150-Hour Chocolate Cake
A good chocolate cake shouldn't need this long, but I enjoy taking my time. This one has a rich chocolate mousse, brown butter espresso, infused honey bourbon, hot chocolate cake soak, and about 5 million bars of chocolate.
Cake recipe adapted from:
Claire King & Scott Loitsch: • How To Make The Ultima...
Inga Lam: • Spending A Weekend Mak...
Chocolate Mousse recipe by Cooking Tree: • 노오븐&노젤라틴! 초콜릿 무스케이크 만들...
Instagram: / alvin.zhou
music by City Girl
Ji-Eun's Sunset
Echo of A Rose
Winter Fields (ft. mklachu)
Palette
Left Blue
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Other music:
Ballerina - Yehezkel Raz
My Night With You - Wesly Thomas
My video style is heavily inspired by Asian vlog channels I admire, such as Zoe, Cat's Kitchen, haegreendal, HidaMari Cooking, EMOJOIE Cuisine, Nino's Home, Cooking Tree, Wife's Cuisine, and more. Please check them out!
Thank you for watching.
Guys, he didn't stop uploading, he's just making a 1-month instant Ramen!
Oh the irony
He's gotta make the ramen from scratch, dehydrate it then pour hot water in it.
@@Killer36661 he also has to harvest the seasoning and the vegetables himself
He has to let it set for the flavor!!!
@@apatheticpanda182 yes the ramen has to rest for EXACTLY 30 days 23 hours 50 minutes then it gets slowishly cooked for 10 minutes
Me: sees butter “He’s going to brown it isn’t he” Alvin: browns it.
I think we just expect it now 😂
@@butterfliequeen3066 lmao truee 🤣🤣🤣
I’m the thousandth like :)
aaaalways and this is frm my fav parts in alvin's videos
lmao yesss
I love how he serves that tiny slice to his friends after he himself ate this humongous piece of cake 🤣
This was the comment i was looking for. I cracked up when i saw the guests tiny sliver 😂
Gurl gotta take care of the figure man
I don't think he felt good finishing that big slice... That looks like something that'll kill a man.
@@mrdrebin123a weaker man, maybe. i could eat a quarter of that cake without batting an eye. i love cakes like these.
I have never seen someone LITERALLY make cooking/baking so relaxing. I love the calm and chill theme
Most of the time, when we see cooking, it's usually in a work type environment, like at a restaurant or a store of some kind, so it's hectic based on that principle alone. Those who truly just enjoy cooking as a hobby, like myself, find it to be a very relaxing and stress relieving activity. Because of my love for it, I make just about everything I can from scratch. Using only store bought bases for those things, like sugar, eggs, milk, etc. If I don't need to own my own ranch or farm to do it, then the rest I make myself and it's such a rewarding treat to eat things that you put so much time and effort in.
is this ur first time on youtube
I love watching these relaxing cooking videos so most of my recommendeds are these cooking videoes
there’s a few other channels. some don’t even have music which is what i prefer
If you enjoy calm and relaxing baking/cooking there's actually plenty of channels out with this ambience. Alvin's channel being one of them. A personal favourite of mine, is "Sean's Kitchen" it's Chinese and mainly focuses on Chinese dishes, but the cinematic shots are beautiful. It's actually the only channel that makes the food look as incredible as animated food in movies or animes. (Then again it's a personal opinion, but I highly recommend you check it out)
Imagine this guy on a date..... "Wanna have a date in 2 weeks?" "Sure, but why 2 weeks"? 2 weeks later:
🥺🥺🥺
aw
Sometimes when you feel jinxed...
