so cool. And the cake is just gorgeous. I’m pinning it to make it too!!!
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What an AWESOME proud moment !!! And you sure must have done them proud as well with your masterpiece – congratulations !
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You should be proud of your cake and your talent as a young baker! I wish I were already doing what you’re doing in the kitchen now when I was your age 🙂
As a mom of 3, I definitely have plenty of those “proud moments!”
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Awww those proud moments must be unbeatable my friend 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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stunning! you should be one proud mama!
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Uru, how great! You should be proud! 🙂
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Oh, wow, Uru – you certainly outdid yourself and truly deserve your ‘proud moment.’ I would die for a cake like that!
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What a gorgeous cake… looks perfect. I’d be very excited to have that as my birthday cake:)
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That cake is too gorgeous, Uru! You’re right to be proud. It’s so perfect and pretty.
My proudest moment wasn’t in the kitchen, but the first time I won NaNoWriMo, and got the proof copy of my novel, and saw my name on the cover. It wasn’t published, but it was something that I wrote and finished myself. I got a little taste of what it would be like to have my author photo on the dust jacket, and it was heady.
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That sounds like an awesome proud moment my friend nice one 😀
Also thank you for enjoying the cake!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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What a stunner! You did a great job! It looks absolutely irresistible! Three layers of scrumptious. I bet everyone loved it.
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Oh my goodness! This cake is beyond beautiful. This is patience and craftiness at its best! BRAVO! Looks so delicious too!
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Wow, what a great looking birthday cake! I like all the berries in it. That is impressive and I bet it tasted so good too. Great job 🙂 have a good week!
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You did a wonderful job! What an honor to have made a cake for someone’s milestone birthday. You cake is gorgeous and I love all the flavors in it. I can remember my first time with a layer cake–I was so afraid I’d mess up. You did your grandparents proud. 🙂 Congrats on the awards, too!
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your cake is beautiful! so elegant! you did such a great job!
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Hi! i just found your blog and would like you to join My Sweet Party. Check it out at http://meandmysweets.blogspot.se/2012/07/my-sweet-party-july-my-favourite-pie.html
Cheers!
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I would love to check this out, thanks 😀
Cheers
CCU
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Beautiful cake! You have plenty to be proud of 🙂
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wow! that cake looks PHENOMENAL!!!!
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You *should* be proud! The cake turned out perfect and so pretty! Cakes are my favorite dessert to make b/c they are so pretty. You nailed it. Can’t wait to see the inside!
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Wonderful. Beautiful photo and interesting recipe. So proud 🙂
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Wow, you should feel proud! Your cake is beautifully decorated and I bet tasted so good!!
Congratulations on your awards and THANK YOU for passing the Illuminating Blogger Award to The Foodie Affair. Can’t wait to check out some new bloggers :))
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Thank you so much 😀
And you are so welcome my friend, and all the bloggers nominated rock!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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I’d say you did your proud moment proud! Nice cake, great pictures. Take a bow – you deserve it.
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Congratulations!!!!! Sure is one very good looking cake. Hope your Grandpa remembers to take photos.
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Your cake sounds wonderful, with all those berries!
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This cake looks delicious! What a great take on the classic coconut cake.
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You should be proud…for all those reasons and more, CCU! What a gorgeous cake! I’ll bet your grandparents’ friend was thrilled. 🙂
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D Eeeeee L E C T A B L E.
Proud and envious of you at the same time.
Can I come have some? Xxx KIss from MN.
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You are reaching creative geniusness. Cool post. I have nominated you for one lovely blog.
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Thank you so much my friend, for both the compliment and award 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Congratulation on your cake commission and your award! It is an awesome cake.
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A very proud moment indeed! 3 layers of delightful goodness with extra goodness in between. I would have never guessed by looking on the outside of the cake. What a surprise! Now the scary part, how did you transport the cake? (Very very carefully) Take care, BAM
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Haha you bet I did my friend, most carefully indeed 😀
Thank you so much!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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This cake is fantastic. I could eat a bite right now it looks so good. Beautiful job ! Thank you so much for nominating me for the Addictive Blog Award. I love it. You are too kind. Have a lovely Sunday, my friend.
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Thank you so much my friend 😀
And you are more than deserving so it was a pleasure!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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A proud moment indeed!! I’m sure that your grand-parents were very proud of you too when this cake was presented to their friend. Great job.
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Perfection that cake is – kudos! Congratulations on all of the wonderful accolades too.
🙂 Mandy
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What an amazing cake!!!
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Excellent job! It looks so difficult to make, but your finished cake looks so beautiful! I’m in awe…I’ve never made layered cake for obvious reasons (remember I don’t bake much?) and it’s terrifying! However, I’ll be over in a second when you cut the cake. 😀 Looks so delicious and precious…
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Beautiful, stunning, gorgeous and my my, I am speechless. The cake is so good and thumbs up all the way to you!!!!!!!
