Showing posts with label Cocoa powder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cocoa powder. Show all posts

Monday, April 15, 2013

Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

  • 12 oz softened butter
  • 12 oz caster sugar
  • 1 lb self raising flour
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 teaspsoon vanilla extract
  • 4 tblsp cocoa powder
Fudge filling:
  • 2 tin condensed milk
  • 7 oz milk chocolate
  • 7 oz dark chocolate

Black Forest Cake


Ingredients


For the sponge:
  • 6 large eggs
  • 6 oz caster sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 3.50 oz plain flour
  • 1.50 oz cornflour
  • 1 oz cocoa powder
  • 2 oz unsalted butter (melted)

Monday, April 1, 2013

Cacao Balls with Coconut

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pitted medjool dates
  • 1 cup activated nuts ( almonds and walnuts)
  • 1/3 cup raw organic cacao powder
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds

Cacao Fudge Bites

Ingredients

- 2 cups of walnuts
- 2 1/2 cups medjool dates, pitted
- 1 cup cacao powder
- Pinch of sea salt

Monday, March 25, 2013

Lemon Meringue Pie


Ingredients

  • sweet pastry ingredients:
  • 300 g plain flour
  • 110 g caster sugar
  • 150 g butter
  • 1egg
  • lemon curd ingredients:
  • grated zest of 2 lemons
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 large eggs
  • 110 g caster sugar
  • 110 g butter (cold, cut into small cubes)
  • italian meringue ingredients:
  • 2 tblsp cold water
  • 75 g caster sugar
  • 0.50 tblsp liquid glucose
  • 2 egg whites

Sticky Toffee Pudding with Irish Whiskey Caramel Sauce

Ingredients

  • 150 g butter (at room temperature, plus extra for greasing)
  • 175 g stoned dates (preferably medjool)
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 175 g light muscovado sugar
  • 175 g self-raising flour (plus extra for greasing)
  • 2 eggs (beaten)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • for the caramel sauce:
  • 300 g caster sugar
  • 250 ml cream
  • 75 g unsalted butter
  • 1 vanilla pod (split with seeds scraped out)
  • fresh mint sprigs, to decorate
  • whipped cream or toffee ice cream, to serve

Friday, March 22, 2013

Red Carpet Trio of Chocolate

Ingredients

Chocolate mousse:
  • 100 g good quality chocolate for cases
  • 160 g valhrona chocolate (or any good quality chocolate 70% solids)
  • 100 g free range egg yolks
  • 50 g free range eggs
  • 80 g sugar
  • 40 g water
  • 250 g whipped cream
  • 1 large roll of acetate (2in wide)
  • masking tape
  • chocolate tart:
  • 125 ml milk
  • 125 g cream
  • 40 g free range egg yolks
  • 40 g sugar
  • 180 g valhrona chocolate (chopped, at least 70% cocoa solids)
  • chocolate and orange sorbet:
  • 500 g sparkling water
  • 100 g inverted sugar
  • 35 g sugar
  • 3 g stabilizer
  • 200 g good quality chocolate
  • 250 ml orange liqueur
  • for the confit orange zest:
  • 500 ml water
  • 200 g sugar
  • 2 unwaxed oranges (peel removed and finely chopped)

Buche de Noel

Ingredients

For the base:
  • 4 eggs (separated)
  • 125 g caster (superfine) sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla sugar
  • 125 g plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
  • filling for chocolate melt:
  • 80 g butter
  • 200 g dark chocolate
  • 200 ml whipped cream
  • for sweetened chestnut cream 200 g
  • 100 g softened butter
  • 200 ml whipped cream

Coeliac - Friendly Truffle Cake

Ingredients

  • 6 large eggs separated
  • 6 oz caster sugar
  • 5 oz dark chocolate (55%)
  • 1 oz cornflour
  • 2 tblsp cold water
  • 10 floz double cream
  • 4 oz dark chocolate (70%) 
  • 0.50 oz cocoa powder

Tiramisu Recipe


Thursday, March 14, 2013

Swedish Toffee

Ingredients

  • 180 g sugar
  • 200 ml double cream
  • 200 ml golden syrup
  • 1 tblsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tblsp butter

Sparkle Cookies

Ingredients

  • 75 g honey
  • 150 g soft light brown sugar
  • 50 g butter
  • 300 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp dr.oetker baking powder
  • 1 medium egg, beaten
To decorate
  • dr. oetker ready to use fairy cake icing
  • dr. oetker chocolate flavour writing icing /dr. oetker writing icing
  • dr. oetker liquid food colours
  • dr. oetker silver balls, sugar strands & chocolate stars

Chocolate Mousse Cake

Ingredients

  • 300 g dark chocolate, broken into pieces, or dark chocolate drops
  • 150 g butter
  • 5 eggs
  • 50 g caster sugar
  • cocoa powder, for dusting
  • 20cm (8in) diameter spring-form/loose bottomed cake tin

Amaretto Tiramisu

Ingredients

  • 75 ml (3fl oz) strong coffee, cooled
  • 4 tblsp amaretto or brandy
  • 40 amaretti biscuits (about 85g/3oz in total)
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 50 g (2oz) caster sugar
  • 125 g (4½oz) mascarpone
  • 1 tblsp cocoa powder

Chocolate Tart

Ingredients

  • For the Pastry
  • 110 g / 4oz butter, diced
  • 175 g / 6oz plain flour
  • 55 g / 2oz caster sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • pinch of salt
  • 0.50 tblsp cream
  • 1 lb chocolate
  • For the Chocolate tart mix
  • 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 oz caster sugar
  • 0.50 pint cream (boil together)
  • 0.25 pint milk