Just having the feeling that Alvin probably loves and cherishes his food more than his date/gf/wife. That’s a real cook
That’s wholesome
Alvin’s friends: hey we’re going to hang out tomorrow Alvin: NO WAIT I NEED A WEEK TO MAKE THE CAKE
Lol
Remember, there’s other 1 day recipes from Alvin. Like 24 hour butter chicken/steak. 6 hour double cheeseburger
im making this for my mothers next birthday as a slow and methodical lovingly built treat and judging by how you made it, it will probably end up being the best chocolate cake we ever eat
how did it go?
no update :(
Helloooo sir please update ussssss
@@thetribe11113 I guess it didn't turn out so well /s
@@Wockes it appears so
“I like fixing mistakes with chocolate” *throws chocolate at my marriage*
Me: "Dad when is dessert?" Dad: "6 days son, 6 days"
reaalllll
Me: 😑 nevermind dad... nevermind I'll go get a McDonald's cake instead
This is so beautiful. I cannot imagine how delicious it is; between the music and the conversation with the ingredients, I'm crying from the creation: I don't know why.
honestly, i'd wait six days for this
@@brandimullins8813 only four, then Id have to go out for ice cream!
Master chef: you have 45 minutes to make this 150hr chocolate cake
Ramirez from CoD can do it in under 30 minutes
The contestants: 👁️👄👁️
😂😂😂
lol
Fortahh five.. You've fortahh five minuhts leff
I find it so sweet how much it seems like you enjoyed making this cake. It's strangely charming to see someone love what they're doing so much that they appreciate every little step.
This video fills me with an indescribable sense of peace. I know it's a little weird but I see cooking (especially baking) as a comfort thing, so watching it plus the music probably really helped a LOT. That aside, this is an impressive cake! It looks really good--and everything was so well thought out, I like how you explained all the steps you took to add flavors! And the frosting/mousse work? Top-notch! I could learn from this!
Aww dude thats not weird at all! I find these types of videos super cozy and relaxing as-well!
alvin: "this is called fat washing, which creates wonderful flavors" me, in the shower: *I am making myself so flavorful right now*
OMG You made my day😂
LOL
F L A V O R
@@crazysunshinelady8554 I am glad to be of service 😎
@Jacky Lau I love you! LMAO
Popular opinion: Alvin's friends are the luckiest people ever
Mr Beast friends…
So you see, the real friends are the ones we make along the way
@@isaacf1439 shhh, not
Unpopular opinion: the captions are kinda cringe
@@isaacat636 unpopular opinion for a reason 😭
Alvin you might not be reading this but I have major depression and when I am at my worst I watch your videos and they help me feel better and I just want to say thank you and keep doing what your doing.
I hope you get better, person. Feel my cyber hug. I love you.
@@Erick-fp4ff Thanks
@@arallax2658 no problemo. I'm here if you need someone to talk to
*L0AD1NG V1RTUAL HUG* I wish you best luck on the journey. Life can be real tough.
@@Marcaronipasta tysm
I think a grown man talking to eggs is the best thing I’ve seen all day
Me: * is having a stressful day * Alvin Zhou: *We don't do that here*
*Good vibez only*
This is the nest comment out of the 3 ive read so far
I hope your day gets better!
Lofi + food = this undescribable warm feeling
Just watch alvins vids and ur stress will go away lol
Imagine Alvin on The Great British Bake Off? "You have 4 hours to make a cake." Alvin: "I'm gonna need at least 6 months. I need the whiskey and butter to become friends and you just can't force friendship like that."
I love that someone else was imagining him in a baking competition 😂
actually putting butter and whiskey mixture into the freezer just separated the in like a couple of hours, so there was really no point in those first two days
He was on Chopped. Why not the GBBO? I'd watch🥰
@@tidi4898 subtitles literally say: freezer for you, fridge for you
@@justjaz0921 hahaha facts. I was just making a joke about how he does everything for an excessively long time and in cooking shows you gotta be quick. Not complaining about it, love this channel. So soothing.
I love this guy, he always sounds so positive in everything he says its so heart warming
I'm not ordinarily into cooking videos, but this caught my eye. Not only does it look like an AMAZING cake (that I might just have to try making myself some day), but I admire your patience, and the subtitles were fun to read. Especially the misbehaving eggs. What a great video!
