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Chocolate Chiffon Cake

talat — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:41:23 +0000

Preparation time : 90 min. | Serves 8 persons

This chocolate chiffon cake is one of a tempting cake recipe for any special occasion like Christmas or it can also be a good one for you valentine party when it is topped with some beautiful sugar sprinkles, nuts and candies.

Ingredients:

For Cake:

7 eggs (separated)
½ cup baking cocoa
½ cup canola oil
¾ cup boiling water
1¾ cup cake flour
1¾ cup sugar
1½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp cream of tartar

For Icing:

1/3 cup butter
2 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 oz unsweetened chocolate (melted and cooled)
1½ tsp vanilla extract
4 tbsp hot water

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 325º F.
2. In a small bowl make smooth paste of cocoa and water and cool it to 20 min.
3. Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
4. Take another mixing bowl, whisk egg yolks, oil and vanilla till become smooth.
5. Gradually add dry ingredients along with cocoa mixture and whisk until well blended.
6. In another large bowl beat egg whites and cream of tartar on high speed until stiff peaks form.
7. Fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture carefully so that the batter remain foamy and fluffy.
8. Now pour the batter into a greased pan. Gently tap the pan to remove air from the batter and bake in preheated oven for 60 – 65 min or until knife inserted comes out clean.
9. Meanwhile prepare icing, melt butter in a saucepan then remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients of icing. The sauce would get smooth and slightly thick texture.
10. When cake has been done, take it out from oven, cool it to room temperature and then drizzle the prepared sauce over it.

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Valentine Cookie

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:34:00 +0000

Preparation time : 25-30 mins. | Serves 3 dozen or more

This is another addition to our valentine recipes, this valentine cookie recipe is prepared with two flavors vanilla and chocolate, for that you need to prepare two doughs with the same method. These are swirl cookies in which you may need some of special baking skill but in this recipe easy technique is given to give it swirl texture which would definitely help you to prepare these awesome cookies at home.

Ingredients:

For Vanilla Dough:

10 oz all purpose flour
4.5 oz cornstarch
4 oz icing sugar
1/4 tsp salt
8 oz butter (softened)
1 tsp vanilla extract

For Chocolate Dough:

9.5 oz all purpose flour
4 oz cornflour
4 ounces icing sugar
2 oz cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
8 oz butter (softened)
1 t vanilla extract

Procedure:

Preparation of Vanilla Dough:

1. Sift together flour, sugar and salt and transfer them into the bowl of dough mixer.
2. Add butter and vanilla to the mixer bowl and blend them together at low speed. When the mixture gets the shape of smooth dough, stop the mixer and transfer the dough to another bowl, cover it and leave for at least 15 mins.

Preparation of Chocolate Dough:

1. For chocolate dough sift together flour, salt, sugar and cocoa and transfer the mixture to the mixer bowl.
2. Add butter vanilla to the mixture and mix them together at low speed to prevent from flour dusting. When a soft dough would form similarly transfer it to another bowl, cover it and leave for 15 mins.

Preparation of Cookies:

1. Divide each dough into three equal pieces and take one piece of chocolate and vanilla dough to make first batch of cookies.
2. Flatten these dough separately to a rectangular shape of thickness approx. 1/2 inch. Place flatten chocolate dough onto the vanilla dough and then start rolling both of the dough together from one corner to another.
3. Using knife make 4 pieces of the rolled dough. Take one of the piece and press it to circular shape, flatten it further to make it 1/4 inch thick. Using round cookie cutter give it perfect round shape. Similarly prepare rest of the cookies.

4. Place these cookies on a greased baking tray and it is better to dust the tray after oiling. Put the tray in preheated oven at 325 degrees F for just 10-12 mins.

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Red Velvet Cake Recipe

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:49:00 +0000

Preparation time : 60 mins. | Serves 4 persons

This red velvet cake is specially for this Valentine’s Day (view more Valentines Recipes) which will definitely inspire your loved ones when you bake it specially for him or her. In this recipe of cake, cocoa and coffee is used to give it chocolate flavor which would enhance the flavor of this tempting velvet cake.

