Bittersweet Chocolate Gateaux

How to make Bittersweet Chocolate Gateaux - Orange juice balances the bitterness of dark chocolate in this delightful cake served topped with strawberry compote.

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Main Ingredients : Dark chocolate (डार्क चॉकलेट), Strawberries (स्ट्रॉबेरी)

Cuisine : French

French cuisine consists of cooking traditions and practices from France. At one time French cuisine was heavily influenced by Italian cuisine.  It was in the 17th century that some chefs led a movement that developed France’s own indigenous style by shifting it away from its foreign influences. Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine, playing different roles regionally and nationally, with many variations.
French cuisine was codified in the 20th century as the modern haute cuisine. Knowledge of French cooking has contributed significantly to Western cuisines and its criteria are used widely in Western cookery school boards and culinary education. 
French regional cuisine is characterized by its extreme diversity and style. Traditionally, each region of France has its own distinctive cuisine.

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Prep Time : 11-15 minutes

Cook time : 2-2.30 hour

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Sweet

Ingredients for Bittersweet Chocolate Gateaux Recipe

• Dark chocolate chopped 1 cup

• Strawberries 10-12 + for garnish

• Butter 1 cup + for greasing

• Orange juice 1 cup

• Eggs 2

• Castor sugar (caster sugar) 1½ cups

• Vanilla essence a few drops

• Orange zest 2 teaspoons

• Refined flour (maida) 1 cup + for dusting

• Cocoa powder ½ cup

• Lemon juice 2 teaspoons

• Whipped cream 2 cups

• Fresh mint sprigs for garnish

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180ºC.

Step 2

Put butter in a large bowl, add dark chocolate and orange juice. Microwave on high for one minute.

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Step 3

Break the eggs, separate egg whites and yolks and put them in two separate bowls. Add one cup castor sugar to the yolks and beat with an electric beater till light and fluffy. Add vanilla essence and continue to beat.

Step 4

Add orange zest to melted butter-chocolate mixture and mix. Add egg-sugar mixture and whisk well.

Step 5

Sift refined flour with cocoa powder into the bowl and fold gently.

Step 6

Add one teaspoon lemon juice to egg whites and beat till stiff peaks are formed.

Step 7

Grease a baking tin with butter and dust with refined flour. Dust off any excess flour.

Step 8

Add one third of the beaten egg whites to the chocolate mixture and mix well.

Step 9

Add remaining egg whites and fold in gently. Transfer the mixture into the baking tin and bake in the preheated oven for forty five to fifty minutes.

Step 10

Chop frozen strawberries and transfer into a non-stick pan. Add remaining sugar, liquor from the strawberries and remaining lemon juice and cook till strawberries are pulpy.

Step 11

Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool down to room temperature. Spread half the whipped cream evenly on the surface.

Step 12

Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool down to room temperature. Spread half the whipped cream evenly on the surface.

Step 13

Spread the strawberry compote in the centre.

Step 14

Serve garnished with mint sprigs.

Nutrition Info

Calories : 3885

Carbohydrates : 347.5

Protein : 50.2

Fat : 254.8

Other : Iron= 32.4mg

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Choco Ragi Cake

How to make Choco Ragi Cake - Whisky adds a unique zing to this unusual and healthy cake.

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Main Ingredients : Dark chocolate (डार्क चॉकलेट), Finger millet (ragi / nachni) flour

Cuisine : Fusion

Fusion cuisine is one that combines elements of different culinary traditions. Cuisines of this type are not categorized according to any one particular cuisine style and have played a part in a number of innovations.
Fusion food is a general term for the combination of various forms of cookery and comes in several forms.  

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Prep Time : 0-5 minutes

Cook time : 2-2.30 hour

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Sweet

Ingredients for Choco Ragi Cake Recipe

• Dark chocolate roughly chopped 3/4 cup

• Finger millet (ragi / nachni) flour 1 cup

• Butter 1/2 cup

• Eggs 2

• Castor sugar (caster sugar) 1/2 cup

• Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon

• Whisky 2 tablespoons

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven at 180°C.

Step 2

Put chocolate and butterin a bowl and melt on a double boiler. Set it aside to cool completely.

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Step 3

Break eggs into a bowl and whisk them till light and fluffy. Add castorsugar, little by little, and continue whisking till well combined.

Step 4

Pour chocolate mixture into the egg and sugar mixture and whisk well.

Step 5

Sift together ragi flour and baking powder into it and mix well.

Step 6

Add whisky and mix well. Transfer the mixture into a baking tin, level it out, place the tin in the preheated oven and bake for fifty-five minutes. Remove from oven, cool and remove from the tin.

Step 7

Cut into slices and serve.

Nutrition Info

Calories : 1816

Carbohydrates : 182.8

Protein : 30.2

Fat : 107.2

Other : Iron- 15.5mg

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Chocolate Tea Cake - Dark chocolate and walnut cake

How to make Chocolate Tea Cake - Dark chocolate and walnut cake – enjoy them with cups of hot tea.