"Mom, I'm making a cake!" "Nice! When will it be ready?" "Just 150 hours!!"
Lmao 🤣
I’d probably be like 😑
@@sarulathasampath940 yeahh meoww
Omg twinnies!!
"I'm stealing a slice." *proceeds to pull out the biggest honking slice you've ever seen*
He totally deserved it though! That is one labor intensive dessert.😀
when his friends where there he gave the the smallest pieces 😂
Honking 😂😂😂
He could have covered his mistake with chocolate…
honking XD why does that remind me of karl jacobs lol
This was beautifully shot at edited. I loved the shallow depth of field you had throughout the video. That mixed with the chill music gave the video such a cozy vibe. I also loved your dips to white as your transitions, really helped give a lighter feel to this video. Beautifully crafted just like the cake!
Alvin: Takes the grandest slice of life Also Alvin: "I don't think they will notice"
Egg: *rolls away* Alvin: “so you have chosen, death”
666 likes O_O
Yo this comment did good
"Cake or Death?" (In this case, same result)
Eggscellent comment
Ayo orti reply 0-0
Alvin: “My friends are coming over next week so I’m making a 150 hour cake for them” Me: *buys 1 family sized bag of Doritos*
Tostitos :’)
alternatively: don’t buy anything and go to the shops together so you can both spend money
@@Xx_B0nGwAt3r_xX big brain solution right there
@@chocolateaddictedartist5924 why thank you
@@Xx_B0nGwAt3r_xX np :)
Talking to yourself with captions is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen
Yes, part two please!! I've watched the show and enjoyed it but your storytelling is giving it new life. Thank you for doing this story ❤
"Hey, can you make me some breakfast?" "Heavenly or mediocre?" "Heavenly, of course." "Sure! It'll be done on Thursday."
literally
Lol 😂
Too be fair I feels like even his mediocre breakfasts are low key bomb😂😂😂
And I bet it’ll be worth! 😁😉
“But today is Thursday?” “Oh, I meant next Thursday.”
kid: hey mom are we having dessert? mom: yes honey, just give me 147 more hours
245 likes with 0 reply????
Btw same bruh :
💀💀
This comment doesn't need any replies. It's explains everything :D
Enjoyed your video... both the recipe and the aesthetic. Here's a tip: flip your cutting board over so you're using the side *without* the groove; then your ingredients slide off cleanly. Save the grooved side for working with anything wet, whether fruits or resting cooked meats.
Made this cake for a coworker with 0 baking experience; this was the first cake I've ever made. Visually wise it didn't look the same - Alvin's presentation of the cake was almost perfect. Either way, i was really happy to have chosen this cake as my first ever cake to bake. Was challenging and a fun learning experience!
ok.. visually it wasn’t the same, but how did it taste!!! :)
@@Charliielicous Tasted amazing, it was well worth the time. Had an extreme rich flavor yum..
where did you get the recipe from?
@@eunchae_luvs kzhead.info/sun/l62ucsaHjWZ_hWw/bejne.html
Which recipe did you follow? I want to make it but I struggle coming up with the measurements for the ingredients 🙈
I feel like Alvin really just exudes “Bob Ross, but in the kitchen” energy
YES!!
@@foresthag9530 for real tho this got the patience of bob ross
... except that Bob Ross was never doing paintporn, and this guy does foodporn...WELL, l might add.... Spank that bad egg... spank it!
@@karenmullen3210 WHAT. THE. F@!K
@@karenmullen3210 not true bob ross would beat the devil out of the paintbrushes
The fact that Alvin doesn’t speak and just lets his cooking do the talking makes this video so much better.
uhh nice that you appreciate it but probably hundreds of other channels do it too...and I watch all of them lmao they are great
i think the sub titles do the talking way more than the cooking
Erm no the subtitles do mate
The subtitles are weird and make me cringe
@@Xamser8 don't watch it then
This is one of the most relaxing videos I've seen on KZhead (and I've been here a while), makes me feel so content
OH MY GOD, the vibes, the comedy, the food. THIS IS PERFECT.
