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Flourless chocolate cake
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metawidgetThis is a moist, dense, not-too-sweet cake — a birthday favourite around here. Note that this recipe includes raw egg whites. Serves at least 12.
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metawidgetBrownie in a Mug
May. 1st, 2014 10:17 pmaquinasprimeI'm trying to watch what I eat and lose some weight, but I still have my chocolate cravings. My biggest issue with desserts and my goal is that I won't eat "fake" foods - things like fat free cool whip (or any cool whip for that matter) or alternative sugars (no splenda, truvia, nutrasweet, etc).
I modified a mug brownie recipe based on what I had in my pantry and came up with this. It tastes rich and chocolatey, but won't kill my waistline. And it has only real ingredients.
( brownie in a mug )
I modified a mug brownie recipe based on what I had in my pantry and came up with this. It tastes rich and chocolatey, but won't kill my waistline. And it has only real ingredients.
( brownie in a mug )
Chocolate fudge sauce / fondue
Jun. 18th, 2013 08:19 pmhighlyeccentricCourtesy of the Family Circle Kids' Cookbook lo these many moons ago:
150 grams of chocolate (usually dark), chopped
400 grams condensed milk
100 grams white marshmallows, diced into small bits
Microwave the chocolate for 1 min on medium & stir. Add condensed milk. Zap for another minute & stir. Add marshmallows. Continue zapping & stirring until it's all smooth.
Now, recipe says to serve hot or cold on ice-cream. I usually (read: at parties in my teens) serve with marshmallows and fruit, as a fondue or dipping sauce.
150 grams of chocolate (usually dark), chopped
400 grams condensed milk
100 grams white marshmallows, diced into small bits
Microwave the chocolate for 1 min on medium & stir. Add condensed milk. Zap for another minute & stir. Add marshmallows. Continue zapping & stirring until it's all smooth.
Now, recipe says to serve hot or cold on ice-cream. I usually (read: at parties in my teens) serve with marshmallows and fruit, as a fondue or dipping sauce.
Chocolate Banana Streusel Muffins
Mar. 26th, 2013 03:18 pmwendelah1This recipe from the Land O Lakes website. These are excellent for breakfast.
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Nutella & Mascarpone on Brioche
Jul. 24th, 2012 06:38 pmcougars_catnipThis is basically heaven on a plate. The mascarpone absorbs the chocolate/hazelnut flavor, and the powdered sugar almost caramelizes as it melts on the warm buttered bread.
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cougars_catnipHello everyone. A friend of mine wants to find a way to convert this to gluten/dairy/soy/sugar free. She says she has reactions to honey as well as cane and beet sugars but is ok with Agave.
Any help would be fallen on with gushing praise and thankfulness. :)
CC
UPDATE:: One of the gals in my Amtgard Cooking guild came up with the modification we were looking for. It's after the original recipe.
Any help would be fallen on with gushing praise and thankfulness. :)
CC
UPDATE:: One of the gals in my Amtgard Cooking guild came up with the modification we were looking for. It's after the original recipe.
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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Jul. 3rd, 2012 01:02 pmcougars_catnipNot being vegan I'm not sure how good these are but when I saw the recipe in Taste of Home I thought of ya'll .
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A plethora of S'mores
Jun. 16th, 2012 12:14 pmcougars_catnipS'mores.... mmmm even the name conjures memories of campfires and sing alongs. So In honor of camp NaNoWriMo and cause they are just so gosh darn tasty. I give you 20 variations on S'mores.
Chocolate Dipped Orange Cookies
May. 22nd, 2012 03:44 pmcougars_catnipIn celebration of the birth of my new granddaughter I give you one of my very favorite cookies!
What can be better than orange and chocolate and tender 'melt in your mouth' cookies? And as an added bonus these are Diabetic Friendly.
( Read more... )Chocolate Frangelico Fondue
Apr. 8th, 2012 02:34 pmcougars_catnipThis is pure chocolate indulgence, with a whiff of hazelnut. Keep in mind that fondue is more versatile than you may think, it's also a warm sauce to drizzle over cake, ice cream, or yogurt. Be sure to start with a high-quality chocolate for the best flavor and texture.
Chocolate Frangelico Fondue
Chocolate Frangelico Fondue
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Fudge Brownie Pie
Apr. 6th, 2012 10:35 amzdashamberThis is a very very very fine pie. I'm not a huge chocolate person, but the texture of this pie works for me. It's a pie where you can hold a slice of in your hand as you run out the door in the morning.
Also! It uses 3 eggs, and the mixture that you get from blowing an egg out to dye its shell for Easter is just exactly right for this pie!
