Mudcake

Hey there!

Yesterday I invited some friends over and I decided to make a mudcake! Whoever said that diamonds are a girls best friend is wrong...chocolate is MY best friend!
I had never made this cake before, but I thought I would give it a try and it wasn't that difficult after all...if I can do it, you can do it :)
Mostly I was afraid that it would be too dry but it turned out perfect. The whole idea of this cake is that you don't leave in the over for too long and the texture has to be a bit muddy ( that's where the name of the cake comes from tadaaa! ). Don't be scared if the cake falls flat when you take it out of the oven it is supposed to be that way :)
I compared different mudcake recipes and this is how I ended up making it.

Here is what you are going to need:

• 2 dl sugar
• 4 eggs
• 200gr butter
• 200gr plain chocolate
• 2½ dl flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder

1. whisk the eggs and the sugar

2. melt the plain chocolate and the butter and mix them together.  Add it to the egg-sugar foam.

3. Combine the dry ingredients ( flour and baking powder) and sieve it to the mixture.

Grease the pan ( or baking casserole or whatever you call it ) with butter and pour the mixture in it.



 Leave it in the oven for 20-25 minutes on 200 degrees. To be exact I left mine for 23 minutes exactly :P Of course it depends on the oven you have. Just don't leave it for too long and remember to keep an eye on it.

Let it cool down when you take it out of the oven and leave it in the fridge for a few hours before you serve it. Of course you can serve it a bit warm, but I prefered that it was a bit cold...do as you like :)

On top I just used some icing sugar. You can serve it with vanilla ice cream ( like I did ) or with whipped cream and raspberries. Be creative!

 Voilà!

Karoliina

Call it what you want

Hello!

I can't believe it's Saturday already...time flies! These past few days have been a bit crazy because I had a problem with my application to get a job in Spain, but now everything is going well (yey!). All this has been driving me nuts, but I hope everything turns out gooood. Of course it is a bit nerve racking trying to find a job in Spain from here, I mean it sounds a bit crazy, but I am glad I found this organization that does it for me so all I need to do is send them the paperwork to start the process.

I must say that I am really terrified of how things will turn out, but why should I worry for something that hasn't even happened yet? I want this to be a good experience, but there is no need to get stressed over it. Over the years I have learned that getting worried for things that might happen in the future is a bit useless, but for some strange reason I keep doing it ugh -_-

I don't know if I am more stressed or anxious...maybe both? I don't know, call it what you want ;)

Today I finish my post with a song :D (weirdest music video ever)

Karoliina

Carrot Cake

Hello!

As promised here is the carrot cake I was talking about! I love this recipe because it is simple but still very delicious! I remember saying that I would start a healthy lifestyle...oh well, once in a while it is good to enjoy and eat good food :)

So here is what you are going to need for this cake:

• 3 eggs
• 2½ dl sugar
• 4 dl flour
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1 spoon of cinnamon
• 200gr butter
• 5 dl grated carrot
• 1 grated apple

For the frosting:

• 200gr orange cream cheese
• 1 dl sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
• 2 dl whipping cream

Start by whisking the eggs and the sugar. Combine the dry ingredients ( cinnamon, flour and baking powder ). Melt the butter and grate the carrots and the apple. Add in the egg-sugar foam the melted butter, the dry ingredients and the grated carrots and apple in small batches. Add the mixture in a greased baking casserole (no idea if that is it's realy name ) and leave it in the oven for 20-25 min on 200 degrees.

For the frosting:

Remember to apply the frosting when the cake has cooled down. If you can't find orange cream cheese you can use normal cream cheese, but you might want to add more sugar to it.

Voilà!

Karoliina

Let's have some fun!

Hey there!

These past few days have been very emotional for me and I have no idea why I have been having this strange feeling. As I said on my previous post I miss Greece sooooo much and I have been having problems with my driving lessons...will I ever learn? I keep making the same mistakes again and again! But now I am going to stop complaining because I have good news as well!

Nadia came to Kotka for the weekend and the timing couldn't have been any better! I seriously thank God that she came to see me. She always knows how to cheer me up and I needed that more than anything! We had so much fun cooking, listening to good music, watching a movie, going to sauna and just relaxing. Ahhhh life isn't that bad after all! We also made a carrot cake this morning and I promise to put the recipe asap!

