The flavour comes from top-quality chocolate and a tiny cup of the darkest espresso and it has just enough flour to give it a lightness. Part recipe journal, part kitchen chronical, each story has, at its heart, a recipe I have cooked during the week that I feel I would … Cover with a disc of greaseproof paper, remove from the heat and leave to cool for several hours or overnight. Don't over mix or knock the air out, and stop as soon as the last bit of flour is mixed in. The cakes should be moist but not sticky. Bake for 45-55 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the heat and add the vodka and vanilla extract. Sieve the flour, baking powder and cocoa together. The recipe handed down to me says not to beat the bananas and to leave them in chunks – I don’t. For this, cut the cake in half horizontally (after the cake has cooled and before soaking the sponge). In a separate bowl, whisk the sugar, salt and eggs together until pale. In this recipe, I add a boozy note to the mix that can be replaced with your drink of choice. Ingredients 150g butter 150g unrefined golden caster sugar 16 plums (size dependent, less if large plums) 3 large eggs 75g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 100g ground almonds Stir until smooth and melted, Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. It should be moist and oozy, but still able to hold its shape when sliced. Add this to the butter and sugar in small parts and whisk until a smooth batter is achieved. Click here to order a copy from Guardian Bookshop for 24.60. Short of the delicate moment when you mix it all together, it is the cooking time that is truly make or break. Whilst the cake is quite dense, as it’s heavy on pistachios and almonds, it’s not overly sweet and can stand on its own as both a coffee cake or a dessert. Transfer into the cake tin and bake for 25 minutes. Test the cake for doneness with a skewer. More of a mousse than a proper cake, it is now a matter of honour that your cake can barely hold its shape, a distinct case of the wetter the better. Nuts: You could use hazelnuts instead of almonds, though I would be tempted to toast them first, then rub off their skins before grinding. To make the tres leches mix, combine the milks in a saucepan and set over a low heat, stirring constantly so that the condensed milk does not burn on the bottom. Fold in the rest of the flour, the almonds and the baking powder using a large metal spoon; scrape into a buttered, 20cm springform cake tin. This week we had a friend over for tea so as the sun was out lemons sprung to mind. Ingredients Adapted from Nigel Slater’s The Kitchen Diaries. Mix the ground almonds (or hazelnuts) and flour together, then whiz the apricots in a food processor until they are very finely chopped. It has butter, eggs and the darkest cocoa in it and is kept moist with a handful of ground almonds. Overmixing will result in a tougher cake. It is done when a skewer comes out clean. As much as I bow down to today's cake with its claggy, uncooked texture, a cake so gungey and wet you could wring it out with your fist, I rather miss what you might call 'proper' cake. Then add all the other ingredients making sure to scrape all the butter and sugar from the side of the bowl. To make the cake, sift the flour and baking powder twice. It should come out without any wet cake mixture attached. Beat the butter and the sugar together until pale and fluffed. The rich chocolate sponge, the sort you get for afternoon tea in posh hotels in Vienna, was pensioned off a good decade ago in favour of this infinitely more gooey confection. It is suitable for tea and, served warm with a soft dollop of cream would make a decadent dessert, too. Not having enough ground almonds but a lot of … Health-food shops rarely used to be without a carrot cake on the salad counter, usually next to the blackcurrant cheesecake and the deep wholemeal quiche. A shallow, intensely chocolatey cake that is both moist and extremely light. 2 and a 1/4 cups (8 oz / 227g) of ground almonds. Grind the nuts in a coffee grinder or mini food processor (in different batches: almonds and pistachios separately). Lightly fold in the flour and cocoa mixture then the ground almonds. Grate the zest from the lemon and squeeze its juice. My perfect moment for such a slice of heaven is around 11am and again at about 4pm, when a thin wedge goes perfectly with a small, strong coffee. Leave to cool a little before turning out and slicing. Put the clementines in a pan with some cold water, bring to the boil, partially with the lid and cook for 2 hours. But it is only one of many suitable brands. Anyone can make the mud variety, just as anyone can knock up a chocky sponge. Allow this to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes. Finally, whisk in the milk and vanilla extract. Prick with a toothpick to make sure that the batter is cooked (the toothpick