At this time of year, there's no way to avoid surrendering to your chocolate cravings. So we didn't. Abigail Donnelly conjured up seven new incarnations, from malted waffles and a macaroon-based butterscotch tart to jammy èclairs with your…
1. Prepare the chocolate sorbet 12 hours in advance of serving. Bring the water, milk, castor sugar, glucose and cocoa powder to the boil in a heavy-based saucepan and stir continuously for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to a simmer. 2. Add th…
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cream the butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Melt the chocolate in a double-boiler and cool slightly, then fold into the mixture. In a separate bowl, sift …
1. Preheat the oven to 160°C. Line two 20 cm (8 inch) round cake tins with baking paper. 2. Whisk the brown sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt to ensure there are no lumps. (You can also sift these together…
@wwtaste Would you eat these chocolate-miso waffles? If you’ve never tried miso before, it’s the ingredient your stew is missing. Made from fermented soybeans, it’s a deeply savoury paste that will add depth to your dressings, soups a…
Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of warm water. Allow to cool. Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and beat until stiff and glossy. Beat the egg yolks and fold into the chocolate mixture. Add 4…
1. Temper the chocolate. Check out our guide on how to temper chocolate here. 2. Spray the ice trays with cooking spray to prevent the chocolate from sticking. 3. Coat the solid side of the ice tray (the side without the hole) with a …
Place the sugar in a saucepan over a medium heat and whisk continually until it has dissolved and caramelised. Pour in the hazelnuts, gently stir to coat in the sugar, then pour onto a silicon mat to set. Once cooled, place the hazelnut …
To make the chocolate fudge, melt the chocolate and butter together in a glass bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Once the chocolate has melted, remove from the heat and fold in the I…
Preheat the oven to 150°C. Dust a rectangular baking tin with flour, then line it with greaseproof paper. Suspend an ovenproof dish over a saucepan half filled with boiling water and place over a medium heat. Melt the chocolate, butter, …