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Chocolate, Dessert

Chocolate Brownies

chocolate brownies

Ingredients

  1. 100g semi-sweet chocolate
  2. Chocolate bar with nuts
  3. 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  4. ½ cup butter
  5. 1 cup sugar
  6. 3 large eggs
  7. 1 teaspoon vanilla
  8. 1 cup flour
  9. ⅓cup peanuts/any nuts (optional)

chocolate brownies ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Melt the semi-sweet chocolate and butter and let cool.
  3. Roughly chop up the chocolate bar into large chunks, also chop up the nuts and set aside.
  4. Add the sugar to the melted chocolate and whisk.
  5. Whisk in the eggs one at a time and vanilla.
  6. Sift in the flour and cocoa powder and mix.
  7. Add the chopped chocolate and nuts and mix.
  8. Pour into a parchment paper lined pan and bake for 30 minutes.
  9. Remove from the oven and cool slightly in the pan.
  10. Remove from the pan and cut into squares.
  11. Enjoy.

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Cakes

Red Velvet Mini Cakes

red velvet mini cakes

Ingredients

  1. 1 ⅓ cup sugar
  2. ½ cup butter at room temperature
  3. 2 eggs
  4. 1 cup buttermilk
  5. 2 teaspoons red food colouring
  6. 3 teaspoons cocoa powder
  7. 2 cups self-raising flour
  8. ½ teaspoon baking soda
  9. 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  10. 1 teaspoon vanilla
  11. A pinch of salt

Frosting

  1. Cream cheese
  2. Butter
  3. Icing sugar
  4. Glace cherries

red velvet mini cakes ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time and mix well.
  3. Add vanilla extract.
  4. Mix the cocoa powder and red food colouring to form a paste and add to the batter and mix well.
  5. Sieve the flour and salt.
  6. Add in the flour and buttermilk alternatively and mix until smooth.
  7. Mix the vinegar and baking soda and let a few bubbles out and add to the batter and mix well.
  8. Pour the batter into a parchment paper lined baking sheet and spread it thinly and evenly.
  9. Bake for 15-18 minutes or when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  10. Let cool in the pan.
  11. Use a cookie cutter to cut out the mini cakes.
  12. Prepare the frosting and frost the cakes by staking them and decorate as desired.
  13. Enjoy.

red velvet mini cake steps

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Loafs

Apple Cinnamon Loaf

Apple Cinnamon Loaf

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup grated apple
  2. ½ cup butter
  3. ½ cup milk
  4. 2 eggs
  5. ½ cup brown sugar
  6. ½ cup dark brown sugar
  7. 2 cups self-raising flour
  8. ½ teaspoon baking soda
  9. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  10. ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  11. 1 teaspoon vanilla

Apple cinnamon Loaf ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Peel, core and grate the apples and set aside.
  3. In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix.
  4. In a separate bowl, add all the wet ingredients and mix.
  5. Fold in the dry ingredients mixture with a spatula until well mixed.
  6. Pour the batter into a greased or parchment paper lined loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes.
  7. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before removing from the pan and cooling completely on wire rack.
  8. Enjoy.

Apple Cinnamon Loaf steps

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Cakes

Pineapple Bundt Cake

Pineapple bundt cake

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup crushed pineapple with the syrup
  2. 2 eggs
  3. ½ cup butter
  4. ½ cup water
  5. 1 teaspoon vanilla
  6. 2 ½ cup flour
  7. 1 cup sugar
  8. 2 teaspoon baking powder
  9. ½ teaspoon baking soda

pineapple bundt cake ingredients

Glaze

  1. Icing sugar
  2. Milk

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Mix all the dry ingredients and set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl mix all the wet ingredients.
  4. Add in the dry ingredients mixture and mix well.
  5. Pour the batter halfway into a greased bundt pan and bake for 35-40 minutes.
  6. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before removing from the pan and cooling completely on a wire rack.
  7. Prepare the icing glaze and drizzle over the top.
  8. Enjoy.

pineapple bundt cake steps

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Cakes

Gingerbread Cake

gingerbread cake

Ingredients

  1. 2 cups self-raising flour
  2. 2 teaspoon ginger
  3. 1 teaspoon allspice
  4. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  5. 1 teaspoon cloves
  6. ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  7. ½ cup butter
  8. ½ cup dark brown sugar
  9. ½ cup syrup
  10. 2 eggs
  11. 1 teaspoon vanilla
  12. ¼ cup water
  13. 2 tablespoon buttermilk

gingerbread cake ingredients

Frosting

  1. Icing sugar
  2. Butter
  3. Cream cheese
  4. Vanilla

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Mix all the dry ingredients and set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl and all the wet ingredients except water and mix well.
  4. Add flour and mix, and water and mix well.
  5. Pour into a greased pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.
  6. Remove from the oven and cool for a while before removing from the pan and cooling completely on the wire rack.
  7. Prepare the frosting and frost the cake.
  8. Enjoy.

gingerbread cake steps

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