Saturday, 29 December 2012

Chocolate Ice Cream


Ingredients:


2 cups (500 ml.) full fat milk
1/3 cup sugar
one tablespoon cornflour
one cup grated dark chocolate
one cup (100 grams) fresh cream
a few drops vanilla essence

Method:


Merge the chocolate as well as a cup of milk in a pan and melt it over a slow flame till it becomes a smooth sauce. Chilled slightly.
In another pan, merge the remaining milk and sugar and bring it to a boil.
Dissolve the cornflour in one to two tablespoons of water, add to the boiling milk and sugar and simmer for two to three minutes.
Add the chocolate sauce and mix well. Chilled and add the vanilla essence and cream.
Mix well, pour in to a shallow container. Cover and freeze till it is  set.
Divide the mixture in to two batches and churn each batch separately in a blender till it is smooth.
Transfer in to a shallow container. Cover and freeze till it is firm. Scoop and serve.

Chocolate And Biscuit Pie


Ingredients:

225 g plain chocolate biscuits, finely crushed
175 g butter, soft
225 g icing sugar
120 g chocolate, melted
150 ml thick cream
Decoration:
200 ml thick cream
60 g plain chocolate curls

Method:

Add 60 g butter to the crushed biscuits & blend well.
Press the mixture in to the base & partway up the sides of a 20cm (8in) loose-bottomed cake tin, then chill well.
Merge icing sugar & remaining butter (115 g ).
Beat until creamy.
Add melted chocolate & beat until the mixture is thick.
Add thick cream to the chocolate mixture & mix well.
Spread the filling over the biscuit base & chill for about one hour.
Decorate with cream & chocolate curls.
Serve chilled.

Thursday, 27 December 2012

Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Bites


Ingredients:

1 egg white
1/4 cup caster sugar
one tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted
Additional cocoa powder, to serve
Choc-peppermint ganache
100g Lindt dark mint intense chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup thickened cream
1/2 teaspoon peppermint essence

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 150°C/130°C fan-forced. Line two sizable baking trays with baking paper. Using an electric mixer, beat egg white until stiff peaks form. Add sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat for two minutes or until sugar has dissolved. Add cocoa. Beat until combined.

2. Spoon heaped teaspoons meringue mixture onto prepared trays to make 24 meringues. Smooth with the back of a spoon to make a round. Bake for twenty minutes or until firm. Turn off oven. Chilled in oven with door slightly slightly open.

3. Meanwhile, make choc-peppermint ganache: Place chocolate & cream in a heatproof, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium (50%) for one to two minutes, stirring every 30 seconds with a metal spoon, or until melted & smooth. Stir through essence. Refrigerate for twenty minutes or until thick & spreadable.

4. Carefully sandwich one heaped teaspoon of ganache between two meringues. Repeat with remaining meringues & ganache to make a total of 12 meringue bites. Set aside for ten minutes to set. Serve dusted with cocoa powder.

Chocolate Ripple Cake


Ingredients:

1 x 500ml thickened cream
one tsp caster sugar
one tsp vanilla essence
one x 250g pkt Arnott's Choc Ripple biscuits
Fresh raspberries, to serve

Preparation:

1. Use an electric beater to beat the cream, sugar & vanilla in a bowl until firm peaks form.
2. Spread a tiny of the cream mixture along a serving platter to make the base. Stand one biscuit upright on its edge & spread with cream mixture. Place another biscuit alongside & sandwich together. Continue layering with cream mixture & remaining biscuits to form a log.
3. Spread the remaining cream mixture over biscuit log to cover. Place in the fridge for maximum of 6 hours to set.
4. Top with the raspberries then slice the cake diagonally.

Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Chocolate Bundt Cake


Ingredients:


3 cups all-purpose flour
 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
 one cup butter, softened
 1/2 cup shortening
 three cups white sugar
 one teaspoon vanilla extract
 five eggs
 one cup milk

Directions:


Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a ten inch Bundt pan. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa. Set aside.
In a immense bowl, cream butter, shortening, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs after the other, beating well after each. Add flour mixture alternately with the milk. Mix well.
Pour in to ten inch Bundt pan. Bake at 325 F (165 degrees C) for 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in to cake comes out neat. Let chilled for ten minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and chilled .

Boiled chocolate Delight Cake


Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
 one 1/2 cups white sugar
 two teaspoons vanilla extract
 two eggs
 two 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
 one 1/4 tablespoons ground cinnamon
 one teaspoon baking soda
 one 1/2 cups milk
 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Thoroughly grease bottom and sides of a 2-quart heat proof mold or 9 inch bundt pan. Sprinkle with white sugar and tap out excess.
n giant mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs and blend well.
In separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, cinnamon and baking soda; add to butter mixture alternately with milk until well blended. Stir in the chopped nuts.
Spoon batter in to a greased mold. Cover with piece of greased aluminum foil, greased side down. Fold down edges of foil around rim; fasten securely with string.
Place a rack in la giant kettle or pot; pour in water to top of rack. Heat water to boiling; place mold on rack. Reduce heat. Cover kettle and steam cake over simmering water for hour and 25 minutes or until cake tester inserted in middle comes out neat. (Add water, as needed, in the work of steaming to keep water at rack level.) Remove mold from kettle; cold ten minutes on wire rack. Run tip of sharp knife around edges; invert on serving plate. Serve hot accompanied with sauces of your choice.

