Chocolate Mousse Cake with Oreo Icing

For Jeremy's birthday, he requested that I make a 'moist' and 'gooey' type of cake and in the the flavour of chocolate. I chose the icing of Oreo flavour as it was different and I knew it would go really well with the cake.  

Jeremy's Birthday post found here.

Ingredients:

Cake:

• 500g dark chocolate
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 125g unsalted butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon plain flour, sifted

Icing:

• 226g Cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 3-4 cups of icing sugar 
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla essence
• 3-4 cup of Oreo (finely crushed) *

* It's best to use a food processor. If not available to you, you can use a blender, which is what I did.

Method:

Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 220°C. Line the base of a round cake pan with baking paper.
2. Place chocolate, golden syrup and butter together in a saucepan on medium heat. Stir together until well combined and melted.
3. Place eggs and sugar in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat on high for 10 minutes until very thick and pale. Gently fold in flour and the chocolate mixture until well combined.
4. Pour into cake pan and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 15 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and run a knife around the edge of the cake. (this makes it easier to remove later).
6. Transfer cake pan into the fridge and let it set for 1-2 hours. (I left mine for a good 2 hours).

Icing:

1. Whip cream cheese and butter together until light and fluffy.
2. Mix in icing sugar, one cup at a time.
3. Add vanilla essence.
4. gently stir in crushed oreos.
5. Add on top of cake once cake has set.

My source of energy

On Monday night Jaiden had to be babysat because the whole of Tuesday, everyone was at work (including parents-in-law), so he was dropped off to my mums on that night.

Tuesday day came and found myself being exhausted, out of the loop, not concentrating at work, tired.. the whole 'bad day, I just want to go home' kind of day, for the whole day. I couldn't wait until I went home because I knew Jaiden would be there already, waiting for me. 

Wednesday came and despite the jagged sleep we had the night before because Jaiden was continuously tossing and turning, crying out of no where.. I was feeling so much better that day at work. I was on top of my game, as every other day. It is now the end of my Thursday and I don't feel anywhere near how I felt on Tuesday.

It didn't make sense that I was overly tired at work on Tuesday because there was no baby crying in my ear at night and I had a nights sleep. And then it hit me and Jeremy.. Jaiden's presence makes the biggest difference.

He is my source of energy. He is our source of energy.