should come out clean) and remove from the oven. Oswaldo Oliva is head chef at Lorea, in Mexico City, Click here to order a copy from Guardian Bookshop for 24.60, Click here to order a copy from Guardian Bookshop for £16.40. It is also where I first came across organic vegetables, long before the supermarkets saw them as a money-spinner or the organic box schemes would turn up at your door. Scrape into the lined cake tin. While the cake is baking dissolve your sugar, water and the juice of 2 … Scatter loosely on top of the fruit, add the flaked almonds … Cut the butter into chunks and drop it into the chocolate and coffee. Mix in the orange zest. I usually use butter for all my baking as my theory is always use the best produce and you will get the best results. The modern chocolate cowpat will probably go by the name of Oblivion, Mud Cake or, in a stroke of supreme naffness, Death by Chocolate. Work slowly and firmly but lightly. Slice and serve hot or cold. Click here to order a copy from Guardian Bookshop for £16.40, Serves 8For the apricotsapricots 12, plumpwater 500mlwhite wine 250mlcaster sugar 250gvanilla pods 2bay leaf 1black peppercorns 10lemon 4 strips of peel, and juice, For the cakeunsalted butter 250g, softened to room temperaturecaster sugar 250gwhole almonds 100g, blanched and peeledpistachios 150g, shelledeggs 4 largeplain flour 40gbaking powder 1 level tsplemon 1. There have been two major chocolate cakes in my life: the obscenely rich espresso cake I included in Real Food and for which I still get letters of appreciation, and the crunchy, nutty hazelnut cake in Appetite which has nubby shards of dark chocolate running through it. Whisk in the oil. You could measure my life in health-food shops. More of a mousse than a proper cake, it is now a matter of honour that your cake can barely hold its shape, a distinct case of the wetter the better. Toss the gooseberries with the remaining 75g caster sugar and spread them over the top of the cake. Use half of the cream to sandwich the soaked cakes together and top with the remaining cream and the strawberries. Here I’ve used raspberries, but you could use any berries you like or slices of peaches, nectarines, plums, figs, or whatever. What is essential is that the cocoa solids content is around 70 per cent. Now there's a third. Set the oven at 180C/gas mark 4. I have made this banana bread at least twice a week for three and half years for the guests in our guesthouse. Makes 6 good slices when hot, or 8 slices when coldcaster sugar 170gmargarine 113gself-raising flour 170gripe bananas 2 smallfree-range eggs 2 largesalt a good pinch. Resist the temptation to stir. It should have no lumps. Enough for 8-10eggs 3self-raising flour 250gbicarbonate of soda ½ tspbaking powder 1 tspground cinnamon 1 tspsalt a pinchsunflower oil 200mllight muscovado sugar 250gcarrots 150glemon juice of ½walnuts 150g, For the frostingmascarpone cheese 250gPhiladelphia cream cheese 200gunrefined icing sugar 150gorange grated zest of 1 mediumwalnut halves a handful. Test with a skewer for doneness. Spoon the apricots and some syrup into a pretty bowl. Grate the carrots into the mixture, then add the lemon juice. a cook who writes. A finely balanced version that is definitely nearer cake than truffle. Remove from the oven and leave to settle for a good 10 minutes before turning the cakes out of their tins on to a wire cooling rack. Jeremy Lee is head chef of Quo Vadis, London W1. Separate the eggs. Drain, discarding the … Cover the top with walnut halves.From Tender: Volume I by Nigel Slater (Fourth Estate, £30). Nigel Slater recipe: an extremely moist chocolate beetroot … I never scorned them the way others did, finding much pleasure in the deep, soggy layers of cake and frosting. They will keep well in an airtight container for a few days.Adapted from The Violet Bakery Cookbook by Claire Ptak (Square Peg, £20). Spoon the mixture into the moulds, filling them to about three-quarters full, then top each mould with 2-3 raspberries and sprinkle with the slivered hazelnuts. If a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, it's done. Much depends on your chocolate. Some cream is most welcome. Add the eggs to the butter and sugar mixture a little at a time, with the … Nigel Slater’s carrot cake, Emma Clark’s banana bread and more great dishes chosen by Observer Food Monthly, Last modified on Tue 9 Jul 2019 09.37 BST. A cake as dark as Bisto, its texture barely a notch away from chocolate souffle. A cake as dark as Bisto, its texture barely a notch away from chocolate souffle. Scoop the batter into the lined tin, then lay the lemon slices on top, overlapping them down the centre of the cake. The recipe passes all three crucial tests: depth of flavour, supreme lightness and fragility and, not least, a distinct stick-to-the-fork moistness. It is slightly heavier with the almonds - though not in a bad way - so