Glazed chocolate cakes

Makes

8

Ingredients

• 100g butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon boiling water
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup self-raising flour
• 100g good-quality milk chocolate, chopped

• Chocolate glace icing

• 200g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
• 1/3 cup thickened cream

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease eight 1/3-cup capacity muffin holes.
2. Using an electric mixer, cream butter, sugar, cocoa powder and boiling water until well combined. Add egg and sour cream. Mix well.
3. Sift flour over butter mixture. Add milk chocolate and gently stir to combine. Three-quarter fill muffin holes with mixture. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 5 minutes. Carefully turn out onto a wire rack.
4. Make chocolate glace icing: Combine chocolate and cream in a heatproof, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH (100%) for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every minute with a metal spoon, or until smooth and runny.
5. Working quickly, spoon glace icing over warm cakes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Source

Super Food Ideas

Recipe by Janelle Bloom

Choc-chip date slice

For a sensational tea-time slice, sandwich dates inside layers of cookie dough.

Preparation Time

10 minutes

Cooking Time

45 minutes

Makes

18

Ingredients

• 2 x 450g pkts Aunty Kath's chocolate-chip cookie dough
• 250g pitted dates, coarsely chopped

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a 16 x 25cm slice pan with non-stick baking paper, allowing the sides to overhang. Roll out half the dough between 2 sheets of non-stick baking paper to form a 16 x 25cm rectangle. Repeat with the remaining dough.
2. Place 1 portion of dough in the lined pan and press firmly over the base.
3. Scatter the dates over the biscuit base. Top with the remaining dough portion and press firmly to cover the filling. Bake in oven for 25 minutes. Cover with foil and bake for a further 15-20 minutes or until the slice is cooked through. Set aside to cool in the pan before cutting into squares to serve.

Source

Australian Good Taste

Recipe by Heidi Flett