Sparkle, Sparkle, and some Oreo...

Or: Massive Sparkling Oreo Cake

What to expect...Chocolate Oreo Cake

accompanied by Lee Fields album - thank you, genius

Let's get started!

But before...credit goes to Sprinkle Bakes! Thank you for the inspiration. 

This is what you need: 

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla

2 1/2 tablespoons cacao
3 eggs
3/4 cup rainbow sprinkles

10 Oreo's 

250 ml whipped cream 

Some Haribo 

Preheat oven to 220 degrees.

Grease the bottom and sides of a cake pans and line with parchment paper.  Grease parchment and set aside.

Mix all the ingredients together (apart from Oreo and rainbow sparkles), beat for 3 minutes, before putting in the some of the rainbow sprinkles. Pour the dough evenly into the pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean on the sites and still fudgy in the middle! Put some of the Oreo cakes in the middle part of the fudgy cake (yes, just do it!) and now let cool on wire racks.

Put the Oreo Cakes in the fudgy middle of the freshly baked cake

Finally... after letting it cool, cut into two pieces with a cake knife, put some whipped cream A variety of nonpareils, sprinkles, quins, sugar confetti and anything else you want to throw at this cake.  Sprinkle to your heart's content.

Done! For my friend Pumpi, who turned 18 last week! 

Homemade Mango Lassi

The Exotic Star Of India 

Mango Lassi 

Or: The Healthy Dessert 

The done Mango Lassi with a juicy non-mixed mango

Listen to Hurricane by MsMr as it fits the Berlin weather

Make your blender ready...

Ingredients:

650 ml Water

850g fresh mango or can of mangoes in syrup

500ml of natural yoghurt/soja yogurt

8 mint leaves

A pinch of ground cardamom

5 tbs Agave juive 

1/2 a lemon, juiced

Mix everything in your blender and use the mint leave to garnish. That's it. Yes I know. Very Simple, Very delicious. Altered but still: Credits go to The Perfect Pantry!

yummy... Mango Lassi

Hot Cinnamon Almond Milk

Rainy Day Hot Cinnamon Almond Milk

Or: Snug Into The Cozy Bed...Now!

Ready-to-drink almond-cinnamon milk with cute breech

Accompanied by The Great Gatsby Soundtrack - because it is so good!

This very delicious Cinnamon Almond Milk is the perfect supplement for a cold, rainy day. 

What you will need: 

4 cups almonds (soaked in water for 8 hours)

4 cups water

1 tbs agave syrup 

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tbs Bourbon vanilla 

a pinch of salt 

This recipe makes approximately 1 litre of milk. 

Rinse the almonds well. Mix 4 cups of almonds with 4 cups of water and blend them with the mixer. Pour through a cloth and press the mixture a bit so that you get all the milk out of the almond meat. You can use the almond meat for other recipes, so do not forget to store it coldly in your fridge. Mix then the newly made almond milk with the rest of the ingredients and serve as you like - hot, warm or cold - either way your tummy is going to be thankful.

I thank Detox Berlin for this recipe.