Mission Statement and Traveling

My Mission Statement

I don't want to live a life that's just like everyone else's. I do not want to be stuck in the same place working the same boring job that I don't enjoy for just a little pay. I want to live.
For this year I have a responsiblity to my exchange sisters so I will be staying in Utah. But in order to make this more fun and not the boring day to day life, I will be recording different things in Utah that visitors (or even natives that don't know of these places) can enjoy while here.
Then next june I will be leaving to Ohio for a little bit. I will do the same there and video tape some fun things that people can do. But I don't plan on staying there for too long.
I will be earning and saving money so that i can travel all over. I may even go to Austraila and visit Sonne. :) I will video tape different things about the culture, country, people and show you many different things that you can do. I will give you tutorials on things you would need to know if you went to that country and answer questions you may have. If you want to know a particular something or with to see me do a particular something you can ask me and (as long as it is not vulgar or will get me locked in jail) I will do my best to do those things for you.

       If you wish to help me out then I will be putting a donate button on this blog soon and I will make sure if you help that your answers get answered sooner. But it's alright if you don't wish to help me or can't.

Besides, this blog is called Unsimplistic Dreaming. So why keep it simple ;)

Happy Birthday Sonne!

It's Sonne's birthday today! Be sure to wish her a happy happy birthday :p

Birthday Cake Recipe:

Ingredients

* 140g butter , plus extra for the tin
* 175g golden caster sugar
* 2 eggs
* 225g self-raising wholemeal flour
* 50g cocoa powder
* ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
* 250g natural yogurt

TO DECORATE

* 300g golden icing sugar , sieved
* 2 tbsp cocoa powder , sieved
* 1 tbsp butter , melted
* 3-4 tbsp boiling water
* 50g each white, plain and milk chocolate , broken into squares

Method

1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 18 x 28cm cake tin or tray. Put the butter and sugar into a bowl; beat together with electric hand beaters until light and fluffy. add the eggs a little at a time, beating well between each addition.
2. Sieve the flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda into the bowl, then tip in any bran left in the sieve. Pour in the natural yogurt. Stir everything to a smooth mixture and spoon into the prepared tin. Bake for 20-25 mins until just firm and shrinking away from the sides of the tin. Cool in the tin for 5 mins, then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
3. For the icing, sieve the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl, then pour in the butter and 2 tbsp just-boiled water. Stir together to a smooth, spreadable consistency. if it’s too stiff, very carefully add a little more boiling water, drop by drop.
4. Spread the icing over the top of the cake, using a palette knife dipped in hot water. Will keep in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
5. Melt the chocolates in three different bowls in the microwave on High for 1 min or over a pan of simmering water. Spoon the melted chocolates into three plastic disposable piping bags. Snip the ends off and pipe 12 simple shapes on top of the cake. Leave to set. Just before serving, cut the cake into 12 squares and push in the candles.

Credit: Pa-rty.com

I'm just guessing on the time but it should be the 20th in Australia now... Correct me if I'm wrong Sonne.