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Sunday, 1 December 2019

Impossible Salmon Pie

This is one of those quick impossible pie recipes for dinner on busy nights. The Mini Bowl chops the onions and herbs and the Tefal Cuisine Companion combines all the ingredients in no time.





1 onion quartered
1/4 cup Parsley
4 Eggs
125 gms Butter softened
80 gms  Plain Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
2 cups Milk
1 x 200 gms can Salmon, drained and flaked
1/2 cup Cheese grated
Salt and Pepper

Grease 25 cm ovenproof pie plate
Preheat oven 160 deg.

Insert Mini Bowl
Add onion and parsley.
Sp11: until onion and parsley are finely chopped, scrape mini bowl with spatula as required.

Insert Kneading Blade. Stopper in.
Add eggs, butter, flour and baking powder.
Sp10:until smooth.
Add all other ingredients including chopped onion and parsley.
Sp7:until combined. Scrape bowl with spatula as required.

Pour mixture into prepared pie plate.
Bake 1 hour or until mixture is firm and golden.



Sunday, 3 November 2019

Blackberry Ripple Cheesecake Icecream

This is my all time favourite ice cream, it combines my love of cheesecake and all things berry and is the perfect creamy frozen treat for summer. The Tefal Cuisine Companion prepares the coulis and mixes the ice cream to perfection. I've used frozen blackberries but other frozen berries can be used if preferred.



Ingredients 

250 gms frozen Blackberries
200 gms Sugar
20 gms Water
250 gms chilled Cream Cheese
395 gms Condensed Milk
300 mls Thickened Cream
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste with seeds

Blackberry Coulis

Insert Ultrablade. Stopper out.
Add blackberries, sugar and water.
Sp3:120deg:18mins
Push mixture through fine mesh sieve placed over small bowl to remove seeds and set aside stirring from time to time whilst making cheesecake ice cream.

Wash and dry CC bowl, wipe lid with dampened paper towel.

Cheesecake Icecream 

Insert Kneading Blade. Stopper out.
Add cream cheese
Sp10:1min or until smooth scraping bowl with spatula as required.
Add condensed milk and vanilla bean paste.
Sp10:1min 15sec or until smooth scraping bowl and around Blade with spatula every 15 seconds.
Insert Whisk. Stopper out.
Add cream.
Sp7:1min 30sec or until thickened. Time will depend on how fresh your cream is. Start checking after 1 minute.
Empty mixture into freezer safe ice cream container.
Stir blackberry coulis and place dollops of sauce over ice cream mixture. (I only used 3/4 of the sauce).
Swirl through ice cream with blunt knife and freeze for 24 hours.

Friday, 1 November 2019

Raspberry Chambord Jelly Chocolates

These Chambord and raspberry jelly filled chocolates would make a lovely home made gift for someone special. They are quick and easy to make in the Tefal Cuisine Companion, most of the time taken is waiting for things to set. It is important to use a good quality chocolate with a high cocoa butter content to get the best results. Makes 45.




Note: Freeze your chocolate moulds overnight.
Note: I used 45% cocoa chocolate. 70% cocoa would work well too and make them a little less sweet.
Note: Tempered chocolate starts to set at room temperature so you must work quickly. You can gently reheat your chocolate if needed.
Things you will need: 3 (15 hole) silicone chocolate moulds, large plate, large metal spatula and 2 small squeeze sauce bottles or small jugs with a lip for pouring.

Chambord Raspberry Filling

4 Gelatine Leaves
200 gms frozen Raspberries
85 gms Water
85 gms  Chambord Liqueur
60 gms Caster Sugar

Place gelatine leaves in water to soak.

Insert Ultrablade. Stopper out.
Add frozen raspberries, water, Chambord and caster sugar
Sp3:70deg:2mins or until sugar has dissolved.
Sp3:95deg:3min 30sec.
Squeeze excess water from gelatine leaves and add to bowl with raspberry mixture.
Sp4:50sec.
Strain mixture to remove seeds through fine mesh sieve into heatproof jug.
Leave until room temperature. Do not refrigerate.


