chocolate

Hello everyone:) So tomorrow I’m meeting some former colleagues to have our usual Friday morning breakfast meetup. One of my friends happens to have a Gluten intolerance so I decided to try whipping up some Gluten-free Brownies. While I personally have no problems consuming Gluten I must say...

I originally made this cake as a lemon & blueberry cake which was great, but I wanted a chocolate cake today, so decided to modify the original recipe to include chocolate... I marking this up as a retro recipe for a reason. It apparently comes from an old Italian cookbook (Pellegrino Artusi...

I've decided to revamp my Recipe - Vegan Black Bean Brownies recipe in light of the current beer ingredient challenge (The CookingBites recipe challenge: beer). My original black bean brownies were written up just under 10 years ago (by 5 days!) and didn't include any beer. From my search for...

I made this recipe in stages. One day I baked the cakes, let them cool completely, wrapped them well and stashed them in the freezer. Another day, I made the filling, put that into an air-tight container and froze that as well. I made the Frosting the morning of assembly and took the cake...

In my book "The science of spice" p. 207, it says to lightly toas Fenugreek seeds to create nutty, coffee-and-chocolate roasted pyrazine flavours. For how long and at what temperature should I roast them in the oven?

Recipe Ingredients 2 duck breasts 1 tsp butter 4 dry juniper berries cracked with spoon 1/2 cup raspberry jam 120gms fresh whole blackberries 1 finely chopped shallot 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 cup chicken stock 15 gms (1 large square) dark 90% chocolate grated Salt and pepper Method...

I tried this recipe, but the cacao butter did not melt properly. I have either a gas hob or a hotplate which I think is more like an electric hob. Which is best to use under my pan? Roughly how much water should I use? Should I stir whilst it melts? How to Make Delicious Chocolate Using Maca...

For my chocolate quinoa, I use 70% or 85% Green and Blacks dark chocolate. What kosher dark chocolate do you think has the best flavour in the UK? Here is the updated recipe if anyone is interested. QUINOA CHOCOLATE PORRIDGE Ingredients 83 g quinoa raw (1 500g packet divided into 6) 220...

Giant Heath Bar Bits

Instead of making pastry i made a base from butter and dark chocolate digestives and have chilled. However the filling requires 2 eggs added and baked to set. My question is would my base get messed up if i put in the oven once the filling is added. And secondly if i left out the eggs and added...

I've adapted my recipe to get the sugar from dates rather than Truvia. Please can I have your thoughts? Am I adding ingredients at the right time? I was adding the cinnamon at the end, but read in The Science of Spice that it's better to add it early on. If adding early, should I add more? Any...

If I add dark chocolate to my quinoa it gives a different taste to adding cacao even though the chocolate is 85% cocoa. What causes the difference? Is it the cocoa butter or something else?

Hazelnut Cocoa Smoothie

I've come across this recipe and would like to make it healthier without adversely affecting the flavour or texture. Am I OK using dairy milk and butter? Can I replace the coconut oil with rapeseed or Sunflower oil? If so, would it be a 1:1 replacement? If I replace the cup (200g) coconut...

Around the time I first joined, I was asking questions about cookies using only egg yolks. As far as I can tell, there are no other cookies like this one. These cookies use only egg yolks, no butter or other fat, yet they are very moist and chewy. I've created a whole bunch of variations but...

What's your poison my friends? I'm currently sipping a mix of 6oz hot chocolate (nothing fancy, just the Swiss Miss powdered stuff) plus 2oz of bourbon. Not bad! What is your favorite way to incorporate booze into Hot Chocolate?

About 8 -9 years ago, my wife was travelling and it was my son´s birthday. He wanted a chocolate cake, but I´d never made a cake in my life, so I called my bro (formerly executive chef at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent). " Look up Nigella Lawson´s Chocolate Beetroot cake. Even my hairdresser could...

White Chocolate Party Mix Makes 5 quarts Ingredients 5 cups Cheerios cereal 5 cups Corn Chex cereal* 2 cups salted peanuts 1 lb M&M candies (Smarties in UK/Europe) 1 10oz package miniature pretzels 1 12oz package white chocolate/vanilla baking chips 3 TB vegetable oil Directions In a large...