Sunday, March 7, 2010

Do I Want To Be A Domestic Goddess?



I hate to say it but I do not think I can live up to what it takes to be a Domestic Goddess... 
I fear my waistline would not recover if I tried. 
I am in the process of reading Nigella Lawson's book 
HOW TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS 
Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking
As with all cookbooks, the first thing I do is flip to recipes 
that have anything to do with chocolate. 
This is where the problem begins...
Sour-Cream Chocolate Cake with Sour Cream Icing
Chocolate Cheesecake
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Molten Chocolate Babycakes
Chocolate-Coffee Volcano
Gooey Chocolate Stack
Chocolate Macarons
Cream Cheese Brownies
Espresso Cupcakes
Cappuccino Cupcakes
I want to bake them all!
I have bookmarked my favourite chocolate recipes and that is only one chapter.
From there I went to her website....big mistake.

I want to dive into that tea cup!

Nigella's Chocolate Pudding               



INGREDIENTS

250ml full-fat milk
125ml double cream
60g caster sugar
1 x 15ml tablespoon cornflour
35g cocoa powder
2 x 15ml tablespoons boiling water
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
60g dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), finely chopped
Serving Size : Serves 4

METHOD

1.Put the kettle on, and warm the milk and cream together in a saucepan or in a bowl in the microwave.
2.Put the sugar and cornflour into another saucepan and sieve in the cocoa powder. Add the 2 tablespoons of boiling water and whisk to a paste.
3.Whisk in the egg yolks, one at a time, followed by the warmed milk and cream, then the vanilla extract.
4.Scrape down the sides of the pan and put it on a lowish heat, cooking and whisking for about 3–4 minutes until the mixture thickens to a mayonnaise-like consistency.
5.Take off the heat and whisk in the finely chopped chocolate, before pouring into 4 small cups or glasses, each with a capacity of about 150ml.
6.Cover the tops of the cups or glasses with clingfilm, letting the clingfilm rest on the chocolate surface, to stop a skin forming, and refrigerate once they are cooler. Make sure they are not still fridge-cold when you serve them. You can add a blob of cream on top if you like.

There is more! 
Go to her website www.nigella.com  
PS..due to technical difficulties I could not present the Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova recipe. The computer and I are not getting along at the moment!

You can find it on the website:)
Images and recipes from Nigella



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