if you want a lighter crumb, rather than a squidgy interior, and are not making the cake for the gluten-intolerant, then replace the 150g ground almonds / 1½ cups almond meal with 125g plain flour / ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour. Cream: A tart cream, such as creme fraiche brings out the flavour of the cake more than a sweet cream. In this version, I substituted hazelnuts for some of the almonds because I had a few left over that I wanted to use up. Bake for 20–25 minutes. To make the frosting, put the mascarpone, Philadelphia cheese and icing sugar into an electric mixer and beat till smooth and creamy. I really like the way these turned out, because the hazelnut has a lovely light flavour. First, blend together the caster sugar and the margarine, using a stand mixer or handheld whisk, until fluffy. A version I have tinkered with for so long that every inch of my house now smells like the inside of a fabulously expensive Easter egg. These is something endlessly reassuring about their rows of cellophane-encased dates and haricot beans, their dried nuggets of cranberry and jars of organic peanut butter. I believe it works better when beaten and smooth. Spoon into your tin and bake for 45 minutes. Anything lower and your cake will lack clout; higher and its dryness will leave you gasping for water. Mix the egg yolks together then stir quickly into the chocolate, just till the ingredients come together. They must be finer than candied peel - almost, but not quite a puree. Lightly butter two 22cm cake tins, then line each with a disc of baking parchment. Action: Top the soaked cake with the whipped cream and strawberries. To check if it is cooked through, the age-old skewer test is best. Mix the egg yolks together then stir quickly into the chocolate, just till the ingredients come together. Whisk the whites till they are thick and stiff then quickly but gently fold in the sugar with a large metal spoon. Friands are little French almond cakes, which we love at the Violet Bakery because they are moist and tasty and also so easy to make. Carefully lay the apricots in the liquid and return to a boil. I substituted the demerara sugar for plain old caster sugar. Place the cake on a handsome plate. Insert a skewer in the middle of the cake: if clean when withdrawn it is done, if not, return to the oven for another 5-10 minutes. LEMON, ALMOND & ELDERFLOWER CAKE (Serves 10) Ingredients: 13 oz (375g) of thin-skinned lemons, preferably organic. If you are using almond meal, then just grind the pistachios. Grate the zest from your lemon and put into a pestle with your thyme leaves and pound until you get a rough paste, then mix into your cake mix. Place all the apricot ingredients except the apricots in a wide heavy bottomed pan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Fold firmly but gently into the egg white and sugar. Clotted cream is an extravagant but very necessary extra. Sift the flour and baking powder into the batter, then gently fold in the almonds and pistachios. 1 and a 1/4 cups (9 oz / 255g) of white cane sugar. Butter and line a deep 28-32cm round cake tin then heat an oven to 180C/gas mark 4. Pour over the sponge to soak. Far more difficult is to find a texture that matches dark, heart-quickening intensity with tender, melt-in-the-mouth crumbs. As with all of these sorts of cakes, … Watermelon Smoothie A smoothie of watermelon and raspberries for a hot summer's day. Butter 12-16 friand moulds or cupcake tins. Pre-heat the oven to 180C. Sift the dry ingredients into the liquid mix. Good they were, too, with thick cream-cheese icing and shot through with walnuts. Set the oven at 180C/gas mark 4. However, this is the only recipe in which I use margarine, simply because it works so well. Whizz all together for a minute or until it is a smooth batter. The modern chocolate cake comes to the table with its molten interior oozing out across the plate. Gradually add the beaten eggs and almond essence, then gently fold in the flour and ground almonds. Beat the oil and sugar in a food mixer until well creamed, then introduce the egg yolks one by one. This recipe is from Nigel Slaters Kitchen Diaries, it can be eaten as a cake or warm as a pudding. This is chocolate with a clean long-lasting edge to it and a slow finish in the mouth. When the cake is cool, sandwich the halves together with about a third of the frosting. Soak the cakes with the milk mixture and refrigerate (as above). When the cake is cooked, gently spoon a few ladlefuls of the apricot syrup on to it. Bake for about 15-20 minutes, until the tops of the cakes are springy to the touch. A shallow, almond cake speckled with blueberries. This recipe was my grandmother’s and I have adapted it slightly. Super easy to make and extra delicious, tres leches is a sponge soaked in three dairy products (milk, condensed milk and evaporated milk), which became popular