Ingredients:

2 eggs
250 gm flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup butter
2 tbsp cocoa
2 tbsp hot coffee
1 tsp red food color
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp of salt
Frosting of your own choice

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until become fluffy and thick. It takes 5-8 mins.
3. Add eggs one by one and beat after each addition.
4. After 5 mins. when eggs beat completely add coffee, cocoa and red food color and mix them well into the cream mixture.
5. Combine dry ingredients together including flour, salt and baking soda.
6. Now add the flour mixture and butter milk alternately to the cream mixture and keep the beater speed slow because you just have to mix them together.
7. Pour the batter into greased cake pan and place it in oven for 40 mins.
8. When the cake has been baked cool it to room temperature and then decorate it with any frosting of your own choice, I like white frosting with this red velvet cake.

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Eclair Recipe

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:28:00 +0000

Preparation time : 45 mins. | Serves 10 eclairs
Eclairs are the one of the most favorite baking item around the world and is mostly available in two flavors; vanilla and chocolate. The two variations just differ in filling in chocolate eclairs chocolate cream filling is used and simple pastry cream is used for vanilla flavor.

Ingredients:

For Dough:

3/4 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
5 eggs
Pinch of salt

For Pastry Cream:

2 cup cream
250 gm icing sugar

For Chocolate Topping:

1/4 cup butter
150 gm cooking chocolate

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven at 375 degrees F.
2. In a sauce pan put water and butter and let the butter to melt completely on medium heat.
3. Mix salt in flour and then add it to the butter water mixture. Stir continuously so that flour would absorb all the water and should not stick to the pan.
4. Now remove the pan from heat, add vanilla and one egg yolk to the flour mixture, mix it well using spoon.
5. When the yolk completely mixes into the mixture add rest of the yolks at once and mix them well in the flour mixture, a thick batter would form.
6. Take a piping bag and fill the batter into this bag, fix the wide circular tip at the opening so that batter would come out easily. On a wax paper squeeze the batter using tube in lengthwise direction i.e. 8-10 cm long. keep at least 1 in. distance between each droplet.
7. Place the sheet in preheated oven for 25-30 mins. until become light golden from top and when insert a knife edge it would come out clean.

Preparation of Chocolate Sauce and Pastry Cream:

1. Melt butter and chocolate together in a pan and make a thick paste.
2. To prepare pastry cream beat cream and icing sugar together until become thick in texture and then place in fridge.

Preparation of Eclairs:

1. When the eclairs have been baked cool them to room temperature and then cut from the center in lengthwise direction so that it would open like book.
2. Now fill the eclairs with pastry cream and then make topping of chocolate sauce. Delicious eclairs are ready to serve.

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Chocolate Pudding Pie

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:27:00 +0000

Preparation time : 25 mins. + 1 hr. Refrigeration time | Serves 8 persons

This chocolate pudding pie is little bit different from other pie recipes as it contains two fillings cream filling and chocolate pudding and it is refrigerate so served as cold. You can change the pattern of filling according to your taste i.e white cream filling is sandwiched between two chocolate pudding layers.

Ingredients:

For Crust:

200 gm flour
6 oz butter
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

For Stuffing:

8 oz cream cheese
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup cream
1 cup chocolate pudding

Procedure:

1. To prepare crust for pie mix all the ingredients together and make dough, if necessary ad water so that a perfect smooth dough would form.
2. Now take a suitable pie dish and spread the prepared dough on the dish, cover its sides and base completely with dough.
3. Place the pie dish in oven for just 15 mins. at 350 degrees F.
4. Meanwhile make stuffing for the pie, in addition with chocolate pudding prepare white cream filling to make the pie more colorful.
5. Combine cream, confectioner’s sugar and cream cheese for filling.
6. When pie becomes cool at room temperature after baking fill it with the prepared stuffing, at first pour one cup of cream filling and spread it evenly over the pie. After that pour chocolate pudding, in the end make layer of cream and place it in fridge for an hour to set.

