Friday 6 January 2017

Hot Chocolate Sauce

Ingredients:
1. Compound Chocolate                     small piece
2. Powdered Sugar                              1 tsp
3. Milk                                                 1/4 cup
4. Fresh Cream                                     1 tbsp
5. Butter                                                1/4 tsp

Method:
1. Take the milk in a pan ...




2. Then add chocolate and mix well


3. Then add butter and powdered sugar


4. Finally add Cream , At a stage the sauce will turn thick .


All the step should be done in medium flame... Serve this Chocolate Sauce Hot with Brownie and Icecrean


Brownie dipped in Hot Chocolate Sauce

Wow… The name of the recipe itself is mouth-watering…
I had this brownie dipped in hot chocolate sauce , When we went to coimbatore…
I badly wanted to try this at home…
It is a very rich desert which you can make for your guests.
This desert can be made in advance and served when required.
The Hot Sauce gives a rich taste to your desert.




Ingredients:
1. Maida                1 cup
2. Powdered Sugar        1/2 cup
3. Melted Butter          1/2 cup
4. Thick Curd             1/4 cup+2 tbsp
5. Melted Chocolate       3-4tbsp
       (or)
Coco Powder              1/4 cup
6. Vanilla Essence           1/2 tsp
7. Baking Powder            1 tsp
8. Baking Powder            1/2tsp


Method:

Pre- heat the oven at 180c for 10 mins.

1. Take the melted butter in a bowl.

2. Add powdered sugar and vanilla essence, Beat once.




3. Add in curd and mix well.



4. Sieve Maida, Baking Powder, Baking Soda.
Add the above ingredient into the butter mixture.


5. Fold in nicely and finally add the melted chocolate or coco powder…




6. Grease a tray with butter and dust maida. Add in the batter and tap the tray so that it is evenly spread.


7. Bake it for 20-25mins at 180c . Check in between so that the top does not burn.







Assembling all the ingredients together…
1. Brownie
2. Chocolate Sauce
3. Ice- Cream ( flavour as required)

Place the brownie in a plate. Then pour in the hot chocolate sauce…. Finally place the ice-cream on top…





Your Brownie dipped in Hot Chocolate Sauce topped with Ice-Cream…

Thursday 5 January 2017

Almond Cookies in Chocolate Basket

Cookies are all time favourite . They are very easy to make. And when you make them for your kids you really feel happy. You are aware of the ingredients going in, and can change the dry fruits as per your choice.




The Chocolate Basket gives a very beautiful look to these cute little Cookies…


Ingredients:
1. Maida                      1 cup
2. Melted Butter               1/2 cup
3. Powdered Sugar              1/2 cup
4. Warm Milk                  1/4 cup
5. Almond and Dry Coconut       4 tbsp
6. Vanilla Essence                1/4 tsp

Method:

Pre- heat the oven at 180C for 10 mins…

1. Take melted Butter in a bowl and add powdered sugar. Just Mix it using a spoon.








2. Then add in Vanilla Essence and Maida, Just give a quick mix.




3. Add Almond and Dry Coconut mix it nicely and make a soft dough using milk.





4. Use milk as required . I used less than 1/4 cup milk. Please see to it , the dough is not sticky.
5. If it turns to be sticky, Just sprinkle some maida.
6. Keep the dough in refrigerator for 15 mins.
7. Then make small balls and place them on greased tray.Place the tray in the pre-heated oven for 20-25mins at 180C .


Almond Cookies ready… Place these biscuits in the chocolate basket and sprinkle some powdered sugar over them.

Gift them for someone special or make them for your kids to enjoy….


Chocolate Basket

Chocolate basket are very beautiful , But it requires a lot patience to make one. If you serve your deserts or cookies in it, then you will give a new life to your deserts….



Yes they are edible , you can have them. You can serve Ice-Cream in the chocolate basket or chocolate bowl..They look really really beautiful… please try ….

I failed lot of  times before making these baskets, But finally I got them right…

Ingredients:
1. Dark Chocolate Bars   As required

I used Compound Chocolate…

Other Materials Required:
1. A bowl
2. Foil Paper
3. Cone made of plastic bag


Method:

1. Keep the bowl your using in the refrigerator for half and hour before starting the process.

2. Melt the chocolate bars using Double Boiler method or in the oven for 2 mins…



3. After half an hour , Take the bowl an place it upside down

4. Then place the foil paper on the Bowl and cover it tightly as shown in the picture…


5. Now fill in the cone with melted chocolate and keep it ready…

6. Take a spoon of melted chocolate and spread it on the center of the bowl , as shown in the pic…

7. Then draw lines vertically and horizontally so that each and every line are attached to each other firmly…




8. Place it in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours…(Time depends on the weather)

The chocolate will harden if it is set properly.

9. Then very carefully take out the bowl from the foil paper.
10. Separating the foil paper from the chocolate basket requires a lot of patiences.


11. Please take your time and remove it slowly with your hands…
12. Your chocolate basket is ready….