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Congrats lovelie! What a privilege and honour to be asked to make a birthday cake for a valued friend of the family :). The cake looks and sounds beautiful 🙂 xo
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You should be really proud! Because this is such a stunning cake! Just perfect!
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That is one beautiful looking cake! There’s nothing like a coconut cream cheese icing is there? Nicely done!
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Justified proudness, my friend. What a gorgeous cake! I love it when I work really hard on something and then poof – it looks fantastic. I do know how you feel and I hope the birthday boy is impressed. I sure am.
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This cake looks and sounds delicious! Love anything with fresh berries and the coconut is the perfect pairing with them :)!
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And you ought to be proud of yourself Uru. That cake isn’t only beautiful, it’s stunning. It is so much better than anything I was baking when I was your age. I’m sure it was the talk of the 80th. Congrats! xx
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When I saw the first picture, I knew this was going to be one awesome post and one delicious cake. Happy Birthday to your pediatricain friend, he is one lucky dude to get such a beautiful cake.
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You should be proud! This is fantastic and I’m sure your grandparents and their friends loved it! Well done. 🙂
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Now that is one stunning cake! It looks so elegant, yet completely intimidating to dig into.
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Beautiful cake my friend. I have to say I’m surprised this was your first proud moment, you have created some wonderful things in the past!
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Thank you my friend, you certainly made me blush 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Very nice! You did that all by yourself at sweet 16! Good grief, you are talented! “Rocked your socks” LOL Sounds like good icing! Have a great rest of the weekend, Uru. You have a right to feel proud about that accomplishment.
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Wow. And WOW!!! What a beautiful cake! It is truly a work of art!
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So excited & proud of your kitchen accomplishment, Uru … My proudest moment was a raw vegan lasagna that I made (in 2009) from wafer thin zucchini strips, cashews and sun-dried tomatoes … It was beautiful & delicious. Sadly the picture got tossed out with an old blackberry but I still reflect on that moment. I was so proud 🙂
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I wish you had them my friend, that sounds absolutely amazing 😀
And thank you so much for featuring this cake on your beautiful blog, it means a lot 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Congrats on the cake. I would love, love, love this for my birthday. I am a huge coconut fan and that looks like one amazing cake.
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Congratulations on a job beautifully done! you have every right to be proud.
If I tell you my birthday is on Oct 1st would you make me one 🙂
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You are SUCH a lovely granddaughter! THE SWEETEST!!! I’m glad to call you friend =D
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Wow Uru, that cake looks spectacular! So pretty, you should definitely be proud. I can’t remember half of the people that I knew when I was younger so I can see why you can’t too.
Loving all the ingredients used, the berries all look amazing mixed in and the coconut frosting is to.die.for. Mmm!!
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A delightful and refreshing
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You’re brilliant in the kitchen lovely! CCU, it’s such a pleasure to read your posts and receive your comments on my blog – I know I’ve said so before, but you are a real Sweetheart! This cake is gorgeous and the time and attention you gave it is evident in its finished product 🙂 A true proud moment for sure. One of my proud moments was a cake recipe as well – I made a chocolate carrot cake with coconut icing = gluten-free and dairy-free. It was a challenge and accomplishing it made me feel really proud. I made it for my Mom’s birthday earlier this year. Thanks for sharing this beautiful recipe. P.S I can’t stop looking at the strawberries! Are they local? Their shape is unlike those here in Canada and they look so unique.
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Mmmm, that sounds fantastic my friend, I bet it sent you over the moon like deserved everyday 😀
Thank you for sharing this with me!
And I am so happy you enjoyed the cake 🙂 – yes, the strawberries are local and sometimes we get very random shaped 😛
Usually they are quite normal, believe me, I eat a punnet a day 😉
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Oh boy! Your cake leaves me speechless!
Its so beautiful, I adore white icing and the shredded coconut on top looks fantastic. I bet it made your grandparents and their friend’s very happy.
My proud moment when I climbed grouse mountain in snowy month of April and is doing every Sunday after that moment.
As a parent, My proud moment was just yesterday, my daughter got her driving license yesterday evening and she said she does not want to go out for dinner rather wanted to cook herself , which is very rare for me.
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Thank you my friend 😀
And both those moments are worth being proud of you – you are such a determined lady and your daughter sounds fantastic 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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What a gorgeous cake, CCU! The combination of flavours sounds divine.
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Oh… CCU…!!! This is exactly my sort of ❤ cake!! I adore it.. every coconut pressed and jam smeared crumb of it. I can't wait to see your photos of the slices on Monday. What a special cake made with love for your pediatrician!! Was he the fellow who "borned" you (as my kids used to say:D) xo Smidge
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Haha thank you so much my friend – I actually thought of you while making it, it seemed so you!
No, I don’t think he ‘borned’ me 😉 but he certainly helped out my childhood! 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Such a stunning cake!! Perfect for any celebration…you have every reason to be proud of this masterpiece!!!!
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Wow, this looks so gorgeous – i’m totally impressed!