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White Chocolate Fudge

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Preparation time : 15 mins. + 1 hr. Chill time | Serves 12 pieces
This white chocolate fudge is mainly prepared with cream cheese and coconuts and hence become more delicious as compare to simple white fudge. Its preparation requires very short time but it only takes time to set so that you can easily cut it into pieces otherwise it can also be served as warm.

Ingredients:

6 ounces cream cheese
6 ounces white chocolate, melted
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
500 gm powdered sugar
2 oz whipped cream
1/4 cup coconuts (grated)
Pinch of salt

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Procedure:

1. Melt chocolate in microwave for just 2 mins.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and melted chocolate and beat using electric beater until become smooth.
3. Now gradually add sugar and coconuts to the mixture and beat slowly.
4. When all the sugar and coconuts mixes well in the mixture add salt and vanilla extract and just mix them using spoon.
5. Pour the mixture into a deep rectangular pan and place it in fridge for at least an hour so that the fudge would become set.
6. After that make its square pieces to serve individually.

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Gluten Free Brownie Recipe

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:38:00 +0000

Preparation time : 45 mins | Serves 6 persons

Gluten free brownie recipe is specially for those who are health conscious or have some digestive problems so that they can also enjoy the baked foods like this gluten free brownie. In this recipe gluten free brownie mix is used so it would be helpful for those who want quick and easy way of baking.

Ingredients:

12 oz pack brownie mix
100 gm margarine or butter (softened)
2 eggs

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Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
1. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs using beater until become foamy in texture.
2. Now mix butter into the beaten eggs until the mixture becomes smooth.
3. After that add brownie mix and mix it using flat wooden/rubber spatula.
4. Pour the batter into a greased baking pan and place it in preheated oven for 30-40 mins. You can check weather the brownie becomes ready or not by inserting a toothpick or knife edge into the cake from the center and if it comes out clean then the brownie is ready to take out from oven.

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Double Chocolate Brownies

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:02:00 +0000

Preparation time : 50 mins | Serves 16 brownies

These chocolate brownies are prepared with Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Brownie Mix and hence easy for those who want quick and easy method to enjoy best brownies at home. You may also make puffy brownies by making slight variation in this recipe i.e. add some extra flour and water in specific quantity.

Ingredients:

20 oz or 1 pack Double Chocolate Brownie Mix
1/3 cup water
3 oz vegetable oil
1 egg

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Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a mixing bowl beat eggs using electric beater until become foamy.
3. Now add water and oil to the beaten eggs and beat well so that the batter would get uniform texture.
4. After that add brownie mix and mix until no lumps would remain in the batter.
5. Pour the whole batter in a greased baking cake pan and place in preheated oven for 45 mins. When the brownie becomes ready cool it at room temperature then make its pieces. If you want more chocolaty flavor then drizzle some chocolate syrup on top of the brownie.

German Chocolate Cake Recipe

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:07:00 +0000

Preparation time : 60 mins. | Serves 8-10 persons
This German chocolate cake is specially prepared for Christmas as it contains not only coconut and pecan but also variety of other nuts including almonds and walnuts.

Ingredients:

For Cake:

4 oz Germans sweet chocolate bar
250 gm all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
250 gm butter (softened)
400 gm granulated sugar
4 eggs (separated)
1 tsp vanilla
240 gm buttermilk

Frosting:

1 cup evaporated milk
Sugar to taste
180 gm butter
1/2 cup cream
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup coconut (grated)
1/4 cup pecan (grated)
1/4 cup almonds (grated)
1/4 cup walnuts (grated)

Procedure:

1. At first melt chocolate on double boiler i.e place the bowl of chocolate on hot water and then cook on medium heat until it melts completely.
2. Take a large mixing bowl and cream butter and sugar together using electric beater.
3. In a separate bowl prepare dry mixture of flour, baking soda and salt and sift them together so that they mix well.
4. Now add egg yolks one by one to butter mixture and beat for 5 mins.until become fluffy.
5. Then add melted chocolate and buttermilk to the batter and beat just to incorporate the chocolat with the mixture.
6. After that gradually pour the dry mixture to the batter and mix using flat spatula so that no lumps of flour would remain in the batter and it becomes smooth.
7. Now beat egg whites for 3-4 mins. until peaks would form and then fold it into the batter.
8. Pour the cake batter into a suitable cake pan and place it on preheated oven for 30-40 mins. at 350 degrees F.
9. When the cake become ready take it out from oven and cool it to room temperature.
10. To prepare frosting mix milk, sugar, cream, butter and vanilla and cook on medium heat for 10-15 mins. until become thick and creamy.
11. After that remove it form heat and cool it to room temperature then add coconut, almonds, cashews and pecans
12. Now Pour the prepared frosting onto the top of German chocolate cake. Place the cake in fridge for 30 mins. until the frosting becomes set and then serve.

Caramel Brownies

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:54:00 +0000

Preparation time : 45 mins | Serves 24 pieces

This is one of delicious caramel brownies recipe. The recipe is more or less same as other cake recipes except the preparation of caramel mixture which requires bit cooking. To get more variates of brownies recipes, refer to the book Brownie Points, which contains over 100 brownie recipes including Brownie muffins and cupcakes, Brownie cheesecake, Brownie molasses and many more.

Ingredients:

18 caramels
1/3 cup butter
2 tbsp milk
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup chopped salted cashews

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Procedure:

1. Take a large saucepan, combine caramels, butter, and milk on low heat until the caramels are melted. Stirring continuously while cooking so that caramel would not stick to the pan.
2. Remove the pan from heat and add sugar, mix until sugar completely dissolves.
3. In another bowl, beat eggs and vanilla until become smooth.
4. Mix egg mixture into caramel sauce.
5. Now in a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt.
6. Gradually add the dry mixture into the caramel mixture and mix using flat spatula.
7. Pour the batter into the greased baking dish and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.

White Chocolate Brownies

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:13:00 +0000

Preparation time : 60 mins | Serves 4 dozen

This recipe of white chocolate brownies is more or less same as the typical dark chocolate brownies. Use of white chocolate chips and white chocolate in place of dark chocolate make it white in color and hence it is named as white chocolate brownies. Like other cake recipes use of accurate measurement of ingredients plays a vital role so it is better to use kitchen weigh scale for correct measurements to produce good result.

Ingredients:

6 oz white chocolate
1 cup butter (softened)
6 eggs
3 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
10 oz white chips
1 cup chopped pecans

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Procedure:

1. Melt white chocolate and butter together in microwave for just 2 minutes.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs using electric beater until become fluffy.
3. Now add sugar and beat until become thick like cream.
4. After that gradually add melted chocolate mixture and vanilla and mix in the batter.
5. Mix all the dry ingredients in separate bowl including flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add this mixture to the batter and mix using flat spatula so that no lumps would be there.
6. In the end, fold the batter in white chips and pecan and pour the batter in a greased baking pan. Bake at 350 F for 40-45 minutes or you may check it by inserting the knife edge into the brownie if it comes out clean then it is ready to take out from oven.

Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:22:00 +0000

Preparation time : 70 mins + Refrigeration time | Serves 8 persons

This chocolate caramel cheesecake is the most tempting dessert for chocolate lovers. Though it requires little more efforts and technique compare to other cheesecakes but in the end it would be a great cake.

Ingredients:

Crust:

1 1/2 cups (5 ounces) finely ground chocolate wafers
5 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt

Cake:

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup heavy cream
8 oz bittersweet chocolate
1/2 cup sour cream
8 oz cream cheese, softened
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Procedure:

1. In a mixing bowl combine crust ingredients and mixes well.
2. Put he mixture in the greased spring form baking pan and press it at base of the pan so that a layer would form. Place the pan in fridge to chill for an hour.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
4. To prepare caramel, cook sugar in a saucepan on low heat, stirring slowly until all the sugar crystals melt and become golden in color. It would take 5-8 mins.
5. Remove the pan from heat and gradually add heavy cream, the caramel starts to thick. Cook the mixture on medium heat, until caramel and cream mixes evenly.
6. Switch off the flame and add chocolate to the mixture and mix until becomes smooth.
7. After that add sour cream and cream cheese and beat using electric beater until fluffy (it is better if you beat cream cheese and sour cream together in another bowl then mix in the hot mixture)
8. Now add eggs one by one and beat, then add vanilla and beat at slow speed until all of the ingredients are mix together
9. Pour the batter over the crust and bake for at least 55 mins or until the cake become set perfectly (check by using tooth pick).
10. when the cake becomes ready let it cool to room temperature then unlock the spring form pan to take out the sides of the pan and then chill for at least 2 hrs.