Tempered Chocolate 

400 gms good quality Chocolate broken into squares divided 
Insert Stirring Blade. Stopper out.
Add 280 gms chocolate.
Sp3:60deg:4 to 5 mins or until melted.
Add remainder 120 gms chocolate.
Sp5:2min 30sec only. Remove any chocolate that hasn't melted.
Have a large plate ready to catch the excess chocolate and a large metal spatula
Pour the tempered chocolate into a small squeeze bottle or small jug with a pouring lip and slightly overfill each hole in your chilled mould.
Once filled hold the mould about 15cm over the large plate, turn upside down for 20 seconds to let the excess chocolate pour out. Turn upright and run a metal spatula over the top of the mould to remove any excess chocolate sitting on the top. Place the excess chocolate back into the squeeze bottle. Repeat with remaining moulds.
Refrigerate the filled moulds until chocolate has set.

The remaining chocolate can now be poured into microwave safe bowl to be melted on gentle heat if necessary to pour over the top of the chocolates after filling has set.

Pour room temperature raspberry filling into squeeze bottle and fill chocolate shells to within 2mm of the top. Refrigerate until set.
Once filling is set, gently melt the remaining chocolate on very low setting in microwave if necessary and pour into squeeze bottle and slightly overfill each filled chocolate. Run a large metal spatula over the top to remove excess chocolate. Refrigerate until set.

Remove chocolates from silicone moulds by gently popping them out.



Saturday, 12 October 2019

Creme de Menthe Cheesecake Slice

I love using liqueurs in my cooking and I particularly like mint flavours. This Creme de Menthe cheesecake slice has a Tim Tam biscuit base and a Creme de Menthe jelly topping. The Tefal Cuisine Companion has helped me prepare the biscuit base and the cheesecake filling. The jelly topping can also be made in the Cuisine Companion but I found it easier to mix the ingredients in a glass bowl. I've used Tim Tam biscuits but you can substitute with any biscuit you desire.



Note: I used the Mini Bowl to crush the biscuits but you can use the Kneading Blade inserted in the Cuisine Companion to pulse the biscuits until finely crushed then add melted butter and select Speed 6 until combined.

Biscuit Base

Line a 30 x 20 cm slice tin with baking paper extending the paper over the long sides of tin to help remove slice when ready.
330 gms Tim Tam Biscuits or biscuits of choice
50 gms Butter Melted
Place half the biscuits in Mini Bowl and pulse until crushed . Remove crushed biscuits to separate bowl, repeat with remaining biscuits and add melted butter stirring with metal spoon until combined.
Press the biscuit mixture into prepared tin and refrigerate.

Cheesecake Mixture

70 gms Creme de Menthe
10 gms gelatine powder
250 gms cream cheese
395gm condensed milk
300 mls thickened cream
1/4 teaspoon peppermint essence or to taste (optional)

Pour Creme de Menthe into a small heatproof bowl, microwave on medium high until boiling (this will only take a few seconds) remove from microwave and start stirring vigorously with fork, add gelatine quickly and keep stirring until gelatine dissolves. Set aside stirring regularly until cooled to room temperature. If the mixture starts to thicken, microwave for a few seconds on low setting until liquid and stir until room temperature again.

Insert Kneading Blade
Add cream cheese, Speed 11 until smooth, scraping down sides with spatula every 10 seconds.
Add condensed milk, Speed 10 until fully combined, scraping down sides and around blade with spatula every 10 seconds.
Insert Whisk.
Add cream.
Speed 7 for 1 min 30 sec or until mixture thickens, scraping down sides of bowl with spatula every 20 seconds.
Add combined Creme de Menthe and gelatine mixture.
Speed 6 for 15 seconds.
Taste and add peppermint essence if using,
Speed 6 for 5 seconds
Remove whisk, give a light stir with spatula and pour onto biscuit base.
Refrigerate until set.

Jelly Layer

285 gms Boiling Water
25 gms Caster Sugar 
15 gms Gelatine 
130 gms Creme de Menthe 

Place boiling water into heatproof bowl. Add sugar and stir with metal spoon until dissolved.
Stir water and dissolved sugar vigorously with fork, add gelatine and continue to stir until combined.
Strain mixture through fine wire mesh sieve into heatproof jug or bowl. Add Creme de Menthe and stir to combine. Refrigerate 45 minutes or until jelly thickens slightly and pour over cheesecake layer.
Refrigerate 2-3 hours until set.
Decorate as desired.


Monday, 23 September 2019

Savoury Soda Bread

I love a savoury bread and I especially love a bread that requires no proving or kneading and can be ready within an hour to serve with a homemade soup for lunch or served warm spread with butter for afternoon tea. This bread has cheese and spring onions added to the dough but anything can be added,  for example olives, cooked bacon, jalapeños or herbs and spices. The Tefal Cuisine Companion mixes all the ingredients in under 2 minutes and baking only takes 30 minutes. I have used
wholemeal  and plain flour but all plain flour or bread flour can be used.



