Wednesday 23 April 2014

Rolo Two Bite Brownies




Just a few basic ingredients make a delicious chewy fudgy brownie. So quick to put together and one bowl to clean up, too.

Don't buy a boxed mix again.










Combine flour, sugar, salt, cocoa, vanilla, oil, eggs, and water. Mix with electric mixer just until combined.










Fill four dozen mini muffin cups that have been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Underbake a bit so the middle is very fudgy.










Remove from oven when they are done . Let them sit in the hot pans for five minutes. Remove brownies to a cooling rack.














Push a mini rolo candy on top of each brownie while they are still warm.

Let them cool completely. Store them in an airtight container. They freeze beautifully.







Ooey, gooey, good

Watch me and my boys make them on Youtube









Rolo Two Bite Brownies


1 1/2 cups flour
1tsp salt
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup oil
4 eggs
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup nuts,chopped( optional)
1 cup chocolate chips

In a large bowl, mix all ingredient in the order given. Beat at low speed with mixmaster until smooth. Do not overbeat. Spoon about 1-2 tsp of batter into mini muffin tins that have been sprayed with non stick cooking spray. If you wish, sprinkle nuts and chocolate chips on top of the batter. Bake 350 degrees for 12-15 min. Under bake slightly to produce a fudgey, chewy texture.

Thursday 3 April 2014

Chocolate Birthday Cake With Mocha Cream Frosting

Basic Chocolate Cake



Makes 1-9x13, 24 cupcakes, 1 bundt cake or 3- 8inch round cakes or two 8x8 cakes

This cake freezes very well. Eat some now and freeze some for later!
For this cake I used one 8x8 inch cake.

 1 3/4 cup  all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup oil 
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup boiling water

Combine dry ingredients. Add all wet ingredients in order given. Mix until combined. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full of batter. Bake at 350 degrees. For cupcakes bake 15-20 min, for 9x13 bake 40-45 min, for bundt bake 35-45 min until toothpick inserted into centre of cake comes out clean. 

This cake is so easy and can be put together almost as fast as a boxed cake mix and it tastes SO much better. Tastes better, is better for you and does not have any ingredients that you cannot pronounce(read the label). Deep, dark and delicious. You can do so many things with this cake.

Now for the Mocha Cream Frosting. Not too sweet. Fluffy and light.The perfect accompaniment for the deep, dark chocolate cake.



I used and 8x8 inch square cake




You will need:
  • 500mls whipping cream
  • 1/3 c instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 4 tsp. French vanilla instant coffee, I used Maxwell House brand
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 4 tsp icing sugar 




Whip the cream with an electric mixer until it starts to thicken.






Add the pudding mix, coffee and cream of tartar. Continue to mix until it becomes stiff. It doesn't take long. Watch it carefully.






Using a long serrated knife, cut the cake in half horizontally.
Tuck a few strips of parchment paper or wax paper under the sides of the cake as demonstrated with the half on the left. This will protect you plate from the frosting.





Put about 1 cup of the frosting on the bottom cake half. Spread it out over the surface of the cake. I like to use this small offset spatula.






Carefully place the top half onto the bottom half.








Put the rest of the frosting on the top and greatly spread to cove the cake.







To 'seal' the cake', and prevent crumbs from showing on your pretty frosting, spread a thin layer of frosting on the sides. Then go over the sides a second time spreading a thicker layer of frosting. This is called a scratch coat.





Cover the top and sides.








I used fresh raspberries and grated dark chocolate to garnish.







After you have decorated your cake, carefully remove the strips of paper from underneath the sides of your cake. Presto! a beautiful clean plate.






So good! Makes a great birthday cake. It does not have an over powering coffee flavour. Even my younger children like it









The cook gets to lick the bowl.