Chocolate Bananas

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:36:00 +0000

Preparation time : 5 mins + 2 hr freezing time | Serves 8 persons

This is an easy banana dessert. No special cooking skills are required to make this delightful dessert, just melt the chocolate and dip bananas in it and freeze till it settles down. This is one of a very attractive homemade treat recipe for children. For more quick recipes for making delicious treats at home, refer to the book Simple Treats which contains dozens of easy to make recipes.

Ingredients:

6 bananas
½ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
¼ cup of chopped walnuts or peanuts
Bamboo skewers

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Procedure:

1. Take a wide tray and spread butter paper, place all the banana pieces over there and freeze it for half an hour.
2. Melt chocolate in microwave for 2 minutes.
3. Coat the freeze banana pieces into the chocolate and coat with crushed walnuts.
4. Again place the chocolate bananas on the same tray and let it freeze for at least 2 hours until become set and firm.

Serving:

Serve the delicious banana chocolate as it is or you can make it more attractive by wrapping each banana into the foil paper.

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:08:00 +0000

Preparation time : 45 | Serves 8 persons

This is a different chocolate cake prepared with mayonnaise and hence you don’t need to use butter and egg in making this cake. The cake becomes too soft and spongy because of mayo and flavor of coco enhances its taste. You can do lots of variation in this cake for example you may add chocolate chips or instead of chocolate you can also add another fruit flavor to this cake.

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tbspn cocoa powder (or according to your taste)
1 tspn baking powder
1 tspn baking soda
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
1 tspn vanilla extract

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Procedure:

1. Preheat oven at 350 degree Fahrenheit.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat mayonnaise and sugar using electric beater for 3-4 mins until sugar mixes well in the mayo. In the beginning keep beater at slow speed and then gradually increase the speed as it becomes smooth.
3. Mix dry ingredients together in another bowl including flour, baking powder, baking soda and coco powder. It is preferred to sift all of them after mixing so that every ingredients mixes well and no air would remain in the mixture.
4. Add milk, water and vanilla essence to the mayo batter and mix using beater.
5. Now add dry flour mixture into the batter and mix using spatula or beater.
6. Pour the batter into a suitable baking pan and place it in preheated oven at 350 degree Fahrenheit for 25-30 mins.
7. Take out the the baking pan from the oven when it is done and cool it to room temperature then serve the delicious chocolate mayonnaise cake with tea or coffee.

Biscuit Chocolate Cake

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:34:00 +0000

Preparation time : 20 mins + 3 hr freezing time | Serves 6 persons

This is very different no bake chocolate cake which is also called cold cake. Biscuits are used in this recipe to give it marble like texture which looks very attractive. To make biscuit chocolate cake just make sure that the batter should not be very hot while mixing the biscuits into the batter, otherwise your biscuits get quickly soft and would not taste good after freezing.

Ingredients:

2 tbspn coco powder
2 egg
1/2 ltr milk
1 cup caster sugar or as required
100 gm butter
Few drops of vanilla essence
1 pack Marie biscuits

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Procedure:

1. Take a mixing bowl, and beat butter using electric beater, keeping at slow speed.
2. When the butter gets soft, add caster sugar and egg and beat them together to make a smooth fine paste.
3. Dissolve coco powder in milk so that no lumps would be there and mix it in the butter egg mixture.
4. Now in a deep sauce pan, boil 2 cups of water and place the mixing bowl containing coco mixture onto the boiled water. Cook the mixture on slow heat on steam and stir continuously.
5. After 5-8 minutes until the mixture gets thick just like cake batter remove the pan from steam and let it cool at room temperature.
6. In another bowl, crushed biscuits into large pieces and mix them in the coco batter.
7. Take a zip lock bag, and pour the batter into the bag and seal it from top so that air could not enter into the bag. Place the bag in freezer for 2-3 hours.
8. After the batter becomes freeze take out it from freezer and remove from bag, the mixture has got the shape lke dough. cut the dough into thin slices and serve it at tea time.

