Sunday, April 27, 2008
Chocolate Almond Cake
Cake Ingredients:
250 gm. Butter
1 1/2 cups Sugar
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup Self raising flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup Ground almonds
Ganache: Microwave till chocolate melts and combine with whipping cream.
250 gm. cooking chocolate
200 gm. whipping cream
Method:
(1) Cream butter and sugar till creamy.
(2) Add in eggs one at a time till well combined before the next addition.
(3) Add in fresh milk alternately with the flour and cocoa powder mixture.
(4) Fold in ground almonds.
(5) Pour into a 9" Round tray and bake at 175C for about 50 - 60 mins. or till well-cooked. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
(6) Slice cake into 2 pieces and sandwich them with ganache and then cover the whole cake with ganache. Decorate as desired.
(7) Chill cake before slicing.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Coffee Cupcakes
Ingredients:
Makes 12 cupcakes
1 Tbsp. Hot water + 1 Tbsp. Coffee granules
120 gm. Softened butter or margarine
120 gm. soft light brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
130 gm. Self-raising flour
1/2 tsp. Baking powder
2 Tbsp. Sour cream or yoghurt
Icing:
230 gm. sifted icing sugar
3 - 4 tsp. warm water
1 tsp. instant coffee granules + 1 tsp. hot water
Method:
(1) Cream butter, salt and sugar till creamy.
(2) Add in eggs one at a time till evenly comnbned.
(3) Sift in flour and baking powder and then beat together till smooth.
(4) Add the dissolved coffee mixture and the soured cream and mix until well mixed.
(5) Spoon the mixture into the paper cups and bake at 175C for about 20 - 25 mins. or till cooked. Cool on wire rack.
To make icing:
Place icing sugar into a mixing bowl and add in water gradually to a make a coating consistency that will cover the back of a wooden spoon. When the cupcakes are cold, coat the tops with the white icing, then quickly pipe the coffee icing in parallel lines on top. Using a skewer, draw across the piped lines in both directions. Leave to set before serving.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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