tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33204993261889568412024-02-20T20:48:00.523-08:00chocolatebirthdaycakeCake recipes and some show-off photosCakemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787295325984409350noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320499326188956841.post-73683472736294191202011-06-01T13:18:00.000-07:002011-06-01T13:18:51.418-07:00Beetle Drive<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYSjKFGKSDPKzn-zZiA8CheJQSJ0dgEVC2KkvovY4YK4I4SphU3UdPhFGfWgf5qM0twvOMJEmmOkAn9_EtKdsK4Z4QGnIQCRMh_4eVv1P6wOZ3sSDR2YFAVl-c0vhJaAY2-I3uWGhGEY/s1600/Beetle+front+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYSjKFGKSDPKzn-zZiA8CheJQSJ0dgEVC2KkvovY4YK4I4SphU3UdPhFGfWgf5qM0twvOMJEmmOkAn9_EtKdsK4Z4QGnIQCRMh_4eVv1P6wOZ3sSDR2YFAVl-c0vhJaAY2-I3uWGhGEY/s320/Beetle+front+view.jpg" width="319" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unfortunately I have been unable to access this blog due to a small registering-my-email-address-incorrectly-type-error and meanwhile my little cooking experiments have been stacking up, including lavender cakes and honeycomb. However, in response to the last comment I feel I should post a picture of the cake which Liz incorrectly describes as a Mini. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Any fool can see it is a Beetle. Made for mine and the twin’s 18<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> it was obviously made many moons ago and my icing looks decidedly shaky. I can’t help feeling it is rather like a combination of left over advertising<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> brainstorming </span>ideas for female car insurance and sanitary towels embodied in cake form. That said, digestives as wheels are always a winner and I was very young...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The picture reminded me of one of my very early cakes made for a cousin who is now grown-up and I even managed to find a photo.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her favourite an animal was a giraffe. I decided the only way I could make one was to have it lying down. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The icing was butter icing with spots made from chocolate buttons. I remember being particularly proud of the chocolate-flake eye lashes and flake & smartie horns.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLKyQyZWiHCPd9wsnfB6AbidNBZPMZm5dzp51sPrH1Y2xiyr-vJuJleOQkdc3b5FRoaiP72cR6qWQjmYhGxJvy218rBtM8h2XqpbQWsccINVKvGae0EMJPkHeT2ZMa_HJVliWiqmqrkQ/s320/cakes_0002.jpg" width="320" />Cakemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787295325984409350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320499326188956841.post-57244874151619744952011-04-30T06:31:00.000-07:002011-04-30T06:31:54.645-07:00Princess Meringues & Wrecks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbxTAHWTt1iiaBMUHbIysiPk-BhXALnvFVlPI_SHX9K8QRWlx8TV5B6Tb24v3p5Wq3EJxtVfHQ5Un8o6AaPQ-8noKiV1FEyXsydYobACFL5cly5GAiYKavitUtI4JENs06td7PXYPV3s/s1600/imagesCAN7EV4Y.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbxTAHWTt1iiaBMUHbIysiPk-BhXALnvFVlPI_SHX9K8QRWlx8TV5B6Tb24v3p5Wq3EJxtVfHQ5Un8o6AaPQ-8noKiV1FEyXsydYobACFL5cly5GAiYKavitUtI4JENs06td7PXYPV3s/s1600/imagesCAN7EV4Y.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I felt I had to make something to celebrate the royal wedding and I wanted to make something different. Why not make princesses in actual meringue wedding dresses I thought?</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well predictably they didn’t all go according to plan in fact some were so bad they deserved to be posted on the fabulous </span><a href="http://www.cakewrecks.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">cake wreck website</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However a couple of them survived and I gave these chocolate hair (princesses now have dark hair naturally) and painted on eyes and lips. I even tried to rectify one of the drunk ones with a mini-egg head, and here they are:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This is my favourite choc chip cookie recipe and is very easy, perfect for Kids. You can vary it by adding some nuts instead of choc chips or combine the two. To make these cookies ‘eastery’ I put a mini egg on top of each dollop of mixture, not a total success as you can see some of these cracked.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As Easter approaches it seemed like a good time to post these cupcakes. As the title suggests I made them for a hen night but I think they also look quite Easter-y. These are for a reasonably sophisticated hen night – if I get any requests I can post what I make for a more rowdy hen night...</span></div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3z7CcT0F8iWRF0uQHkC7eNyQFjUTV_cK7Ig1iQ36JtHsU5E1L8y3MlKYlbdEAYOQAx0t0BPaIzBNnQ05PEoWxMcOrR1bjExQVcAquY0IygKF_tGdxeVY4vySZ1NKNTTNrOnPwQDUcN-E/s1600/DSCN1836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3z7CcT0F8iWRF0uQHkC7eNyQFjUTV_cK7Ig1iQ36JtHsU5E1L8y3MlKYlbdEAYOQAx0t0BPaIzBNnQ05PEoWxMcOrR1bjExQVcAquY0IygKF_tGdxeVY4vySZ1NKNTTNrOnPwQDUcN-E/s200/DSCN1836.