Alvin: "I'm gonna steal a slice" * takes fourth of the cake * Friend: gets a piece as small as Rhode Island
that is a sixth at max
Right I was so shocked x'D if you're making cake for your friends at least give them a decent slice...
it says 2 replies but there are 3 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
And that friend looks like inga heh.
@@paulinejulien9191 he made his friends a cake, is that not enough? lmao
Next week, 5 year chicken soup: alvin makes an entire new house, grows all the ingredients, raises the chicken in farms, and makes all the equipment himself. I think he'll do it
Kills himself, teleports to jurassic era,becomes a ghost, guides dinosaurs so they can evolve into chickens, reincarnates and does the soup
Lmao
Seems like you've been watching Alex French Guy Cooking...
Liziqi does that. Check out her youtube channel
kzhead.info/sun/iaxuqriJo4uChn0/bejne.html
Not only is your cake stunning, this film is gracefully executed and filled with cinematic magic.
thanks for this vid, alvin. I watched this with my mom shortly before she passed from covid. it was one of the last times we had fun together. i come back every few months or so and rewatch it.
Alvin: "my friends are coming over" **Only Inga arrives**
Eg.gm
dont click idk its a random link i made
@@Saitama-gm9fv its not that hard to just delete the link you know?
No.ni
na.ni?
Storytime: 90% of the reason I made this video was because of a song I heard I year ago. I was browsing KZhead and stumbled across a beautiful piece of piano music. It wasn’t particularly complex or mind-blowing, but I loved its simple charm. When certain songs hook me in like that, I’ll close my eyes and a scene will start to appear. Almost like a painting that draws itself. In this case, I saw a cake being assembled on a cloudy afternoon, right next to the window where the sunlight casts a soft glow. It was a strawberry cake, actually. As the piano flowed, I saw whipped cream being piped, cake layers stacked, strawberries delicately placed one by one, powdered sugar falling gently like snow, the cake stand spinning and spinning - it was such a striking image that stuck in my mind. I told myself that one day, I’d make a cake like that in real life, in a video with the exact same song. A year later, the cake ended up being chocolate and the scene was shot at night under my stove light, but I had a lot of fun doing it! The song is “Ballerina” by Yehezkel Raz, and the scene is around the 14 minute mark.
Interesting!
I always look forward to seeing your videos.
I always love it when you use the music Winterfields! So calming...
that's a very nice story
Love your work ❤️
I watched this over the course of two days because I wanted to really view it in concentration and quiet. It's one of the best things I have ever seen online. The music, the ASMR sounds, the background of the kitchen and your wonderful silent commentary. Baking grandios cakes and enjoying the sound of rain and the warm of sunshine and taking a whole week to make this recipe for your friends - thats what life is all about for me. Thank you for sharing this with us, it is utterly comforting and wonderful and now I want to bake something for my friends. But they're coming over tomorrow so not this cake 🤭
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So great! Awesome storytelling, great baking and so wonderfully shot. Thank you! Oh an can't forget the music well done Sir!
Imagine doing all this and your friend goes “Meh, it’s ok I guess”
*slams table and slaps friend* "I SPENT ALL DAY ON THAT YOU UNGRATEFUL PRICK!"
my friends would probably say they were gonna go outside and play on the swing and then go to their house and hang out there instead
Imagine making this and having to eat it all on my own because I have no friends, all of that cake by myself... wait this isn't a terrible scenario after all 😂
@@nottownlma All week you mean 😂
@@axel.lessio This would be the ideal scenario for many people. And by many people, I mean me, LOL
"This is what you get for misbehaving" *massacres egg and its entire family*
@Arsonality Forced them to drink vanilla paste too, the horror.
sounds like my dad, but without the rest of the family
@@liquidati0n_ even whipped the eggs into shape! This is why you don't run across the street unless accompanied by a chicken.
