Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts

Sunday, 27 December 2015

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES




Ingredients:
150g dark chocolate
150g double cream
25g butter
1 orange zest
cocoa powder
icing sugar
desiccated coconut.

Method:
1.Heat the cream and butter until touch hot in the microwave.
2.Next pour this over the chocolate and mix until thoroughly combined.

3.Split the chocolate into two separate containers and add the orange zest to one.
4.Set uncovered in the fridge for about 2 hours and then roll even sized balls.

For the chcolate orange ones i rolled them in cocoa powder.
With the plain ones i rolled some in desicated coconut and some in icing sugar.
I then placed them in some pretty gold cases.

X

Sunday, 4 October 2015

ORANGE TIRAMISU

The most tasty dessert ever.I use quark in place of mascarpone for a lower fat dessert idea.

Ingredients:
568ml pot double cream
250g tub quark or mascarpone
Juice of a orange
5 tbsp caster sugar
300ml strong coffee, made with 2 tbsp coffee granules and 300ml boiling water
175g  orange sponge fingers or shop bought
25g chunk dark chocolate
2 tsp cocoa powder


Method:
1.Whisk the double cream until soft peaks are formed.
2.Whisk the cheese,sugar and orange juice together.
3.Next,add the cream to the cheese mixture and fold in.
4.Next,dip the fingers in coffee and place one layer on the bottom of the serving dish.

5.Next add half the cream and flatten,then grate over chocolate and repeat.
6.Finally add chocolate and cocoa powder and chill till served.

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Fiz :D x

Friday, 3 April 2015

MINI EGG CHOCOLATE BARK

Hi,

So for the this the final of  my Easter bakes,i chose chocolate bark which is incredibly easy.

Ingredients:

  • White chocolate
  • Mini eggs

Method:
  1. First  melt the choclate slowly in a bowl over simmering water.

  2. Next,spread the chocolate thinly on a silicone surface.
  3. Finally add crushed mini eggs on top and set until firm in the fridge.

  4. Finally crack up and enjoy.
Thank you for reading.I hope you enjoyed the baking posts this week.

Fiz :D x

Monday, 30 March 2015

CHOCOLATE NESTS

Hi,
This is the first of three simple,easy but fun recipes for the Easter weekend.As you can see from the title this is chocolate nests.

Ingredients:
  • Milk chocolate
  • Shredded wheat 
  • Mini/micro eggs
Method:
  1. First,you melt the chocolate over a pan of simmering water or in the microwave.
  2. Next,crumble in the shredded wheat.
  3. Then mix it around.
  4. Then spoon into cases or onto a silicone mat.

  5. Add some mini eggs and refrigerate.
  6. Finally enjoy your creation.

I hope you enjoyed this.I also hope you try it because it is so easy.

Fiz :D x