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The cupcakes are made from a <a href="http://chocolatebirthdaycake.blogspot.com/2011/03/devils-food-cake.html"><span style="color: blue;">devil’s food cake</span></a> recipe and hens are made from <a href="http://chocolatebirthdaycake.blogspot.com/2011/04/chocolate-plastic-and-roses.html"><span style="color: blue;">chocolate plastic</span></a>. I shaped them to have very thin beaks and then dipped them in a little bit of white chocolate*. I also coloured a small amount of white chocolate red and then piped little combs and wattles (yup, that’s what the red bits are called). I put the hens here with smartie eggs but that’s because it wasn’t near Easter and I couldn’t find any mini eggs, but they would obviously be better.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZT6DZ4FV6-6CMFN8a2o0fvb8LFx2AoOAO4eCyhMJA-4us03dXJjUe7LQnddqObvg0BJ3mO-4qApiKopBj-uJywz3MMvbOJn7TOhjWU1Es2OI4XcIzEwS1bGwzNQscUUK-KKMkLYUXMf0/s1600/measuring+spoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZT6DZ4FV6-6CMFN8a2o0fvb8LFx2AoOAO4eCyhMJA-4us03dXJjUe7LQnddqObvg0BJ3mO-4qApiKopBj-uJywz3MMvbOJn7TOhjWU1Es2OI4XcIzEwS1bGwzNQscUUK-KKMkLYUXMf0/s200/measuring+spoon.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">* when I am only melting a very little bit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of chocolate I do this in a metal measuring spoon (like these ones pictured) over boiling water, I have some spoons for measuring cups and ½ and ¼ cups which are just the right size for this.</span></div>Cakemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787295325984409350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320499326188956841.post-14466532275700626462011-04-13T05:47:00.000-07:002011-04-13T23:16:13.598-07:00Savoury Cake (Ham, Parmesan and Olive)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXj_MFxbeFXOzx5l8gwFuTCx4XhQC3Q0HNMSztO1VQDv5pC01C2H074-x4IN_-an4uCgkewc_w0s00Wq6ZGUJNTehjqXl3dgBE-nxBQ0rVHvBm-87wmCxP38xFaystVumzJ3ZimB7smM/s1600/sav+cake+in+tin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXj_MFxbeFXOzx5l8gwFuTCx4XhQC3Q0HNMSztO1VQDv5pC01C2H074-x4IN_-an4uCgkewc_w0s00Wq6ZGUJNTehjqXl3dgBE-nxBQ0rVHvBm-87wmCxP38xFaystVumzJ3ZimB7smM/s320/sav+cake+in+tin.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had an unexpected day at home this week and so decided it was time to make a savoury cake having come across a recipe in a weekend paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I suspect this idea may have been around for a while if it has made it into a Sunday paper and has just past me by so far, but it was new to me. The recipe is by Hugh F-W. As I wasn’t terrible confident I made half the amount suggested and put it in a small loaf tin – it didn’t rise much. I also had to modify the recipe because I had black olives instead of green and no thyme. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYwEMl4JFNRh597dmb_LXVqum0I4JzrSgVslyCD_t2vTuhS7xtERM_nixLnQNHeZPwOuroJNGy4w5QwRKQwjijUeJHNKQcQmP_a_mz6lAywqO8ixeUsq3xF9rJi-5rtQtsYmhimaZXXg/s1600/savoury+slice.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYwEMl4JFNRh597dmb_LXVqum0I4JzrSgVslyCD_t2vTuhS7xtERM_nixLnQNHeZPwOuroJNGy4w5QwRKQwjijUeJHNKQcQmP_a_mz6lAywqO8ixeUsq3xF9rJi-5rtQtsYmhimaZXXg/s320/savoury+slice.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The result? Not bad, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like a less dense savoury scone. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is nicely flavoured <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think enhanced by the use of some baked Christmas ham which I had in the freezer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good with bit of salad for lunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>The Recipe<o:p></o:p></u></b></span><br />
<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Liquid ingredients<o:p></o:p></span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">150ml olive oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">150ml milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">4 eggs lightly beaten</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dry Ingredients<o:p></o:p></span></u></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">250g plain flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">2 tsp baking powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">½ tsp paprika</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">1tsp fresh thyme</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">½ tsp salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">½ tsp pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">100g parmesan – grated</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">180g cooked ham chopped</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">130g green olives stoned and chopped.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Directions<o:p></o:p></span></u></div><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Heat oven to 200<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">o</span></sup>c </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Grease a 1.5 litre loaf tin and line with paper</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sift flour, baking powder and paprika. Add the remaining dry ingredients. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whisk the liquid ingredients together and combine with dry ingredients. Stir until just combined and put in the tin. </span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bake for 45-50 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.</span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Leave in the tin for 5 minutes then turn out to cool.</span>Cakemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787295325984409350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320499326188956841.post-29198684897762276182011-04-03T05:00:00.000-07:002011-04-03T05:06:05.802-07:00Chocolate Plastic and Roses<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chocolate plastic is just a more interesting (American) name for chocolate modelling icing. For my wedding cake I used ready-made ‘cocoform’ from Squires (</span><a href="http://www.squires-shop.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.squires-shop.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> ) to make the roses. However it is possible to make your own using chocolate and glucose. I used to get the glucose from Boots but I discovered you can <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvJqeh-2riW-i1iLEAFZ0Gfak8ycka3vTyaPZyVMZpD8p0AG23BP5kmaHFfJFm7k0ibtF0Gk_qjaZPwXeTKj1eOifXK8cpA2wjKM_9CLqDglPz4NWq2LYtFSz-u9FZXXYczUe9YKEaUI/s1600/pink+rose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="319" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvJqeh-2riW-i1iLEAFZ0Gfak8ycka3vTyaPZyVMZpD8p0AG23BP5kmaHFfJFm7k0ibtF0Gk_qjaZPwXeTKj1eOifXK8cpA2wjKM_9CLqDglPz4NWq2LYtFSz-u9FZXXYczUe9YKEaUI/s320/pink+rose.jpg" width="320" /></span></a>get it in a tube made by Silver Spoon from Sainsburys. </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can make it with white chocolate you and if you do this you can colour it (see right). Here is the recipe, you really need to make it the day before you want to use it, but as it is only made from chocolate and glucose you can keep it for ages in the fridge.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ingredients:</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8 oz white (or milk) chocolate, finely chopped</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">¼ cup (4 tbsp) glucose</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For Dark chocolate you need more glucose, about 5 tablespoons</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water. When it is fully melted add the glucose and stir the mixture will thicken and come away from the side of the bowl.</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Then put the mixture in a re-sealable plastic bag and squash until it is a thin layer. Alternative wrap in cling film</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Leave over night in the fridge or at a push put it in the freezer for an hour or so (but this isn’t so good).</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Before use l</span></span></span>eave at room temperature for 30 minutes or blitz in the microwave for 10 sec or so. You will need to knead the mixture before you use it. I tend to knead little bits as I go. It does take a bit of kneading to get it smooth but when you have done this it will be like plasticine.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below is a milk chocolate rose and leaf and here is a link to an American site which shows how to make more professional </span><a href="http://www.bakingobsession.com/2008/05/27/chocolate-plastic-roses"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">roses</span></a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLp2-r6eyDzhUMzqZZFLBc-uKyN8nVbj9cqjnjQZH50AUaoC0Gj2u0vbbdCKSMzqNhPExKU4q_mfN9K7nyVxyOxySpV2NN7J6wGpCr854N51ZRIqQEZgLICiliv0ZfbenctldvEhNtUc/s1600/DSCN1818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLp2-r6eyDzhUMzqZZFLBc-uKyN8nVbj9cqjnjQZH50AUaoC0Gj2u0vbbdCKSMzqNhPExKU4q_mfN9K7nyVxyOxySpV2NN7J6wGpCr854N51ZRIqQEZgLICiliv0ZfbenctldvEhNtUc/s320/DSCN1818.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"></div>Cakemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787295325984409350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320499326188956841.post-1605506215894455092011-03-26T11:07:00.000-07:002011-03-29T13:47:56.376-07:00Sunflowers and Icing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaQik6okPnbfUPF_HWyykhXAzNqfXtPJJjqjlPaLxBiowfw4XROgsuQTYLsO8exfPjyO8IfuvXpsdYw09sKxrO8JiAKwgB2nkCMqfgJJF10Qzp7ngMYos_EV0aeXbOtliQuQff72enHU/s1600/vangogh-sunflowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaQik6okPnbfUPF_HWyykhXAzNqfXtPJJjqjlPaLxBiowfw4XROgsuQTYLsO8exfPjyO8IfuvXpsdYw09sKxrO8JiAKwgB2nkCMqfgJJF10Qzp7ngMYos_EV0aeXbOtliQuQff72enHU/s200/vangogh-sunflowers.jpg" width="159" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today’s post is mainly about icing, specifically <strong><em>chocolate ganache,</em></strong> a versatile icing that can be poured on a cake while runny as a glossy covering (as I did for my <a href="http://chocolatebirthdaycake.blogspot.com/2011/02/best-ever-chocolate-cake-recipe.html"><span style="color: blue;">wedding cake</span></a>) or used when more solid as a piped icing. To illustrate its use here is a picture of some sunflower cupcakes I made the impressionists garden party I previously made <a href="http://chocolatebirthdaycake.blogspot.com/2011/03/gingerbread-women.html"><span style="color: blue;">gingerbread ladies</span></a> for. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vH28AUa-B6H2EcdravLMvJwP1odTj_T-6_j6RuQpEajPbFKjKgycxSsBxcEXlYuSF5kQHV6RVq8xVIP0ZiUH9HRxo0ohA6DLmNnmi9SW-mid6BHBzxXhmK-4JPfAyPd8tveBZG6GSy4/s1600/sunflower.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vH28AUa-B6H2EcdravLMvJwP1odTj_T-6_j6RuQpEajPbFKjKgycxSsBxcEXlYuSF5kQHV6RVq8xVIP0ZiUH9HRxo0ohA6DLmNnmi9SW-mid6BHBzxXhmK-4JPfAyPd8tveBZG6GSy4/s320/sunflower.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I dyed flaked almonds yellow with food colouring and left them to dry on greaseproof paper. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then having put a dollop of chocolate ganache on the cupcakes I put the almonds around the edge.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>The recipe</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Chocolate Ganache -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Makes 250g mixture enough to fill and cover a 8 inch cake</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">175g / 6 oz <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Plain Chocolate broken into pieces</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4 tablespoons<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Single Cream</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">50g / 2oz<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Butter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in cubes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> E</span>gg yolks</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Rum</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I adapt this as given my very fecund friends I don’t like to add the egg yolks in case I am feeding pregnant women ditto for the rum. Also if I haven’t got single cream in the fridge I milk instead but a bit less volume. Apart from that you can see I follow the recipe closely...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Instructions</span></b></div><ol><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Beat the chocolate with the cream in a small pan over a gentle heat</span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cool slightly then beat in the butter bit by bit</span></div></li>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Beat in the egg yolks and rum if using</span></div></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Either use runny or wait for it to cool and beat for a thick pipe-able icing</span></div>Cakemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787295325984409350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320499326188956841.post-91914370063754771202011-03-20T12:22:00.000-07:002011-03-26T11:07:48.382-07:00Gingerbread Women<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No, this isn't about redressing the gender balance but last time I made these I only made gingerbread woman. They were for the impressionist-themed garden party, and were designed to be Gauguin-style Tahitian beauties. While that objective may not have been met, the recipe is a good one I have used for many years.</span><br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Ingredients</strong></span><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">100g</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 5cm;" valign="top" width="189"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brown Sugar</span></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 5cm;" valign="top" width="189"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ginger (powder)</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tablespoons </span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 5cm;" valign="top" width="189"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Orange Juice</span></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 5cm;" valign="top" width="189"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Golden Syrup</span></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 97.55pt;" valign="top" width="130"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tablespoon</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 5cm;" valign="top" width="189"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Treacle (or another of syrup)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instructions</span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1. </span></span>Sieve the flour<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the sugar and ginger</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2. </span></span>Add the butter/ marg. rub to bread crumbs</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3. </span></span>Add orange juice, syrup and treacle</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4. </span></span>Kneed to a dough</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5. </span></span>Roll out, cut to design of your choice and gently move to a baking tray</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6. </span></span>Cook at 180<sup>o</sup>C for around 10 minute until