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Swedish White Chocolate Cake

Monday, July 5th, 2010

swedish white chocolate cakeIngredients:
200g butter
200g hot chocolates white chocolate buttons
3 eggs
a teaspoon vanilla extract
100ml sour cream
120g plain flour
2tsp baking powder
50ml liqueur eg. Advocaat, Pear cognac, or other fruity cognac

Topping:
100ml whipping cream
200g hotchocolates white chocolate buttons
1tbsp liqueur

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Clare’s Hot Fudge Sauce

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

3-4oz butter or margarine, softened, 3 tbsp cocoa powder, 3oz caster sugar, 5oz golden syrup, 25ml water, 120 ml single cream, Pinch of salt, 1tsp vanilla essence

 Blend all ingredients except vanilla in a medium saucepan. Cook over a medium heat, stirring continuously until it comes to a full rolling boil. (more…)

White Chocolate and Lemon Tiramisu

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

This recipe is a take on my original tiramisu but instead of coffee and brandy I use lemon juice and lemoncello. White chocolate is added to the mascarpone for extra richness. Put three egg yolks into a bowl, add 50g caster sugar and beat until the mixture is creamy and pale. Melt 100g of Hot Chocolates white chocolate buttons. Add gradually 250g softened mascarpone cheese and blend well then add the chocolate. Whip your three egg whites up until they form soft peaks and add to the cheese mix. (more…)

White Hot Chocolate with Cardamom

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

This recipe makes enough for 4 mugs. 1 litre milk. 200g white chocolate buttons. A little water. 4 teaspoons cornflour. 8 cardamom pods crushed.
Dissolve the cornflour in a little water, add everything except the chocolate into a pan and bring gently to a boil whisking regularly. Take off the heat and stir in the chocolate. Allow to cool, then strain through a sieve to take out the cardamom. Put in the fridge and heat as required. This recipe is very rich so you may prefer to serve it in smaller quantities?!

Easy Chocolate Truffles

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

cocoa1This is a very simple recipe which kids will love to get involved in. Just make sure they are not responsible for pouring the hot cream on to the chocolate!

For the ganache
150g Hot Chocolates Ecuadorian Dark /White/Milk chocolate
200ml double cream
25g caster sugar
Hot Chocolates Extra Brute cocoa powder to coat
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Ecuadorian Coffee Cream

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

For the ganache
150g Hot Chocolates Ecuadorian dark chocolate
200ml double cream
25g caster sugar
1 tbsp whisky or other spirit/liqueur

For the topping
180ml double cream
50g caster sugar
1 tbsp instant coffee dissolved into 1 tsp hot water
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Black Forest Roulade

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

roulade6 medium eggs, separated
125g caster sugar
1 680g jar stoned morello cherries, drained weight 350g
125g Hot Chocolates organic dark chocolate buttons
250g mascarpone cheese
100g Greek yoghurt
Hot Chocolates cocoa powder and icing sugar to dust
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White Chocolate and Ricotta Cheesecake

Monday, October 26th, 2009

125g digestive biscuits crushed
50g butter
50g caster sugar
250g ricotta cheese
grated zest of 1 lemon and 4 tbsp juice
300ml natural yoghurt
25g ground rice
75g Hot Chocolates white chocolate buttons melted
4 medium eggs
Hot Chocolates Extra brute cocoa powder to dust (more…)

Chocolate Sorbet

Monday, October 26th, 2009

180g caster sugar
50g Hot Chocolates Extra Brute Cocoa Powder
100g Hot Chocolates milk chocolate buttons

Put 500ml water in a pan and melt the sugar gently stirring constantly. Bring to the boil remove from heat and add the cocoa and chocolate. Using a balloon whisk stir until everything is melted and smooth. Return to the heat and bring to the boil but only just as you see little bubbles appearing on the surface. (more…)

White Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Fudge

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Ever been scared of making fudge? Well don’t be with this recipe, it does n’t actually reach the sugar boil point that you normally need for fudge and is, therefore, much quicker and easier to make. You will need:

300g caster sugar
50g unsalted butter
pinch of salt
125ml evaporated milk
1 vanilla bean (split in two length ways scrape out seeds)
250g Hot Chocolates white chocolate buttons
100g macadamia nuts
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