vanilla fudge

The real south african fudge ! delicious, i have tried many but these are fenomenal !

makes 24

1 can condensed milk
400 g sugar 
25 ml golden syrup
75 ml water
60 g butter
1 teaspoon vacila

      How to make them !

Put sugar and water into a large heavy saucepan.

Stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved.

Add the butter and syrup and stil until the butter has melted.

Add the  milk and stir until it comes to the boil.

Boil very slowly, stirring all the time, until soft ball stage.

Remove from the stove, add the vanilla and beat until it thickens.

Pour into a greased pan and leave to cool.

Cut into squares when cold.

milk tart with crust

For the pastry:

2 Cups of flour

1 egg

1/2 cup sugar

2tsp Baking powder

125g butter

pinch of salt

Cream butter and sugar together, add egg and all other ingredients till it’s a soft, stiff dough.
It makes a lot of dough, so you can do 2 dishes with this or as I did, 1 full tart and 12 cupcake size tarts.
Bake at 180 degrees until light brown.

For the Filling:

4 1/2 Cups Milk (1.125l)

2 Tbsp cornflour

3/4 Cup Sugar (I used brown, raw sugar)

2 1/2 Tbsp flour

Dash vanilla essence

bit of butter

1. Bring milk to the boil slowly, make sure it does not boil over
2. Beat eggs, sugar, flour, cornflour well together and pour into the boiled milk.  Mix well
3. Allow mixture to thicken, then add in the butter and vanilla essence and continue stirring.  The mixture should resemble a porridge consistency.

4. Remove from heat and pour into the shells, 

5. Leave to stand for about 10 minutes, sprinkle with cinnamon and refrigerate until ready to serve

Enjoy it !

Best vanilla cupcakes

I have tried a lot of vanilla cup cakes but this is the best ,worth a try!

1 1/4 cups cake flour

1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1/2 cup oil (vegetable, canola oil

1/2 cup buttermilk

(or 1/2 cup milk plus 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar or lemon juice- add acid to the milk then set aside for 5 minutes before using)

Directions

 Preheat oven 180 d°

 In a medium bowl, add cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Stir together with whisk, and set aside.

 In the bowl of an electric mixer, add eggs and beat 10-20 seconds.  Add sugar and continue to beat on medium speed about 30 seconds.  Add vanilla and oil, beat.

Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly da about half of the flour mixture.  Add half of the milk, then the rest of the flour and the rest of the milk.  Beat until just combined.  Scrap down the side of the bowl.

The batter will be thin.   Pour batter into a muffin pan prepared with paper liners.  Fill about 2/3 full.

Bake cupcakes in pre-heated oven for about 20  minutes.

Cool in pan 1-2 minutes, then remove cupcakes  and finish cooling on a wire rack.

Cream cheese frosting

225  grams cream cheese ( mascarpone ) 
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

55 grams butter ( not salted

130 gr sugar

1 tbsp  lemon juice

In a medium bowl , mix cheese and butter until creamy,add the vanila and sugar mix well , you can refrigerate to use later. 

Enjoy !

mousse de chocolate

Ingredientes (para 6 a 8 taças:

4 ovos

¾ de chávena almoçadeira de açucar

¼ de chavena café forte

180 gr de chocolate amargo para culinária

100 gr de manteiga sem sal

Preparaçao

1. Separar as 4 gemas das claras. Bater as gemas  até ficarem claras

2. Numa panela dissolver ¾ de chávena de açucar Mexer até estar completamente dissolvido sem grânulos

3. Voltar ás gemas e adicionar-lhes o preparado de açúcar, muito lentamente para não as talhar; levar este preparado a banho maria e bater com uma varinha até engrossar (cerca de 4 a 8 minutos) e ficar um creme quase branco cremoso

4. Numa outra panela, deitar  café e colocar dentro o chocolate. Colocar a panela em banho-maria e deixar derreter lentamente

5. Deitar o preparado de 3) numa taça de vidro e levar á batedeira. Deve bater-se até se sentir, ao colocar as mãos na taça, que arrefeceu.

6. Voltar ao chocolate: bater devagar ,Misturar 100 gr de manteiga mole, não batendo; mexer até ficar um chocolate cremoso

7. Bater as 4 claras em castelo (depois de as bater um pouco adicionar 1 pitada de sal e uma colher de café de cremor tártaro) até ficarem bem firmes (ao virar o recipiente não devem cair e devem fazer picos 

8. Misturar as claras com a massa de chocolate, envolvendo sem bater, indo abaixo e acima do recipiente em movimentos circulares

9. Colocar  no frigorifico pelo menos umas 5 horas horas.

Bom apetite!

Chocolate brownies

- 150 g Butter
- 150 g Dark Chocolate
- 150 g Sugar
- 80 g Flour
- 3 Eggs
- 40 g Milk
- 1 Spoon Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 Baking Powder Sachet

HOW TO PREPARE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Grind chocolate. 10 Sec. Speed Turbo.

Add all the remaining ingredients except for baking powder. 30 Sec. Speed 5.

Finally, add the baking powder. 10 Sec. Speed 5.

Pour this mixture in a rectangular pan 18x26 cm that has been buttered and floured.

Bake. 30-35 Min. 180°C.

Cut into squares.

Egg whites cake

Would you like to use your leftover egg-whites preparing a cake? Then try this simple and flavoured recipe.
INGREDIENTS

- 250 g Pastry Flour
- 180 g Soft Butter
- 130 g White Sugar
- 5 Egg Whites
- 1 Baking Powder Sachet
- 2  Oranges or lemons
- 2 Spoons Icing Sugar
- 1 Pinch Salt

HOW TO PREPARE,

Put sugar and oranges or lemon  zest in the mixing bowl while the knives are moving. 15 Sec. Speed 7-8.

Add butter. 30 Sec. Speed 4.

Put salt and flour. 40 Sec. Speed 4.

Add egg whites. 30 Sec. Speed 4.

Add baking powder. 30 Sec. Speed 4.

Butter and cover with flour a 24 cm baking pan and cook in oven. 30-35 Min. 160°C (fan assisted oven) or 180°C (static oven)

Once cooked, let it cool and dress with icing sugar.