golden</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0PuLUbiLSOl_ukchevsEhSBzvFAGjbsA2C9IWeIN7qI9rClYd3rNPyDOa0b1n2hC7OdSiKYbKlHMaRmNiH-_ug6csXzdFFHFM356CRwqn9LAiIxO9q6B9H_F2JgAk4UH3kmZodVW3YE/s1600/Gauguin-Cat-300-100a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0PuLUbiLSOl_ukchevsEhSBzvFAGjbsA2C9IWeIN7qI9rClYd3rNPyDOa0b1n2hC7OdSiKYbKlHMaRmNiH-_ug6csXzdFFHFM356CRwqn9LAiIxO9q6B9H_F2JgAk4UH3kmZodVW3YE/s320/Gauguin-Cat-300-100a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Cakemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787295325984409350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320499326188956841.post-48463196216270991442011-03-13T10:20:00.000-07:002011-04-16T08:34:07.054-07:00Devil’s Food Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0W6RsNNWiUPzc2Bxpl6NOwTjwem2qbD_dRtiS_UFNtH3DZb2hIjf1ET9Gqxvym5BSgV-X4-Y2uTqVvKdHht_Ys__lw_lTQA9VCGGwLIA8_TSReiN2er2eVKSZya5BA3baAZvTZoWwqI/s1600/devils+food+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0W6RsNNWiUPzc2Bxpl6NOwTjwem2qbD_dRtiS_UFNtH3DZb2hIjf1ET9Gqxvym5BSgV-X4-Y2uTqVvKdHht_Ys__lw_lTQA9VCGGwLIA8_TSReiN2er2eVKSZya5BA3baAZvTZoWwqI/s320/devils+food+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;"><shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><stroke joinstyle="miter"></stroke><formulas><f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></f><f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></f><f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></f><f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></f><f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></f></formulas><path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"></path><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></lock></shapetype></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is my second favourite chocolate cake recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is less complicated than the <a href="http://chocolatebirthdaycake.blogspot.com/2011/02/best-ever-chocolate-cake-recipe.html"><span style="color: blue;">"best ever"</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span>one, but still very chocolatey. There is quite a lot of cocoa powder in it which makes it a really dark earthy chocolate colour and the texture is quite springy. The lack of density means it is isn’t ideally suited for cutting into novelty cakes but it does make good cupcakes. I realised when I looked at my cook book that I have been making this recipe for 20 years so it must be a good one.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u>The original recipe</u></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">50g / 2 oz<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Cocoa Powder</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">200ml / 1/3 pint <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Boiling Water</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">175g / 6oz<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Plain Flour</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">¼ teaspoon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Baking Powder</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 teaspoon<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Bicarbonate of Soda</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">125g / 4 oz<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> B</span>utter (or Marg at a push)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">300g / 10 oz<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Caster Sugar (Golden is good)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2 <span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Eggs, beaten</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Makes one 20cm / 8 inch sandwich cake or 24 cupcakes (small paper cases not muffin cases)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cook at 180 <sup>o</sup>C<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>45-50 mins for cake ~20-25 mins for cupcakes but check after 15 mins</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Instructions</span></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blend Cocoa with ½ the water then stir in the rest and leave to cool</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sift flour, baking powder and Bicarb</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cream butter, sugar and 3 tblesp of cocoa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>& water until light and fluffy</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Beat in eggs to butter and sugar</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fold in flour and cocoa alternately, don’t worry if it curdles</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Divide into 2 lined sandwich tins or 24 small paper cases</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is done when a skewer comes out clean, but leave in the tins to cool for about 5 mins as it is a bit fragile when hot.