Ingredients:
-1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
-3 squares (1 oz each) baker's (unsweetened) chocolate
-1 cup sugar
-1/3 cup dark corn syrup
-1/4 cup flour
-1 tsp vanilla
-1/4 tsp salt
-3 eggs
-graham cracker crust
In a 2 quart saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly, melt 1/2 cup butter and 3 oz baker's chocolate. Turn off heat. Stir in 1 cup sugar, 1/3 cup dark Karo corn syrup, 1/4 cup flour, 1 tsp vanilla, and 1/4 tsp salt. Stir in 3 eggs, slightly beaten. Pour into 9 inch graham cracker pie crust. Bake in 350 F oven 30-35 min (or until filling is puffed and center is firm).
If you wanted a fudge nut brownie pie, stir in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts before pouring into crust.
It uses only 1 pot! It takes about 10 minutes to prep!
Also! It uses 3 eggs, and the mixture that you get from blowing an egg out to dye its shell for Easter is just exactly right for this pie!
Ingredients:
-1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
-3 squares (1 oz each) baker's (unsweetened) chocolate
-1 cup sugar
-1/3 cup dark corn syrup
-1/4 cup flour
-1 tsp vanilla
-1/4 tsp salt
-3 eggs
-graham cracker crust
In a 2 quart saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly, melt 1/2 cup butter and 3 oz baker's chocolate. Turn off heat. Stir in 1 cup sugar, 1/3 cup dark Karo corn syrup, 1/4 cup flour, 1 tsp vanilla, and 1/4 tsp salt. Stir in 3 eggs, slightly beaten. Pour into 9 inch graham cracker pie crust. Bake in 350 F oven 30-35 min (or until filling is puffed and center is firm).
If you wanted a fudge nut brownie pie, stir in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts before pouring into crust.
It uses only 1 pot! It takes about 10 minutes to prep!
Christmas Pudding Truffles
Dec. 25th, 2011 10:47 amst_aurafinarydra_wong asked me to link Christmas pudding truffles here, but I was fully sozzled when I wrote that post, so I've made a slightly more coherent version for people who like recipes. Ingredients:
1 Christmas pudding (or fruit cake or cake of any sort, really) Mine was 600g.
100g-ish of dark chocolate
2 desert spoons of orange flavoured liqueur (I used Cointreau, someone recommended Grand Marnier as tasting less like cough syrup)
A largish amount of dark chocolate for melting and coating... I wish I had weighed this, but the Cointreau bottle was empty by now. Maybe a cup of chocolate buttons? Maybe a bit more?
Method:
Crumble pudding or cake into fine crumbs (you could pulse in a food processor, also)
Sprinkle liqueur over the crumbs and mix.
Melt 100g of chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water, then mix in with crumbs.
Pop the crumbs/chocolate/grog mixture in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes or so.
Shape the crumbs into truffle-sized balls, line them up on a tray lined with baking paper and refrigerate for another 30 minutes or so.
Meanwhile, melt the large and unspecified amount chocolate in double boiler. Use two forks or a truffle baller to dip the balls in the melted chocolate. Tap excess chocolate off, place truffle on tray. Refrigerate batch.
Enjoy tiny Christmas puddings! You can drizzle white chocolate on top to simulate brandy sauce, if you're feeling fancy or if you can melt white chocolate. (This is outside my skillset, unfortunately!)
rydra_wongCross-posting from my journal:
4 large eggs
120 g lightly salted butter (plus a little bit more to grease the pan)
1/2 cup really good unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 tsp salt
1/3 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup chestnut flour
1 cup palm sugar, loosely packed (if you don't have any on hand, regular brown sugar should do fine, but palm sugar is tasty)
optional: 100g white chocolate, broken up into small chunks
Start pre-heating the oven.
Sift the flour through a sieve to remove any lumps.
Melt the butter in a bain marie, and mix in the cocoa powder. Set aside.
Mix the eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Try not to overbeat them; you don't want the eggs to get frothy.
Slowly add the flour, stirring continuously.
Slowly add the cocoa/butter mix, ditto.
Add the white chocolate chunks, if using.
Pour the batter into a greased baking pan (the one I used was roughly 7 x 9 inches).
Bake at 175 degrees C (350 F).
After 25-30 minutes stick a chopstick/knife/skewer in it; if it comes out clean, it's done, if not, 5 more minutes, then repeat (until such time as the implement comes out clean, or you give up and decide to call it done anyway).
Cut the brownies into squares (this recipe makes about six large brownies). You will want to eat one right away, but they get better (denser and more fudgey) after some time in the fridge.
Thanks tociderpress for being the test subject for this batch.