Chocolate Delight


Ingredients:


1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
 one cup coffee-flavored liqueur
 two (five.9 ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
 6 (one.4 ounce) bars chocolate covered toffee bars, chopped
 two (12 ounce) containers frozen whipped topping, thawed
 one (one ounce) square semisweet chocolate

Directions:


Prepare chocolate cake according to package directions, & bake in a 9x13-inch pan. Icy. Cut in to squares & pour coffee-flavored liqueur over cake. Prepare chocolate pudding according to package directions.
In massive trifle bowl or other glass bowl, crumble half of cake. Top cake with half of chocolate pudding, half of crumbled sweet bars, & container of whipped topping. Repeat layering. Shave chocolate with a vegetable peeler for garnish. Keep refrigerated until serving.

Chocolate Trifle


Ingredients:

1 (19.8 ounce) package brownie mix
 one (three.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
 1/2 cup water
 one (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
 one (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
 one (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
 one (one.5 ounce) bar chocolate sweet

Directions:

Prepare brownie mix according to package directions and chilled . Cut in to one inch squares.
In a large bowl, merge pudding mix, water and sweetened condensed milk. Mix until smooth, then fold in 8 ounces whipped topping until no streaks stay.
In a trifle bowl or glass serving dish, place half of the brownies, half of the pudding mixture and half of the 12 ounce container of whipped topping. Repeat layers. Shave chocolate onto top layer for garnish. Refrigerate 8 hours before serving.

Monday, 24 December 2012

Weight Loss Chocolate cake


Ingredients:

Dark chocolate 200g
White chocolate 200g
Milk chocolate 200g
Eggs three
Flour 400g
Butter/marg 150g
Sugar 500g
Golden syrup three tbs
Magic weight loss powder one pinch

Method:

Preheat oven to 180'c
cream the butter/marg, sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy. Add the golden syrup and fold in the flour. Melt the milk and dark chocolate and add to mixkture. Chop up white chocolate and add. Last but not least add a pinch of magic powder. Poor in to tin and cook for 30-40 mins.

Chocolate Truffle


Ingredients:

200g of your choice chocolate
100ml double cream
one vanilla pod or a table spoon of vanilla extract
30g butter
five giant tablespoons of cocoa powder
To decorate; icing sugar

Method:

one. Break chocolate in to a heat proof bowl.
two. Then melt over boiling water until melted.
three. On a low heat in another saucepan, add cream, and split the vanilla pod, or add vanilla extract.
four. Leave vanilla and cream to simmer for minutes.
five. One time the chocolate is melted, add the cream, and vanilla in to the bowl with the melted chocolate. And mix well.
6. Melt butter and stir in to the chocolate mixture.
7. Leave to chill in the fridge, until set.
8. One time set roll in to balls.
9. Roll in icing sugar, or sprinkle over in lieu.
ten. Eat! Only suitable for days.

Saturday, 22 December 2012

Coffee Cream Brownies


Cook Time: 25 minutes

Prep Time: five minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

one (three ounces) package cream cheese, softened
two Tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup sugar
four eggs, divided use
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
one Tablespoon flour
two Tablespoons instant coffee granules
1/4 cup warm water
one (19.8 ounces) box relatives size brownie mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Merge cream cheese and butter; blend thoroughly. Add sugar and blend until light and fluffy. Beat in one egg and vanilla, then stir in flour and mix well. Set aside.

In medium bowl, dissolve coffee in water. Add brownie mix, remaining eggs, and vegetable oil; blend well. Pour half the batter in to greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish.

Drop cheese mixture by heaping tablespoons over brownie batter. Pour remaining batter over cheese mixture and gently swirl a butter knife through it to generate a marbled effect. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

Yield: 24 to 36 brownies, depending on cut size

Cheery Cream Coffee Cake


Cook Time: 30 minutes

Prep Time: ten minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

Filling:
12 ounces (1-1/2 huge 8-ounce packages) cream cheese
one cup granulated white sugar
one huge egg
one teaspoon pure vanilla extract
one cup dried cherries
1/2 cup chopped pecans
.
Cake:
two packages (8-count) refrigerated crescent rolls, divided use
1/2 cup chocolate chips
.
Icing Glaze:
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
two to three Tablespoons milk or cream
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with nonstick foil.

Open one tube of the crescent rolls and unroll the dough. Place in the bottom of the prepared pan and press to fit the bottom of the pan, sealing any perforations.

Make the filling first by placing cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla in to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Method until combined. Add cherries and pulse until the cherries are coarsely chopped. Add pecans and pulse a couple of times, only until combined.

Spread evenly with the filling.