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div>Cakemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787295325984409350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320499326188956841.post-19789427868030867362011-03-06T09:50:00.000-08:002011-03-06T09:52:24.493-08:00Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjhe5zknGGEPRRVMgvMWMIUUJIjG0Yy0S02iRcAY0SHII7e9etMGLQXp_y46NMScjJ8mJOx2jtaleNRhMSIVfJlIuf2_OGk1_6RoPdycgPOPHqJ-M__QTt1QW74-WY1yOks7asjvkk0o/s1600/moretvicar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjhe5zknGGEPRRVMgvMWMIUUJIjG0Yy0S02iRcAY0SHII7e9etMGLQXp_y46NMScjJ8mJOx2jtaleNRhMSIVfJlIuf2_OGk1_6RoPdycgPOPHqJ-M__QTt1QW74-WY1yOks7asjvkk0o/s320/moretvicar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As an antidote to my favourite but slightly <a href="http://chocolatebirthdaycake.blogspot.com/2011/02/best-ever-chocolate-cake-recipe.html"><span style="color: blue;">complicated cake recipe</span></a><span style="color: blue;">,</span> I was sent this easy chocolate cake recipe. I tried it and it is easy (only 3 steps) and tastes nice. I made it into cupcakes and tried to put all the mixture into 12 cupcake cases which was too much, I estimate it will make 15-18 cupcakes. My only objection is that I don’t often have crème fraiche in the fridge, but that is quite a small quibble. See what you think. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The decoration was for my brother-in-law who is addicted to tea and also likes this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbKOnmIN0Tg"><span style="color: blue;">MoPed! song</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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* 8 oz self-raising flour, sieved<br />
* 3 tbsp cocoa<br />
* ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda<br />
* 6 oz caster sugar<br />
* 3 eggs<br />
* 150ml crème fraiche<br />
* 150ml sunflower oil<br />
* 3 tbsp golden syrup<br />
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Tip the dry ingredients into a bowl or food processor and mix to combine.<br />
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In a jug, whisk the eggs until pale, then add the crème fraiche, sunflower oil, and golden syrup. Whisk together thoroughly, then tip the mixture into the dry ingredients and beat or blend to combine.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Pour the batter into a 2 greased 8” round tin, and bake at 140 degrees C</span>, <span style="color: black;">for 40 mins-1 hour. Cool on a wire rack.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">No not a Rory Bremner cake but a cake in the style of a Monet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dear and increasingly eccentric father has a thing about bridges (well before retiring to play golf he was an engineer) he also held an impressionist themed garden party last summer (more impressionist theme foodstuffs from that to follow...<a href="http://chocolatebirthdaycake.blogspot.com/2011/03/gingerbread-women.html"><span style="color: blue;">see here</span></a>). So naturally the choice for his 65<sup>th</sup> birthday was the Japanese bridge Monet style</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I made the bridge from white chocolate (coloured green) and piped onto acetate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made it in three bits, two ‘c’ shaped edges and then tapped a piece of acetate into curve and piped a rectangle onto that to make the tread (with me so far?). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When all bits were solid I them glued them together with chocolate and voila a bridge, perched on blue icing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I very nearly didn’t have to explain to people what it was.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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Anyhow based on the characters I made these cupcakes. The colours of the characters are rather muted which was due to me colouring the sugar paste with liquid food colouring. If there was a next time I'd buy ready-coloured icing to give a good bright colour, that way the figures would match the crazy story-lines.</div><br />
<div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577344072946463858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbq1AGlyQrDKEekyI6jV4jiVsKVNSy73wq6MI0rg0RdSMKCgP8IaDUlZ5RAzvJ4Hrkj5T1XnuEIU9-otv96x3fkR4h06oTreClsnp3PTVbWPRVMPpUAmynl4wfZpJNqUaRhmDq7XjTfMs/s400/night+g+2.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 204px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 169px;" />Cakemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787295325984409350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320499326188956841.post-52110498530711469572011-02-07T14:23:00.000-08:002011-03-13T10:35:01.703-07:00The Best Ever Chocolate Cake Recipe<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Wedding Cake made from this recipe</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is genuinely the best chocolate cake recipe ever. In the search for a suitable chocolate wedding cake recipe I baked a lot of cakes and this is really chocolately, very moist, it freezes well and can be cut into shapes, making it perfect for shaped birthday cakes. I didn't create it, but found it on an america website and now it doesn't seem available. Here it is translated into english for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The instructions are long and I haven't worked out yet how strictly you have to stick to the order. I still haven't tried what happens if you just use self-raising flour - if you find out let me know.