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Delicious and beautiful cake, if you are staying near my house, I will get a chance to taste all these beauties. You are a great kid and amazing baker.
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A real beauty, you did a wonderful job with that cake. Looks like (or better) than anything I could get in a bakery and because it’s homemade i know it tastes even better. Beautifully executed!!
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Thank you for the nomination! That cake looks DIVINE! Good job, girl! You should be extra proud of yourself!
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You are very welcome my friend 😀
Thank you so much!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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That is definitely a happy cake! You’ve done a pretty good job on crumbfree icing. I love that it is so stuffed full of fruit so it doesn’t feel quite so naughty! Congrats on the awards.
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Congratulations! You should be grinning ear to ear, this is a beautiful cake;-)
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Honey, that looks like it was done by a professional! I wish you were closer, I’d hire you in a second! Beautiful!
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Great job! It would be great to see it cut with all those berries! I bet it will taste wonderful.
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A proud, and a beautiful moment. Uru, you are a wonderful kid, and I can already tell you are the apple of the eye for the entire family, with little kids looking upto ‘Uru didi’…..am I right?? You have loads and loads of moments to be proud of Uru girl. This cake simply is the epitome of your proud moments.
I have had many proud moments too. One that stands out in recent time is a funny one. Last Diwali, I was organising a Fashion Show for ladies in Ethnic wear. There were 10 ladies who participated. 5 of them had such bad relations with each other that they: a) were not talking to each other b) they would not step into each other’s place c) they refused to look at one another d) they even managed to divide the loyalties of 2 of the remaining 5 ladies.
I managed to get them all under one roof – mine; Kept them from murdering each other; Mediated successfully without getting eaten alive ; Pulled off a spectacular show with no one in the audience any wiser.
A PROUD moment :DD
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PLUS, THANK you my lovely little friend for the beautiful award. You rock my blog world and just manage to make my day everytime 🙂
What a start to my weekend!
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I do not even know where to start saying thank you my friend – you are truly one of the most golden hearted people I have the pleasure to know 🙂
I wish I was an Uru Didi but I am the youngest of my family 😉
You seem to be a master my friend, that seems like an impossible feat – proud moment indeed 😀
And I bet the show would have been a hit!
Also you are more than deserving of this award!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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What a beautiful cake! Coconut and berries, WOW! Very, very smart to build it in the box! 😉
Cindy
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Thank you Uru for the Additive Blog Award! I’ll be sure to pass it on! Cindy cindysrecipesandwritings.com
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My pleasure my friend, it is weill deserved 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Wow! It is gorgeous! Congratulations!
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congrats- you have had many a proud moment of late
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Job Well Done, indeed!! Take a bow my friend…. you are simply amazing. The cake is stunning and I am sure your grandparent and their friend were thrilled for the cake. 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend. ~ Ramona
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Wow. This looks amazing! And DEFINITELY something for you to be proud of 🙂
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Well done lovely Uru!! I’m so proud of you! That’s an advanced cake but now I know that you’ll be really confident tackling difficult cakes. I’m so glad that you liked the cake!! 😀
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The coconut cake looks delicious, CCU. I think my Proud Moment was probably when I completed my first music CD in 2009 (I still have tons of them in my closet, but sometimes I sell one or two).
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That is so fantastic my friend 😀
And hey, whatever you sell is awesome!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Wow, this looks really pretty and yummy!!
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How incredibly beautiful! It’s like a work of art. So proud OF you….you should be proud of yourself!
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I’m proud of you! Happy for you! And I haven’t tried making any cake myself.. 😀
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Oh this is lovely! Well done, girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You deserve your proud moment. Every bit of it.
I remember my first big proud moment (one of many, so get ready for them all to come!).
I got my first job to make a special occasion cake thanks to my aunt/godmother. A massive multilayered cake with pastry cream and iced and decorated, with a message on top, the lot.
it was the beginning of my little business to make special occasion cakes that lasted for years. It also spurred me on to learn more about techniques, flavours, textures etc.
The love you pour into your baking is the key ingredient to its success.
Buzzed!!
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Wow that must have been ultimate my friend, what an opportunity 😀
Well done!
And thank you!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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What a beautiful cake! You should indeed be proud 🙂
My proud moment in the kitchen was totally when I adapted an old family recipe for banana cake to be gluten-free and vegan and it tasted amazing and even looked great. Gave me confidence in my cooking abilities 😉
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With your cooking abilities my friend, I can hardly say I am surprised at that 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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CCU … an amazing cake. The elegant white presentation on the outside hiding that luscious strawberry goodness inside with only the strawberry on top to give a hint as to the surprise.
Congratulations on a well crafted creation.
PS: I was puzzled by the term “icing mixture” though. Is that like icing sugar?
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Thank you so much my friend – good description 😀
Icing mixture is a mixture of icing sugar and cornflour which is sifted already so not so hard and lumpy – this makes it less work to use in frostings 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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That cake is so worth the effort, it’s gorgeous! And fantastically delicious! You should be extremely proud 🙂
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