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  1. Easter chocolate cake

    April 6, 2012 by potatoface

    easter chocolate cake

    easter chocolate cake

     To be honest, you can make any spongy cake which goes well with chocolate. Spread chocolate ganache on top, decorate it with speckled chocolate eggs and you’ve got Easter cake.

    If you prefer, go for chocolate all the way.

    easter chococlate cake

    easter chocolate cake

     Chocolate Easter cake

     Ingredients:

     200grams of flour

    80 grams of cocoa

    100 grams of sugar

    1 teaspoon of bicarbonate soda

    1 teaspoon of baking powder

    3 eggs

    1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

    1/2 cup of espresso

    175 grams of soft unsalted butter

    pinch of salt

    for chocolate ganache:

    100 grams of dark chocolate

    cup of cream

    speckled eggs to decorate

     1. Heat the oven to 180 C.

    2. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl till it’s combined. Don’t overdo it, just mix it gently till it’s smooth.

    3. Lightly grease a round tin with butter and sprinkle with a bit of flour.

    4. Spoon the mixture into the tin, smooth the top and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 40 minutes till it’s golden. Insert a skewer into the centre of the cake, if it comes out clean, your cake is done.

    5. Let the cake cool. Then remove it from the tin.

    6. For the chocolate ganache melt chocolate with cream over a pot of simmering water (low temperature, has to just simmer). When it’s melted, let it cool, then spread it over the top and sides of the cake. Decorate the top with little eggs.

    Happy Easter!

    chocolate cake

    chocolate cake

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  2. tiramisu with a Polish twist

    August 14, 2011 by potatoface

     

    tiramisu

    I was asked to put up a recipe for tiramisu. My friends and Boyfriend’s band buddies love it. It’s nothing unusual, just ordinary Italian tiramisu with a Polish twist. But my friend who’s Italian said it’s really nice and that made me feel really good about myself…I’m that sad.

    So here it is, knock yourself out! It’s creamy and boozy, just perfect!

     

    Tiramisu with a Polish twist.

     

    Savoyard biscuits

    300g mascarpone

    100 ml double cream

    2 eggs

    Krupnik vodka – that’s the Polish twist. If you don’t have it you can use amaretto or brandy, but honestly, the vodka I’m using is perfect and my Italian friend said the tiramisu I make actually tastes like the one her mom makes, especially that she never uses amaretto, just another type of alcohol, like brandy, etc. So that’s it, I revealed my secret ingredient.

    sugar

    espresso coffee

    cocoa for dusting

    tiramisu

     

     

    1. Make espresso (whole mug), leave it to cool.

    2.. Separate egg yolks and whisk them with 4-5 spoons of sugar in a metal or glass bowl over a saucepan of warm water. Wait till the egg yolks thicken and sugar dissolves. When it becomes creamy and the colour changes into vanilla (or magnolia), leave it on the side to cool a bit.

    3. Whisk egg whites in separate bowl or pot.

    4. Whip cream but not too much, don’t let it become too thick.

    5. You can dip your biscuits in coffee first then arrange them, I just lay them into my dish and then using the spoon, gently pour coffee over the biscuits, making sure they are all moist but not too soggy.

    6. Mix gently mascarpone, egg yolks, egg whites, whipped cream, add 2 spoons of alcohol and few spoons of icing sugar if you like it really sweet or want to feel high after an insulin rush.

    7. Spread the mixture over biscuits. Repeat it with another layer of biscuits dipped in coffee and again marscapone mixture.

    8. Chill in the fridge for few hours. Dust with cocoa before serving and if you want to make it look even more presentable – some roasted almond flakes on top will suffice.

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