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fondue chocolate: 2 ingredients and less than 2 minutes

Posted on August 5, 2014 | Leave a comment

Fondue was always presented in a special pot where we dip long stemmed forks of fruits, marshmallows, cake or bread. I want to tell you, you don’t need these exact utensils anymore. Fondue is now simpler than you think.

Whip up this exceptional treat in less than 2 minutes! In any heatproof bowl put 200g of dark chocolate (must first be chopped into small pieces so that it will melt evenly) with 250 ml of cream and heat it for 1.5 mns in microwave. Stir the mix until the glossy dark brown chocolate appears. Add 1 tsp of rum (optional) and it’s ready to dip in any fruit of your choice, cake or brownies and even marshmallows. Use the small size skewers instead of the forks.

For instance, i used strawberries, brownies and marshmallows.

Who can resist this luscious chocolate fondue! You don’t need a special occasion to serve it. Indulge yourself and your loved ones in this heavenly treat.

There are various possibilities of food to dip in; strawberry, banana, pineapple, melon, cake, brownies, cookies, marshmallows… and some people like to dip in salty crackers or pretzels. Bottom line, chocolate goes with everything!

chocolicious hershey’s pudding popsicles

Posted on July 30, 2014 | Leave a comment

The ultimate combo; popsicles, chocolate and kids, couldn’t be more joyable. A day spent with the chocoholic cousins, joe-marc (my lovely god son) and the exceptional elie-antoine!

In this scenario, impatience is the key for fun! Can you imagine a 6 year old waiting for the pudding to be done or getting frozen? Infinite of whys, hows and whens will shower your head.

To prepare the hershey’s pudding for 8 popsicles, you need:

2 cups water
2 cups whole milk
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour (all purpose)
1/4 cup hersehy’s cocoa powder

Whisk all over a medium heat until it thickens. Let it cool a bit then pour in molds and freeze for overnight, for a better result.

To remove the popsicles from the molds, run under warm water until they are easily released.

A finger lickn’ pudding! If you like chocolate pudding, you can double the quantity and pour the remaining mix in cups. Let it cool in the fridge (2-3 hours) and attack it!

Chocolate for kids is perceived as a reward. Give to your child a healthy homemade one with no regrets! I wish i can offer it daily to my most loved cousins. We missed the beautiful elder sister rita-maria that day, but we promised to leave her some! I love the three of you so much (je vous aime beaucoup).

chocolate volcano cake au coeur coulant

Posted on July 8, 2014 | 4 comments

Molten chocolate cake, chocolate fondant cake, lava cake…. Many attractive names for one succulent addictive cake that melts your heart with it.

If you are planning for a romantic dessert, this is a heavenly one with its divine melting texture.

You will need: (recipe yields 7-8 ramekins)

200g dark chocolate cut in small pieces
4 large eggs
10 tbsp granulated sugar
8 tbsp softened butter
6 tbsp flour
2 tbsp creme fraiche

Melt the chocolate then add the butter. Whisk eggs with sugar, and add it slowly to the chocolate butter. Add the flour and finally the creme fraiche.

Lightly coat the ramekins with butter, then dust with granulated sugar. Distribute the batter evenly in the coated ramekins.

Place in the fridge for 4-5 hours. Take it out to bake it for 20 minutes in a 300°C oven. Take out from oven and allow it to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Use a sharp knife to scrape along the edge of the cake before inverting onto a plate. Dust with powdered sugar and garnish with strawberries.

Top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and let the chocolate mania start!

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15 minutes nutellissimo brownies!

Posted on June 9, 2014 | 5 comments

This easy and fast recipe will make you stand up on your feet now and go to the kitchen to prepare these inviting nutella banana brownies. Am sure you will find the ingredients home:

nutella jar (350g)
3 eggs
15 tbsp flour
2 medium bananas

For the ganache:

200g dark chocolate
200g heavy cream

Mix nutella, eggs and flour and bake in a greased pan for 10 minutes, in the middle rack (180ºC). I used a square pan (18x18cm)

Let it cool before laying the banana slices on top and cover it with the chocolate ganache.

How we make chocolate ganache:

Put 200g of dark chocolate into a large heatproof bowl (must first be chopped into small pieces so that it will melt evenly). Bring 250 ml of cream just to a boil over medium-high heat or put for 3 mns in microwave; pour over chocolate. Let stand 10 minutes.

Stir the mixture very gently, incorporating the cream steadily, without overworking. The mixture should begin to appear glossy.

Let it cool for 20 mns in the fridge before using it.

For a beautiful presentation, decorate the top with edible flowers. I am taking advantage of being in lebanon where i find flowers at my ease.

Personally i find banana pairing beautifully with nutella, but if you are not fond of banana you can replace it with strawberry or pineapple. It tastes also wonderful

These beautiful red flowers created an attractive contrast! Fruits and flowers work like magic. The more colors you have on your plate, the more inviting your dish can be. It’s not a secret that we eat with our eyes first!

Brownies are best served with a perfect round ice cream scoop as Salma, my sister in law says! She is right 🙂

Yesterday, I baked this beautiful cake at my in laws, they are chocolate lovers, and here is the proof!

Am sure this cake will not live longer than couple of hours if you are nutella lovers. Sahtein 🙂

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dainty orange chocolate cake, you will dream about it!

Posted on May 30, 2014 | 6 comments

Finally I have my own creation cake recipe. I always wanted so. Few trials, and finally i have a successful 100% jay’s recipe: chocolate orange cake.

The challenge was to create an egg, milk and butter free cake recipe:

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp instant coffee
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp white vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 cup orange juice
3 tbsp orange zest

Sieve flour and cocoa powder. Mix with sugar, baking soda, salt, instant coffee and orange zest.

Make a well in the center and add oil, vanilla, white vinegar, water and orange juice. MIx well together and pour in a greased 11¨ pan.

Bake in the middle rack of the oven (180ºC) for 40 mns or until a skewer comes out clean. Start checking from 25 mns onwards.

Cool for 30 mns before inverting onto a wire rack.

Make sure the cake is completely cool before pouring the chocolate ganache over the cake.

Quick reminder of how we make chocolate ganache:

Stir the mixture very gently, incorporating the cream steadily, without overworking. The mixture should begin to appear glossy.

Let it cool for 20 mns in the fridge before using it.

Choosing to do this fabulous cake today was for a reason. Tomorrow am going to Lebanon for the summer vacation. I wanted to prepare for my hubby his favorite cake, orange chocolate as a compensation gesture for leaving him alone in Doha .

Knowing that It’s my first time to bake this cake and i am so happy and proud to have my own creation recipe.

The chocolate and orange aroma was filling the house! i was cutting the oranges to decorate the top of the cake when Antoun arrived and couldn’t resist the smell.

He was so impatient, he barely gave me 5 minutes to take some pictures before he had the first piece in like 10 seconds!

Sure there will be no remaining till i leave! The cake will be hoovered today!

To not feel so bad for him, he will be following shortly for his sister’s wedding.

It will be a beautiful summer, full of plans and happiness, and we will be surrounded by the family. Stay tuned for beautiful posts from Lebanon, it might not be daily ones but i will do my best.