I was expecting for him to say "And your wife too" but he ended with the joke.
@@Akko1 the egg just had divorce, he challenged him because he knew he would be killed, the egg could not take it anymore, his mind was scrambled
Sometimes I like to just listen to this when I study. It is one of the most peaceful videos I can find on KZhead. It is so perfect. Please keep making these glorious videos.
One bite of this and my sins will be washed, acne cleared, assignments completed, tests passed, academic validation acquired, trauma erased, and give me direct ascension to cake heaven🙏🏼
This wasn’t just a bake , this was a spiritual journey.
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Agreed
I'm over here about to shed a tear thinking about what it just be like to have a friend like that. 😭🥰
Telling me
Sounds like 420
"I like fixing my mistakes with chocolate." Same, Alvin. Same.
😂 mood
I don’t know how long it will take for people to replace every single part of my body with chocolate
I tried to but my marriage still fell apart
Cant fix kids with chocolate
@@00annt damn straight
This video paired with the music is honestly one of the most beautiful and calming things I have ever seen. This cake seems like such a labour of love.
never thought i would get goosebumps from a slice of cake. very well done!
Alvin: "I'm gonna take some slice" takes a quarter of the cake to himself Also Alvin: "My friends are here, time to give them some cake" Gives them a 19th of the cake. I fully respect that.
:)
Sibling energy
hol up fam, gotta learn your fractions!!! that was not a quarter
@@Monitice as much as I agree with you, this was a joke I guess so was your comment so I shouldn't have made this-
@@samara707 fam you got trollledd!!!! possibly even quite bamboozled!!! your career is OVER!!! terminus old man, might as well step in that coffin, before its even time!
Literally every episode: “I like talking to my food sometimes” Alvin, this is not a sometimes. This is an always.
I thought the same 🤣
😂
@@joshlee6226 what
@@joshlee6226 you cannot escape Kevin
@@joshlee6226 wherever you go, kevin will always be there
I watched this video with my best friend the first time we met in real life, and every once and a while this shows up on my recommended page and reminds me of her. thank you for this video
Wow! This video is spectacular, a work of art. From the soft, relaxing music to the beauty shots to the loving care and excitement you put into the cake. Incredible. Possibly the best “food video” I’ve ever seen. Great job!
I feel like Alvin is the bob ross of cakes , if everyone started their day off with a video of his, all would be good in the world.
So true it’s so calming and just fun to watch
@Bryan Jimenez-dhimes And it's even got those moments of tension and suspense, like, why is he putting both pans of batter in the oven at the same time! Why doesn't he just do one at a time, like a normal person! He's going to drop it, nooooo! He doesn't.
Agreed. This is bizarrely relaxing. I should be working right now but.. *content sigh*
That is a YESSSS!!!
Holy shit this is so accurate wtf
I love how Alvin’s slice is like a quarter of the cake and he gives his friend just a little sliver. Smart guy!
He's saving lives! Very magnanimous...
he baked it!! he deserves get the most lol
And that friend is possibly Inga
@@ElevenWholeBeans he gets more of the cake left
@@jeffcollier6563 except for his, god damn. I'm decently chubby myself but even I'd go for that sliver of cake.
I always love the atmosphere you set in your videos. Calming joyful music, complete focus is set on the actual cooking and the ingredients. It's relaxing to watch and it's even more satisfying to watch the final outcome of all the hard work put into making this cake. Thanks :) Hope you're doing well Alvin
alvin cooking asmr is amazing and comforting like baking during the rain
Alvin : "Scraps for me :D" The Scraps : half the cake
i love alvin and this community
The love this guy pours into everything he does is astounding. Not just the cake, but the video with the camera angles, the music that goes along perfectly with what's going on, his house's decoration, etc. I'm so at peace watching this.