Muffins Chocolate Chip

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:51:00 +0000

Preparation time : 40 mins | Serves 10 persons

A chocolate muffins is just like chocolate cake or cup cakes. The only difference is in shape and the and the appearance. Although many people can still find it difficult to differentiate between the two. In this recipe of muffins chocolate chips are used instead of using a solid chocolate bar. Coco powder is still used for making these as it gives a nice color and taste to muffin. To make good muffins chocolate chip, always get the best and finest quality of chocolate chips and coco powder as these two ingredients will mostly depend on how your chocolate muffins look and taste like.

Ingredients:

6 eggs
225 gm plain flour
25 gm coco powder
250 gm butter (softened)
250 gm sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chip

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Cooking Instructions:

1. In a mixing bowl, beat butter so that it becomes smooth
2. Then beat it with sugar until sugar completely mixes in the butter. It would take 8-10 minutes for these two to be mixed thoroughly.
3.After that add eggs one by one and beat well enough for at least five minutes to make a smooth paste.
4. Now its time to add dry ingredients ; coco powder, baking powder, flour and mix in the batter using a spatula and remove all the lumps if present in your batter otherwise it would make your muffins hard after baking. Remember, always mix batter using a flat spatula as this ensures that no portion of batter is left untouched, as in the case of curved spatulas.
5. In the end, mix chocolate chip in the batter, grease the muffin tray using butter and then pour the batter in it. Put the muffins tray in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes at 200 degree centigrade. Serve the delicious muffins chocolate chip with additional chocolate sauce topping.

Chocolate Cake : Valentine’s Day Special

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:50:00 +0000

Preparation time : 40 mins | Serves 6 persons

Chocolate cake is one of my most favorite cakes and for chocolate lovers too. To make best chocolate cake, only use top quality chocolates in which ratios of all ingredients are in correct proportion. You can easily make changes in this chocolate cake recipe by adding different flavors. For instance you can add almond essence instead of vanilla. I have used chocolate chips in this cake to make it full yummy chocolate cake, an ideal valentine’s day gift.

Ingredients:
2 eggs
220 gm all purpose flour
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
90 gm butter
3/4 cup powder sugar
vanilla essence few drops
2 tbspn cocoa powder
1 tspn baking soda
1/2 tspn baking powder
4 tbspn cup milk

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Procedure:
1. In a bowl, beat butter by using electric beater to make it smooth.
2. Add sugar in the butter and beat well enough to make a thick smooth paste.
3. Now add egg one by one and beat for 4-5 minutes so that eggs mix smoothly in the mixture.
4. In a separate bowl, make a dry mixture of baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder and flour.
5. Add this dry mixture gradually in the egg mixture and mix using flat wooden spoon.
6. Put the chocolate chips in the batter and mix.
7. Take a suitable mold of 8-10 inch size, greeze the pan first and then sprinkle flour on the base and sides of the mold. Pour the cake batter in the mold and put it in preheated oven at 180oC for 20-25 minutes.

Serving:
Leave for at least 15 minutes at room temperature after take out the mold from the oven and then serve it on the beautiful cake dish. If you want to make some dressing over it and decorate the cake then you can also pour chocolate sauce over it.

