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Chocolate Espresso Cake with Honey Icing

April 27, 2021April 25, 2021Leave a comment

A strong cup of coffee and some good chocolate chips make this cake a winner for anybody looking for that perfect combination of bitter and sweet. Like that first cup of coffee in the morning before anybody else is awake.

Ingredients

1 stick of butter (room temperature)
1/2 c. white sugar
1/3 c. brown sugar
2 eggs (room temperature)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. cocoa powder
1 c. hot coffee
3/4 c. chocolate chips

Icing

1/4 c. powdered sugar
2 tbsp. milk
1 tbsp. honey

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a ten inch round cake pan.
In the bowl of a stand mixer put your butter and sugar and mix until fluffy. Add the vanilla while you mix this.
Add your eggs one at a time waiting until one is combined before you put in the next.
In a separate bowl whisk together all your dry ingredients.
Alternating between your dry ingredients and the coffee (ending with the coffee) combine your ingredients. Don’t over mix.
Fold in your chocolate chips and put in your prepared pan.
Bake for 30 minutes until knife comes out clean. Leave to cool completely.
Once cooled mix together your icing ingredients and swirl them on top of your cake.

Tiffin (Kitchen Sink Fridge Cake)

March 18, 2021Leave a comment

Tiffin is a confectionary delight that comes to us from Scotland. It’s not baked in fact the only heat that comes to this little beauty is when you melt the chocolate and truthfully if you aren’t looking to turn on the oven you can melt the chocolate and golden syrup together in the microwave. This makes it the perfect treat for when the weather is warm and you need something to please a crowd.

Ingredients

1/4 cup golden syrup
1 stick butter ( cut into chunks)
4 oz milk chocolate(cut into rough chunks)
4 oz. dark chocolate (cut into rough chunks)
About 10 biscuits crushed (I used Mcvities digestive biscuits. )
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup whoppers (or other honeycomb centered candy)
1/4 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup slivered almonds

Directions

In a medium size heat proof bowl put your chocolate, golden syrup, and butter. You can melt this together one of two ways ( either over a pan of lightly simmering water OR in short bursts in the microwave.)
In another bowl mix together all the rest of your ingredients. Then pour your chocolate mixture over your ingredients and stir to combine.
In an 8×8 pan lined with parchment paper pour your mixture and smooth it out on top.
Place in the fridge for at least an hour to chill and set up.
When its completely set cut into equal pieces.

I did it! I made fudge!

March 7, 2021Leave a comment

This is not the first time I have tried to make fudge. This is probably the third time. I have either made taffy (clotted cream fudge) or chocolate soup (mint chocolate fudge with coconut). Both times I had a recipe. I thought I was fine. Turns out I just wasn’t ready to be graced with delicious home made chocolates. Today was the day though. I looked at yet another recipe and I felt confident. At this point I am convinced fudge can smell fear as you’re cooking. Don’t let it see you sweat.

To my surprise it took me all of five minutes to put together and about two hours to set up in my fridge. If you are having one of those days where you just need some chocolate. The kids have told you their 750th story because they are stuck at home with you and you just need a moments peace. I promise you this will work. Good luck to you!

Chocolate Walnut Fudge

Ingredients

2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk. ( not evaporated milk…that’s how I got chocolate soup.)
1/4 cup walnut pieces
1 tsp vanilla (optional…I say optional because I forgot it when I made it and it turned out fine.)

Directions

Line a 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
On a low heat in a small sauce pan put your condensed milk and chocolate chips. Cook until chocolate is melted and smooth. Should take about five minutes.
Take it off the heat and add your vanilla (if you want) and walnut pieces. Stir to combine.
Put in your prepared pan and allow up to two hours to chill. Cut and serve to yourself and maybe the rest of your house if you want. Or hide in the closet and eat them like you do with the rest of the sweets you don’t want to share.