A chocolate cake is every gourmet’s fantasy. Send chocolates by post in UK so that it can be used to make the following recipes:
Special Chocolate Cake: Ingredients:-
- 225 gm plain flour
- 85 gm cocoa powder
- 350 gm caster sugar
- 1 ½ tsp soda bicarbonate
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 125 ml vegetable oil
- 250 ml milk
- 250 ml boiling water
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
For chocolate icing:
- 200 ml double cream
- 200 gm plain chocolate
Method:
- Pre heat oven to 350 F/ 180 C. Grease and line two 8 inches sandwich tins.
- Place all cake ingredients in a bowl and beat till fully smooth and combined.
- Add boiling water little by little into this mix.
- Divide cake mix between two tins and bake for 25 to 35 minutes.
- If it is done, a tooth pick or a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Remove cakes from oven and allow them to cool totally while they are still in their tins before you do icing for the cake.
- To make chocolate icing, combine the cream and chocolate in a low heat in a saucepan till the melting of the chocolate. Take away the pan from the heat and whisk contents till smooth and glossy. Keep aside and allow cooling for 1-2 hours till it becomes sufficiently thick to spread around the cake.
- To get the cakes ready, ease out the cake from the tins using a knife with round blade. With great care remove cakes from tins.
- Spread some chocolate icing above one cake and to with the other cake. Spread remaining icing all over the cakes.
Chocolate and Banana French toast Ingredients:
- 75 gm chopped milk chocolate
- 1 banana (ripe)
- From round loaf, 4 slices crusty white bread
- 3 eggs (medium)
- Maple syrup-1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp double cream
- 25 gm unsalted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Ground cinnamon
- Extra maple syrup or icing sugar
Method:
- In a small bowl, place sliced banana and mash with a fork. Add chocolate and combine.
- Place two slices of bread on the work table. The chocolate and banana mix must be divided between them and spread evenly to reach the edges.
- Top each slice with a second bread piece to make two sandwiches.
- In another bowl, whisk together maple syrup, eggs, vanilla extract and double cream.
- Melt butter in big pan over low heat. Dip both sides of sandwich in egg mix so as to totally cover them.
- Lower the sandwich in oil and fry till golden brown and when chocolates have started to dip. Repeat the process with the second sandwich.
- Halve the sandwiches using a knife and sprinkle cinnamon and either maple syrup or icing sugar for a grand chocolate and banana French toast.
These are two recipes for those who love to indulge in chocolates.
