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Chilli Chocolate Berry Mincemeat
By choclette8, Chocolate Log Blog
1) Place the ingredients in a glass bowl and give a good stir
- 400g Cornish cooking apples (varieties unidentified) - peeled, cored and finely chopped.
- 75g vegetarian suet
- 500g sultanas
- 100g prunes - chopped
- 150g mixed dried cherries, cranberries and blueberries
- 60g home-made mixed peel - chopped
- 25g dried apple - chopped
- 100g dark chocolate (90%) - chopped
- 150g dark molasses sugar
- grated zest and juice of a large organic lemon (unwaxed)
- 1 small rocoto chilli - deseeded and chopped finely.
- 75g flaked almonds
- 6 tbsp cognac
- 6 tbsp mint vodka (home-made)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- a good grating of nutmeg
- a small grating of star anise
Blackberry and Apple Cupcakes
By choclette8, Chocolate Log Blog
An apple and chocolate chip sponge topped off by blackberry cream cheese icing, these are perfect autumnal fare
- 100g unsalted butter
- 140g caster sugar
- 2 large Eggs
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 110g wholemeal flour
- 115g white flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 75 ml Buttermilk or yogurt (I used sour milk)
- 3 (about 300g) Windfall apples - peeled, cored, finely sliced or grated
- 50g Dark chocolate - chopped into chips (I used blackberry & ginger)
- The icing:
- 100g Unsalted butter
- 150g Icing sugar
- 100g Cream cheese - drained of any liquid
- 100g Blackberries + 12 to decorate