I wanted to do a quick project on the weekend and I was inspired by this travel journal I saw in a papercraft book.ย
I didn’t have any old Atlas’s or maps to use, so in my version I used some encyclopedia pages. I was really pleased with how it turned out. I used a combination of plain paper, lined paper, and graph paper in the journal.ย
I also made up a batch of cards to have on hand for some birthdays we have coming up.
Mum asked me to bake something low fat for a change, so I made up this Chocolate Cake. It is a recipe that came from my Great Nan – it is a never fail cake and is very light.
Here is the recipe:
Low Fat Never Fail Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup self raising flour, sifted
1 cup sugar
Three quarters cup milk
2 eggs
3 Tablespoons butter, melted
Vanilla essence
Icing:
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 ยฐC. Grease and line a 22 cm ring pan.
Combine dry ingredients in bowl. Make a well in the centre and add milk, eggs, butter and vanilla.
Mix on low speed until just combined. Increase speed and beat well for 3 minutes or until changed in colour.
Pour into prepared tin and bake for 30 -40 minutes, or until cooked when tested. Place tin on wire rack to cool. Spread cold cake with icing.
Serves 12
Posted by Sarah
I’m so glad I found this blog!!! yay!
I’m drooling over your lemon butter – wonder how GOOD it would taste ..mmmmm….
What a great idea for a journal. I love the low fat choc cake – I will copy that down and put it in my recipe folder – thanks Sarah! ๐
Love your journal, I love journals,
and that cake looks yummy.
Karen
That travel journal is gorgeous! In fact, both of them are ๐ Thanks for sharing!
That travel journal is gorgeous! In fact, both of them are ๐ Thanks for sharing!
That travel journal is gorgeous! In fact, both of them are ๐ Thanks for sharing!
That travel journal is gorgeous! In fact, both of them are ๐ Thanks for sharing!
That travel journal is gorgeous! In fact, both of them are ๐ Thanks for sharing!
Cake sounds good, and I love that glass display dish. They look even better in them.
Wow! Your blogs fantastic! Loved all the recipes and tutorials Would love to make your Little card wallet! Lisa
Hi Sarah
What a pity that you cant come to my house and make one of those yummy cakes, it looks delicious. Your travel journal looks wonderful and well done you for planning ahead and having birthday cards ready to go.
Linda
Clever recreations of the journal. Before you know it you’ll be featured in craft and cooking magazines.
I love looking at maps, so this journal project would be a perfect way to use old versions. Good idea to use old encyclopedia pages too.
Love your cards! Always good to have a little stash on hand!
I’m making chocolate cake on friday and I was just going to search for a recipe-but I don’t! Thanks- we will be enjoying this!
Thanks for sharing the recipe Sarah…must give this one a try xxx
Low fat AND never fail. Your timing is perfection. Especially after all that very decadent lemon butter malarkey…
Great journal and I can almost smell that lovely cake .
Great way to recyle those old encyclopedias!
You see…I should never read your blog when I am hungry because now I want some cake! Do you have any left?
I like your travel journal. What a great idea!
love the encyclopedia pages idea. I am working on coming up with a little journal myself. Wonderful!
Your cake looks so yummy. And the cards are great! I read somewhere of someone using old phone book pages for card crafts, etc. I always hate to throw those monster pages away ๐
Hi Sarah, can’t wait to try out the cake recipe – low fat too – what a bonus – thanks for sharing x
Great journals, Sarah! Your chocolate cake looks scrumptious! Thanks for the recipe too ๐
… but it tastes like it is HIGH FAT, right? chuckle! Looks delicious. TY for sharing. TTFN ~Marydon
I would love to have a slice of that yummy looking cake!
Your cards and journal are great!
What an awesome journal. Love the idea of using encyclpedia. There are lots of cool pages in them.
Love that crafty journal!
Love the journal. Sweet idea. The cake~oh looks so delicious.
I also make greeting cards to keep on hand. Yours are so pretty
Nice project!I love the cake’s name;)))
Wow a low fat chocolate cake, I will have to bake this!
I see South America on your map .. I grew up in tiny Uruguay, you’ll find it stuck between Argetnina and Brazil.
Cake and low-fat…bonus! Scrummy cake too… And love your idea for the journal–I like the string binding. :o) Happy Day to you all ((HUGS))
That cake looks GREAT! I know what I am making for my mom’s birthday party this weekend. Thanks!
Thanks for the tip on the lemon curd…I’m sure it won’t keep long in my frig either! I plan on making your low fat chocolate cake as well. The travel journals look fantastic! Thanks for all the great info! Lorraine
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Your journal is wonderful! What a great idea…you are very creative! Thanks for the cake recipe, too. I’ll try it…we’re definitely chocoholics around here!
Mary
mmm…like the journal but the cake is positively calling my name!
Ps We made your fab chocolate cake today and it is delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
What lovely cards, Sarah! Thanks for sharing the recipe, it looks so delicious! You girls have such great ones!
Delicious looking recipe, I’m printing it out now ๐ I always think the recipes passed down to us are the best. Have a lovely weekend, Catherine x
To a chocoholic just mention new recipe and I have to make it. Thanks
great journal and cards-yummy looking cake too!
Hi, Made your Loyalty Card Wallets today, they were so fun to make,have posted a pic on my blog!Thankyou again Lisa
Gosh you can whip up some fabulous things quickly! Thanks for sharing all fo them!
Great journal and the cards are very pretty too. The cake: double yum!
Sarah you are seriously a genius.
xoxoxo
Lovely paper crafted pieces! It’s fun isn’t it?