in Mexico and Latin America after the New York Condensed Milk Company was founded in 1857. Gradually beat in the eggs, then gradually … Or perhaps just through till your next slice of chocolate cake. I found this fantastic Nigel Slater cake on the Guardian website, which I adapted a little as I didn't have all the ingredients in my cupboard. This was first published in the Observer many years ago, and rarely does a week go by without an email asking for a copy to replace one that has fallen apart or stuck to the bottom of a pan. And where else can you get a joss stick when you need one? Make the cake: beat the butter, caster and muscovado sugars in a food mixer for a good eight to ten minutes, till pale and fluffy. Crack the eggs into a jug and mix them well with a fork. Fold firmly but gently into the egg white and sugar. Ingredients 250g butter, 250g caster sugar, a lemon (unwaxed), … Beat the egg whites till light and stiff, then fold tenderly into the mixture using a large metal spoon (a wooden one will knock the air out). Gooseberry cheesecake slice (v) Cheesecake slices with a … The scent fills the house and wakes up the senses before you are even properly awake. I've taken this from Appetite by Nigel Slater and it's called A simple cake to serve with summer fruit. There have only ever been two chocolate-cake recipes in his life, says Nigel Slater. Mix well but only until the ingredients are combined. Separate the eggs, dropping the egg whites into a large bowl. Remove the chocolate from the heat and stir to dissolve the last of the butter. Scrape the mixture into the tin and tap the … Now, that doesn't mean I hanker after the chocolate Victoria sponge of children's birthday parties, (well, I do a bit) but neither do I always want the clarty gunk that has replaced it. Break the eggs, beat them gently with a fork – just to mix the yolks and … Mix well and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Remove it from the oven five minutes too early and you have chocolate milkshake; five minutes too long and you could use it as a frisbee. Pour into the prepared cake tin. Scoop the mixture into the cake pan, and bake until the top is firm and a light … Preheat oven to 350F. The water should be just simmering. Makes 12-16 friandsbutter 115g, melted, plus more for greasing the mouldsplain flour 90gbaking powder ¾ tspground almonds 50gground hazelnuts 80gicing sugar 190gegg whites 5, slightly whiskedvanilla extract 2 tspfresh raspberries 200g (about 40-50)slivered hazelnuts 50gicing sugar for dusting. You will need a shallow cake tin, 23-24cm in diameter, about 5cm deep, the base lightly buttered and lined with a round of greaseproof paper. Few things make a cook happier than someone asking for one of your recipes. 6 large eggs. Until now... he modern chocolate cake comes to the table with its molten interior oozing out across the plate. Test it with a skewer. It acts as a pick-me-up, a little zip of energy to get you through till lunch or dinner. Tips: It is essential not to let the chocolate get too hot as it melts. No matter what may be the chocolate of the moment, I still think you cannot get a better flavour than with Valrhona, and no, I'm not on their payroll. The nutty base lends itself to a variety of seasonal fruit toppings. What you are looking for is the moment, somewhere between 25 and 30 minutes, when your cake is spongy round the edge, but still a bit creamy in the centre. The snobbery that has banished flour from most modern cake recipes is robbing us of the sacred thing that is proper chocolate cake. Preheat the oven to 160C/gas mark 3. To this day I wouldn’t go anywhere else for my lentils and beans, though I can live without the crystals and self-help manuals. Line a 2kg loaf tin with a baking parchment liner, pour in the batter and bake on the top shelf for 45-55 minutes. It should come out clean, without any sticky cake mixture attached. Let it cool in the tin for five minutes. 6-7 tablespoons of elderflower syrup. A chocoholic's wet dream. As soon as it has started to melt, pour the hot espresso over the chocolate. Bake for 45 minutes, when the cake should be risen and golden. It was these pine-clad shops, with their lingering scent of patchouli, that introduced me to the joys of the organic swede. Whizz the almonds in a food processor until they are finely chopped; add them together with the ground almonds to the cake mix. When the eggs are fully incorporated, fold in the flour, then the almonds and lemon zest. - 60 g ground almonds - 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence - 25 ml milk - 20 g flaked almonds - about 8 apricots, stones removed, fruit cut into quarters Preheat the oven to 170 C. Using a hand held electric whisk or freestanding electric mixer cream the butter and the sugar together until pale and … The moistness will depend not just on the addition of ground almonds, but how long you bake it. Nigel Slater. Their shelves are a constant source of inspiration and reassurance. 