4 large eggs
120 g lightly salted butter (plus a little bit more to grease the pan)
1/2 cup really good unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 tsp salt
1/3 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup chestnut flour
1 cup palm sugar, loosely packed (if you don't have any on hand, regular brown sugar should do fine, but palm sugar is tasty)
optional: 100g white chocolate, broken up into small chunks
Start pre-heating the oven.
Sift the flour through a sieve to remove any lumps.
Melt the butter in a bain marie, and mix in the cocoa powder. Set aside.
Mix the eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Try not to overbeat them; you don't want the eggs to get frothy.
Slowly add the flour, stirring continuously.
Slowly add the cocoa/butter mix, ditto.
Add the white chocolate chunks, if using.
Pour the batter into a greased baking pan (the one I used was roughly 7 x 9 inches).
Bake at 175 degrees C (350 F).
After 25-30 minutes stick a chopstick/knife/skewer in it; if it comes out clean, it's done, if not, 5 more minutes, then repeat (until such time as the implement comes out clean, or you give up and decide to call it done anyway).
Cut the brownies into squares (this recipe makes about six large brownies). You will want to eat one right away, but they get better (denser and more fudgey) after some time in the fridge.
Thanks to
ciderpress for being the test subject for this batch.Jaffa Fudge Cupcakes
Jun. 26th, 2011 06:10 pmhighlyeccentricSo today I had an attack of the intricate-baking-adventures, and in the process I think I invented a minor deity. Seriously, these cupcakes are unbelievable.
Somewhere in the dim dark origins of this recipe is a Chocolate Fudge Cake recipe from In the Kitchen.
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( On to the cupcakes! )
Pictures over on my DW if anyone wants to see the finished product. :)
Somewhere in the dim dark origins of this recipe is a Chocolate Fudge Cake recipe from In the Kitchen.
( Accessibility, dietary and equipment notes )
( On to the cupcakes! )
Pictures over on my DW if anyone wants to see the finished product. :)
Squidgy Coffee Bars (AKA Death Cake)
May. 7th, 2011 01:02 pmiamshadow
Click for recipe, and my notes!
Very very adaptable recipe with brilliant GF results. Completely diet destroying (unless one is aiming for butter, fudge, chocolate and nuts).
For those who can't have coffee, chocolate, nuts, etc - this is a surprisingly good recipe for you, as it's entirely adaptable to what you like and what you have lingering in your cupboard. I've made a bunch of suggestions for alternate ingredients, but feel free to go wild with ones I haven't listed. I'm sure your results will be ace.
Also, if you DO make it GF, ask people to taste it, then tell them it's GF. Nobody will believe you. I've done this half a dozen times, and the reaction is always the same.
Chocolate ginger puddings
Apr. 30th, 2011 10:22 pmhighlyeccentricI just made a batch of these tonight, and they're as delicious as they were the first time - thought I'd share.
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( And some photographic evidence from the first time I made these )
( Accessibility and dietary notes )
( Recipe below here )
( And some photographic evidence from the first time I made these )
chocolate chip oatmeal cookies
Oct. 22nd, 2010 05:28 pmhighlander_iiIt's the recipe off the back of the chocolate chip package, but hey, with a few modifications, I made it better! =)
Link to the Milk Chocolate Chip Oatmeal cookie recipe
*whistle* SUBSTITUTIONS!
* switched out the butter for butter-flavored Crisco shortening (I like chewier cookies)
* switched out the brown sugar for Splenda brown sugar blend for baking
* switched out the white sugar for Splenda sugar blend for baking
* switched out 1/2 cup of the white flour for whole wheat flour
* left out the damned raisins
I also put the batter into a 9x9 pan to bake that way, rather than dollop 30+ cookies on to sheets - eh, I'm lazy. *g*
However - if you go the method of the 9x9 pan - turn the oven temp down about 25* (to 350* from 375*) (( adjust as necessary for the individual crankiness of your oven )) and bake for 20 mins, check the cookie, then an additional 5 if necessary.
Enjoy!! =)
Link to the Milk Chocolate Chip Oatmeal cookie recipe
*whistle* SUBSTITUTIONS!
* switched out the butter for butter-flavored Crisco shortening (I like chewier cookies)
* switched out the brown sugar for Splenda brown sugar blend for baking
* switched out the white sugar for Splenda sugar blend for baking
* switched out 1/2 cup of the white flour for whole wheat flour
* left out the damned raisins
I also put the batter into a 9x9 pan to bake that way, rather than dollop 30+ cookies on to sheets - eh, I'm lazy. *g*
However - if you go the method of the 9x9 pan - turn the oven temp down about 25* (to 350* from 375*) (( adjust as necessary for the individual crankiness of your oven )) and bake for 20 mins, check the cookie, then an additional 5 if necessary.
Enjoy!! =)
