Showing posts with label chocolate icing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate icing. Show all posts

Feb 19, 2015

CHOCOLATE x3... YUM!



Chocolate cake, chocolate icing & chocolate sauce! Find me a choc-lover that can resist this one!!

Cake Ingredients:
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

4 egg yolks
1 cup castor sugar
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

4 egg whites
1 teaspoon baking powder




Method:
1.Sift together the flour, cocoa, salt and 1 teaspoon baking powder.
2. Beat the egg yolks, castor sugar, oil, boiling water and vanilla essence well.
3. Beat the egg whites with 1 teaspoon baking powder until stiff and fluffy.
4. Fold in the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture.
5. Lastly add the dry ingredients.
6. Empty into a greased bundt cake tin.
Bake for +/- 30 minutes



Chocolate icing Ingredients:
125g butter
3 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
3 tablespoon warm water
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:
1. Cream the butter and until light in colour.
2. Gradually add icing sugar and cocoa alternatively.
3. Add warm water and vanilla essence. Mix until smooth and light.


Chocolate Sauce Ingredients:
155g Nestle cream
100g cadbury milk chocolate
Oil

Method:
1. Break chocolate into pieces. Drizzle with oil. Microwave until melted.
2. Empty cream into a bowl. Whisk until smooth.
3. Add melted chocolate to the smooth cream. Mix well.


Assemble:
1. Cut the cake in half horizontally.
2. Sandwich with icing.
3. Cover with choc sauce.
4. Garnish with grated white chocolate/nuts/strawberries.

Finally dig in!!



Nov 3, 2014

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH HAZELNUT ICNG


Cake Ingredients: 
1 cup flour 
2 tablespoons cocoa 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1 teaspoon baking powder 

4 egg yolks
 
1 cup castor sugar 
1/2 cup oil 
1/2 cup boiling water 
1 teaspoon vanilla essence 

4 egg whites 
1 teaspoon baking powder


Method: 
1.Sift together the flour, cocoa, salt and 1tsp baking powder. 
2. Beat the egg yolks, castor sugar, oil, boiling water and vanilla essence well. 
3. Beat the egg whites and 1tsp baking powder until stiff. 
4. Add the egg white mixture to the egg yolk mixture and mix. 
5. Lastly add the dry ingredients in. 
6. Divide evenly into cupcake tins. 
Bake for +/- 30 minutes





Hazelnut Icing Ingredients
125g butter
150g hazelnut spread

60ml cocoa powder
500ml icing sugar
40ml milk


Method:
1. Cream the butter and hazelnut spread until well blended.
2. Add the icing sugar and cocoa gradually.
3. Add the milk until the icing becomes spreadable.
4. When cupcakes are cool, pipe the icing on the cupcakes.