Chocolate Cake in a Jar

Ingredients 125 g plain flour 200g white sugar 2g baking powder 1g mixed spice 75g butter 60ml water 25g cocoa powder 60ml milk 1 egg, beaten 1tsp vanilla essence

Method

1. Sterilize 2, 1 pint, straight sided wide mouthed jars and lids by boiling for ten minutes. Keep lids in the water until needed.
2. Preheat the oven to 165 oC (325 oF).
3. In a bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and mixed spice.
4. In another large bowl place butter, water and cocoa powder. Heat until butter melts and combine the ingredients.
5. Stir in the flour mixture and blend. Add milk, egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
6. Distribute into the two jars and bake for 35 - 40 mins.
7. Using oven mitts remove one jar at a time.
8. Place the jars somewhere to cool.
9. Store the cakes in the fridge or freezer until ready to give.

Made these today and they worked perfectly and they taste great!! Two didn't stay in their jars very long particularly when combined with the Luxury Hot Fudge Sauce.

I said that I was going to offer an idea for a Christmas present well, how about a few of these and a jar of the Fudge Sauce? Put them in a nice basket and watch them lick their lips!!! You'll notice that the recipe calls for two pint jars well I used five little 8oz jars (just under 1/2 pint) so that I could make little individual puddings for giving as gifts, but you can use whatever size jars you want!!



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Luxury Chocolate Fudge Sauce

I couldn't wait, I have great ideas for Christmas Presents fo you lot to try and I am bursting to tell!! I can't let on just yet as I want to be able to give you guys photos and step-by-step and one of the most important parts of the recipe I haven't got, and won't be able to get them until the weekend. But as I am so excitable I have to put something up, a teaser if you like!! Then of course I have to hope my idea works and isn't a big disaster or else you will get a big picture of a sad face! Anyhoo, my teaser is the following recipe, for a Luxury Chocolate Fudge Sauce (yes, I did get my present idea from the previous post :) )

Ingredients

• 340g/12oz granulated sugar
• 85g/3oz brown sugar
• 100g/3½oz cocoa powder
• 30g/1oz plain flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 x 400g/14oz can evaporated milk
• 250ml/9fl oz water
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Method

1. Place the granulated and brown sugar, cocoa powder, flour and salt into a saucepan. Add the evaporated milk, water and butter and bring slowly to the boil, stirring constantly. Once boiling, cook for five minutes.
2. Remove the sauce from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Stir in the vanilla extract.
3. Serve poured over vanilla ice cream.

Make sure if you are jarring them up for presents, get your name on that label!! Heck, you made it!!

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Hot Chocolate Fudge Sauce

The nights are drawing in and it is starting to get colder, we had the first morning of scraping the car windows just this past week. But why does the cold weather mean we should have to stop having all those tasty desserts? Like... ice cream! Too cold for ice cream? Not if we get some hot fudge sauce on it!!!!

Ingredients

4 ounces of chocolate
3 tablespoons of butter
2/3 cup boiling water
1 2/3 cups suger
6 tbsp corn syrup
1 tbsp vanilla extract

1. Melt the chocolate oand butter on a low heat in a heavy saucepan.
2. Carefully add the boiling water and stir well.
3. Add the sugar and corn syrup and stir until smooth.
4. Turn up the heat and stir until the mixture starts to boil, then maintain the heat at boiling point for 9 minutes.
5. Remove from the heat and let it cool for about 15 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract.
6. Store in a microwave safe jar in the fridge.
   
7. To use warm in the microwave for around 30 seconds.

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Tizzalicious Crafts & Cuteness Giveaway!

It is not often that I come across a blog that really makes me sit up and take notice! There are many, many fabulous blogs out there but this one really caught my eye! A huge range of beautiful, and superbly made jewellery items (and more!). I have spotted several things that will be on my Christmas List!! Why not head on over and see what you want on yours? There will be something!!

Tizzalicious is currently running a lovely competition to win some earrings, like those in the picture above, and a matching ring! Go on!! Head over, you've got to be in it to win it!!

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Spiced Sultana Cookies

Ingredients 145 g brown sugar 100 g white sugar 225 g butter, softened 3 eggs 15 ml vanilla extract 2 g baking soda 2 g salt 285 g white flour 250 g sultanas

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the brown sugar, white sugar, and butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one. Stir in the vanilla, salt, and baking soda until well blended, then mix in the ground pecans and flour. Stir in the chocolate chips last. Try not to over mix once you add the flour.
3. Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto ungreased baking sheets so they are about 2 inches apart.
4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cookies are just starting to brown at the edges. Let cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

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