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Creme Egg Cheesecake

19/3/2016

Easy, tasty and fab to look at I found the recipe for this awesome Creme Egg Cheesecake on a family blog by Sarah Barnes. Check her work out at www.tamingtwins.com. I made a few minor tweaks to the recipe... in mine I used:

280g Digestive Biscuits
75g Butter
560 ml Double Cream
140g Icing Sugar
560g Cream Cheese
1/2 Lemon (juice only)
275g Mini Creme Eggs
A few Full Size Creme Eggs (I used three)
60g Milk Chocolate
60g White Chocolate
60g Yellow Chocolate (I found Candy Melts in a local cake suppliers)

You'll find a link to a conversion table under all my recipes on Youtube too - to help convert to Cups/Fahrenheit and give you an idea what some ingredients are known as elsewhere.

Mocha Lovers Dessert

13/3/2016

Light and fluffy but rich and decadent. Chocolate and Coffee combine to create this stunning (and gluten free) Mocha Dessert.

For six you'll need:

115 g Butter
3 tbs Sugar
115 g Dark Chocolate
2 tbs Espresso Coffee Powder
60 ml Kahlua
15 ml Vanilla Extract
4 Large Eggs (2 large eggs, 2 egg yolks to be precise)
3 tbs Cocoa Powder

Chewy Cookie Bars

20/2/2016

Pimp your cookies! Okay, ordinarily cookies are already treat enough... but if you needed to make them go further or wanted to turn a cheap pack of cookies into something more substantial, here's a foolproof way!

To make around 24 bars you'll need:

320g Cookies
397g / 1 Tin Condensed Milk
60g Peanut Butter
165g Chocolate drops
Some white chocolate to add for decoration (optional!)

Chocolate Orange Pudding

24/1/2016

This is so simple and so delicious. Bung it all in a dish, whack it in the oven and from the mess will arise an incredible tasting dessert with its own addictively rich Chocolate Orange Sauce. Incredible!

You'll need (makes enough for 6-8 portions):

100g Melted Butter
150ml Milk
140g Caster Sugar
3 Eggs
250g Self-Raising Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
75g Cocoa Powder (Gets split and used in 50g & 25g portions)
300ml Boiling Water
200g Light Brown Sugar
100g Milk Chocolate (to add even more oranginess, I used Terry's Chocolate Orange)
1 Orange (Zest & Juice)

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Rice Krispies Christmas Bites

12/12/2015

Quick & easy to make, delicious to eat and gorgeous to look at - what more could you want from a Christmas treat! These fudge-inspired bites include chocolate and marshmallow with Rice Krispies...

For over between 15-18 you'll need:

115g Rice Krispies
50g Mini-Marèshmallows
50g Butter
200g Condensed Milk
110g Dark Chocolate
110g White Chocolate
Some writing icing (Green & Red for holly & berries ... or whatever you'd like to use)

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Baileys Chocolate Mousse

5/12/2015

Deliciously decadent - a simple to make mousse with the added warmth and cheekiness of Baileys Irish Cream

It's very rich so for four portions (or two huge ones!) you'll need:

90ml Baileys Irish Cream
100g Dark Chocolate
2 tbs Honey
2 Eggs separated
Whipped cream to decorate (optional)

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Nutella Pastry

28/11/2015

Easy and quick to throw together - 20 minutes including cooking, and with just three ingredients.

No hard and fast measurements needed either as it's a case of using as much or as little as you like!

You'll need:

A sheet of Ready-roll Puff Pastry
Chocolate Chips
Chocolate Spread (it doesn't have to be Nutella!)

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Nutty Millionaires

14/11/2015

If Millionaire Shortbreads and Peanuts* had a baby - it would be this dreamboat of a treat.... You're welcome. (*Unless you're allergic. Then guess what? This is NOT the treat for you. Soz)

For a batch you'll need:

250g Shortbread
150g Dark Brown Sugar
210g Butter (60g in the base, 150g in the Caramel)
397g/1 Tin Condensed milk
300g Salted Peanuts
200g Dark Chocolate
(PLUS an extra knob of butter to soften the chocolate so you don't lose all your filling when you cut it!)

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Maple Crunch

7/11/2015

Crunchy yet smooth, nutty and sweet, and chocolatey. If you've had Daim before - you'll already now how marvellous it is.... if you haven't? OMG prepare for addiction!

For a batch you'll need:

375 ml Maple Syrup (Light-Medium)
115g Butter
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 Tsp Salt
1/4 Tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
225g Milk Chocolate
100g Pecans

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Slaughter Cake

10/10/2015

It was Totally Sacha, in the Kitchen, with a ... pastry brush?! More of a who-made-it, than a who-dunnit!