I echo sentiment entirely, it's amazing and simple and beautiful and makes me really really hungry.
Very much at peace
*kills egg for rolling*
@@soupyfly1327 😂😂😂
literally
Oh my gosh. This was stunning. The music, the asmr, the ingredients..so peaceful to watch. I need to try this now. Looks like the best chocolate cake ever.
I love You! Where has this recipe been all my life lol. Can't wait to make this for my Birthday!! Awesome job🥰
"I don't like frosting, so I'm making a mousse instead" Just when I thought he couldn't be any more perfect.
i spam the word Egg
I agree frosting is often crap
@@mrpizzacat8273 ikr they put so much powdered sugar, it tastes so weird
Store bought frosting is often weird, but if you make it yourself, it can be delicious :)
@@aubster do u have a good recipe? :)
Alvin: "Shh, I'm stealing a slice" *PROCEEDS TO TAKE 1/4 OF THE ENTIRE CAKE*
According to my calculations that’s actually 1/8th or 0.125th of the cake
@@oy7213 to be precise close to 1/7th actually
tbh i'd say 1/6
Thats still a slice tho ;D
@@ophelia4823 according to *my* calculations it’s actually 14.2857%
Hahaha, the good thing about cooking it, is that you can cut yourself a slice 4 times bigger than everyone else’s 😂😂😂. That looks beautiful 😍
can imagine what the feeling must be to taste something so pure yet complex. it would feel like learning anything and everything about the entire universe in the form of a wholesome children's book.
"I'm fixing my mistakes with chocolate." As we all do, my friend.
That's what makes life worth living😀
STORY OF MY LIFE, DUDE. STORY OF MY LIFE.
'Either chocolate fixes everything or this is alchemy'
No wonder my parents gave me chocolate for a present .
@@kafkaontheshore9102 😂
I feel like I’ve watched a shortfilm. Like, cinema worthy. This man has a way with the camera angles, sound and lightsettings. This wasn’t him just enjoying the cake but the whole filming process wow. I’ve watched an artist do art on so many levels here, thank you.
i watched it and you instantly became my favourite cooking/baking channel
I sooooo wish you were still making videos! Your videos are some of my all time favorite KZhead content!
Im pretty sure he has a fairly recent video in his other channel alvin zhou films !
his friends are some of the luckiest people that ever existed on earth.
Heard of Mr. Beast?
@@joshstern3940 I was literally just about to say that 😂
Agree
@@joshstern3940 yes they get 70,000 dollars as a daily routine
They really are!
Next Episode- 3 Year omelette - Raises a chicken from an egg
That would take only a few months doe wouldn’t it
Hey it’s rust man
@@chickenchuggets6395 They ferment it
@@tiedie3763 cool
Why would you need to raise a chicken from an egg when your making an omelette??
Love your video style! Your cinematography and framing is gorgeous, your music is perfect, and your product is mouth watering!
stunning!!! from the process to the filming to the cake itself - everything was so beautiful!
“I like fixing my mistakes with chocolate” me too, me too.
I do that with real-life mistakes.
I fix mine with alcohol
There isn’t much that chocolate can’t fix.
I like fixing them by removing the darkness and make it vanilla cake
I- s a m e
"I love covering my mistakes with chocolate" My fatass scoffing down another dairy milk bar: Same Alvin... same
As you should tho, food is a blessing 😩
then there is me who eats everything and doesn’t gain any weight and is skinny and my cousins be like I want ur type of body🤡
Damn this got me deep! 😭
@@amnashafi5846 your secret is most likely you just don't eat as much as you think you do (or others eat more than they think they do).
@@thugpug4392 nope I’m the one that eats the most at breakfast lunch dinner and everything today I stuffed down four packets of ramen oof
This was an amazingly peaceful video. I feel rested and happy after watching that. Thank you for sharing your peace and piece of cake as well! It was very enjoyable!