250g butter 250g sugar 3 eggs 100g shelled pistachio nuts 100g ground almonds/almond flour 1 orange, … Fold in the cherries and then the milk and spoon the thick mixture into a lined and buttered loaf tin (23 x 13 x 7cm / 9 x 5 x 3 inches) and bake for ¾-1 hour, or until a cake-tester comes out clean. Weigh out all the ingredients (except the raspberries and slivered hazelnuts) into the bowl of a food processor and blitz until foamy (about 1 minute). Serves 10. Stir the demerara into the … Allow the cake to cool completely on the counter or a wire rack before removing from the tin. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4. I don’t think you need be too painstaking; a rough finish will look more appropriate here. Sprinkle on the almonds and return to the oven for another 10 … Line the base of a 20cm diameter non-stick cake tin with a piece of greased baking paper. Perfect for tea or as a dessert. Serves 10-12For the cakefine sponge flour 350gbaking powder 1 tspcaster sugar 400gsalt 1½ tspeggs 2vegetable or grapeseed oil 240mlwhole milk 240mlvanilla extract 2 tsp, For the tres leches soakmilk 250mlevaporated milk 170mlcondensed milk 170mlvodka 2 tbspvanilla extract 2 tsp, To finishdouble cream 500mlcaster sugar 75gstrawberries 250g. It is to them I turn for the bulk of my store-cupboard shopping, from parchment-coloured figs and organic almonds to sea salt and cubes of fresh yeast. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Dust the sides of the cake tin with flour, tapping out any excess. 1 level teaspoon of baking powder. Roughly chop the walnuts and add them too. If using a mixer, use the whisk attachment on medium speed until you get a homogenous liquid. Emma Clark is the owner of Glenegedale House, Isle of Islay. Break or chop the chocolate into small pieces and melt in a bowl resting over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Remove the cake from the oven and set aside. Use the rest to cover the top and sides of the cake. Add the flour, baking powder and ground almonds. Put the spiced apples on top of the cake mixture, then scatter with the breadcrumbs and, if you wish, a little more demerara sugar. One thing is for sure: the better the chocolate the better the cake. Fruit: If you intend to eat this as a dessert then I recommend a handful of raspberries on the side. Avoid the temptation to stir and fiddle, which will sometimes make the chocolate 'seize' into a lump. Look, if I want a cake that wet and creamy I won't bother baking it, I'll just lick the raw mixture straight from the bowl. Books; Recipes; Nigel; Garden; Television; Instagram; Every weekend for twenty-seven years I have sat at my kitchen table and written a column for The Observer. The cake that really steams my pudding is one whose texture is held somewhere between the two, sensuously moist yet with a good, nutty 'crumb' to it. Don't skin the almonds, but blast them in the food processor until they resemble fine, fresh breadcrumbs. Gooseberry and elderflower drink A non-alcoholic summer drink of gooseberries and elderflower cordial. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/26/20-best- 200g fine dark chocolate (70 per cent) a small, hot espresso200g butter80g plain flour1 tsp baking powder 2 level tbsps of very good quality cocoa powder 5 eggs200g golden unrefined caster sugar 125g shelled almonds. Do it slowly and one large spoonful at a time. Whiz the flour and butter in a food processor until the mixture resembles fine fresh breadcrumbs. This has the built-in bonus of making it perhaps more suitable for an everyday cake. For the cream, combine the cream and sugar in the bowl of a mixer and whip until soft peaks are formed. Grind the nuts in a food processor until quite fine but not powdered. Juice the lemon and add this to the cake batter. Add the sugar and ground almonds. Leave the cakes to cool slightly in their moulds, then remove and dust them with icing sugar. Pour the batter in the floured cake tin and bake on the centre of the heated oven for 55-65 minutes. Beat the butter and sugar with a food mixer until it is pale and fluffy. Fold the flour into the mixture with the machine on slow. The key to “the perfect cake” is controlling the amount of liquid the cake absorbs. Traditionally, tres leches is eaten as a sandwich cake. Heat the oven to 170C/gas mark 3. With the mixer still on a slow speed, fold in the ground almonds and zest, but not the juice. Beat the butter with sugar, adding in eggs one at a time, then add in the ground nuts. For the best dark and velvety cocoa powder, try shops that specialise in fine chocolates or look out for brands such as the Chocolate Society, Valrhona or Green and Blacks. Beat the sugar and butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. 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