Open the remaining tube of crescent rolls and separate the triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise so you have 16 narrow triangles. Start at finish of the pan, placing triangles across the width, stretching each dough triangle to fit the width of the pan, alternating to opposite sides of the pan. (The first triangle will stretch from top to bottom, the next from bottom to top, etc.) The top will be covered by the crescent dough, with the sides of the dough touching closely, but not overlapping.

For the icing glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, milk or cream, and almond extract until smooth, adding  milk or cream to get to a barely drippable consistency. Spoon icing in to a zip-top bag, squeeze out all the air, and seal. Snip a corner from the bottom of the bag and drizzle icing over the top of the coffee cake in a zig-zag pattern. Let sit, uncovered, for the icing to firm up about one hour. Cut and serve.

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle evenly with the chocolate chips. Let cold to room temperature.

Yield: 24 to 36 servings, depending on cut size

Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Coco Berry Nut Mix Cake Cookies


Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: ten minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

one (18.25 ounces) vanilla or French vanilla box cake mix, dry
1/3 cup vegetable oil
two eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup dried berry mix fruit, chopped to 1/2 inch pieces, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes, & thoroughly drained
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup miniature chocolate chips

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or Silpats.


Using a giant dinner fork, merge cake mix with vegetable oil & eggs. Mixture will be thick. Fold in drained dried berries, pecans, & miniature chocolate chips. Chill dough for 30 minutes.


Scoop dough by the teaspoonful & use your hands to roll & compress in to tiny balls. Place on prepared baking sheet about two inches apart. Bake about ten minutes, until lightly browned around the edges. Do not over-bake.

Cold on racks. Store leftovers in a covered container.

Yield: about five dozen cookies

Note: These are best made tiny as bite-sized cookies.

Chocolate Orange Mix Torte


Cook Time: 45 minutes

Prep Time: twenty minutes

Total Time: one hour, five minutes

Ingredients:

Strawberry Sauce:
two cups fresh strawberries, cut in half, divided use
1/2 teaspoon confectioners' sugar
.
Torte:
3/4 pound margarine, unsalted or pareve
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup fresh orange juice
two Tablespoons orange liqueur
1/4 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
6 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/8 cup miniature chocolate chips for garnish, optional

Preparation:

Place one cup of halved strawberries (retain the rest for garnish) in a zip-top bag. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar & shake to coat. Refrigerate while you make the torte.

Place margarine, sugar, orange juice, orange liqueur, & coffee in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Stir until combined & smooth. Remove from heat & stir in vanilla. Add chocolate & stir until melted & blended. Let cold.

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper.

When chocolate mixture is cold, whisk in the eggs until thoroughly combined. Pour in to prepared pan. Bake 35 to 45 minutes until top has a slight crust & middle is set.

Let chocolate torte cold to room temperature, then refrigerate for four hours or overnight.

When prepared to serve, place sugared strawberries in a blender or food processor & pulse to puree. Pour strawberry sauce over the cake, sprinkle with chocolate chips, & decorate with remaining strawberry halves.

Yield: 14 to 16 servings

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Choco Coco Cluster


Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups finely shredded unsweetened coconut, lightly toasted and cooled
1/2 cup toasted almonds, cooled and chopped
7-8 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
one tablespoon finely ground espresso beans (optional)
a large grain finishing salt - in the event you can get your hands on a smoked, great

Procedure:

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat. Combine the coconut and almonds in a immense bowl. Place the chocolate in a double boiler (or a bowl placed over a tiny bit of simmering water) to melt along with the ground espresso. Pour the chocolate over the coconut mixture and stir to combine. Let chilled a couple of minutes and then drop by the tablespoonful onto baking sheet. Finish with a few grains of salt on top of each. The mixture will be a bit crumbly, but will set as the chocolate cools. If your kitchen is on the chilled side the clusters will set up over the coursework of an hour or so. In the event you require to speed up the system a bit, pop them in the refrigerator.

Makes 36 clusters.

No Bake Chocolate Cake


Ingredients:

butter, to grease pan
8 ounces / 225 g 70% chocolate, well chopped
8 ounces / 225 g heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon allspice (optional)
two teaspoons finely ground espresso (optional)
1/4 teaspoon fine grain salt
cocoa powder, to serve

process:

Lightly butter a 6-inch / 15cm spring form pan or equivalent - I usually use small loaf pans which are less common, but lots of small pans will work here (see main entry). Line with parchment paper and set aside.


Barely melt the chocolate in a double boiler over gentle heat.


Pour the chocolate in to the cream, and slowly and steadily stir until everything comes together smoothly. Make definite the parts are not at all separate. Pour in to the prepared pan, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled throughout, a few hours, or overnight.

In a separate medium pan heat the cream over gentle heat. Stir in the allspice and the espresso, if using. When the cream is warm / hot to the touch, remove from heat and stir in the salt.

When prepared to serve, remove from the pan, let set at room temperature for0 minutes or so, dust with a small bit of cocoa powder, and slice. Alternately, you can slice and serve from the pan.


Serves 12.