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Main Ingredients : Dark chocolate (डार्क चॉकलेट), Dark chocolate (डार्क चॉकलेट)

Cuisine : Fusion

Fusion cuisine is one that combines elements of different culinary traditions. Cuisines of this type are not categorized according to any one particular cuisine style and have played a part in a number of innovations.
Fusion food is a general term for the combination of various forms of cookery and comes in several forms.  

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Prep Time : 0-5 minutes

Cook time : 2-2.30 hour

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Sweet

Ingredients for Chocolate Tea Cake Recipe

• Dark chocolate melted ¼ cup

• Dark chocolate chopped ½ cup

• Refined flour (maida) 190 grams

• Sugar 300 grams

• Butter 180 grams

• Baking powder ¼ teaspoon

• Cocoa powder ? cup

• Eggs 4

• Vanilla essence 1 teaspoon

• Milk ¼ cup

• Walnuts chopped ¾ cup

• Icing sugar 4 tablespoons

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven at 185°C.

Step 2

Cream together the sugar and butter in a cake batter mixer at low speed first and slowly increase the speed till the mixture is smooth and light.

Step 3

Sift together the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder in a bowl.

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Step 4

Add eggs one-by-one into the sugar-butter mixture and cream further.

Step 5

Add vanilla essence and cream further. Reduce the speed to very low and add flour mixture and milk in batches of three. Add melted chocolate and walnuts and continue mixing on low speed till ingredients are well blended.

Step 6

Add chopped chocolate and mix well with a spatula.

Step 7

Pour batter into gifting or silicon moulds till 3/4th filled. Tap them and place in preheated oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Step 8

Remove from heat and let it cool. Slice and dust some icing sugar on it. Serve.

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Blueberry Cheesecake

How to make Blueberry Cheesecake - This blueberry cheesecake is made especially for pure vegetarians.

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Main Ingredients : Blueberry jam (ब्लूबेरी जैम), Hung yogurt (हंग कर्ड / दही का चक्का )

Cuisine : Fusion

Fusion cuisine is one that combines elements of different culinary traditions. Cuisines of this type are not categorized according to any one particular cuisine style and have played a part in a number of innovations.
Fusion food is a general term for the combination of various forms of cookery and comes in several forms. 

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Prep Time : 3-3.30 hour

Cook time : 0-5 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Sweet

Ingredients for Blueberry Cheesecake Recipe

• Blueberry jam 1 cup + for garnishing

• Hung yogurt 1½ cups

• Cream cheese 1 cup

• Bran biscuits or Digestive biscuits 8-10

• Butter melted 4 tablespoons

• Carrageenan (vegetarian gelatin) 2 tablespoons

• Whipped cream 2 cups

• Skimmed milk 1 cup

• Condensed milk ¼ cup

• Powdered sugar ½ cup

Method

Step 1

Crush biscuits to a coarse powder and put it into a bowl. Add melted butter and mix. Put this mixture at the base of a spring form pan (loose bottom pan) lined with greaseproof paper. Press the mixture lightly and place it in the refrigerator to set.

Step 2

Mix carrageenan in a little water and heat in the microwave for 1 minute. Remove from the microwave and set aside.

Step 3

Blend hung yogurt and cream cheese in a blender till smooth and transfer into a bowl. Add 1 cup blueberry compote and 1 cup whipped cream and mix.

Step 4

Add milk and condensed milk and mix again. Add powdered sugar and mix till well incorporated. Add dissolved carrageenan and mix well.

Step 5

Pour this mixture into the pan over the biscuit layer. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.

Step 6

Remove the cheesecake from the spring form pan and place on a serving plate. Spread some blueberry compote on top of the cheesecake.

Step 7

Put the remaining whipped cream into an icing bag with a star nozzle and pipe rosettes on the surface of the cheesecake. Cut into wedges with a sharp knife dipped in hot water.

Step 8

Serve immediately.

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Vanilla Cake Sponge

How to make Vanilla Cake Sponge - This is the basic recipe to make a sponge cake which then can be used to make a number of desserts.

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Main Ingredients : Refined flour (maida) (मैदा), Vanilla essence (वेनीला एसेन्स)

Cuisine : Fusion

Fusion cuisine is one that combines elements of different culinary traditions. Cuisines of this type are not categorized according to any one particular cuisine style and have played a part in a number of innovations.
Fusion food is a general term for the combination of various forms of cookery and comes in several forms. 

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Prep Time : 1-1.30 hour

Cook time : 31-40 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Sweet

Ingredients for Vanilla Cake Sponge Recipe

• Refined flour (maida) 1 cup + for dusting

• Vanilla essence 1 teaspoon

• Butter softened, 1 cup + for greasing

• Castor sugar (caster sugar) 1 cup

• Eggs 3

• Baking powder 1 teaspoon

• Milk as required

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to180ºC. Grease a baking tin with some butter and dust with some flour.

Step 2

Cream together butter and sugar in a bowl with an electric beater till smooth.

Step 3

Add vanilla essence and eggs, one by one, beat well.

Step 4

Sieve flour into the mixture. Add baking powder and fold in till well combined. Add milk and mix well into a smooth batter.

Step 5

Pour the batter into the prepared tin, level it and tap. Place the tin in the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from heat and cool down to room temperature.

Step 6

Serve or use as required.

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