Makes 1 small cob.

Preheat oven 220 degrees. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.

Ingredients 

100 gms Wholemeal Flour
175 gms Plain Flour
3 gms Salt
7 gms Baking Powder
45 gms Butter softened and diced 
200 gms Buttermilk 
5 gms Sugar 
60 gms Spring Onions or brown onion chopped finely
45 gms Cheddar cheese grated
Extra Buttermilk for brushing on top of dough before baking

Method

Insert Kneading Blade. Stopper out.
Add all ingredients in order listed except extra buttermilk.
Pastry P1: 1 min 30 sec or until mixture starts to form a ball. Scrape bowl with spatula as required.
Remove dough from bowl and shape into a cob by rolling dough between your hands.
Place on paper lined baking tray and flatten to 5 cm high.
Brush top with extra buttermilk.
Place in preheated oven and reduce temperature to 210 degrees.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until dark golden and cooked through.
Place on wire cooling rack until warm.
Serve spread with butter if desired.


Friday, 6 September 2019

Creme de Menthe Liqueur Truffles

These Liqueur Truffles are coated in tempered chocolate and are a delightful home made gift for someone special or a treat for yourself. Both the truffle mixture and tempered chocolate are easily made in the Tefal Cuisine Companion and you can use any liqueur you desire. I have used Creme de Menthe today but have used different liqueurs in the past, I have even soaked glacé cherries and Morello cherries in Brandy, drained them thoroughly and encased them in the truffle mixture before coating in tempered chocolate.



Note: I used 45% cocoa chocolate for the truffles and coating.
Note: To dip truffle balls in chocolate I used a fork and scraped any chocolate clinging under the fork with a small metal spatula before sliding the coated truffle off the fork with the spatula onto paper lined baking tray. Any excess chocolate attached to the truffles I broke off when set.
Note: Tempered chocolate starts to set at room temperature so you must work quickly when dipping the Truffles in the chocolate. You can gently reheat your chocolate if needed.

Truffle Mixture

300 gms Chocolate broken into squares 
180 gms Thickened cream 
50 gms Creme de Menthe or to taste
Insert Stirring Blade. Stopper out.
Add chocolate.
Sp3:60deg:4 to 5 min or until chocolate has melted.
Start Sp8:30sec. adding cream then Creme de Menthe through hole in lid.
Remove blade and stir mixture through with spatula.
Place in a small bowl and refrigerate until firm.
When firm roll into balls and place on paper lined baking tray. 
I weighed my truffle balls and got 22 at 20 gms each.
Refrigerate until firm.


Tempered Chocolate 

400 gms Chocolate broken into squares divided 
Insert Stirring Blade. Stopper out.
Add 280 gms chocolate.
Sp3:60deg:4 to 5 mins or until melted.
Add remainder 120 gms chocolate.
Sp5:2min 30sec only
Remove any unmelted chocolate squares and place melted chocolate in heatproof bowl.
Dip Truffles in chocolate and place on paper lined baking tray to set.


Saturday, 8 June 2019

Lime, Chocolate and Chilli Cheesecake

Recently I had some limes and a packet of Tim Tams to use up so I made a creamy lime cheesecake with a Tim Tam biscuit base. I added a hint of chilli to the biscuit base and the result was a lime, chocolate and chilli cheesecake that has been a great success with my neighbours and family. The Tefal Cuisine Companion crushed the biscuits and mixed the cheesecake mixture to a beautiful smooth and creamy texture.




20 cm Springform Pan
200 gms Tim Tam Biscuits
30 gms Butter melted
Pinch Cayenne Pepper or to taste
1/4 cup Boiling Water
10 gms Gelatine Powder 
250 gms Cream Cheese chilled and diced
395 gms Condensed Milk 
85 gms Lime Juice strained (about 3-4 small limes)
600 mls Thickened Cream
10 drops Green Liquid Food Colouring (optional)

Biscuit Layer

Insert Kneading Blade. Stopper in.
Add Biscuits.
Sp12:1min 30sec or until crushed.
Place crushed biscuits into glass or plastic mixing bowl.
Stir in cayenne pepper.
Add melted butter and stir through biscuits until well combined and moist.
Press mixture into the base of springform pan and refrigerate.

Rinse Kneading Blade and CC bowl in cold water and dry thoroughly with paper towelling.


Cheesecake Layer

Pour boiling water into small heatproof bowl, start stirring vigorously with fork, add gelatine quickly and keep stirring until gelatine dissolves. Set aside stirring occasionally until cooled to room temperature.

