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Monday, January 29, 2018
Orange & White Chocolate Cake
When you are looking for a change to the regular cheese cake or chocolate cake option that seems to be a regular choice for many people, try an Orange citrus cake instead. The full burst of whole Orange flavour mixed with the desiccated coconut provides a perfect balance to offset the sweetness of the Orange. White chocolate is swirled through the cake to provide the occasional subtle sweet burst to please the chocolate enthusiast. Topped with icing sugar provides a nice finish to a dense cake that is not overly sweet but full of flavour. A real crowd pleaser.
Ingredients:
• 2 large Oranges about 500g (use additional oranges if small)
• 1/3 cup Olive Oil
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 cups Plain Flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Bicarb Soda
• 1/2 cup Desiccated Coconut
• 1/8 tsp Salt
• 4 Eggs
• 1 1/2 cups Caster Sugar
• 200 g White Chocolate
• Icing Sugar to dust cake
Instructions:
1. Pre-heat a fan forced oven to 150°C (300°F).
2. Grease & line with baking paper one 22cm (9 inch) springform baking pan.
3. Cut the ends of each orange (with a small cut), then chop the oranges (including peel) into smaller chunks.
4. Add orange to a feed processor and process to a coarse puree.
5. Add olive oil and vanilla extract and process to mix through.
6. In a separate bowl, add plain flour, baking powder, bicarb soda, desiccated coconut and salt. Mix to combine.
7. In a separate large bowl add eggs and beat for about 3 minutes, using an electric beater, until light and fluffy.
8. Gradually add caster sugar while continuing to beat the eggs, Mix until fully combined.
9. In alternating batches, fold the flour mixture and the orange mixture into the egg mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
10. Melt white chocolate in a microwave bowl and set microwave to 50% power and cook for 30 second intervals, until fully melted. Check chocolate after each 30 second interval.
11. Fold white chocolate through the cake mixture.
12. Pour / spoon mixture into baking pan, smooth the surface and bake in oven for 80-90 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
13. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for about 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
14. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
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Orange & White Chocolate Cake
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Sunday, January 28, 2018
White chocolate sauce from cocoa butter?
I just bought some Torani white chocolate sauce, but it's absolutely awful. Per tablespoon there is less than 1g fat which suggests there is barely any cocoa butter present.
I'd like to make my own but any recipes I can find suggest using white chocolate bars.
I figure that using cocoa butter would make for a richer flavour, and will be more cost effective.
Does anyone have a recipe or can suggest how much of the butter to use ?
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Looking for an authentic egg flower/egg noodle recipe.
Alright guys, I have a few major problems here, but to outline the necessity for why I need this recipe I can tell you these facts 1) I'm pregnant 2) I'm craving egg flower soup 3) my favorite Chinese food place isn't open because the owner is in Hong Kong for a month.
Now, I'm not the greatest when it comes to palate, but a few things are certain to me about the egg flower soup from my local restaurant.
BROTH- The broth is not too thin, or too thick. It's slurpable, but not as much as chicken noodle, just a tad bit thicker. This leads me to believe they either use a chicken stock as the base, or a chicken broth with a slight bit of corn starch. COLOR- VERY light yellow. To the point where it's almost not noticeable it looks a little white with a hint of yellow. FLAVOR: The flavor is pretty flat, not containing hardly any spice. I think there may be salt and some white pepper. No discernible onion, ginger, or garlic, and no soy sauce.
ADDED INGREDIENTS: The only ingredients I see when I eat this soup are carrot, tofu, and a handful of egg whisps. It's not too heavily egged and the eggs aren't curdled. The broth is still separate of the egg, which I like because in a lot of recipes I've looked at, the egg is so thick it makes the soup look gross.
So, I've unsuccessfully tried a few recipes over the last few months so I wouldn't have to pay Shao to make it for me. And she's very tight lipped about the recipe. I've even tried buying packets of the stuff from our local grocery store from our very small town, thinking maybe she gets it from packets. Nothing.
Recipe after recipe the broth is too dark, too yellow, too robust/flavorful, and I can't manage to get the egg right.
I'm just wondering, is there a traditional low ingredient egg flower soup? I tried another local Chinese food restaurant out of desperation but theirs had egg noodles, bamboo, water chestnuts and the consistency was that of gravy and I was seriously displeased. The color was also a very dark yellow.
I know I sound like I'm super entitled, but none of the recipes look correct on google and I'm out of options. Someone get this pregnant lady some egg flower soup!!!
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My girlfriend is very conscious about calorie amount, and isn't eating enough. However, if i make her something without a calorie amount on it, she is much more likely to eat it. What are some "snack" recipes I can make and put in a ziplock bag to bring to school?
Title says it all. She fails to realize that she needs to eat more, so I'm taking it into my own hands a little. The recipes need to be kinda easy/cheap. Even just a smashed up combo of two things will work (for today, i didnt have much in the pantry so i just put together some cereal and some graham crackers, which tasted pretty good). She is also lactose intolerant, so there is a slight limitation. Anything i can make for her?
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Not only is this recipe awesome, it's also got an amazing message.
I love this website and the recipes and how funny they are. Here's the recipe, but the real kick in the feels was the screen shot I'm providing. It's so true. This pasta turned out freaking amazing and then the little message made me super happy; it's so fucking true.
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[Monday] What are your recipe questions?
General Monday discussion about recipe substitution, what to do about a dish, how to season something, or just overall anything recipes.
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