Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts

Sunday, 14 October 2012

Apple Cake




An Incredibly moist and light cake! Inspired by Australian sweetheart of classic cooking Maggie Beer! Do check her site for amazing recipes. maggiebeer.com.au



INGREDIENTS



Poached Apples

250g apples peeled and chopped
1 tspn Olive Oil
1 cup lime juice

Cake mixture

3 eggs separated
125g caster sugar half now, half later
1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 tspn baking powder
1/4 cup Olive Oil
1/4 cup poaching liquid that has cooled down

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 180 c .In a bowl beat, three egg yolks with half the sugar until mixture is pale.
  • In a separate bowl whisk the three egg whites and the remaining sugar until they form soft peaks. 
  • Back to the egg yolks bowl, sift in flour and baking powder.
  •  Add (cooled) poaching liquid and Extra Virgin Olive Oil.Slowly fold in whisked egg whites (1/3 at a time) until all is combined. 
  • Pour combined mixture over the apples that have already been placed in buttered dish.
  • Bake in 180 C oven for 20-25 minutes. 
  • It rises a little like a soufflĂ© and falls back again. Dust with icing sugar (optional).Enjoy!




Friday, 12 October 2012

Choco Lava Cake



Find me someone who doesn't love chocolates! They serve this amazingly chocolateey ,gooey inside choco lava cake as a dessert at the pizza shop. yummmm!!!! so simple! 

Anybody can make it at home.


Chocolava Cake

makes 5 muffins


Ingredients

70g Bitter-sweet chocolate
45g Butter
1/4 cup Self Raising Flour
1/4 cup Sugar
2 free range Eggs
Cashews, Dates (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 180 c and grease a muffin tray with butter and dust with flour.Melt chocolate with butter in a bain marie*.Meanwhile beat eggs with sugar,mix flour.Pour the melted chocolate  into the egg mixture and fold gently.Bake only for 8-12 minutes!


*bain marie is cooking gently by placing the pan over a bowl of hot water