Saturday 14 December 2013

The Christmas and the Sweet dishes!

As everyone knows that sweet dish play a vital role to enjoy the Christmas tradition and it has become one of the best traditions all over the world. People love to visit places and send gifts to their relatives on the occasion of Christmas. It’s been a source of sharing and spreading love and affection among your friends, relatives and clan. Well, I am here to tell some mouth watering sweet dishes recipes that will make your Christmas more joy able and happy than ever before. These are some of the recipes which are new and easy to cook.







CHOCOLATE CREAM CAKE:

Use a cake mix that does not require butter to be added.
370g packet chocolate cake mix
60g butter, chopped
2 eggs
1/3 cup (80ml) water
½ cup (125ml) Sour cream
60g dark chocolate, melted
100g dark chocolate, grated, extra
1 teaspoon icing sugar mixture
1 teaspoon cocoa

Syrup:
2 tablespoons castor sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons Tia Maria or Kahula

Filling:
185g unsalted butter, chopped
185g dark chocolate, melted

Grease deep 23cm round cake pan, cover base with baking paper.
   Place ingredients from cake mix sachet in small bowl, add butter, eggs, water, sour cream and cooled melted chocolate (do not add ingredients listed on packet ).
Follow method on packet for making cake. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake in moderate oven about 50 minutes. Turn onto wire rack to cool.
      Split cold cake horizontally into 3 layers, brush each layer with syrup. Sandwich layers together with one-third of filling. Cover top and side of cake with remaining filling. Cover top and side of cake with remaining filling. Decorate side with grated extra chocolate. Sprinkle cake with sifted icing sugar and cocoa, top with chocolate flakes, if desired.

Syrup: combine sugar and water in small saucepan, stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar is dissolved; cool, and stir in liqueur.
FILLING: Beat butter in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in cooled chocolate, beat well.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE:

Use a cake mix that does not require butter to be added.
370g packet chocolate cake mix
85g packet chocolate instant pudding dessert mix
¼ cup (60ml) vegetable oil
60g unsalted butter, chopped
3 eggs
¾ cup (180ml) water

Grease 21cm baba cake pan. Place ingredients from both sachets into small bowl with oil, butter, eggs and water (do not add ingredients listed on packet). Follow method for mixing on cake pan. Bake in moderate oven about 50 minutes. Stand few minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool.
    Tope cold cake with one quantity chocolate cream topping. Refrigerate cake to set topping Decorate with chocolate curls and sifted icing sugar. If desired.

Chocolate cream topping:
½ cup (125ml) thickened cream
125g dark chocolate, chopped
Heat cream in small saucepan until boiling, remove from heat; add chocolate, stir until smooth. Cool until thick and pourable.

Chocolate curls:
Melt cooking chocolate (either dark or melts), spread a thin layer over a cool surface such as ceramic tile, granite or marble and allow setting at room temperature. Then, carefully holding a large, sharp knife at about 45 degree angle, pull the knife gently over the chocolate to form curls of varying sizes and shapes.