Chocolate is the flavour of the day today as Yudhika prepares an amazing spread of Chocolate dishes. On the menu is Willy Wonka Style Chocolate Cake; a creamy & luscious Chocolate Mousse; Choc Chip scones with homemade Strawberry Jam, a decadent Self-saucing chocolate pudding and a delicious Chocolate & Fig Pavlova with a touch of Chocolate
Ingredients
- 375g cake flour
- 20ml baking powder
- 20ml sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 170g cold butter
- 2 eggs
- 140ml fresh cream
- 75g chopped chocolate
- 1 egg
- 10ml milk
- Whipped cream, to serve
- For the jam:
- 500g strawberries
- 250g sugar
- 1 lime
- 1 vanilla pod
- 1 cinnamon stick
Method:
- Rub the flour, salt and butter together in a mixing bowl until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add the baking powder and sugar.
- Toss the ingredients lightly.
- Lightly beat the cream with the egg yolks.
- Make a well in the centre, and pour in the cream.
- Gently work the dry ingredients into the cream.
- Add the chocolate chips and mix lightly.
- Lightly flour the work surface and roll out until 1 – 1,5cm thick.
- Use a scone cutter to cut out rounds using as little excess flour as possible.
- Place the scones on a baking tray.
- Beat the egg with milk and brush the scones to glaze.
- Leave the scones to chill in a refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Bake the scones at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
- Serve with strawberry jam.
- For the jam:
- Slice the strawberries and place them in a pan.
- Add the sugar and stir well until the sugar begins to dissolve.
- Gently heat the strawberries until the sugar completely dissolves (keep stirring often)
- Simmer on a medium heat.
- Add the lime, vanilla pod and cinnamon stick.
- Simmer for ten minutes and remove the foam that forms on top of the jam with a metal spoon.
- Once the jam has thickened, pour into sterilized jars and seal.