Gluten & Refined-sugar Free Chocolate Cake

This cake has a sophisticated bitterness to it – just add a little more stevia if you would like a sweeter version. Soak and cook your own kidney beans if you have the time – you’ll need 480 g (1 lb 1 oz) cooked beans. Serves 10–12 INGREDIENTS melted butter, for greasing 100 g (3½ oz/1 cup) Dutch-processed cocoa…

ByRobyn Foyster17/04/20250Comments

Baking Entertaining & Wine Food & Drink Your Recipes

Easter Recipe! Chocolate Cremeaux With Cranberry Biscotti

Preparation time overnight Cooking time 1 hr 10 min Serves 10 INGREDIENTS Infused Cranberries 100 g dried cranberries 30 ml sherry 30 ml dark rum Cremeaux 50 g liquid glucose 50 g sugar 2 egg yolks 4 g gelatine sheets water 100 ml cream + 150ml cream, whipped 100 ml milk ½ vanilla pod 250 g dark chocolate, broken up into pieces Biscotti 250 g caster sugar 2 eggs 200 g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 100…

ByThe Carousel26/03/20240Comments

Baking Entertaining & Wine Your Recipes

Moreish Flourless Mandarin Marmalade Cakes

Serves 12 Makes one 23 cm round cake or 12 standard muffins Preparation time 25 minutes Cooking time 1 hour 30 minutes for cake 1 hour 10 minutes for muffins Mandarin Purée 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) mandarins 5 eggs, at room temperature 220 g (7¾ oz/1 cup) caster (superfine) sugar 250 g (9 oz/2½ cups) almond meal 1 teaspoon baking powder flaked almonds, to…

ByThe Carousel16/04/20200Comments

Food & Drink

Sorrel & Dandelion Petal Drop Scones With Borage Butter

Makes 18 INGREDIENTS 1/3 cup (7 g/1/4 oz) borage flowers 3 tablespoons soft butter 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts 2 teaspoons honey 1 cup (150 g/51/2 oz) self-raising flour 1 tablespoon caster (superfine) sugar pinch of salt 2 large free-range eggs 100 ml (31/2 fl oz) full-cream milk extra 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted 1/4 cup (15 g/1/2 oz) finely chopped nettles 1/4 cup (15 g/1/2 oz) finely chopped…

ByThe Carousel22/07/20160Comments