Insert Kneading Blade
Add cream cheese, Speed 11 until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl with spatula every 15 seconds.
Add condensed milk, Speed 10 until fully combined, scraping down sides of bowl and around blade with spatula every 15 seconds.
Insert Whisk.
Add lime juice, cream and green liquid food colouring.
Speed 7 for 1 to 2 mins or until mixture thickens. Scrape down sides with spatula every 20 seconds.
Start Speed 6 for 15 seconds whilst pouring gelatine mixture through hole in lid.
Remove whisk, give a light stir with spatula and pour onto biscuit base.
Refrigerate until set.
Decorate as desired.



Saturday, 27 April 2019

Butter Cake

This recipe produces a light, delicate and fluffy buttercake unlike some buttercakes which can be dense and a bit dry. I think it's a cross between a sponge and a buttercake which lends itself to being filled with cream and topped with buttercream or ganache, made into a multi layered cake or just left plain.




Note: I've used eggs from an 800 gm carton of 12 eggs.
Note: If making lamingtons use 5 eggs, 250 gms Butter, 250 gms Caster Sugar, 250 gms Self Raising Flour and 1 & 1/4 tspns Baking Powder

Pre heat oven 160 deg fan forced. Grease and paper line 20cm round baking tin or swiss roll tin if making a multi layered cake or lamingtons.

4 Eggs
200 gms Butter softened and diced
200 gms Caster Sugar
200 gms Self Raising Flour
5 gms Baking Powder

Insert Kneading Blade
Add eggs
Sp5:10sec
Add all other ingredients in order listed
Sp6:15sec to combine ingredients
Sp11:1min 30 or until mixture is smooth, scraping bowl with spatula as required

Spoon mixture into baking tin and smooth surface with spatula.

Bake 25-30 mins or until done when tested. I baked in a Swiss roll tin for 28 minutes. A cake tin will take a little bit longer.

Cool on wire rack.

Decorate as desired.

Saturday, 9 March 2019

Cream Puffs

Choux pastry is very versatile and so simple to make in the Tefal Cuisine Companion. This recipe uses 2 eggs and makes 12 to 16 small cream puffs. You can double the recipe, adjusting the mixing times as required if you want to make more puffs or to make eclairs. I've filled my cream puffs with Creme Diplomat and blackberry jam and topped with melted chocolate. Before baking I lightly sprayed water over the choux pastry to stop the pastry drying out too quickly in the oven and this helped the choux pastry to puff up more and the centres to cook.



Note: Add beaten eggs 1/4 at a time until mixture is smooth, thick and glossy. You may not need all
of the egg.

60 gms Plain Flour
15 gms Cornflour
60 gms Unsalted Butter diced
5 gms Caster Sugar
2 gms Salt
110 gms Water
2 Eggs lightly beaten with fork

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.

Sift flour and cornflour together and set aside.
Insert Kneading Blade. Stopper out.
Add butter, sugar, salt and water.
Sp3:90deg:4mins or until mixture boils.
Add sifted flours.
Sp6:1min.
Remove lid and let rest 5 mins.
Replace lid.
Sp6:30sec.
Start Sp:7 adding 1/4 of the beaten eggs through hole in lid, mix 15 sec before adding the next 1/4 of beaten egg, mix another 15 sec before adding another 1/4 of beaten egg and mix a further 15 sec. Check if pastry is smooth, thick and glossy. If not, add the remainder of the beaten eggs and mix 15 sec.
Pipe rounds onto prepared baking sheet, lightly spray with water and bake 20 minutes or until a dark golden brown. DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR whilst puffs are baking.

Pierce cooked puffs with a skewer to release steam and place on cooling rack to cool.
Fill and decorate as desired.
If using Creme Diplomat, slice puffs in half,  pipe creme diplomat onto bottom layer and refrigerate until firm before placing tops of puffs over the filling.


