Chocolasia-nine out of ten people like chocolates..The tenth person always lies!!

Chocolate Syrup & Chocolate Milkshake

It is very easy to prepare chocolate syrup/sauce at home & preserve for a few weeks.

Cocoa powder - 1/2 cup

Sugar - 1 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Mix cocoa & sugar together dry & keep.

Put water in a saucepan & heat. Add this mixture, stirring on a low fire till it starts thickening. Remove when syrup/sauce consistency is reached as per your requirement. Strain, cool and refrigerate.
The sauce can be poured on ice creams, used for hot chocolate etc.

Chocolate-Banana Milkshake:

According to my "chocolacious" GD, this is sheer Heaven on Earth!

Freeze both milk & sliced banana. This is a must to get thick milkshake. Blend in a liquidiser
frozen milk+frozen banana+chocolate syrup.
If preferred mint essence can be added.

 

3 Minute MW cakes (1) - vanilla & chocolate

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MW Vanilla & Chocolate Cakes - spare only 10 mts, totally!

Use only MW safe vessels.

Maida - ½ cup

Sour curds - 2 tbsp

Cooking soda - ¼ tsp

Melted butter - ¼ cup (MW butter on Hi for 1 mte)

Powdered sugar - 1/3 cup

Vanilla essence

Sieve the flour; add cooking soda to curds.

MW Hi ¼ cup of water for 1 mte.

To that add butter & sugar.
Next add flour, curds & vanilla essence & mix to a smooth batter.
Pour into a 4” diameter greased shallw MW bowl.
MW HI for 4 mts.
Allow to stand for 3-4 mts.

 

3 Minute MW cakes - vanilla & chocolate (2)

Remove from MW, cool slightly & unmould.

Chocolate Cake:

Follow the above recipe – add 1 tbsp cocoa owder to flour & sieve. Proceed the same way.

 

Cold Mocha - lovely coffee-cocoa combo!

Blend together
frozen coffee cubes+frozen milk cubes+crushed ice cubes + chocolate syrup + brown sugar.
The strength & proportion varies with individual taste. Chilled coffee decoction & milk can also be used, but, the frozen cubes give an "exaggerated" fizz like the one given in coffee shops. A scoop of coffee or chocolate or vanilla ice cream can be added when you make it for as party.

 

Cream Chocolate Cheesecake - you will not say ‘no’ to this!

Fresh cream - ½ cup

Crust:

Digestive biscuits - 100 gms

Butter - 50 gms

Powdered sugar - ¼ cup

In a double boiler cook together:

Butter - 2 tbsp

Dark cooking chocolate - 1 cup

Cool well .

Add this to cream & beat well.

Crush biscuits fine, add softened butter & sugar.

Press firmly into a 7-8” greased baking dish.


Top with cream-cooked chocolate mixture.

Chill & serve.

 

Drinking Chocolate Food Cake

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Beat till light


Butter - 150 gms

Add gradually


Powdered sugar - 180 gms

And mix well.


Now add


Brown sugar - 210 gms


Add one at a time, till thoroughly mixed


Eggs - 3

Sieve together

Maida - 360 gms

Drinking chocolate powder - 60 gms

Cooking soda - ¼ tsp

Baking powder - 1 level tsp

Add this to the above mixture & finally fold in

Curds - ¾ cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Bake at 350 deg F till done.

 

Drinking Chocolate Food Cake-2

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Chocolate Truffles (1) - this is the cooked way!

I used the locally available cream powder for this recipe. For 200 gms powder, add 150 ml cold water & blend. You can use fresh cream also,if available.

Cream - 1 cup

Chocolate - 450 gms

Butter - 1 tbsp

Grate & keep chocolate ready in a bowl.

Heat cream & when it rises, remove from stove and pour it on the chocolate kept ready (grated), mixing butter also.

Beat thoroughly without any lump.

Cover with a cling film & refrigerate for 2-3 hrs till hard.

Keep drinking chocolate powder ready in a plate.

Scoop out balls of the mixture with a melon baler or a spoon & roll in chocolate powder.

Arrange in a plate & serve.

 

Chocolate Truffles (2) – no cooking, just mixing!

Sweetened condensed milk - 100 ml

Cocoa powder - 30 gms

Butter - 30 gms

Milk powder - 30 gms

Any dried fruit, chopped - 30 gms

Ruam & raisin essence - ½ tsp (optional)

To coat:

Chocolate vermicelli or powdered nuts or desiccated coconut

Mix all ingredients together to a dough consistency – add either little condensed milk or a little milk powder to get the rolling consistency.

Make small balls & roll in Chocolate vermicelli.

 

Food Processor Muffins with Royal Icing (1)

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To make chocolate muffins, replace 1 tbsp maida with 1 tbsp cocoa powder.

Blend in a Food processor

Maida, butter ,sugar (powdered in mixi) - each 125 gms

Eggs - 2

Baking powder - 2 tsp

Cooking soda - 1 tsp

Vanilla essence - tsp

Adding finally

Milk - 2 tbsp

Pour into 12 muffin moulds & bake at 200 deg C for 10-12 mts.

Remove & cool.