For a 20 inch layer cake you'll need:

300g Plain flour
1 Tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
1 Tsp Salt
2 Eggs
300g Caster Sugar
240ml Buttermilk
120g Butter
1 Tbs White Wine Vinegar
1 Tsp Vanilla extract
30g Cocoa powder
2tbs Red food Colour

For the buttercream filling & Crumb coat:

200g soft butter
400g icing sugar

For the icing:

A sheet of ready-roll fondant icing.
More Red food colouring for 'splattering'

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Cornflake Fudge Cakes

12/9/2015

A slightly more sophisticated version of the treats you might of made as a kid (but these are still childsplay!) So easy, so tasty - so why not?

For a batch you'll need:

225g Dark Chocolate
1 tin/397g Condensed Milk
100g Butter
100g Dried Cranberries
200g Cornflakes

I decorated mine with some melted white chocolate, which is entirely optional!

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Sweet Potato Brownies

29/8/2015

The best combo of flavour and texture you'll come across in a Brownie. Try them once - you'll love them forever!

For enough to fill a 9x9 inch brownie tin you'll need:

320g Sweet Potato (Roasted & Mashed)
300g Dark Chocolate
160g Butter
200g Brown sugar
160g Plain Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
3 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
130g Walnuts

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Sweet Potato Pie

26/8/2015

Perhaps it's common where you are, but in the UK we rarely use sweet potatoes outside the savoury world... but this is one of those dishes that may make you look again at the usefulness of this humble vegetable.

A delicious and impressive looking pie of marbled chocolate and sweet potato. Serve cold or warm with custard, cream or ice cream.

For a 9inch Pie Dish you'll need:

350g Shortcrust Pastry (or a deep pre-baked crust)
2 Eggs
240ml Single Cream (divided into 180ml & 60ml portions for use at different times)
75g Butter
150g Sugar (White makes for the best colour puree)
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Sea Salt
30g Cocoa Powder
400g Sweet Potato (Roasted & Mashed)

Delicious served cold, or warm with ice cream, cream or custard.

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Brigadeiros

23/8/2015

Three simple ingredients (plus whatever you chose to decorate them!) to make these delicious truffle style treat.... So easy to make, and even easier to eat! No wonder they're a national favourite, in their homeland of Brazil!

For around 18 you'll need:

15g Butter
1 can / 397g Condensed Milk
45g Cocoa Powder
To decorate: Some dried Coconut / Cocoa / Chocolate Strands / Chopped Nuts ... experiment!

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Chocolate Almond Meringue Cake

9/8/2015

A cake with a meringue style crust and made using ground almonds so it stays deliciously moist.

Gluten-free/Flour-free but that's all it's missing - it's full of flavour and texture.

For a 8"/21 cm cake tin you'll need:

385g Dark Chocolate
6 Eggs
210g Caster Sugar
150g Ground Almonds
120ml Double Cream
1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
2 tbsp Raspberry Jam

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S'mores Dip

1/8/2015

Marshmallow, chocolate and cream - that's it. Three simple ingredients that create a sensational S'mores Dip. Unlike the usual campfire version of this favourite US Treat, this version can be prepared inside and without causing any mess or molten-mallow burns!

For two very generous portions (or four mean ones!) you'll need:

100g Dark Chocolate
60ml Double Cream
60g Mini Marshmallows

Plus some biscuits/fruit/nice stuff to dip in them!

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Chocolate Peanut Oat Bars

20/7/2015

Simple to make yet irresistible. The great flavours and textures of oats, chocolate and peanut butter combine to make this crumble-topped treat.

For 16 generous bars you'll need:

230g Butter
110g Brown sugar
255g Oats
1 tsp Vanilla extract
150g Milk Chocolate
125g Peanut Butter

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Chocolate Pancake Stack

21/6/2015

Dark, bitter sweet, spongey and utterly decadent - particularly when slathered in fresh fruit and chocolate sauce and served with ice cream! (yeah, ice cream at breakfast IS a thing - when you're on holiday at least!)

For around 12-16 pancakes you'll need:

300g Plain Flour
80g Cocoa Powder
360 ml Milk
2 Eggs
60 ml Butter (melted)
4 Tsp Baking Powder
2 Tbsp Sugar

I served mine with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce and fresh strawberries.

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Chewy Chocolate Nut Clusters

31/5/2015

Chewy, crunchy, sweet and bitter - four combinations from just four ingredients.

A no-bake treat that's child's play to make. No really, it's great to make with kids, for kids - or even for kids to make for you! (Thinking more Mother's day and Father's day, here, not child labour!)

