Chocolate recipes please:)

[Crystalwings]

I was wondering if you clever women out there could help me create a lovely chocolate creation for fathers day.
In my pantry I have a 200g block of dark cooking choc plus most other usual baking ingredients. I also have a large punnet of strawberries which I would love to use as well.

Any recipes would be greatly appreciated or if you can point me to another place where I might find chocolate recipes.

Thankyou thankyou thankyou

[LimeSlice]

The Barefoot Contessa does and AWESOME chocolate fudge brownie with peanut butter in it...good it is GOOOOD!

Will try and find the recipe for you

[smiles4u]

... the Taste website has some yummy recipes there (i love that people leave ratings, feedback & ideas to add to the recipes)

[LimeSlice]

Outrageous Brownies (Ina Garten)

Ingredients

1 pound unsalted butter
1 pound plus 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, divided
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 extra-large eggs
3 tablespoons instant coffee powder
2 tablespoons real vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided (1 cup for batter and 1/4 cup in the chips and nuts)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups diced walnut pieces

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 18 by 1 1/2-inch sheet pan.

Melt together the butter, 1 pound chocolate chips, and unsweetened chocolate on top of a double boiler. Cool slightly. Stir together the eggs, instant coffee, vanilla and sugar. Stir in the warm chocolate mixture and cool to room temperature.

Stir together 1 cup of the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips with 1/4 cup flour to coat. Then add to the chocolate batter. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for about 30 minutes, or until tester just comes out clean. Halfway through the baking, rap the pan against the oven shelf to allow air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. Do not over-bake! Cool thoroughly, refrigerate well and cut into squares.


HIDE FROM THE KIDS!!! lol

[Rouge]

I love ina garten!

I have a revised copy of her outrageous brownies that uses crushed oreos through it... that is INSANE! But its yummy!

I'm actually making the Baked boys brownies today and fudge sauce so we can have brownie sundaes for dessert NOMNOMNOM!

[LimeSlice]

**drool**
Have a mass craving for those brownies now! lol will have to visit the supermarket - my sisters pantry is not stocked for Ina Garten! lol

Oreos in stead of the nuts Rouge? Dont think Id want to take anything else out!

[Rouge]

Yes smarty pants no nuts But its also scaled down to fit one of my tins perfectly

Its from Cookie Madness... here is the recipe:

Outrageous Oreo Brownies
This recipe used to be my go-to brownie recipe. It’s a scaled-down and fiddled-with recipe from Barefoot Contessa, who based her recipe on one from an old restaurant called the Soho Charcuterie. In this version, broken Oreo cookies stand in for the walnuts and instant espresso powder replaces the instant coffee crystals.
What’s great about these brownies is, if you make them properly (and I’ve had days where I didn’t), they have an almost flakey texture. That is, they hold together and appear to be borderline cakey, but when you bite into them, they are almost truffle-like.
And finally, Halloween. The orange and black Halloween themed Oreos are out now and I think broken Halloween Oreos would look really good.

Outrageous Oreo Brownies
8 ounces unsalted butter (230 grams)
8 ounces plus 4 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (12 oz total) (336 grams)
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate (84 grams)
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract (15 ml)
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (220 grams)
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour (80 grams)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (7 ml)
1/2 teaspoon salt (2.ml)
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder (10 ml)
8 Oreo cookies, broken up
Preheat the oven to 350? F (180 C). Line a 13?9 inch metal pan with foil and spray foil with cooking spray.
Meltthe butter, 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips and the unsweetened chocolate in a medium bowl over simmering water. Allow to cool slightly.
Stir (do not beat) eggs, vanilla, and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Stir the warm chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and cool to room temperature.
Stir 1/2 cup of flour, the baking powder, salt and espresso powder together in another bowl then add to the cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the Oreo chunks and 4 ounces of chocolate chips in a medium bowl with remaining 2 tablespoon of flour, then add them to the chocolate batter. Pour into pan
Bake for 20 minutes, then rap the baking sheet against the oven shelf to force the air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. Bake for about 10 minutes more, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake! Allow to cool, then chill brownies. Lift from pan and cut into squares.
Makes about 32
Note: Recipe works well in an 8 inch square pan too. Just use half of all ingredients (1 ? Tablespoons of beaten egg for the ? egg).

[LimeSlice]

LOVE it!! Cheers babe

[Rouge]

I love how we have so many similar food icon loves We'll have to compare libraries one day. LOL! Poor DH is about to put all his books in the shed in boxes as my cookery books take up the bookshelves and I need the spare room cupboard space to declutter my kitchen HAH!

Another recipe for you that has chocolate and you could use your strawberries is:

Donna Hay's Chocolate Panna Cotta

2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons gelatine powder
2 cups (500ml) (single or pouring) cream
1/3 Cup (50g) Icing Sugar sifted
100 g dark chocolate, chopped
vegetable oil for greasing
mixed berries (or strawberries) to serve

Place the water in a bowl and sprinkle over the gelatine. Stand for 5 minutes or until the gelatine absorbs the water. Place the cream in a saucepan over medium heat with the sugar and chocolate. Stir to melt the chocolate, allowing the cream to come to the boil. Add the gelatine and cook, stirring for 1-2 minute sot dissolve the gelatine. Strain the mixture and pour into 4 x 1/2 cup capacity moulds that have been very lightly greased with vegetable oil. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours or until firm. Remove the panna cotta from the fridge 5 minutes before serving, then unmould and serve with mixed berries. Serves 4.

[Crystalwings]

Thanks so much for your suggestions ladies, those brownies sound to die for (drools).
Unfortunatly I only had 4 eggs and no walnuts or oreos but will definatly be adding that to my recipe collection.
I ended up just making a chocy cake from scratch which has turned out lovely and moist and some cream cheese frosting (the same one used in ursulas banana sour cream cake recipe) and will put the strawberries inside and decprate on top as well. I'm sure dh will be impressed.
Thanks again ladies

[LimeSlice]

I'm sure he will be thrilled!!

There is something marvellous about a fresh homemade chocolate cake
Enjoy!!