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Top rated Cocoa recipes
Red Velvet Cupcakes

By vanitaza
Cupcakes
- RED VELVET CUPCAKES
- Makes 12
- 375ml flour
- 250ml icing sugar
- 5ml bicarbonate of soda
- 45ml cocoa powder
- 80ml oil
- 250ml buttermilk
- 30m red food colouring
- 15ml vinegar
- 10ml vanilla essence
- ICING
- 80g butter
- 125g cream cheese
- 500ml sifted icing sugar
- 5ml vanilla essence
Witchhat Gingerbread Cupcakes

By katie123
Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease a muffin tray with cupcake cases
- 60g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 140g caster sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 115g plain flour, sifted twice
- 30g unsweetened cocoa
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 80ml sour cream
- 4 tbsp strong espresso, cooled
- For the chocolate frosting
- 60g unsalted butter, at room temperature.
- 30g unsweetened cocoa powder.
- 1/3 tsp salt.
- ½ tsp vanilla extract.
- 250g icing sugar.
- 2 tbsp whole milk.
- 2 tbsp double cream.
- For the gingerbread
- 450g plain flour, plus extra to dust.
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda.
- 2 tsp ground ginger.
- 1½ tsp ground cinnamon.
- 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg.
- ¼ tsp salt .
- 115g unsalted butter, at room temperature.
- 100g granulated sugar.
- 160ml unsulphured molasses or black treacle.
- 1 large egg.
- Zest of ½ lemon, finely grated.
- White icing pen.
- For the decoration
- Cocoa powder (for the 'soil').
- Ready-made small white fondant flowers
Red velvet cupcakes

By cakedays
Try these little beauties out nest time you are entertaining guests!
- Cupcakes
- 60g unsalted butter
- 150g sugar
- 1 egg
- 20g cocoa powder
- 40ml red food colouring
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 120ml buttermilk
- 150g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
- 1 1/2 tsp white vinegar
- 1 x 12 hole cupcake tray, with cupcake cases
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- 300g icing sugar, sifted
- 50g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 125g cream cheese, cold
Coffee cupcakes

By parnships, If The Choux Fits
Indulgent coffee cupcakes with espresso buttercream
- 75 gr butter
- 300 gr plain flour
- 100 gr cocoa powder
- 200 gr caster sugar
- 120 ml coffee (if you don’t have espresso you can just use instant coffee)
- 150 ml buttermilk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate soda
- For the espresso buttercream
- 100 gr dark chocolate
- 150 gr butter (softened)
- 175 gr icing sugar
- 75 gr cocoa powder
- 1 tsp coffee powder (espresso or instant)
Rich chocolate cake

Preheat oven at 180°C. Draw round the cake tin on greaseproof paper
- 100g (4oz) softened butter
- 250g (9oz) catser sugar
- 250ml (8floz) milk
- 1 tbls lemon juice
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 225g (8oz) plain flour
- 50g (2oz) cocoa powder
Red Velvet Cupcakes

By kajal_bhagwandas
Really easy to make cupcakes that'll delight everyone around!
- 30g self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 90g soft sugar
- 80ml vegetable oil
- 80ml buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp red food colouring
- 1 egg
- Frosting:
- 60g unsalted butter
- 150g soft cheese
- 250g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tbsp red food colouring
- 12 small cupcake cases
- 3 piping bags
- Star-shaped nozzle (for pipping bags)
Hot Chocolate Powder

By presentface
Mix together (preferably using a food processor/blender)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-processed
- 2 1/2 cups powdered non-fat milk (NOT whole milk, which tends to lump)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Easy chocolate creme brulee

By Doamiotdu451 , blog Mes recettes de cuisines
Preheat the oven to 150 ° C
- 3 eggs + 6 egg yolks
- 70 cl whipping cream
- 180 g caster sugar
- 5 tsp of brown sugar
- 50 g unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Shortbread

By Solène Bauché
Cut the salted butter into small squares, and work with your fingertips by gradually adding the sugar, flour, and t...
- 250g salted butter
- 300g flour
- 90g sugar
- 35g cocoa powder
Eggplant Caponata

By kenzofish
In a large 12 to 14-inch saute pan, over medium heat, heat the olive oil until hot but not smoking
- 1/2 cup virgin olive oil
- 1 large Spanish onion, chopped in 1/2-inch dice
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- 3 tablespoons currants
- 1 tablespoon hot chili flakes, plus extra for garnish
- 2 medium eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (to yield 4 cups)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 teaspoon
- 1/4 cup basic tomato sauce, recipe follows
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 5 sprigs mint, chopped
- 1 baguette, sliced into 3/4-inch rounds and toasted on grill or in oven
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Christmas Truffles
- For about fifteen truffles:
- 35 g of icing sugar
- 5 cl of almond cream
- 50 g white almond paste
- 100 g of dark chocolate with high cocoa percentage
- sesame seeds
- bitter cocoa
- cinnamon
- coconut
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Coconut hot chocolate
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1 can water
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- sugar to taste
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Red Velvet Cupcales Recipe
- 60g unsalted butter at room temperature
- 150g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 20g cocoa powder
- 40ml red food colouring
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 120ml buttermilk
- 150g plain flour
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1½ tsp white vinegar
- 1 x 12-hole cupcake tray, lined with paper cases
- For the frosting:
- 300g icing sugar, sifted
- 50g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 125g cream cheese, cold
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Chocolate Truffles
- 1 large tin condensed milk (218g)
- 1 packet digestive biscuits (175g+)
- 30ml cocoa powder
- 90g marg
- Chocolate sprinkles
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Molten chocolate Cupcakes
- 150g Butter
- 150g Caster Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 125g Self Raising Flour
- 25g Cocoa Powder
- For the Filling:
- 75ml Thick Double Cream
- 115g Plain Chocolate
- For the Frosting:
- 50g Butter
- 3tbsp Milk
- 150g Icing Powder
- 50g Cocoa Powder
- Chocolate Curls
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Red Velvet Cheescake Swirl Brownies
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 30 grams red food colouring
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 pack cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Chocolate mango and bourbon...
- Cocoa shortbread
- 120g self-raising flour
- 2 egg yolks
- 100g of sugar
- 90g soft butter
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
- The mango Bavarian cream
- 1 ripe mango
- 2 egg yolks
- 100g of sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 200 ml milk
- 1 Bourbon-Madagascar vanilla bean
- 2 sheets of gelatine
- 150 ml single cream
- To serve:
- 6 individual dessert circles,
- some pieces of nougatine (home-made if you can),
- 1 cocoa shortbread
- 3 bourbon vanilla beans
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Approved byThe Chef Christmas Truffles with Amaretto
- 250 g of dark chocolate
- 150 g butter
- 200 g fine sugar
- 70 g of milk
- 2 tbsp Amaretto (or other liqueur)
- Cocoa powder
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Baileys tiramisu
- 9 tsp instant espresso powder disolved in 350ml water
- 250ml baileys
- 400g lady fingers
- 2 large eggs
- 75g caster sugar
- 500g mascarpone cheese
- 2 1/2 tsp cocoa powder
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Bourbon biscuits
- 4oz plain flour
- 1/2 level teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 oz cocoa
- 2oz butter
- 2oz caster/superfine sugar
- 1 level tablespoon golden syrup
- a little granulated sugar for coating the biscuits.
- for filling:
- 1oz plain chocolate melted
- 1 1/2 tablespoons water
- 2oz icing/confectioner's sugar sifted
- vanilla extract to taste
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