I made a few fast and very easy recipes for my nephews birthday party last month,here are some of the recipes
Chocolate Rum and Raisin Truffles
Makes approx. 16 or soPreparation time – 20-30 minutesCooking time – 5-10 minutes melting time
Method:
Soak 30g/ 1oz of raisins in 1/2 measure of rum leave to stand.
Chop up a bar (100g) of chocolate and melt in a bain-marie.
Pour on 3fl oz/75ml of boiled double cream; beat in 15 –20g of soft butter in 2 stages.
Add the rum and raisin mix.
Put in the fridge to set for around 20 minutes.
Roll with clean damp hands in to small balls and roll in coco powder.
Makes approx. 16 or soPreparation time – 20-30 minutesCooking time – 5-10 minutes melting time
Method:
Soak 30g/ 1oz of raisins in 1/2 measure of rum leave to stand.
Chop up a bar (100g) of chocolate and melt in a bain-marie.
Pour on 3fl oz/75ml of boiled double cream; beat in 15 –20g of soft butter in 2 stages.
Add the rum and raisin mix.
Put in the fridge to set for around 20 minutes.
Roll with clean damp hands in to small balls and roll in coco powder.
Dark chocolate wholemeal cookie melts
Makes 8 biscuitsPreparation time –15-20 minutesCooking time – 12-15 minutes
Ingredients:
50g/2oz soft butter
50g/2oz caster sugar
1 x small egg (or 1/2 large)
100g/4oz wholemeal S.R. flour –sieved/keep bits
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (op)
1 tablespoon milk
75g/3oz dark chop chips or chopped dark chocolate
Method:
Cream together the butter and sugar, till smooth and light
Add the eggs gradually, beating well
Add the flour, vanilla and milk and mix in gently
Add 1/2 the chocolate chips to the mix
Roll on to a floured surface
Cut in to rounds
Push the other 1/2 of the chocolate chips in to the top of each cookie
Bake in a preheated oven gas 4/180c for 12 –15 minutes.
Variations – Flavour your cookies with any number of things like dried fruits, nuts, muesli, white chocolate, fudge pieces, chopped toffees, fresh berries or even raisins soaked in liquor.
Makes 8 biscuitsPreparation time –15-20 minutesCooking time – 12-15 minutes
Ingredients:
50g/2oz soft butter
50g/2oz caster sugar
1 x small egg (or 1/2 large)
100g/4oz wholemeal S.R. flour –sieved/keep bits
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (op)
1 tablespoon milk
75g/3oz dark chop chips or chopped dark chocolate
Method:
Cream together the butter and sugar, till smooth and light
Add the eggs gradually, beating well
Add the flour, vanilla and milk and mix in gently
Add 1/2 the chocolate chips to the mix
Roll on to a floured surface
Cut in to rounds
Push the other 1/2 of the chocolate chips in to the top of each cookie
Bake in a preheated oven gas 4/180c for 12 –15 minutes.
Variations – Flavour your cookies with any number of things like dried fruits, nuts, muesli, white chocolate, fudge pieces, chopped toffees, fresh berries or even raisins soaked in liquor.
Chocolate and Guinness Cake
Makes one medium cake, serving 8-10 slicesPreparation time – 20-30 minutesCooking time – 1 –1 &1/4 hours1x deep medium tin approx 7-8
Ingredients:
150g/6oz butter -soften
225g/9oz soft brown sugar
3 x eggs
150g/6oz Plain Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
320ml/10fl oz Guinness (small tin)
75g/3 oz coco powder
75g/3oz dark chopped chocolate
Method
Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy and smooth
Beat in the eggs slowly and mix well
Mix in flour, B.P and bicarb till just mixed
Meanwhile whisk together the Guinness and coco
Add the Guinness mix to the cake, beating well till mixed in
Mix in the chopped chocolate
Spoon in to a grease tin
Bake in a preheated oven Gas 4/180c for 1 – 1-1/4 hours or until a skewer or knife come out of the middle clean
Makes one medium cake, serving 8-10 slicesPreparation time – 20-30 minutesCooking time – 1 –1 &1/4 hours1x deep medium tin approx 7-8
Ingredients:
150g/6oz butter -soften
225g/9oz soft brown sugar
3 x eggs
150g/6oz Plain Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda
320ml/10fl oz Guinness (small tin)
75g/3 oz coco powder
75g/3oz dark chopped chocolate
Method
Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy and smooth
Beat in the eggs slowly and mix well
Mix in flour, B.P and bicarb till just mixed
Meanwhile whisk together the Guinness and coco
Add the Guinness mix to the cake, beating well till mixed in
Mix in the chopped chocolate
Spoon in to a grease tin
Bake in a preheated oven Gas 4/180c for 1 – 1-1/4 hours or until a skewer or knife come out of the middle clean
Sticky hot Chocolate Pudding
Serves - 6Preparation time – 15-20 minutesCooking time – 40 minutes
Ingredients
160g/6oz Plain Flour
60g/2oz coco powder
150g/6oz soft brown sugar
90g/3oz chopped dark chocolate
200ml/ 1/3 pint any milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
50g/2oz melted butter
1 large/ medium whole egg
160g/6oz dark brown sugar
120g/4oz coco
500ml/ just under a pint of boiled water
Method:
Mix together the flour, coco, chopped chocolate and sugar
Meanwhile beat together the milk, egg, vanilla and melted butter
Then add to the dry mix
Pour in to a heatproof greased serving dish
Mix the coco and sugar together and sprinkle on top
Pour on the water on top
Cook in a preheated oven gas 6/200*c for 40 minutes
The water will bake through the chocolate pudding making it smooth and rich while making its own chocolaty sauce on the bottom. So all you need to serve with this pudding is some pouring cream and a chocolate desire.
Serves - 6Preparation time – 15-20 minutesCooking time – 40 minutes
Ingredients
160g/6oz Plain Flour
60g/2oz coco powder
150g/6oz soft brown sugar
90g/3oz chopped dark chocolate
200ml/ 1/3 pint any milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
50g/2oz melted butter
1 large/ medium whole egg
160g/6oz dark brown sugar
120g/4oz coco
500ml/ just under a pint of boiled water
Method:
Mix together the flour, coco, chopped chocolate and sugar
Meanwhile beat together the milk, egg, vanilla and melted butter
Then add to the dry mix
Pour in to a heatproof greased serving dish
Mix the coco and sugar together and sprinkle on top
Pour on the water on top
Cook in a preheated oven gas 6/200*c for 40 minutes
The water will bake through the chocolate pudding making it smooth and rich while making its own chocolaty sauce on the bottom. So all you need to serve with this pudding is some pouring cream and a chocolate desire.
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