Chocolate Craze

Mmm ... dah lama tak update blog ni, tak berkesempatan untuk update post memandangkan laptop meragam je. So, kenalah mengumpul dana untuk membeli laptop yang baru plak, chayo ... chayo! Meskipun laptop bermasalah, namun dapur tetap berasap. My love affair with kitchen will never stop!

Tidak dinafikan ramai yang menggemari coklat termasuklah aku. Tetapi aku hanya sukakan coklat bila diubah menjadi hidangan dessert mahupun kek. Sebenarnya dah lama nak mencuba resipi Nigella ni, tetapi asyik ditangguhkan disebabkan susah sangat nak jumpa mini white marshmallow. Resipi ini boleh dicuba kerana sangat mudah, cepat dan lazat, a chocolaty heaven in a cup ... hehehe. Presenting to you: Instant Chocolate Mousse. 

Ya ... sebahagiannya sudah dimakan.

Resipi ini diadaptasi dari resipi di Nigella.com. Bagi yang ingin mencuba, bahan-bahannya adalah:

• 150g mini marshmallows
• 50g soft butter
• 250g good dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), chopped into small pieces
• 60ml hot water from a recently boiled kettle
• 1 x 284ml tub double cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Put the marshmallows, butter, chocolate and water in a heavy-based saucepan. Put the saucepan on the hob, over heat, though keep it fairly gentle, to melt the contents, stirring every now and again. Remove from the heat. Meanwhile, whip the cream with the vanilla extract until thick, and then fold into the cooling chocolate mixture until you have a smooth, cohesive mixture. Pour or scrape into 4 glasses or ramekins, about 175ml each in capacity, or 6 smaller (125ml) ones, and chill until you want to eat. The sooner the better!

Yup, the sooner the better! Tengoklah gelagat si Zafran disebabkan mamanya sibuk nak amik gambar tapi tak suapkan Chocolate Mousse untuknya. Seperti yang Nigella katakan, chocaliciously gorgeous.

Resipi ini jugak dah lama nak mencuba, tetapi disebabkan tak tau kat mana nak cari pear di dalam tin, but finally jumpa jugak di Cold Storage so apalagi terus je la buat Chocolate Pear Pudding resipi dari Nigella ni. Ini adalah antara resipi dessert yang paling senang dibuat tetapi hasilnya sangat yummylicious. Resipi adalah seperti berikut, yang boleh dilihat di Nigella.com juga.

Bahan-bahan :

• 2 x 415g cans pear halves in juice (aku gunakan pear in syrup)
• 125g plain flour
• 25g cocoa powder
• 125g caster sugar
• 150g soft butter, plus extra for greasing
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 200°C and grease a 22cm square ovenproof dish with butter. (I use round dish). Drain the pears and arrange them on the base of the dish. Put all the remaining ingredients in a food processor and blitz until you have a batter with a soft dropping consistency. Spread the brown batter over the pears, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Let stand out of the oven for 5 or 10 minutes and serve with hot chocolate sauce.

Cake from the top

Yummy and spongy chocolate cake.

Mengikut cadangan Nigella, Chocolate Pear Pudding ini juga boleh dimakan dengan aiskrim vanila sekiranya anda malas hendak membuat Hot Chocolate Sauce. Resipi Hot Chocolate Sauce adalah seperti berikut:

• 75g dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids
• 125ml double cream
• 2 x 15ml tablespoons coffee dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
• 1 x 15ml tablespoon golden syrup

Break up the chocolate and put into a heavy-based saucepan. Add the remaining ingredients, then place the pan over a gentle heat and let everything melt together. Once everything has melted, stir well, take off the heat and pour into a jug to serve.

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