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Rich Chocolate Cheesecake

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Ingredients

2x 224g packs of fat free cream cheese
224g creamy 4% fat cottage cheese
4 large egg whites
1 large whole egg
30g of Splenda
50g unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

Place the cream cheese and cottage cheese in a large bowl and use an electric mixer until it is entirely smooth.

Add in the whole egg, egg whites and the Splenda and mix in until it’s thoroughly combined.

Add in the cocoa powder and mix again until it is smooth and lump free.

Grease a 9” springform pan with spray and make certain it’s water tight. If it Is not, line it with greaseproof paper to prevent it from leaking.

Pour the mixture into the springform pan and bake in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 50 minutes or until the middle has just about set.

Leave out to cool at room temperature, then refrigerate overnight. Unlock the springform pan and cut into 6 equal sections.

Chocolate Tequila Ice Cream

Friday, December 21st, 2007

3 c. milk
3 c. cream
1 1/2 c. sugar
10 egg yolks
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
8 oz. melted bittersweet chocolate
1/2 c. tequila

Heat the milk and cream to simmering point in a saucepan.  Combine the egg yolks and sugar in bowl.  Stir the hot milk and cream into the egg mixture and return it to the saucepan.  Place the saucepan over low heat and stir until the mixture thickens into a light custard.  Remove from the heat.  Add tequila and melted chocolate.  Stir in the vanilla extract.  Cool the mixture to room temperature, then chill.  Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Wilton Marshmallow Cream Flow-In

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

1 Jar marshmallow cream for

-each color desired Icing color This stays very shiny and is
easy to cut through.
These decorations will not dry hard as Wilton
color-flow & must be done directly on the cake or cookie.
CAUTION - Marshmallow cream will be VERY HOT.
TO PREPARE
MARSHMALLOW CREAM - Pan Method: Place about 1 1/2″ water in a large
skillet or electric pan.
Depending upon design, set up to four jars
of marshmallow cream (one for each color) into pan and bring water
to a boil.
For faster heating, fill jars only halfway.
Add icing
color as the cream softens, stir until color is well blended.
Let
simmer, then stir until cream is smooth.
Leave jars in water while
you decorate.
Microwave Method: Place the desired amount of
marshmallow cream in a bowl.
Add desired past color.
Microwave on
high power for about 10 to 12 seconds, then stir.
If not softened
(the total time depends on quantity being heated) microwave again
for 7 to 8 seconds more.
After heating, stir until color is
completely blended.
TO DECORATE: Trace pattern on cake with a
toothpick.
Outline design with stiffened buttercream or royal icing
(royal is preferred as the heat of the marshmallow cream may soften
buttercream) and tip 3.
Let outlines dry for 10 minutes or more.
Cut a very small opening in the end of a parchment bag and fill
with marshmallow cream.
“Flow-in” by filling in along the edges of
the outline first, squeezing gently and letting the icing flow up
to the outline almost by itself.
Work quickly; filling in design
from the outside edges in and from top to bottom.
If you’re working
with a large area, have 2 parchment bags ready so it won’t set up
before you’re done.
If the marshmallow starts cooling and won’t
flow smoothly, simply microwave bags for about 7 to 8 seconds on
high power.
Any remaining cream can be stored in a jar & reused
by microwaving for 8-9 seconds until soft.

Wine Cream Roll

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

3 Eggs

1/3 c Water

1 c Cake flour*

1/4 ts Salt

1/3 c Granulated sugar

1 c Dry white wine

3 tb Butter or margarine

1 pk Frozen strawberries(10oz)

1 tb Lemon juice

1 c Granulated sugar

1 ts Vanilla

1 ts Baking powder

Powdered sugar 4 ts Cornstarch

2 Eggs,slightly beaten

2 tb Cornstarch

3/4 c Currant jelly

Heat oven to 375′.
Line jelly roll pan, 16×11x1 inch, with
aluminum foil; grease.
Beat 3 eggs in small mixer bowl until very
thick and lemon colored, about 5 minutes; pour into large mixer
bowl.
Beat in 1 cup granulated sugar gradually.
On low speed, mix
in water and vanilla.
Add flour, baking powder and salt gradually,
beating just until batter is smooth.
Pour into pan, spreading
batter to corners.
Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes
out clean, 12 to 15 minutes.
Loosen cake from edges of pan; invert
on towel sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Remove foil; trim stiff
edges if necessary.
While hot, roll cake and towel beginning at
narrow end.
Cool on wire rack.
Mix 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 4
teaspooons cornstarch in 2-quart saucepan.
Stir in wine.
Cook over
medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
Boil and stir 1 minute.
Remove from heat.
Stir in butter.
Refrigerate until chilled.
Unroll cake and remove towel.
Spread
filling over roll to within 1/4 inch of edges; roll up.
Refrigerate
at least 1 hour.
Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch and the reserved
strawberry syrup.
Heat strawberries and jelly to boiling in 1
1/2-quart saucepan.
Stir in cornstarch mixture.
Heat to boiling,
stirring constantly.
Boil and stir 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Stir in lemon juice; cool.
Serve with cake.
*NOTE: If self-rising
flour is used, omit baking powder and salt.

Wine Cream–(German)

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

2 c Dry white wine

1/2 c Sugar

4 Eggs

1 ts Grated lemon rind

1 ts Grated orange rind

Wine Cream–(German) Combine all of the ingredients in top of a
double boiler.
Cook, beating with a whisk or fork until frothy and
thickened.
Pour into serving dishes and chill.
Serve with whipped
cream if you like.

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