Prep time: ten min

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Chocolate Honeycomb Cake

Ingredients:

100 g self raising flour

100 g caster sugar

100 g butter

2 eggs

Cad bury Dairy Milk bars

Cad bury Crunchier bars


Procedure:

1. Cream the butter and caster sugar until pale and fluffy. Add beaten eggs and mix in. 

2. Fold in the flour and add chopped Cadbury Crunchie pieces

3. Put in cupcake cases and bake at 180 degrees for 15-20 mins

4. Melt Cadbury Dairy Milk bars, apply to top and allow to set

Chocolate Marble Cake

Ingredients:

175g (6og) butter (softened)

175g (6og) caster sugar

175g (6og) self-raising flour

3 large eggs

2tbsp orange juice

2tbsp 
Bournville Cocoa Powder


Procedure:

1. Preheat the oven to 180'C (350F, gas mark 4). Grease and line the base of a 20cm (8") square cake tin with baking paper to prevent the cake from sticking.

2. Place all ingredients (except cocoa) in a large mixing bowl. Using an electric or hand whisk, beat together until mixed and smooth. Divide mixture in half. Place large spoonfuls of one half of the mixture into tin in each of the four corners and in middle. Leave spaces between each spoonful. Sift the Bournville Cocoa Powder over the remaining mixture in the bowl and whisk together until combined.

3. Spoon the chocolate mixture into the spaces in the cake tin. Gently drag a round bladed knife through the mixtures to create a swirl effect with the brown and white mixtures. Don't overdo it, or you will mix the two colours together completely.

4. Bake the cake for 30 minutes, until well risen and springy. Allow it to cool in tin, then remove it and peel off the baking paper. Cut it into 25 squares with a sharp knife.

Chocolate Sponge Pudding


Ingredients:

75g butter or margarine, softened

75g caster sugar

2 medium eggs

140g self raising flour

20g Bournville Cocoa Powder

About 4 tbsp semi skimmed milk

60g Cadbury Dairy Milk, roughly chopped

Procedure:

1. Grease an ovenproof dish of 900ml capacity and heat the oven to 180˚C, gas mark 4.

2. To make the pudding, cream the fat and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat well. Fold in the flour and cocoa powder together with a little milk to give a dropping consistency. Stir in the chocolate pieces.

3. Spoon into the dish and bake for 35-40 minutes until risen and firm to touch or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the pudding comes out clean.

4. Best served warm with hot chocolate sauce or custard.

Rich Dark Chocolate Pots

Ingredients:

100g Bournville, broken into pieces

150ml double cream

2 tbsp Grand Marnier liqueur (optional)

½ Flake, crushed


Procedure:

1. Melt the Bournville in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and cool a little.

2. Whip the cream until just starting to thicken then fold in the chocolate and liqueur.

3. Divide between 4 small ramekins or small glasses. Chill for 1-2 hours or ideally overnight and serve topped with crushed Flake.

Friday, 7 December 2012

No Bake Chocolate Cheery Combos


Cook Time: five minutes

Prep Time: twenty minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

four Tablespoons butter, at room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup (about 6 ounces) finely crushed pretzel stick crumbs (see note)
one cup canned cherry pie filling
.
Chocolate Coating:
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
two Tablespoons shortening or butter

Preparation:


Line mini-muffin tins with muffin papers.


In a food processor, beat butter, cream cheese, and sugar together until smooth. Add pretzel crumbs, blending until combined. Add cherries and pulse until they are chopped and incorporated. Chill for 15 minutes in the refrigerator.

Melt chocolate and shortening or butter until smooth and liquid. Pour in to a ziptop baggie with a small corner cut from the bag for a spout or use a squeeze bottle. Squirt a small dab of chocolate in to the bottom of each muffin paper.

Shape the cherry mixture in to 1-inch balls and lightly press in to the chocolate in each mini-muffin cup. Cover each with remaining melted chocolate. (If chocolate cools much, you may require to gently rewarm it.)

Refrigerate to harden chocolate.

Yield: four dozen

Jalapeno Brownie


Prep Time: five minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
four large eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
two cups sugar
one teaspoon vanilla
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
five large jalapeno peppers, minced
6 to 8 Thai chilies, minced
3/4 cup walnuts, toasted & chopped

Preparation:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9 by 13-inch pan.


In a large bowl, whisk or beat the eggs with the salt until foamy. Add the sugar & vanilla & beat until well blended. Add the chocolate-butter mixture & stir until combined. Add the flour & cocoa powder & mix until  blended. Fold in the jalapenos, chiles, & walnuts.

Melt butter & chocolate chips together in a double boiler. Set aside to chilled.

Transfer batter to the prepared pan & bake until the top forms a cracked crust & the inside looks slightly damp, 30 to 35 minutes. Permit to chilled, then cut in to squares & dust with powdered sugar.

