It was my friend's birthday 2 days ago and I had no idea on what to get him for his birthday. So I accepted his friend's idea of getting him food since I believe food satisfies guys' stomach after girlfriend .
But.. there was another problem I had to overcome with: I have no oven at home!
Ottoke Ottoke?????? Don't worry, there's always a thing called unbaked cake, which involves pure mixing and refrigerating the product. And I... went for that idea undoubtedly!
I snapped a few shots of the cake-making process this time, just to give you guys a heads up. As you can see, the process was really simple, so simple that I guess the only complicating part was to wash all the bowls and utensils =_= Seriously, I hate dish washing!
I thought the cake appearance looked decent given the preparation time I had ( only refrigerated it for 4 hours), even scooped out a tiny bit to ensure the taste was fine before packing.
When arriving at the restaurant, I handed over my cake to the staff and asked her to put it in the fridge. THAT WAS WHERE THE MISTAKE BEGAN! She asked me if I wanted to put the cake in fridge or freezer,and I silly head agreed on the fridge. I thought that wouldn't make a difference since I had refrigerated the cake for 4 hours beforehand. But noo... I was too naive to believe in that! To my shock, the cake was melted when it was served and looked nothing like the picture * MEGA UPSET* It just looked like a green-coloured yogurt T_T
That wasn't the saddest thing of all, what saddens me the most was the remark made by the waitress in the restaurant : ' Did you make the cake? I haven't seen a cake like that in the shops, it looks so 'special'. * glass shattering sound* Also, the cake looked flatter than I expected it to be, not sure what went wrong in the process but it was definitely an area of improvement.
I felt sad and embarassed and that fires up my determination to MAKE A GOOD GREENTEA CHEESECAKE NEXT TIME, IN AND OUT! I just can't stand the remorse feeling of not being able to give my best for my friend due to packed academic schedule.
Here's the recipe if you are interested to try it out! PLEASE PUT THE CAKE IN FREEZER, I REPEAT, FREEZER NOT FRIDGE.
http://foodsventures.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/green-tea-cheesecake-no-bake
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