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Raspberry Layer Cake
By maredan
Heat oven to 190c/fan 170c/gas 5
- FOR THE CAKE
- 200 g caster sugar
- 200 g softened butter
- 4 eggs , beaten
- 200 g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- icing sugar , to decorate
- FOR THE SYRUP
- 85 g caster sugar
- 50 ml Disaronno liqueur
- FOR THE FILLING
- 284ml tub double cream
- 250 g tub mascarpone
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 150 g punnet raspberries
Lemon Curd & Yogurt Fool
By maredan
Put the lemon curd and yogurt into a bowl
- 300 g jar lemon curd (we used Duchy Originals Traditional Lemon Curd)
- 500 g tub 0% Greek yogurt
- 200 g punnet raspberries
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- shortbread , to serve
Ultimate Mojito
By maredan
1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint leaves with the lime juice and Mint Syrup
- 1 . 15 mint leaves, plus 1 mint sprig for garnish
- 2 . 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
- 3 . 1/2 ounce Mint Syrup
- 4 . Ice
- 5 . 2 1/2 ounces light rum
- 6 . 1 ounce chilled club soda
Grape Focaccia
By maredan
Directions 1. Stir together yeast, wine, honey, and warm water in a large bowl
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 teaspoons (1 pkg) instant dry yeast
- 3 * 3 tablespoons dry red wine
- 1 * 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 * 1 cup tepid water (just above body temperature)
- 2 * 2 ½ to 3 cups Italian "00" flour OR 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour and 1 to 1 ½ cups pastry flour
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup Concord or wine grapes
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup Turbinado sugar
Chocolate Chip Marscapone Cupcakes
By maredan
Directions For the Cupcakes: Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F
- Ganache:
- 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (recommended: Nestle morsels)
- nocoupons
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (recommended: Nestle morsels)
- 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Special equipment: 2 (12-count) muffin pans with paper liners
Old-Fashioned Banana Bread
By maredan
Directions Preheat the oven to 350°
- Unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large, very ripe bananas, mashed
- Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
Raspberry Filled Crepes
By maredan
Directions Fresh raspberries and vanilla sugar, recipe follows For the crepes: Preheat the oven to 150 degrees F
- Crepes:
- 4 * 4 eggs
- 1 * 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 * 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/8 * 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3 * 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 cubes
- 1 * 1 cup raspberry jam
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- *
- Whipped cream:
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons powdered sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Roasted Shrimp Salad
By maredan
Directions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 pounds (12 to 15 count) shrimp
- 1 * 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- * Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 * 1 cup good mayonnaise
- 1 * 1 tablespoon orange zest (2 oranges)
- 2 * 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 * 1 tablespoon good white wine vinegar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup minced fresh dill
- 2 * 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- 2 * 2 tablespoons small-diced red onion
Shaved Vegetable Salad
By maredan
Directions 1. Choose a selection of colourful vegetables from among, for example: zucchini, carrot, red and yel...
- * various mixed vegetables (see directions)
Candy Bar Hot Chocolate
By maredan
Directions 1. Heat the milk in a small, heavy saucepan just to a simmer over moderately low heat
- 1 cup whole milk
- 5 tablespoons (1 ½ ounces) Dylan’s Candy bar Belgian Chocolate shavings
- Or 1 ½ ounces good-quality dark chocolate or milk chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon sugar (if using dark chocolate)
- 2 spoonfuls whipped cream
- 1 tablespoon mini marshmallows
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