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Chocolate pots

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Nothing easier than this 3-4 ingredients chocolate pots. They always are very popular with kids and adults alike and they merely take a few instants to make. If you enjoy the bitterness of dark chocolate, use only dark chocolate. Succes garanti!  Ingredients (for 6 pots): 500ml milk 30g corn flour 100g dark chocolate (at least 70%) 50g milk chocolate  Mix 30g of corn flour with a few tablespoons of the cold milk and put aside. Warm up the rest of the 500ml of milk in a pan then add the chocolate in pieces and stir until melted completely. Add the corn flour mixture into the pan and keep on stirring until it thickens.  Divide into 6 pots and store in the fridge to set for a couple of hours at least. It's ready, enjoy!

Jam Biscuits

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What I like about those biscuits is that there are minimum fuss for a maximum of flavour. They really are incomparable with the store bought ones. If you are more a chocolate type of person, you can easily substitute the jam with chocolate spread. Ingredients (for 30 biscuits): 250g soft butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 120g golden sugar 250g ground almonds   2 eggs 220g plain flour strawberry jam Pre-heat oven to 180 ° C Cream 250g butter with 120g golden sugar and the teaspoon of vanilla extract Add two eggs and then 250g ground almonds. Fold 220g plain flour in. Make little balls the size of a walnut and place them on baking paper on a tray. Press your thumb in the centre of each ball and drop in a bit of jam. Bake for 12 minutes. Its's ready, enjoy!

Chocolate Almond Loaf cake

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I originally found this recipe on the back of the Doves Farm Organic Wholemeal Rye Flour pack (for which I only slightly modified a couple of things). And I love it when I buy an ingredient and a recipe is attached! To be honest I don't remember why I bought Rye bread a couple of months ago but here was the pack, nearly reaching its 'best before' date and I had to use it. I baked this chocolate almond loaf cake using the recipes at the back of the pack and it is truly amazing! It is super easy to make and the texture is rich and delicious.  Ingredients: (I used a 23x13cm loaf tin) The zest of 2 oranges 3 eggs  50g unrefined golden sugar 80g dark chocolate (70%) 75g butter 75g rye flour 75g ground almond Icing: 15g butter 15g cocoa 25g golden sugar 2 tablespoon double cream Pre-heat oven to 180 °C Melt 80g of chocolate and 75g of butter Mix 3 eggs, 50g of sugar and the melted chocolate+butter together Incorporate 75g rye flour and

Blueberry cake

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In winter, I am put off by the tang of blueberries in my porridge. I happily substitute them for dry fruits such as dates or apricot. However I still like to enjoy them in a smoothie or cooked such as in this cake. Aside from your oven, this easy one bowl/one spoon cake won't require any fancy gadget to make while the result will still be so staysfying. It is low in sugar, butter free and counts towards your five a day. Ideal for a snack or after-school hunger. Ingredients: 170ml vegetable oil 3 eggs 80g sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 300g self-rising flour 180ml milk 150g bleuberries 1 tablespoon icing sugar Pre-heat oven to 180 ° C Grease a 27 cm ring tin Mix together 170ml oil, 3 eggs, 80g sugar and 1 tablespoom vanilla extract Add 300g self-rising flour and 180ml milk Incorporate the blueberries Bake for 45-50min Let cool before turning onto a plate and dusting with icing sugar It's ready, enjoy!