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Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Dessert Cakes … Happy World Chocolate Day
Deep, dark, CHOCOLATY, indulgent and gluten free, these Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Dessert Cakes do really please the die hard chocolate lover. Use a semi sweet chocolate if you like instead, top these with unsweetened cream, a cream chantilly, a fruit compote, a coulis, fresh berries, salted caramel sauce, whatever catches your fancy.
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‘CITRUS’ DESSERT CAKE – Happiness is…a burst of FRESH flavour!
“Ponder well on this point: the pleasant hours of our life are all connected by a more or less tangible link, with some memory of the table. “ Charles Pierre Monselet ‘CITRUS’ DESSERT CAKE…like a happy sunflower!! Another nice dessert I created from the lemon cake sans sour cream. We had my brother-in-law over for dinner the other day, and as usual, I wanted to try something different. Put this together as the day went by with whatever ingredients I had on hand. Must say that DH was very skeptical about this ‘experiment‘ but held his comments fearing an outburst. I can be pretty unpredictable at times, & who knows…
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BLACK FOREST GATEAU…a southern German dessert cake to die for!
“Man cannot live on chocolate alone, but woman sure can.”Author Unknown Black Forest Gateau… The Black Forest region (‘Schwarzwald‘) in Germany is essentially known for three distinctive features: its highlands, scenery and woods, the traditional cuckoo-clock, & the typical southern German dessert- ‘Black Forest Gateau’ or ‘Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte‘ ( literally “Black Forest cherry cake”) . Hmmmm…a peek into the insides!! The Black Forest gateau consists of several layers of chocolate cake, with whipped cream and cherries between each layer. Then the cake is decorated with additional whipped cream, maraschino cherries, and chocolate shavings. Here’s the one I baked for my mother’s birthday over the weekend. We don’t get maraschino cherries…
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Kiwi Fruit Dessert Cake with Orange Marmalade & Fresh Cream
“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story Here’s a mouthwatering, scrumptious and totally refreshing combination. An almond sponge cake,sandwiched with orange marmalade and chopped kiwi-fruit tossed in whipped cream. Then it gets better. Smother it with an icing of whipped almond cream, shower with ground almonds, top with sliced kiwi-fruit, and drizzle with melted white and dark chocolate!!! ….IngredientsSpongeEggs – 5 (250gms)Almonds – 100gms (grind in dry grinder with skin; be careful it doesnt get pasty)Flour – 2 tbs ( almonds…
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Eggless Brownie Fudge Cake … 5 ingredients to deliciousness. The magic of simple desserts!
This fudgy brownie bake is as simple as it is delicious, a dessert that gives you instant gratification. 5 ingredients, one bowl, whisked in 2 minutes, baked in under 20 minutes and ready to be eaten immediately. Sold? Dive right in! That's the magic of simple chocolate desserts!
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Almond Saffron Jelly Cake … Dessert to brighten the Festival Season
A gently spiced eggless pistachio sponge, the simplest one bowl hand whisked recipe you'll ever find, is topped with a smooth indulgent almond cream.