Yield: about 12 large brownies

Saturday, 1 December 2012

Chocolate Surprise Dessert


Ingredients:


Chocolate fudge cake (as much as you can eat)
Custard
Malteasers,minsterals,chocolate fingers (what ever you like)

Method:


Put your chocolate cake in to a bowl

then add the custard

and then add your malteasers,minsterals,chocolate fingers (what ever tiny chocolates you have bought)

this tastes truly brilliant and hope you think so to.

Yummy Chocolate Dessert


Ingredients:

350g chocolate,
one pint (568ml) double cream
1tbsp golden syrup

Procedure:

one) melt the chocolate, 1/4 of the cream & the golden syrup together over a pan of boiling water

two) whip the remainder of the cream in to "fluffy peaks"- can move the whisk through & the mark stays (using a mechanical whisk is simplest)

three) fold melted chocolate mix in to the whisked cream, when combined add to tin (i use a lunchbox without the lid on because i have minimal equipment) leave in fridge overnight to set

four) one time set eat,

Friday, 30 November 2012

Midnight Chocolate Cake


Ingredients:


2 cup flour
2/3 cup cocoa
one 2/3 cup sugar
one teaspoon baking powder
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup milk
three eggs
A pinch of salt


Procedure:

Sift together cocoa, flour, baking powder & a pinch of salt. Beat eggs well & keep aside.
Mix butter & sugar.
Add milk.
Beat well, till fluffy.
Add eggs slowly & stir.
Fold in the flour mixture.
Add 2-3 teaspoons of water.
Pour in to a greased & floured pan.
Bake at 190C for 40-50 minutes in a preheated oven.

Banana Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup chopped dark chocolate
1/2 cup mashed banana
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Procedure:

1. Place the a pan, put the chocolate in it, then add 1 tablespoon of cream and wait till it melt over gentle and heat till it becomes a smooth sauce. 
2. Take an another bowl, whisk the cream and vanilla essence till it get soft. and Keep it aside. 
3. Now Pour the melted chocolate over the mashed bananaClick to find more about banana and mix it well until it becomes cool. 
4. Now Slowly fold in the whipped cream, pour it into 2 individual glasses and then refrigerate till it sets. 
Serve garnished with swirls of cream and grated chocolate. You can Also garnish it with Chocolate syrup and much more....

Thursday, 29 November 2012

Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake


Prep Time: one hour, 15 minutes

Total Time: one hour, 15 minutes

Ingredients:

one (7-ounce) pkg. caramels
1/4 cup evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed)
3/4 cup chopped pecans, divided use
one (9-inch) prepared chocolate cookie pie crust
6 ounces (3/4 of a huge block) cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
1-1/4 cups milk
one (three.9-ounce) package chocolate instant pudding
1/4 cup miniature chocolate chips
1/2 cup prepared fudge topping

Preparation:

Whip cream cheese, sour cream, & milk with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth & fluffy, about three minutes. With mixer walking, add the chocolate pudding mix in a constant stream, beating until well-combined & thick. Fold in miniature chocolate chips.

Melt caramels & evaporated milk in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Stir in 1/2 cup of the pecans (reserving 1/4 cup for later). Pour in to the pie crust.

Pour the pudding mixture over the caramel layer in the pie crust & spread to smooth it. Cover loosely & chill at least one hour to set.

Place the fudge topping in a tiny ziptop bag, squeeze out the air, & seal. Cut a tiny corner from the bottom of the bag & use as a pastry bag to drizzle chocolate over the top of the chilled pie. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining 1/4 cup of pecans.

Yield: 8 to ten servings

Cola Chocolate Chip Cake


Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: one hour, twenty minutes

Ingredients:

2-1/3 cups flour
one teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, melted (one stick)
one cup cola, at room temperature
one square semisweet baking chocolate
3/4 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup vegetable oil
two teaspoons vanilla
two cups sugar
two eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
one cup powdered baking cocoa
1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
.
Optional Frosting:
1-1/4 cups chocolate chips, powdered sugar, or prepared chocolate frosting

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with non-stick foil. (If using regular foil, grease and flour with powdered cocoa.)

Merge butter, cola, and semisweet chocolate baking square in a saucepan. Remove the mixture from the heat when it comes to a boil. Stir in marshmallows until blended and smooth. Set aside to cold.

In a medium bowl, merge flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix with a whisk so the ingredients are equally distributed.

Add half of the flour mixture to egg mixture and beat well, scraping down sides often. Add cooled cola mixture and beat. Add remainder of flour and beat until combined. Fold in 1-1/2 cups chocolate chips. Batter will be thick.

In a immense bowl, merge shortening, oil, vanilla, and sugar, blending until mixed. Add eggs, buttermilk, and cocoa, beating at medium speed until smooth.

Pour batter in to prepared baking pan. Place on the top shelf in the oven and bake about 50 minutes or until it tests done. (See frosting options below.) Let cold before cutting to serve.

Optional Frostings:
Sprinkle 1-1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips on hot cake as soon as you remove it from the oven. Wait three to five minutes for the chips to melt, then smooth with a spatula to frost the cake. Alternatively, wait until cake is cooled and sprinkle generously with powdered sugar or spread on store-bought prepared chocolate frosting.