For 10-12 large ones (Dessertspoon) or 18-20 small ones (Teaspoon) you'll need:

50g Walnuts (Loosely broken up)
50g Dried Apricots (quartered)
75g Mini-Marshmallows (or large ones quartered)
100g Dark Chocolate

Mix up the nuts or fruit - Peanuts/Pecans and Cranberries/Raisins work a treat. Allergic to nuts? Swap them out for broken biscuits.

Millionaire Shortbread

16/5/2015

Chocolate, Caramel and Crunch all in one perfectly combined dish - this is what the word 'treat' was created to describe, and one of my all time favourites. I'm sure you'll love it too!

To make a 20cm x 20cm slab of this gorgeous treat you'll need:

250g Shortbread (Shop bought? I know!)
150g Dark Brown Sugar
397g Condensed Milk (that's usually one tin)
60g Butter (For the base)
150g Butter (For the caramel layer)
200g Dark Chocolate
60g White Chocolate

Peanut Bars

18/4/2015

Simple to make and ready to eat in under 20 minutes. This volume makes a generous batch - you could halve it - but they're very moreish, so you may find more is... erm... MORE!

For around 30-32 bars you'll need:

1 Tin (397g) Condensed Milk
2 Tbsp Sugar
250g Rich Tea Biscuits
250g Peanuts (Plain, unsalted)

Optional for the drizzly topping:

100g Dark Chocolate
25g Butter

Easter Egg Cups

25/3/2015

Oddly an egg-free Easter egg inspired dessert. This combines cheeky chocolate cups with a mascarpone no-bake cheesecake and sweet, sharp lemon curd. So easy - and fun - to make!

For six you'll need:

6 mini-balloons round
200g Milk Chocolate
250g Mascarpone Cheese
125g (not ml) Double Cream
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
60g Icing Sugar
6 tsp Lemon Curd (Click for my Lemon Curd recipe)

Pancakes (Cranberry & Orange | Chocolate & Orange)

12/2/2015

Whether you know them as drop-scones, griddle cakes or pancakes - these are less like the French crepe style and more like the American pancake... these though are laced with orange in the batter, then topped off with Cranberries or Chocolate - or both! To make around 15 you'll need:

2 Oranges (Zest & Juice)
A little Milk (vague because it'll depend on the juiciness of your oranges!)
1 Egg
175g Self-Raising Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
40 g Caster Sugar
Chocolate Drops (optional)
Dried Cranberries (optional)

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Chocolate and Strawberry Roulade

5/2/2015

Channel Swap. Chef Stef took over Totally Sacha with her Stuffed Shells for Valentine's Day, and I took over hers to make my seductive Chocolate and Strawberry Roulade.

For a roulade (more than enough to serve two!) you’ll need:

5 Egg whites
280g Caster Sugar (1 & ¼ cups Finely granulated sugar)
1.5 tsp Cornflour (Cornstarch)
1.5 tsp Vanilla Extract
1.5 tsp White wine vinegar (any vinegar is good – Balsamic is incredible here)
300ml Double Cream (1 & ¼ cups Heavy Cream)
500g Strawberries (3 cups plus a few more!)
100g Dark Chocolate (½ cup chopped or grated. Easier done when it’s chilled!)
20g Cocoa Powder (1/5 cup)
Red Roses (optional – but highly recommended!)

Chef Stef's Channel | Stuffed Shells

Chocolate Marbled Cupcakes

20/1/2015

Like a combo of cupcake and baked cheesecake all in one... these Chocolate Marbled Cupcakes make a wonderful moist cake, with chocolate chunks and smooth, creamy soft cheese. They'll quickly disappear! For 12 you'll need:

175g Plain Flour
3/4 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
200g Caster Sugar
20g Cocoa Powder
50ml Sunflower Oil
175ml Water
150g Cream Cheese
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 tsp White Wine Vinegar
100g Chocolate Drops

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Creme Egg Cheesecake

Mocha Lovers Dessert

Chewy Cookie Bars

Chocolate Orange Pudding

Rice Krispies Christmas Bites

Baileys Chocolate Mousse

Nutella Pastry

Nutty Millionaires

Maple Crunch

Slaughter Cake

Cornflake Fudge Cakes

Sweet Potato Brownies

Sweet Potato Pie

Brigadeiros

Chocolate Almond Meringue Cake

S'mores Dip

Chocolate Peanut Oat Bars

Chocolate Pancake Stack

Chewy Chocolate Nut Clusters

Millionaire Shortbread

Peanut Bars

Easter Egg Cups

Pancakes (Cranberry & Orange | Chocolate & Orange)

Chocolate and Strawberry Roulade

Chocolate Marbled Cupcakes

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