Just Another Saturday

Today it's the start of the weekend.  Yay.
But I'm not sure sure if 'ya' is the right word to use anymore, as my weekends are starting to just melt in with the rest of the school week. By that, I mean that even though its the weekend, I still have to do lots of work, ok, so this weekend I don't have quite as much revision or whatever to do, but it's still not very interesting.  I'm spending my day going out for a short ride, doing the physics prep set for the weekend, the geography survey that's due in on Moday, and the RS research that I know nothing about.  I also seem to waste hours on the Internet and reading magazines these days, and I suppose that that time should really be put into something worthwhile (e.g blogging) but whenever I think of that, I seem to automatically become busy with something else and then I end up posting a load of rubbish.

Half Term

I am happy to say that it's now half term! ( Well, it was since Friday at 4:20pm - when lessons finished.)
I haven't been on any school trips this half term, but many other pupils went on the 'Music Residential' I think I can let you figure out what that means. From looking at the pictures posted on Facebook of the event, I can tell that they all had a good time.
So what have I been doing then? I've been doing quite a bit of riding and have been on a few walks, and I went to visit my uncle, but we could only see him for a few hours... I don't think I should talk too much about that as it's kinda personal, or familial? Like to do with just the family? Is that a word?
Oh, and I've been listening to music and I also bought Company and Grazia (magazines).
Yesterday was just a whole big waste of time... We drove to a place called 'the big sheep' because my brother had been invited to a party there. After quite a bit of waiting, we realised he had got the date wrong! I was planning on going to the Atlantic Village, were there are a few outlet shops, for the first time ever, but I didn't get the chance to go! I was sooooo annoyed. We then just went to the supermarket and bought loads of food then at last came home. Grrrr, I can't believe he got the flipping date wrong.
Other than that, half term has been ok so far... Here's a picture of me messing around because I feel like posting it. And I think you deserve to see just how much fun I'm having, so look at it please...

GRAMMY Awards Nominees

The annual GRAMMY awards are about to take place.  These are basically the music version of the Oscars.  I will post to you soon, when they have finished.  But, for now, all I can say is who the nominees are...  There are lots of different categories, for example, Song of the Year,  Best New Artist,  Album of the Year etc...

The nominees for Song of the Year are...

The A Team, Ed Sheeran (I honestly NEVER noticed the little paw print acting as a full stop on the album cover?)

Adorn, Miguel

Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen (I have seriously had enough of that song now.)

Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson

And, finally... We Are Young, Fun.

Soo, yeh.  

Chocolate Cake Recipe

I.  Love.  Cake.  I mean, who doesn't?  And I love it even more when I know that I was the one who actually bothered to make it.  I think this is one of the few recipes I have tried that has actually been successful.  The cake from this is absolutely delicious, and you don't even need to have cooking chocolate to make it! (You use cocoa powder.)
So, here goes....

Ingredients:

Cake

110g butter

120ml boiling water

2 heaped tablespoons of cocoa powder

190g caster sugar

130g plain flour

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

60ml milk

1 egg, medium

Frosting

100g butter

2 heaped tablespoons cocoa powder

2 tbsps milk

200g icing sugar, sifted

You will need an 8" square tin, lined with baking powder...



Then, preheat the oven to 160c (fan)/180c/Gas Mark 4.

Put the butter, boiling water and cocoa powder into a pan.  Heat it on a medium heat until the butter melts starts to bubble. Keep the mixture simmering for 30 seconds and then remove it from the heat.




Mix together the flour, caster sugar and bicarbonate of soda, then add this mixture to the pan and stir it.  





Add both the milk and beaten egg to the pan and mix stir.



Now pour your finished cake mixture into the tin.




Next, bake it in the oven for 20 minutes.
When it has cooked, take it out of the oven and leave it to cool.



AND NOW FOR THE ICING...

When the cake has cooled we can move on to the icing/frosting.  Put the butter and cocoa powder into a pan.  Gently heat to melt the butter, and then let the mixture simmer for 30 seconds. 

Stir in the milk and icing sugar.

Mix it until it's smooth and pour over the cake whilst it is still in the tin. 

Leave to set and... VOILA!!

Just to say, this (obviously) isn't actually MY recipe, or my pictures, for that matter, I just think highly of this recipe, but all the credit should go to The Pink Whisk she has many more great recipes, although I must admit that I haven't tried any others.  

I hope you like this cake, alhough in my experience, it doesn't always get fully cooked, so be sure to check that before you remove it from the oven.

See ya soooon.  And good luck if you're actually going to make it.  Let me know if you have or are going to.