Creme Diplomat 

245 gm Thickened Cream
270 gms Milk
1 teaspoon pure Vanilla Extract
80 gms Caster Sugar
40 gms Cornflour Sifted
4 Egg Yolks
200 gms Thickened Cream extra
Insert Whisk. Stopper in.
Add 245gms thickened cream, milk, vanilla extract, caster sugar and cornflour.
Sp8:1min 30sec.
Add egg yolks.
Sp8:30sec.
Set Dessert: 6-7mins or until custard has thickened. Stopper out.
Place custard in heatproof bowl, cover with cling wrap pushing cling wrap onto surface to prevent skin forming and place in refrigerator to chill.
Whip extra Thickened Cream until stiff peaks form (I used a stand mixer. If using CC to whip cream, wash bowl and whisk after whipping cream, rinse in cold water and dry thoroughly).
Insert Ultrablade. Stopper out.
Add chilled custard.
Sp8:15sec or until custard is smooth. Scraping bowl with spatula as required.
Insert Whisk. Stopper out.
Add 1/3 quantity of whipped cream.
Sp5:5sec. Repeat twice with remaining cream.
Remove whisk and fold through any unmixed cream with spatula.
Refrigerate until firm enough to pipe.
If using to fill cakes or slices, pipe or spread Creme Diplomat onto bottom layer of cake or slice and refrigerate until firm before topping with top layer of cake or slice.


Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Flourless Chocolate Bundt Cakes

These gluten and nutmeal free chocolate bundt cakes are the most delightful moist, dense chocolate cakes I've ever tasted. There are only 3 ingredients, eggs, chocolate and butter and the Tefal Cuisine Companion whips the batter to perfection in a matter of minutes. The cakes are cooked in a Bain Marie which gives them the most light texture and they're perfect to serve with whipped cream and fresh berries for dessert or afternoon tea.


Note: I used a mixture of 45% cocoa and 70% cocoa chocolate to give a perfect chocolate balance, neither too sweet nor too bitter.
Note: I use eggs from an 800 gm carton of 12 eggs.
Note: It's important to use good quality Cooking Chocolate. Plaistowe or Cadbury



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Place oven rack one level down from centre. Preheat oven 160 deg fan forced. Generously grease 4 mini bundt tins and place bundt tins in baking tin measuring approximately 30cm x 20cm.

Flourless Chocolate Cake Batter

4 large Eggs placed in warm water for 7 minutes
180 gms 45% cocoa Cooking Chocolate (Plaistowe, Cadbury or Nestle)
50 gms 70% cocoa Cooking Chocolate (Plaistowe, Cadbury or Nestle)
115 gms Butter softened

Insert Whisk. Stopper out.
Add eggs
Sp8:10mins
Whilst eggs are beating place chocolates in microwave safe glass bowl and melt in microwave on med/low temp and then add very softened butter and stir to combine. Set aside stirring from time to time.
After eggs have completed beating.
 Start Sp4:30sec pouring combined melted chocolate and butter mixture through hole in lid.
Remove whisk and gently fold through with spatula.
Pour batter evenly into prepared mini bundt tins.
Place in preheated oven and carefully pour boiling water up to 3/4 of the height of the baking tin.
Bake 20-25 mins or until tops of cakes are firm to the touch.
Remove bundt tins from Bain Marie and leave for 10 mins on cooling rack before turning out to cool completely. Cakes will settle whilst cooling.
Decorate as desired.
I left my cakes to cool, then refrigerated for 1/2 hour before spooning chocolate glaze over cakes, decorating with whipped cream, chocolate curls and serving with raspberries.

Chocolate Glaze

170 gms 45% cocoa Cooking Chocolate 
90 gms 70% cocoa Cooking Chocolate 
1 teaspoon Canola or Vegetable Oil

Melt chocolates in microwave on med/low heat and stir in oil until combined.
Spoon over chilled bundt cakes placed on a wire rack and leave until chocolate sets refrigerating if necessary.




Friday, 25 January 2019

Sourdough Pizza Crust

I love pizza but sometimes I'm disappointed in the crust. A lovely customer I met at work gave me this fermented pizza crust recipe and although her instructions and ingredients were a bit vague she was very insistent that I leave it on the bench top for 12 to18 hours and then refrigerate for a day or two before use to bring out the sourdough flavour. The Tefal Cuisine Companion mixes the dough to perfection in a matter of minutes and the dough is then placed in a large oiled lidded plastic container to ferment.

Note: This recipe made 2 x 33cm pizza crusts.
Note: I bake my pizzas on a pizza stone in my Weber BBQ. After 15 minutes I remove the tray and place pizza directly on stone to complete baking.