This is such a therapeutic video Mr. Zhou. Great job!
this guy’s friends must be really lucky having these Michellin rated desserts
Like Babish
except when they need it for tonights party
Deserts are Michelin-rated now? How many stars does the Sahara get?
@@CST1992 ikr. The exaggeration in this comment section is a bit too much.
“I like fixing my mistakes with chocolate”- the immortal words of Alvin zhou 2021
I return to the video every now and again to give me that peaceful and restful vibe I have only really ever found in this video. I love it. Also, chocolate cake = yum
That was beautiful. I really want to bake things like this, and I love the idea of taking your time to do it. I think I'll have to make this some day.
This was a very good cake.
i'm pretty jealous that you could taste the cake.
@@vivago727 same
Looks like being friends with Alvin has its perks😭
I knew it was you!
I was like, bet that's Inga! Lucky.
Watching this video makes me want to bake, though I’ll probably make a really big mess in my kitchen ;;; I’ll watch this whenever I want to bake for baking motivation!
I literally come back to this video every couple of months just for the atmosphere it has :)
The slice he served himself was like 3-4 times bigger than the slices he gave his friends. Then again, he did make it.
or they wanted a smaller piece?? but then again as you said he did make it xD
I think I would want the smaller piece. The slice he "stole" looked like a *lot* of cake
He probably realized after eating a bit of that piece that he took like 3-4 servings at once
@@Smithers888 I would prefer the whole lot of cake 😭 the way I've been craving chocolate cake this past few days I might as well finish the whole cake😩
Yes it was bigger, but the ones he gave his friends definitely wasn't small 😋 I personally thought it was too much 😁
The cake assembly part felt like a Disney movie
I shouldn't love this videos this much. These are artistic, peaceful, informative, and just overall dope.
this video is what made me realize there is so much passion in the art of baking, and apply to culinary school for baking and pastry arts. today was my first day in the kitchen! i made challah bread!
I just absolutely love how Alvin takes his time with not just cake, but everything he’s made on his channel. I love how he could bake a cake in just a couple of hours, but no. He takes an entire week just to make a single cake. And the outcome of it is absolutely beautiful.
Alvin's whole attitude towards the inanimate objects in this episode: "Alright, we can do this the easy way or th... you chose the hard way"
This is the best video I have ever watched in my life. 10/10 camera, 10/10 music, 10/10 subtitles and 10/10 recipe
Non la farò mai, ma ho guardato questo video decine di volte! Troppo bravo per me!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Next video be like: *1-Month Cheesecake*
So a milkshake + 1 month ?
Fine vintage wine: Pathetic.
It was once a milkcake
Next video be like: one millennium fast food burger
Next up: *A Million-Year Strawberry Cake*
Pure therapy. If I wasn’t a foodie or a person who loves to cook this would still be cathartic. This brings me back to my childhood of watching Bob Ross and happy little clouds.
this definitely gives off some bob ross vibes - i think something about personifying things (food, trees, clouds) just makes me very happy and is very relaxing, for some reason
Cathartic, a word I haven't heard in ages. So soothing..... 👌😍
I love Bob, my husband and I watch him on KZhead quite often! Shame I only really discovered him so many years after he passed though 😢
I don't bake, but I've never wanted to more in my life.
Não tenho palavras, uma obra prima! Maravilhoso! Gratidão!
The brown butter looks awesome! It's been a while since I have seen any of your videos. Love all the ones I have seen. ❤ Also, visibly drooled when you cut into that cake. Looks so yummy.
If I made that cake, I’m not inviting any friends over.
good thing I don't have any to share with
@@ruchick6155 sad🥲🤝
Me too me too sister. Wow death by Chocolate. Some amazing cake.
@@amritanshkumar9072 no, happy
I like how you think lmfaoooo i wouldn't share it either