Chocolate Chip Espresso Angel Food Cake

  • 1-⅓ cups cake flour
  • 2 tsps. Instant espresso powder
  • ¼ tsp salt

Pout all 3 in bowl and whisk to aerate and blend.  Set aside.

In a mixer bowl, put

  • 12 egg whites (about 1-¾ cups) – reserve yolks for another use

Whip the whites until forthy, then slowly add

  • 1 tsp cream of tartar

Blend in at medium speed.  Then increase speed to high and slowly add

  • 1-¾ cups sugar

Continue to beat until stiff peaks.

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Chocolate Cinnamon Brownies

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  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 6 oz semi sweet chocolate
  • 3/4 cup room temperature butter
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1-1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans)

Grease and flour an 8″ square pan. Mix flour, cinnamon and salt and set aside. Melt the butter and chocolate in a bowl over simmering water.

In a mixer, beat the eggs and sugar until thick.  Add vanilla.  Stir in flour mixture and blend well. Fold in nuts. Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 for about 30-35 minutes.

Topping

  • 6 oz. semisweet chocolate
  • 2 tbsps butter
  • 2 tbsps heavy cream

Melt all in a bowl over simmering water and stir until smooth.  Pour over brownies. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.

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Strawberry Mousse Chocolate Cups

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Melt 12 oz. of semi sweet chocolate.  Using either small plastic or paper cups, pour melted chocolate into cup, filling it up entirely.  Pour out excess.

NOTE:  prior to filling cups, cup a small “nick” in the top of the cup to ease peeling later.

Refrigerate cups until chocolate is firm – peel over cups and dispose.  Refrig cups until ready to use

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Tiramisu Charlotte Filling

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6 egg yolks

1 cup sugar

1-1/4 cups marscapone

1-3/4 cups heavy cream

Combine yolks and sugar in top of double boiler over low heat.  Heat, whisking frequently, for 8-10 minutes until sugar is dissolved and mixture is warm.

Put into a mixer bowl and whip until light and lemon colored.  Add marscapone and blend well.

In another bowl, beat the cream until stiff peaks.  Fold two mixture together.

Pour into mold and refrigerate a minimum of 4 hours.  Dust top with cocoa and garnish with chocolate curls.

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Chocolate Ladyfingers

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2/3 cup flour

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 cup sugar, divided

3 tbsps cocoa

4 eggs separated

1/2 tsp vanilla

Sift the flour, salt and cocoa together.  Beat eggs yolks and 1/4 cup sugar on mixer until thick and makes a ribbon.

Beat egg whites until stiff.  Beat in the remaining 1/4 cups sugar and beat till glossy.

 

Sift the flour mixture over the yolks and add 1/3 of the egg whites.  Carefully fold in.  Add the vanilla and rest of the egg whites and fold in carefully, trying not to deflate.

 

Spoon into a pastry with a large open tip.  Pipe “fingers” onto parchment lined sheet approximately 3″ long each.

 

Bake at 300 for about 18-20 minutes.  Cool in pan 5 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Peanut Butter Mousse Cups

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Chocolate Cups:

Melt 6 oz of chocolate over a water bath or in microwave. Using a brush, heavily paint inside of a foil lined ramekin, a foil baking cup ora silicon mold.

Refrigerate at least an hour. Unmold – store in refrigerator.

Peanut Butter Mousse:

8 oz soft cream cheese
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup sugar
2/3 cups heavy cream
1/4 tsp vanilla

Beat cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar till well blended. Put mixture on high and beat mixture until it is very fluffy.

In a separate bowl, beat heavy cream and vanilla until stiff. Fold into the peanut butter mixture.

Fill cups and refrigerate at least 30 minutes for serving. Decorate as you desire.

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