1/4 teaspoon Active Dry Yeast
200 gms Bread Flour
325 gms Plain Flour
10 gms Salt
20 gms Olive Oil
300 gms Warm Water

Insert Kneading Blade. Stopper out
Add all ingredients in order listed.
Select Pastry P1:2mins30sec. Do not allow to continue to proving function.
Remove dough and place in a large lidded plastic container which has been brushed with olive oil.
Leave on bench top for 12-18 hours or until doubled in volume with lots of air bubbles then refrigerate for 1 to 2 days before use to bring out the sourdough flavour.
When ready to use, preheat oven 220 deg and place pizza stone in oven.
Divide the dough in half and place on oiled 33cm pizza trays.
Using the tips of your fingers pat out the dough starting from the middle and patting out to the outer edge of pizza tray, if dough keeps shrinking leave for 5-10 minutes before resuming.
Top dough with ingredients of choice, drizzle with olive oil and bake in hot oven until done.





Monday, 14 January 2019

Peppermint Slice

Peppermint Slice is one of those delicious old fashioned slices that we never tire of. The peppermint, chocolate flavours are a classic taste sensation and the Tefal Cuisine Companion mixes these slices in minutes. These are perfect served as an after dinner treat or anytime when you want a delicious peppermint, chocolate slice to serve to family or guests.



Note: I've used Granita biscuits for the base but any favourite store bought or home made biscuit can be used.
Note: I've used the Mini Bowl to crush biscuits but the regular bowl can be used with the steamer insert fitted.

Line a 20cm x 30cm baking tray with baking paper extending the paper over the long sides of tray to facilitate easy removal of slice.

Biscuit Base

250 gms biscuits of choice
140 gms Butter melted
Mini Bowl Instructions
Add half of the biscuits and pulse until biscuits are crushed. Set aside.
Repeat with remaining biscuits.
Add melted butter and stir with metal spoon until combined.
Spoon mixture into prepared tray, press down firmly and refrigerate whilst making peppermint filling.
Tefal Regular Bowl Instructions
Insert Kneading Blade, Stopper in.
Add all of the biscuits.
Insert Steam Basket
Pulse until finely crushed.
Set aside, add melted butter and stir with metal spoon until combined.
Spoon mixture into prepared tray, press down firmly and refrigerate whilst making peppermint filling.
Wipe Bowl and Kneading Blade with paper towelling.

Filling

40 gms Milk
20 gms Butter softened 
470 gms Icing Sugar mixture 
1/2 teaspoon Peppermint Essence or to taste
Insert Kneading Blade. Stopper out.
Add milk and butter.
Sp3:70deg:2min or until butter is melted.
Add icing sugar and peppermint essence.
Stopper in.
Sp8:30sec or until mixture is combined and smooth. Scrape sides of bowl with spatula as required.
Spoon peppermint mixture quickly over crushed biscuit base, level with spoon and refrigerate whilst preparing chocolate layer.

Chocolate Layer

250 gms Milk or Dark Chocolate 
10 gms Butter softened 
50 gms White Chocolate
Green Gel Food Colouring
Small zip lock bag

Melt milk or dark chocolate in microwave.
Stir in softened butter unti smooth and pour over peppermint layer and refrigerate until set.
Melt white chocolate in microwave. 
Leave to cool slightly
Stir in 1 drop of green food colouring and stir until combined.
Place in small zip lock bag and cut a small hole in one corner.
Squeeze coloured white chocolate through hole in zip lock bag in decorative pattern over slice.
Refrigerate until set.
When ready to serve, bring to room temperature and slice using large knife dipped in hot water and wiped with paper towelling.





Tuesday, 1 January 2019

Orange Yoghurt Cake

This is definitely a cake for orange lovers. The orange flavour is intense and the addition of yoghurt gives this cake a delicious tang and moistness which makes it perfect for keeping in an airtight container or freezing for school or workday treats. This is a quick mix cake which the Tefal Cuisine Companion mixes in a matter of seconds.



Note: Instead of Plain yoghurt you can use Greek yoghurt, light sour cream or Creme Fraiche, I used a combination of Creme Fraiche and light sour cream.
Note: You could add Poppy Seeds to make an Orange Poppy Seed Cake.

Generously Grease Bundt Tin. Preheat oven 160 deg fan forced.

3 Eggs
Grated zest of 1 Orange
60 gms Orange Juice
240 gms Plain Yoghurt (see note above)
125 gms Butter softened
300 gms Self Raising Flour
200 gms Caster Sugar

Insert Kneading Blade. Stopper out.
Add all ingredients in order listed.
Sp6:15sec or until just combined.
Press Turbo:15sec or until smooth. Time will depend on how soft your butter is.
Place mixture into prepared bundt tin and bake 45-50 minutes or until done when tested.
Rest 5 minutes before turning out onto wire rack to cool.
Decorate as desired.