Yield: 36 to 48 servings, depending on cut size

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Christmas Rum Pudding


Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: four hours

Total Time: four hours, 15 minutes

Ingredients:

four beaten eggs
one cup of sugar
two teaspoons of cinnamon
one teaspoon of cloves
one teaspoon nutmeg
one teaspoon of salt
one cup of milk
one cup currants
one cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup black raisins
1/2 cup gold raisins
1/2 cup candied mixed fruit (chopped)
1/2 cup candied citron
two cups of fine bread crumbs
one cup of shredded suet
one teaspoon dissolved baking soda
one pint of flour
one ounce Goslings Dark Rum

Preparation:


In sizable bowl, mix eggs, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, & milk. Stir in currants, almonds, black raisins, gold raisins, candied mixed fruit, candied citron, breadcrumbs, & suet. Stir in dissolved baking soda, then add in flour & blend well.


Place in bowls then boil or steam for four hours.

Flambe with Goslings Dark Rum. Store pudding in a chilled, dry area for 30 days, allowing the pudding to ripen.

Reheat & serve.

Yield: two to four servings

Chocolate Dipped Crescent Hearts


Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 32 cookies

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

three Tablespoons red decorator sugar
one (8-ounce) can refrigerated crescent rolls
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
two Tablespoons butter, melted
four ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate (optional)
one ounce paraffin wax

Preparation:

Sprinkle have of the red sugar on the cutting board. Unroll crescent roll dough, separate in to four rectangles, and place on top of the sugared board. Press the perforations to seal, then gently press dough in to the sugar. Brush rectangles with half of the melted butter. Sprinkle with all of the cinnamon and remaining red sugar.

From the long side, roll rectangle jelly-roll fashion up to the middle of the dough. Then roll the top side down to meet the bottom in the middle. Repeat with remaining dough rectangles. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 30 minutes to firm up.

Remove dough, unwrap and place on cutting board. Slice each roll in to 8 pieces and place cut-side down about two inches apart on the prepared baking tray. Press down to 1/2-inch thickness and pinch the bottom of each slice to a point to form a heart shape. Brush with remaining melted butter.

Preheat oven to 375 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silpats.

Bake 9 to 13 minutes until golden. Reshape cookies if necessary and let cold.

Melt chocolate and paraffin wax together, stirring until smooth. Dip crescent heart cookies halfway in to melted chocolate. Place dipped cookies on waxed or freezer paper. Refrigerate to harden chocolate if necessary.

Yield: 32 cookies

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Chocolate Banana Nut Cream Cake


Cook Time: 40 minutes

Prep Time: twenty minutes

Total Time: one hour

Ingredients:

Cream Topping:
four ounces (1/2 cup) cream cheese (half of a large 8-ounce block), at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
one egg, at room temperature
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Banana Cake Batter:
1/2 cup butter (one stick), at room temperature
1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
two eggs, at room temperature
one tsp vanilla extract
three medium ripe bananas, pureed with 1/2 tsp lemon juice (one cup banana puree)
two cups flour
1-1/4 tsp baking powder
one tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
one cup (8 ounces) banana yogurt (see note)
one cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans, walnuts, cashews, or macadamia nuts
Icing:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
one tsp milk or cream (about)

Preparation:


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick foil.


Make the Cream Topping:
In a medium mixing bowl, blend together the cream cheese & sugar with a hand mixer. Add the egg & beat until incorporated & smooth. Mix in the vanilla extract. Set aside.

Make the Batter:
In a large mixing bowl, merge the sugar with the butter until well-mixed. It will look crumbly. Add the eggs, separately, blending after each. Add the vanilla extract & bananas. Mix until combined.

In a separate bowl, merge flour with baking powder, baking soda, & salt.

Add the flour mixture & yogurt to the butter mixture, a third at a time, alternating between the until all is incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips & nuts (pecans, walnuts, cashews, or macadamia nuts).

Bake about 35 to 40 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove to rack to icy to room temperature.

Pour batter in to prepared baking pan & smooth. Drop dollops of the cream cheese topping on top of the banana batter, then smooth to cover.

Make the Icing:
Mix milk or cream with confectioners' sugar until smooth, adding liquid so it can be drizzled. Scrape in to a zip-top bag, squeeze out the air, & seal. Snip a small corner from the bottom of the bag & drizzle the icing on top of the banana cake. Let sit at least an hour to set.
Yield: 18 to 36 servings, depending on cut size

Orange Chocolate Chip Bread


Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: one hour, five minutes

Ingredients:

one navel orange
1/2 cup (8 Tablespoons or one stick) butter
1/2 cup orange marmalade
three cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
one Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
one cup chilled semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
two massive eggs
1/2 cup milk mixed with the juice of half of the orange
.
Optional Orange Glaze:
one cup confectioners' powdered sugar
one to two Tablespoons orange juice

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan with vegetable spray.

Use a microplane or fine grater to remove the zest (rind) from the orange. You ought to have about one tablespoon of finely grated orange zest. Cut the orange in half & add the juice from half in to the milk. Reserve the other half for the orange glaze, if using.

Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, & salt in a massive bowl. Toss the chocolate chips to coat with the flour. Set aside.

Place butter & orange marmalade in a heat-proof bowl & microwave on high for 45 to 60 seconds (or melt in a saucepan). Stir to merge & let cold.

Add cooled buttered marmalade, egg mixture, & orange zest to the flour mixture. Stir with a dinner fork until combined but do not overmix. Any lumps will smooth out in the baking.

Beat eggs with milk/orange juice mixture, using a dinner fork.

Optional Orange Glaze:
Whisk one to two Tablespoons of orange juice with one cup powdered sugar to a drizzling consistency. Spoon in to a zip-top bag, squeeze out the air, & seal. Snip off small corner of the bag & use as a pastry bag to drizzle the cooled orange marmalade bread with the glaze.

Pour in to prepared pan. Bake for one hour, until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out neat. Cold to room temperature before slicing to serve.

Yield: one loaf

Friday, 23 November 2012

Triple Chocolate Mess


Ingredients:


1 package chocolate cake mix
one package instant chocolate pudding
four eggs
one cup water
one pint sour cream
3/4 cup Cooking Oil
6 ounces chocolate chips


Procedure:

In a giant bowl stir together the cake mix and the pudding mix. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with the water, then add the sour cream and Cooking Oil and stir until smooth.
Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and beat well. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Spray the inside of the crockpot with Cooking Oil.
Pour batter in to crockpot. Place a paper towel over the top of the crockpot and then cover and cook on low for 6 hours. The paper towel absorbs the moisture and keeps it from dripping back in to the pot. Change it one time or two times if it gets wet. Serve the dessert warm in a bowl with ice cream or whipped cream.

Black Magic Cake


Ingredients:

two cupswhite sugar
1 3/4 cupsall-purpose flour
two teaspoonsbaking soda
3/4 cupunsweetened cocoa powder
one teaspoonbaking powder
one teaspoonsalt
one cupstrong brewed coffee
2eggs
1/2 cupvegetable oil
one cupbuttermilk
one teaspoonvanilla extract

Directions:

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 9 inch round cake pans or 9x13 inch pan.
2.In massive bowl merge flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the middle.
3.Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Beat for two minutes on medium speed. Batter will be narrow. Pour in to prepared pans.
4.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in to middle of cake comes out tidy. Cold for ten minutes, then remove from pans and finish cooling on a wire rack. Fill and frost as desired.

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Chocolate Zucchini Roll


Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: twenty minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

three eggs
one teaspoon vanilla extract
one cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
one teaspoon baking soda
one teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
one cup shredded peeled zucchini
.
Filling:
one package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
two teaspoons vanilla extract
one cup confectioners' sugar
Additional confectioners' sugar

Preparation:

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and vanilla. Merge flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in zucchini.

Turn onto a linen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Peel off waxed paper and roll up, jelly-roll style, beginning with a short side. Chilled on wire rack.

Spread in to a greased and waxed paper-lined 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

Unroll cake; spread filling to within one inch of edges. Roll up again; dust with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate until serving.

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar.

Yield: ten servings

Surprise Chocolate Chip Cake


Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: one hour, ten minutes

Ingredients:

one cup chopped (1/4-inch dice) sweet onion (such as Vidalia)
one cup vegetable oil, divided use
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
two cups all-purpose flour
one teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
two cups sugar
two eggs, at room temperature
one teaspoon pure vanilla extract
one cup milk, soured with one tablespoon white vinegar
three cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided use

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick foil.

While the sweet onions are sauteeing, melt unsweetened chocolate in a double-boiler, stirring often. Remove from heat when melted & keep warm, but not hot.

Place chopped sweet onion in a skillet or tiny saucepan with two tablespoons of the oil. Carmelize sweet onion by gently sauteeing over low heat until limp & barely golden. Do not let the onions get browned, burned, or crisp.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, & salt. Set aside.

In a immense bowl, beat remaining oil, sugar, eggs, & vanilla extract until light & fluffy, about three minutes. Add warm chocolate & carmelized sweet onions, mixing until combined.

Pour batter in to prepared pan & spread evenly to corners. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until tests done with a toothpick. Do not overbake. Sprinkle remaining 1-1/2 cups of chocolate chips evenly over the top of the cake & cover loosely with foil. Wait five minutes, then spread melted chips with a spatula to frost the cake.

Add one-third of flour mixture to chocolate mixture, beating to combine. Mix in half the milk. Add another third of the flour, mix, then the remainder of the milk, mix, & finish with the last third of the flour. Fold in 1-1/2 cups of the chocolate chips.

Let cake cold at room temperature at least six hours to let frosting set before cutting. Lift foil to remove cake from pan. Peel foil down from sides to cut.