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The full recipe makes three <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>9x2inch or three 8x2inch rounds or 42 cupcakes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cook at 160 degrees C / 325 degrees F</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Melt chocolate and let cool to room temp.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Then sift in cocoa powder</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Add vanilla extract to milk ( I use vanilla caster sugar)</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Beat butter until soft then add sugar beat for 2 min until light yellow and fluffy</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Add the eggs one at a time beating in between</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">‘temper’ the chocolate by adding a teaspoon of the butter/sugar/egg<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the chocolate a teaspoon at a time until about ½ cup has been added and then add all the chocolate to the butter/sugar/ egg mixture.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Whisking at a low speed add the flour in 3 portions alternating with the milk in 2 equal portions. After adding the last bit of flour mix for 3o sec, don’t over mix</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Divide the batter into prepared tins (should be ½ full). The recipe says bake for 25-40min but I’ve always found it needs a bit longer. A skewer should come out with a few moist crumbs on it but not batter, a bit of cracking on the top is normal.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Let the cakes sit for 10-15 mins before unmolding it is quite fragile when warm</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If you freeze it then when defrosting make sure that you take the wrapping off before you leave it to thaw.</span></div></div><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
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</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">American</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Metric </span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">(2/3rds)</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Flour – plain</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">3 ½ cups</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">420g</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">280g</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cocoa</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">½ up</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">60g</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">40g</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Baking powder</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 teaspoons</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 teaspoons</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 1/3 teaspoons</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Baking soda</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">½ teaspoon</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">½ teaspoon</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">1/3 teaspoon</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Salt</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 teaspoons</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I teaspoon</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">2/3 teaspoon</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Milk</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 cups</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">¾ pint</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">½ pint</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Butter</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 ½ cups</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">336g</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">224g</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Caster Sugar</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 ¾ cups</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">550g</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">360g</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Eggs</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">6 large</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">6 large</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">4 large</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Plain Chocolate</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">12 oz</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">12 oz</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">8 oz</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Vanilla extract</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.5pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 tablespoon</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 tablespoons</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0cm; width: 115.55pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 teaspoons</span></div></td></tr>
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