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Frosted Chocolate Fudge Cake

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      Delicious Frosted Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe. Serves 6-8 people Ingredients ·         115g /4oz plain chocolate, chopped into small pieces ·         175g/ 6oz/3/4 cup unsalted butter or margarine, softened ·         200g/7oz/ generous 1 cup light muscovado sugar ·         5ml/ 1 tsp vanilla essence ·         3 eggs, beaten ·         150ml / ¼ pint/2/3 cup Greek-style yogurt ·         150g / 5oz/1 ¼ cups self-raising flour ·         icing sugar and chocolate curls, to decorate FOR THE FROSTING ·         115g /4 oz plain dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces ·         50g 2oz/ ¼ cup unsalte...

Chocolate Ginger Crunch Cake

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Chocolate Ginger Crunch Cake Tasty Chocolate Ginger Crunch Cake Recipe. Serves 6 people Ingredients ·         150g / 5oz plain chocolate, chopped into small pieces ·         50g / 2oz/ ¼ cup unsalted butter ·         115g /4oz ginger nut biscuits ·         4 pieces of preserved stem ginger ·         30ml/ 2 tbsp stem ginger syrup ·         45ml/ 3 tbsp desiccated coconut To DECORATE ·         25g/ 1oz milk chocolate, chopped into small pieces ·         pieces of crystallized ginger Procedure 1.      Grease a 15 cm/6 in flan ring and place it on a sheet of non-stick baking paper. Melt the plain chocolate with the butter in a heatproof bowl over barely simmerin...

Queen of Sheba Cake

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Queen of Sheba Cake Tasty Queen of Sheba Cake Recipe. Serves 8-10 people Ingredients ·         100g / 3 ½ oz / scant 1 cup whole blanched almonds, lightly toasted ·         115g / 4oz / ½ cup caster sugar ·         40g / 1 1/3 cup plain flour ·         115g / 4oz / ½ cup unsalted butter, softened ·         150g 5oz plain chocolate, melted ·         3 eggs, separated ·         30ml 2 tbsp almonds liqueur (optional) chopped toasted almonds, to decorate FOR THE CHOCOLATE GLAZE ·         175g / 6fl oz/ ¾ cup whipping cream ·         225g / 8oz plain chocolate, chopped ·         25g / 1oz / 2tbsp unsalted butter ...

White Chocolate Mousse And Strawberry Layer Cake

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Tasty White Chocolate Mousse And Strawberry Layer Cake Recipe. Serves 10 people Ingredients ·         115g /4oz fine white chocolate, chopped into small pieces ·         120ml/ 4fl oz/ ½ cup double cream ·         120ml /4f1 oz/ ½ cup milk ·         15ml / 1 tbsp rum or vanilla essence ·         115g / 4oz / ½ cup unsalted butter, softened ·         175g/ 6oz cup granulated sugar 3 eggs ·         225g/ 8oz/ 2 cups plain flour ·         10ml/ 2 tsp baking powder pinch of salt ·         675g/ 11/21b fresh strawberries, sliced, plus extra for decoration ·         750ml/ 11/4 pints/ 3 cups whipping cream ·  ...

Sticky Chocolate, Maple and Walnut Swirls

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Sticky Chocolate, Maple and Walnut Swirls Tasty Sticky Chocolate, Maple And Walnut Swirls Recipe. Serves 12 people Ingredients ·         450g / 1lb / cup strong white flour ·         2.5ml / ½ tsp ground cinnamon ·         50g /2oz / ¼ cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces ·         50g 2oz / ¼ cup caster sugar ·         1 sachet easy-blend dried yeast 1 eggs yolk ·         120ml/ 4fi oz/ ½ cup water ·         60ml/ 4 tbsp milk ·         45ml/3 tbsp maple syrup, to finish FOR THE FILLING ·         40g / 1 ½ oz/ 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted ·         50g / 2oz / ½ cup light muscovado sugar ·  ...