Yield: 24 to 48 servings, depending on cut size

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Chocolate Brownies


Ingredients:

230g chocolate - works better with dark
230g butter
one teaspoon vanilla extract
200g caster sugar
three eggs

Method:

one. Preheat the oven to 170°c
two. Melt the chocolate and butter together in a bowl over a pan of simmering water
three. One time melted, take it off the heat and mix in the sugar and vanilla
four. Beat the eggs and mix them in next
five. Line a baking tray with foil and put in the mixture
6. Bake for half an hour - the top ought to be crackly and the middle ought to be sticky
7. Take them out and leave them to icy - the middle will harden up a bit
8. Cut in to sections

Chocolate Mousse


Ingredients:

100g chocolate
four egg yolks
50g caster sugar
6 egg whites

Procedure:

one. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water, then set the bowl aside and
let the chocolate chilled a tiny.

two. Whisk together the egg yolks and 40g of the sugar for a couple of minutes until
the mixture thickens, becoming pale and fluffy. Pour in the cooled chocolate
and fold together gently.

three. Whisk the egg whites in a immense tidy bowl until they are stiff,
but not dry. Add the sugar and beat until the mixture becomes shiny.

four. Spoon a third of the egg whites in to the chocolate mixture and stir together -
you don't need any flecks of white. Gently fold in the remaining whites, then
pour in to a serving bowl. Chill in the fridge overnight to set.

Decorate with chocolate or cream shavings and cherries before serving.

Monday, 19 November 2012

White Chocolate Truffles


Ingredients:

225g white or milk chocolate (chopped up in to small chunks)
four tablespoons of double cream
one teaspoon of vanilla extract
Sprinkles!
Small paper cases
(makes 12)

Process:


one) melt the chocolate. (either by filling a pan with water and putting the chocolate in a bowl and leaving it to melt, or putting it in the microwave.)


two) take the chocolate off the heat and stir in the cream.

three) leave to chilled for twenty min (in the fridge)

four) then stir in the vanilla and leave mix to chilled for one 1/2 hours. (in the fridge)

five) roll in to small balls and roll in sprinkles, then place in to small cases.

6) enjoy! Store in a air-tight container in the fridge and eat with-in days!

Special Chocolate Cream Cake (Egg less)


Ingredients:


1) butter/margerine
Milk
Sugar
Self raising flour
two) cooking chocolate
Whipped cream
Jam - optional

Method:


Add first set of ingredients in a bowl.
Mix
put mixture in two full baking trays
put in oven for half an hour - 45 mins
leave to cold
add melted chocolate, cream, jam as necessary
add other layer on top
decorate top
enjoy

Sunday, 18 November 2012

Chocolate Spoons


Ingredients:


1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions:


1.In a microwave safe bowl, melt semisweet chocolate pieces in microwave for 2 to 3 minutes and stir until smooth. Dip spoons into chocolate. Put spoons onto wax paper and refrigerate until chocolate hardens.

2.Melt milk chocolate pieces in microwave for 2 to 3 minutes and stir until smooth. Place chocolate into plastic bag and cut off a corner. Drizzle melted chocolate over spoons. Refrigerate until chocolate hardens.

3.Wrap each spoon separately and store in a cool dry place.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries


Ingredients:


16 ounces milk chocolate chips

2 tablespoons shortening

1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves

Directions:


1.In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the chocolate mixture.

2.Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries.

3.Turn the strawberries upside down and insert the toothpick into styrofoam for the chocolate to cool.

Oreo Truffle


Ingredients:


1 (16 ounce) package OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, divided

1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

2 (8 ounce) packages BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted

Directions:


1.Crush 9 of the cookies to fine crumbs in food processor; reserve for later use. (Cookies can also be finely crushed in a resealable plastic bag using a rolling pin.) Crush remaining 36 cookies to fine crumbs; place in medium bowl. Add cream cheese; mix until well blended. Roll cookie mixture into 42 balls, about 1-inch in diameter.

2.Dip balls in chocolate; place on wax paper-covered baking sheet. (Any leftover chocolate can be stored at room temperature for another use.) Sprinkle with reserved cookie crumbs.

3.Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store leftover truffles, covered, in refrigerator.

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake


Ingredients:

1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs

3 tablespoons white sugar

1/4 cup butter, melted

1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries

2 tablespoons white sugar

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1/2 cup water

2 cups white chocolate chips

1/2 cup half-and-half cream

3 (8 ounce) package scream cheese, softened

1/2 cup white sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions:


1.In a medium bowl, mix together cookie crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, and melted butter. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.

2.In a saucepan, combine raspberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to boil, and continue boiling 5 minutes, or until sauce is thick. Strain sauce through a mesh strainer to remove seeds.

3.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). In a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt white chocolate chips with half-and-half, stirring occasionally until smooth.

4.In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Blend in vanilla and melted white chocolate. Pour half of batter over crust. Spoon 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce over batter. Pour remaining cheesecake batter into pan, and again spoon 3 tablespoons raspberry sauce over the top. Swirl batter with the tip of a knife to create a marbled effect.

5.Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until filling is set. Cool, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 8 hours before removing from pan. Serve with remaining raspberry sauce.