Chocolate Pudding

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:18:00 +0000

Preparation time : 20-30 mins | Serves 4 persons

Pudding is an easy dessert and when it is served in chocolate flavor then it does not take long to finish. Here I have shared an easy chocolate pudding recipe which does not require any special cooking skills. When served hot, it is usually used as toppings for brownies otherwise it can be cooled in a fridge and served as a separate dessert

Ingredients:
4 egg yolks
1 cup sugar (or to taste)
2 oz chocolate
1.5 ltr milk

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Procedure:
1. In a bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar to make smooth paste. It hardly takes 5 minutes by using electric beater.
2. In a sauce pan, boil milk on medium heat.
3. When milk starts to boil, add the egg yolk mixture in it and mix. Cook it for 5-10 minutes until the mixture boils and keep stirring the mixture while cooking.
4. After that, put the chocolate bar in the mixture and cook until all the chocolate melts.
5. Chocolate pudding is ready and you can serve it in both styles either hot or chill.

Serving:
The taste of this chocolate pudding enhances when it is served with brownies.

Chocolate Brownies

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:41:00 +0000

Preparation time : 45 mins | Serves 4 persons

Brownies are either prepared by using cocoa powder or by chocolate. In both methods, brownies are very yummy but chocolate brownies taste marvelous. Only best chocolate (chocolates labeled with 75% pure chocolate) will enhance its taste otherwise low quality chocolate may not produce same results. Addition of nuts in brownies makes your brownie more delicious. Baking pans used for baking brownies should also be of appropriate size

Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
6 oz chocolate
2/3 cup flour
1 tspn baking powder (optional)

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Procedure:
1. In a bowl Beat butter using electric beater to make it smooth.
2. Now add sugar in the butter and beat until all the sugar crystals mix well in the butter.
3. Put egg one by one in the butter sugar mixture and beat for at least 5 minutes so that a smooth paste forms.
4. Melt chocolate bar on double boiler and put this melted in the mixture. Mix the chocolate using flat wooden spoon.
5. Mix baking powder in the flour and gradually put flour in the mixture, again using wooden spoon mix flour completely in the mixture to make smooth paste.
6. Pour the batter into the baking pan of suitable size and put it in the preheated oven at 180oC to bake for at least 25 minutes. You may insert knife tip into the cake to check weather the cake is done or not if no batter stick on the knife then the brownie is done.

Serving:
Delicious brownie cake is ready to serve at teatime and enjoy it with your friends in this spring.

Note:
You can also add some nuts in the batter if you want.

Chocolate Fudge Cake

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:01:00 +0000

Preparation time (approx) : 1 hr | Serves 6-8 persons

Fudge cakes are those in which neither baking powder nor baking soda is used so its rising and softness depends upon number of eggs used and hence more eggs are used to make homemade fudge as compared to other cakes. Chocolate flavor fudge cakes are not only loved by kids but also young people enjoy it and use of chocolate chips enhances its flavor.

Ingredients:
7 eggs
100g plane flour
100 gram sugar
50 g butter
50 g coco powder
½ kg chocolate
½ kg fresh cream

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Procedure:
1. In a bowl beat egg using electric beater to make foam like paste.
2. In a separate bowl mix butter and sugar well using beater.
3. Add sugar mixture in it and beat till sugar completely mixes in the paste.
4. In a separate bowl mix coco powder and flour. Gradually add flour mixture to the batter using wooden spoon.
5. Put the batter in the baking pan and bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes at 180 – 200oC.

Chocolate Fudge Sauce:
6. Heat fresh cream in a pan till it starts to boil. Now turn off the flame and add chocolate pieces in it and stir continuously to make a thick chocolate paste.
7. Put ¾ quantity of this batter in the freeze for 30 – 45 minutes.

Cake Assembling:
8. Cool prepared sponge at room temperature. Cut the very little upper part to make smooth (not from the corners i.e. middle part)
9. Now cut the sponge horizontally into two equal parts. Remove the upper sponge.
10. Pour 3-4 tbspn of milk on both pieces of sponge so that every part of sponge absorbs milk. It just makes sponge soft and slightly wet so that chocolate paste easily sticks on it.
11. Spread the freeze chocolate batter on the upper part of the lower sponge evenly and put other sponge on it and again spreads the chocolate batter on it and cover whole the sponge with the batter evenly. Freeze the cake for 5 minutes.
12. Pour the rest of the chocolate paste (not freeze) on the middle of the cake and similarly spread it evenly over the whole cake.
13. Decorate your cake with grated chocolates.