Challenge #22: chocolate

[miss_s_b]

This is my punishment for being a bad mod: I'm allergic to most forms of chocolate, I can only have white (it's something to do with theobromides, and it's very embarrassing having a racist chocolate allergy)… but I really love it. Like, if I was going to top myself (v unlikely) it would be literally Death By Chocolate.

And I know it's a thing most other people love, so…

So this week's challenge is to post loads of yummy recipes that I can't have. Use chocolate, cocoa, cacao nibs, anything you like, to make me suffer.

(Sorry in advance to missdiane who was hoping for healthy things, but you can probably make something healthy with cocoa powder?)

Comments

[meepettemu]

I made a chocolate tort thing this week, using Pan de Angel, which is a wafer thing I brought back from Spain but any kind of wafer will do.

A layer of wafer
A layer of chocolate spread (warmed so it goes on thinly). In my house my partner hates nuts and most chocolate spread is hazelnut, so I mixed two kids of orange essence into it- divine)
A layer of wafer
Repeat for about six layers.
Top with melted (dark in my case- vegan) chocolate with cocoa nibs in.

Put in the fridge to set :)

[miss_s_b]

My daughter would LOVE that.

[meepettemu]

grin

[miss_s_b]

Can I nudge you to post it as a separate post? I'd really appreciate it.

[donutsweeper]

I made this the other day, but minus the frosting. It was plenty sweet without it, although, honestly, you couldn't taste the pumpkin or spices at all. But still, it was delicious and finished very quickly.

https://chefsavvy.com/triple-chocolate-pumpkin-bread/

When I make it again I'll probably not bother to cook the butter but just melt it and double the spices (I didn't have pumpkin pie spice so just googled for the general proportion of cinnamon/ginger/allspice/nutmeg/cloves to use and approximated)

[miss_s_b]

Oh, I almost always double spices. And translate "clove" to "bulb" where garlic is concerned.

Also, almost any recipe which calls for water ACTUALLY means stock or wine.

[donutsweeper]

I do often double spices, but this time I hadn't been sure how the chocolate+pumpkin+spices flavors would mesh so I didn't. Now I know :)

[missdiane]

Well ya are going to make something with white chocolate, aren'tcha?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....challenge indeed. Though making something healthy-ish with chocolate is a bit better than cake. Must investigate and experiment.

[miss_s_b]

Post will be up in half an hour or so :)

[missdiane]

Here's one for you! Sounds odd but I'd totally eat it
https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/White-Chocolate-Baba-Ghannouj

[miss_s_b]

Eggplant...?

* googles *

Eurgh, AUBERGINE? Smoky Aubergine and white chocolate?

* pulls face *

Happily I had a recipe in mind anyway ;)

choc cake in 15 mins!

[heartonsnow]

This recipe is quite healthy as it has no saturated fat or refined sugar. I am sure you could use white or milk choc too, but I am dairy free.

Mix an egg with an equal amount of olive oil and an equal amount of honey. (approx 2 fluid oz each)

melt 80g of dark choc in a bain-marie

Take choc off heat and mix in the eggy liquid.

Add just enough flour to dropping consistency, not like dough.

Fill 2 or 3 muffin tins with the mixture

Cook on high for approx 12 mins or until knife comes away clean

Re: choc cake in 15 mins!

[miss_s_b]

I might try that with white and see if it works.

Can I gently nudge you to post it as a separate post? It would be lovely if you could.