Please don't hate me for putting so many pictures! :)

I know...I need to find a new place to take pictures, I am starting to get sick of that wooden fence -_-

Karoliina

Now I know where I belong

Hey there!

Being a girl from two countries has good and bad moments. One of the hardest things for me this summer has been the fact that I haven't been able to go home and by that I mean Greece. My plan for the future is to go back to Greece no matter what happens. I just feel safe and happy whenever I go there. People ( most of the time ) are happy and very LOUD which is something that I absolutely love. They use so much passion even when they talk. These three years here were good for me because I learned about my other "half". I still believe that Finland is not the place I want to live for the rest of my life unfortunately. There are so many good things here but I don't belong here.
Just appreciate the fact that you don't have these kind of problems if you are from one country :D
Today I am showing off my nerd glasses...love them <3 thanks to them I am not blind :P

 

Now I have to focus on my driving lesson which is tomorrow...it is not as easy as I thought it would be :/

Karoliina

More thoughts

Hey there!

Today I am going to start my post with a question, does it ever happen to you that you promise to yourself you will start making small changes in your life but you end up doing nothing? Well that's what happened to me. I remember I promised to myself I would make this summer special in a way and start doing exciting things, but all I have been doing is sitting home and watching telly and the only person I should blame about that is me! Okay...I must say that I have been trying, I mean it's a big step for me to even start driving lessons and I have also managed to organize my trip to Spain.

My biggest concern so far has been money and I have been trying to save every penny which has affected my time here. I even cut my own hair because it is so damn expensive here ( must say that I did a pretty good job :P ). When I didn't need to worry about money I would travel all the time and go to different places in Finland, but now things are different. I am not complaining though because I have a job and I have learned so many things. I am more careful with money and I have learned to spend it wisely. Yeah my life might have been a bit boring the past few months, but I have been waiting for my trip to Spain for two years and now that I know that it's only two months away it's like HELL YEAH I am really going and nothing can stop me!

These two years I have learned that if you really want something that bad you will have to wait and work really hard to get it. Sometimes I have this thing that I want everything now and I must say that I hate that about myself. You can't have the great career and your own big house by the age of twenty. Even nowdays I see that I want to travel as much as possible but I haven't realized that a) I don't have enough money to do that and b) One year isn't enough. On the other hand I want to study something next year but on the other hand I want to travel...I want it all! Silly me...

I know I have been driving you crazy with my long texts these pasts few days. I hate reading long texts but I don't mind writing them :P

Have a great week guys!

Here is a random video that I found. They are not bad...check it out ;)

Karoliina

Communication is the key

Hello!

What's up dudes?! My "relationship" with my blog has been a bit on and off. Today I am back with more things to write about... I will keep the recipes behind for a while because I am gonna start a healthy lifestyle now. We have a small problem with obesity in my family so I need to be extra carefull with these things.

Today was my first driving lesson and I didn't kill anybody...what a relief! Also for a few months I will have to live on my own because my mom and my sister went back to Greece. Maybe I will survive these two months that I have left here in Finland. Also I booked the language school in Barcelona and now I am looking for a job in the same city which is going to be a bit more challenging.

What I really want to write about today is relationships in general. Yesterday I had a bit of drama with a friend of mine. I am not going to get into details because that wouldn't be fair for anybody. I just want to write about my experiences so far and what is the best way to communicate with people. It is well known that in order to have a good relationship with somebody ( either it is your boy/girlfriend or just a friend or a member of your family ) you need to put a lot of efford to make it work. As always communication is the key. If you have something that bothers you don't keep it inside you. When somebody's behaviour bothers you talk about it with the person itself. If you find talking difficult then write a letter. Some people say that a letter is not a good idea, but I must say that I disagree. Writing it down gives you time to think about it more carefully and the person who is going to read it might understand better what you are trying to say. Usually when we fight we tend to say things that we don't mean and most of the times it gets out of control. It is important to talk about those issues when you are both calm and you can actually listen to each other. Also blaming the other person isn't the right way to approach things. It is better to say how you feel and what kind of changes you need to make together in order to make things easier for the future. We can never blame one person for everything. ( okay maybe that depends on the situation I guess :P )

Don't worry I am almost done! I just want to empasize that this is just my personal opinion,
there are still many things that I need to learn! I am glad that me and my friend cleared things out. These kind of situations come and go.

That was my lesson of the day. Have a nice day! :)

Karoliina