Easy Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 125g margarine
• ½ cup oil
• ¼ cup cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp bicarb
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pecan nuts, finely chopped

Method:

1. Melt and blend the water, margarine, oil and cocoa in the microwave.
2. Add the sugar, flour and salt. Whisk together.
3. Add the bicarb, vanilla essence and eggs.
4. Beat with an electric beater for about three minutes.
5. Add the chopped nuts and mix throughout.
6. Pour into a greased Swiss roll pan and cook for 20-30 minutes at 180°C.
7. To make the icing melt 62.5 g margarine, 2 tablespoons cocoa and 2 ½ tablespoons milk in the microwave, then add 2 ½ cups icing sugar. More milk may be needed if icing is not runny enough. Cut the cake when cold, after spreading icing when hot.

Banana Chocolate Cake

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Ingredients

• Nutrition

• 1 1/2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour
• 3/4 cup self-raising flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 large, over-ripe bananas, mashed (see note)
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Icing

• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar mixture
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 2 to 3 tablespoons milk, warmed

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• Method

• Notes

1. Step 1
   Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease an 8-cup capacity, 24cm fluted ring tin. Sift flours, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Add husks from sieve. Add sugar. Stir to combine. Make a well in the centre.
2. Step 2
   Combine eggs, banana, buttermilk and oil in a jug. Pour into well. Stir to combine.
3. Step 3
   Spoon cake mixture into prepared tin. Smooth surface. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand cake for 5 minutes in tin. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
4. Step 4
   Make icing: Sift icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl. Add milk. Using a wooden spoon, mix until smooth. Pour icing over cooled cake. Using a flat-bladed knife, spread over top. Allow icing to run down sides. Stand for 20 minutes or until icing sets. Serve.

Chocolate Cake

Black Forest Cake

Ingredients

• ½ cup (110 g) butter, softened
• 1+¼ cup (275 g) sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1+¼ cup (140 g) all-purpose flour
• ½ cup (50 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, natural
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup (1.8 dl) buttermilk

Ingredients for filling

1. ¼ cup Kirschwasser (Kirsch/cherry brandy), optional
2. 2 cans (14 oz or 400 g) cherry pie filling or pitted cherries
3. 3 cups (7.2 dl) heavy whipping cream, chilled
4. ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
5. Milk chocolate curls or shavings, for garnish

• Maraschino cherries or sweet cherries, for garnish, optional

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Ingredients

• ½ cup (110 g) light brown sugar

• ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon (120 g) sugar

• 1 large egg

• 1+¾ cups (220 g) flour

• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

• ½ teaspoon baking soda

• ¾ teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1+¼ sticks (140 g) butter

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 6 oz (170 g)semisweet chocolate chips

• ea salt

Method

1. Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy using an electric mixer.

1. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.

1. Add baking soda, baking powder, salt, sifted cocoa powder, and sifted flour and mix well.

1. Add chocolate chips.

1. Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator until next day.

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg F (180 deg C).

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.

1. Drop by rounded large spoonfuls of dough (as big as golf balls) onto the cookie sheet.

1. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt.

1. Bake the chocolate chip cookies until light brown but still soft, about 15 to 20 minutes. Always try with a few cookies to check whether the dough is OK.

1. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for a few minutes, then move the cookies to a wire rack.

The best result is obtained if you use chocolate chips made especially for baking. You may also cut chocolate bars into small chips, but these will melt during baking (as on the photo above).

Variations

You may add nuts, smarties or chopped white chocolate in addition to the chocolate chips

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Chocolate Mousse Simple Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 4 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) unsalted butter, diced
• 2 tablespoons espresso or very strong coffee (I used decaf espresso from a local Starbucks)
• 1 cup cold heavy cream
• 3 large eggs, separated
• 1 tablespoon sugar

(Optional) Raspberries and extra whipped cream

METHOD

1 Whip the cream to soft peaks, then refrigerate.

2 Combine the chocolate, butter, and espresso in the top of a double boiler over hot, but not simmering, water, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from the heat and let cool until the chocolate is just slightly warmer than body temperature. To test, dab some chocolate on your bottom lip. It should feel warm. If it is too cool, the mixture will seize when the other ingredients are added.

3 Once the melted chocolate has cooled slightly, whip the egg whites in a medium bowl until they are foamy and beginning to hold a shape. Sprinkle in the sugar and beat until soft peaks form.

4 When the chocolate has reached the proper temperature, stir in the yolks. Gently stir in about one-third of the whipped cream. Fold in half the whites just until incorporated, then fold in the remaining whites, and finally the remaining whipped cream.

Eggless Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

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  1/2 cup melted butter
  2 tbsps brown sugar
  2/3 cup (150 ml) water
  2 tsps vanilla essence 
  1 tin condensed milk (400 gms)
  1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  3/4 tsp baking soda
  1 3/4 tsps baking pwd
  1/4 tsp salt

1 Preheat oven to 150 C. Grease and flour an 8″-9″ inch baking pan.
2 Sieve maida, baking pwd, baking soda, salt and cocoa pwd, thrice. Keep aside.
3 Cream the sugar, melted butter, condensed milk and water till smooth using a wooden spoon or hand blender.
4 Slowly add little flour-cocoa mixture. Follow this procedure till the dry ingredients are completely blended with the wet ingredients. Add vanilla essence and combine well.
5 Bake in preheated oven for 45-50 mts or till a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

If you want to frost the cake follow this icing recipe – Sieve 1 cup icing sugar with 2 tsps cocoa pwd, slowly add little hot water till it forms a flowing consistency. Place cake on a plate and pour the icing all over the cake.

Extreme Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
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• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 5 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.

1. Use the first set of ingredients to make the cake. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in the boiling water by hand. Pour evenly into the two prepared pans.

1. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.

1. To make the frosting, use the second set of ingredients. Cream butter until light and fluffy. Stir in the cocoa and confectioners' sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency.

1. Split the layers of cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate. Frost the outside of the cake.

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Chocolate Cup Cake

Ingredients: egg 1  oil 1/3 cup  sugar 3/4 cup  all purpose flour 1 cup  baking soda 1/2 tsp  baking powder 1/2 tsp  cocoa powder 1/2 cup  milk 3/4 cup  vanilla essence 1 tsp  preheat oven on 350 F (175 C)

Method: Line cupcake pans with paper or foil liners. In medium sized bowl... add all dry ingredients and combine them well.  Beat oil and sugar... add an egg and mix well.  Gradually mix the dry ingredient mixture and milk.... beat for a minute.  Scrap sides, give it a stir, pour in prepared pans.  And bake it for 15 - 18 minutes or toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Cool them on wire rack... and frost them ... or have them as it i.  They are yumm in both ways.

Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

Simple Chocolate Cake

Preparation time: 15 minutes or less

Ingredients

• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 250 g butter
• ½ cup caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 eggs

Icing

• 1 cup icing sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon cocoa, sifted
• Dash milk
• 2 teaspoons softened butter

Method

• 1. In a bowl, combine flour, cocoa, sugar, vanilla essence and melted butter.
• 2. Add eggs and mix together for 1 minute.
• 3. Pour into a lined cake tin and bake for 25 - 35 minutes at 160°C.
• 4. If the cake springs back it's cooked. Do not overcook.
• 5. Icing: Mix together icing sugar, cocoa, milk and butter.
• 6. Ice cake once it has cooled.

Recipe notes

This cake is always a favourite. I'm always getting asked for the recipe - and it's so simple!

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