Month: January 2007

  • Chocolate and raspberry muffins

    Ingredients 125g butter, at room temperature 1 cup caster sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups self raising flour 1/3 cup cocoa 1/2 tsp bicarb soda 1 cup buttermilk (or milk soured with 1 tsp lemon juice) 150g frozen raspberries Directions Preheat oven t 180C and line a 12 muffin tray with muffin cases. Combine butter,…

  • Rocky Road balls

    Ingredients 125g cream cheese, softened 125 g glace cherries, chopped 125g marshmallows, chopped 125g good quality dark chocolate, melted Directions Melt chocolate in a small saucepan over a low heat. Stir in other ingredients and mix well. Place in a bowl in the fridge until ready to use. Roll into balls and cover in crushed…

  • Chocolate truffle balls

    Ingredients 100g almond meal 375g good quality dark chocolate 1/4 cup cream 1 egg white 1 cup icing sugar Directions Melt chocolate in a small saucepan over a low heat. Stir in other ingredients then pour into a bowl and place in the fridge. When cool, roll into balls and cover in chocolate sprinkles, nuts,…

  • Caramel balls

    Ingredients 1 packet Morning Coffee biscuits (or similar), crushed 1/2 tin of sweetened condensed milk 150g butter 2 tbs golden syrup Directions Melt butter, golden syrup and condensed milk in a saucepan over a low heat. Mix  in buscuits and then place in a bowl in the fridge to cool. When cool, roll into balls…

  • French crepes

    This is recipe is from my French host mother. Be creative with your toppings, either sweet or savoury. Bacon, cheese, eggs, ham, cooked chicken, as well as nutella, jam, lemon juice and sugar all work really well. Makes about 20 thin crepes. Ingredients 3 eggs 250g  flour 1 tbs sugar 1 pinch salt 1 tbs…