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Irish Cream-Filled Chocolate Cakes
By foodiva
? CHOCOLATE OBSESSION LEVEL: ADVANCED
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup brewed coffee
- 1/2 cup Bailey’s Irish cream
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- filling-
- 1 8-ounce brick cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon Bailey’s Irish cream
- Ganache-
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/4 cup half and half
- Chocolate shavings for decoration
Dutch Gevulde Speculaas( cookie filled with almond paste)
By foodiva
6 comments Gerard Harteveld 25 December 2017 I’m confused
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 250 gram
- 1 tablespoon baking powder 10 gram
- pinch salt
- 3 /4 cup dark brown sugar 150 gram
- 2 tablespoons Speculaas Spice Mix can substitute with Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 1/8 stick butter 125 gram
- 3 tablespoons milk 40 mililiter
- 1 2/3 cup almond paste one batch of homemade almond paste
- 1 egg lightly whisked
Dark Chocolate Cake With Whipped Cream Frosting
By foodiva
Directions: For the Cake Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and spray two nine-inch baking pans with baking spray
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cups dark chocolate cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup oil (I used avocado oil)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon coffee extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate cocoa powder
- 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
beef ho fun noodles
By foodiva
Stir fry popular in Southern China especially in Guangdong province
- 500 g fresh ho fun noodle (if you are using dried ones, pre-soak 300g until soft)
- 1 pound beef brisket, cut into middle size chunks
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 3 green onions, whites and green part chopped separately
- 1 thumb ginger, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 3-4 L clean water
- Pinch of salt
- Coriander, chopped for topping
- 1 head leafy vegetable
- 2-3 star anises
- 1 bay leave
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 bark cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 nutmeg
- 1 cardamom
Cherry Angel Food Cake - Homemade
By foodiva
Drain cherries thoroughly
- 1 ⁄3 cup maraschino cherry, sliced
- 3 ⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup egg white
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1⁄4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon almond flavoring
- 1 cup cake flour, sifted
Framboisier
By foodiva
PREPARATION Genoise With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F)
- Genoise
- 2/3 cup (150 ml) sugar
- 4 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) unsalted butter, melted and partially cooled
- White chocolate buttercream
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) water
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) honey
- 1 cup (250 ml) unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened
- 4 oz (112 g) white chocolate, melted and partially cooled
- Almond paste
- 7 oz (200 g) almond paste
- Red food colouring
- Assembly
- 625 millilitres (2 1/2 cups) fresh raspberries
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Spiked upside down cake ( rum and coconut milk
By foodiva
Instructions Preheat oven to 350ºF
- 9 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided
- 1-1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 pineapple, peeled, carved and sliced into 1/8" thick slices
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 3 Tbsp Jamaican Spiced Rum
- 1 can coconut milk
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 Tbsp lime zest and 2 Tbsp lime juice
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp cardamon
- 1 tsp salt
mushroom soup
By foodiva
Instructions Preheat Oven to 400 degrees and roughly chop mushrooms and place in oven-safe container
- 1 1/2 pounds mushrooms (we used a blend of shiitake, oyster, crimini and white mushrooms
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 C chopped chives
- 1 quart beef stock
- 1 C heavy cream
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tablespoons truffle oil
speculaas cookies_ dutch windmill
By foodiva
Put the flour and baking powder on your work surface or in a bowl and make a little well in the middle
- 3 /4 cup dark brown sugar 150 g
- 2 /3 cup butter 150 g
- Speculaas Dough
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 250 g2 tsp baking powder2 tbsp Speculaas Spice Mixpinch of salt3/4 cup dark brown sugar 150 g2/3 cup butter 150 g3 tbsp milk lukewarm
- Tools for using a speculaas mold
- speculaas moldrice flourpiece of sewing thread
Vegan “Cream” of Mushroom Soup
By foodiva
This is a healthy version of a creamy and delicious plant based mushroom soup
- 5 cups of boiling water
- 0.5 oz dried chanterelle mushrooms (or any wild mushrooms)
- 1 tsp avocado oil
- 1 cup of finely minced onions
- 2 cloves of garlic crushed
- 1/2 lb of portabello mushrooms
- 1/2 lb of cremini mushrooms
- 1/3 cup of soaked cashews
- 1 organic vegetable boulon (dehydrated vegetables and sea salt)
- 4-5 springs of fresh thyme
- lemon wedges (optional)
- sea salt and pepper to taste