my experiments with chocolate

This one is for those chocolate lovers, inspired from one of my favourite cook books and one of the TV show.


MOLTEN CHOCOLATY CAKE  WITH POACHED STRAWBERRY.....ITS YUM YUM!!!!


The cake is so  delicious and chocolaty that you cant go wrong. The use of high quality dark chocolate enhances the flavor of this delicious goodness.super moist lava cake that just melts in your mouth!!! sinful and TDF~~ :)

Chocolate Lava cake which has suddenly become popular due to an advertisement campaign by a pizza company is actually a delectable French dessert and can be made at home. Try this simple recipe.


Ingredients:-

100g dark chocolate (example, Cadbury Old Gold 70% cocoa), cut to small cubes

100g unsalted butter, cut to small cubes

 2 eggs
 50g caster sugar
 20g self-raising flour

for poached strawberry

cut strawberries and add to the hot sugar syrup.do not boil just cover with the lid for 30 mins.

Method of preparation:-

1. Melt dark chocolate and butter using either the microwave , a hot water bath or a double boiler (note: do not use direct stove heat or the ingredients will burn).
2. In a large bowl, use an electric whisk (you can whisk by hand too but it’s more tedious) to beat the eggs and sugar till the mixture turns pale and frothy. This will take a few minutes.
3. Pour melted chocolate/butter you prepared in step 1, into the egg mixture prepared in step 2. Stir in the flour. Use a spatula to mix everything evenly.
4. Grease your ramekins with some melted butter (so that the cake will come off cleanly when it is baked). Fill the ramekin almost 3/4 full with the chocolate mixture and bake in a preheated oven of 180C (356F) for about 10 minutes. Mine took exactly 11 minutes. The cake is deliberately slightly undercooked so as to achieve its ideal consistency which is runny in the middle (hence the name fondant/molten/chocolate lava) but if you over-bake it, you will get a super moist chocolate cake which is yummy too.
5. When it is baked, remove ramekin from oven and let cool for 1-2 minutes. Use a spoon to gently loosen the edges. Carefully invert the cake onto serving plate.

6.Decorate with poached strawberry.

Note:-

serve with vanilla ice-cream and some dry fruits.
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CHOCOCHIPS COOK-IS

"These cookies are great...you get a double dose of chocolate! My kid loves them."

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2/3 cup cocoa powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Method of preparation:-

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture until well blended. Mix in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until set. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
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Chocolate Fondue

prepared chocolate frosting with sour cream to create a sweet dip that's perfect with fresh fruit. 'It's easy to keep the ingredients for this quick dessert on hand for kids,

''It's also decadent served with sugar cookies."

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) container chocolate frosting

1 cup sour cream

Assorted fresh fruit

Directions

Combine the frosting and sour cream; spoon into a serving bowl. Serve with fruit for dipping. Refrigerate any leftovers.
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Muffins made with drinking chocolate

since the day1 I have started watching food network channel,''Nigella lawson'' has become my favorite food anchor who is not a chef by profession but her recipes are from the heart of the home......I keep trying her recipes...sharing with u one of her classic muffins with my modified version ...with drinking chocolate instead of cocoa powder and white milk chocolate for a mild taste!!!!!!!! and gave it a tempting look with smarties which grabbed attention of my daughter:)

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons best quality drinking chocolate powder
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips, plus 1/4 cup for sprinkling
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup plus 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspn vanilla essence

Directions

Special equipment: Muffin tin with paper muffin cases

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda, drinking chocolate, sugar, and 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips(both the varieties) into a large bowl. Pour all the liquid ingredients into a measuring jug. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together, remembering that a lumpy batter makes the best muffins. Spoon into the prepared muffin cases. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips on top and then bake for 20 minutes or until the muffins are dark, risen and springy.serve it topped with smarties....slurrrrrrrrrrrrpy yum!!!!!!

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little doughnut with chocolate glaze!!!

Making a doughnut looks like a tedious task but its definitely not!!!!!!! believe me it was a huge hit in my first trial. This is the easiest recipe for cake doughnuts that I have used after watching Nigella's kitchen show. varying it with chocolate glaze.

Ingredients:-

• 4 1/2 c flour
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 c sugar
• 2 Tbs unsalted butter, melted
• 1 c milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Sift together the dry ingredients.

Beat eggs with sugar until light. Add butter, milk, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix until a soft dough is formed. Do not over mix. If dough is too soft to roll, chill it for an hour.

Roll dough out 3/8 inch thick on a floured surface and cut with donut cutters. Fry in 370 degree oil until golden on both sides, turning once.

Remove from oil, hold over hot oil for a few minutes to drain, and then finish draining on absorbent paper. While still warm shake in sugar, dip in chocolate glaze.

 For Chocolate Glaze:-

In a mug, microwave half of cup of milk with a teaspoon of butter (you'll use this later)

use the milk mixture 

In a bowl  mix:

1 cup of powdered sugar

2 Tablespoons of Hershey or cadbury Cocoa if not available use cadbury chocolate just melt it in microwave

3 Tablespoons of the milk mixture from above.

Put a slightly warm donut face down in the chocolate glaze, turn slightly and remove. Perfect!