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I will google it then, it did look nice.
Do you think it counts as one of our five a day

Good Morning Ladies
Agatha - just google 'Nigel Slater Beetroot Cake', I just did and it is there. My sister told me last year that she had made a beetroot and chocolate cake that went down a storm.
Greenfingers, those last thre recipes of yours ar bad,bad,bad. Bad for me cholesterol,me diabetes, and bad for me figure. But oh lordy, I am going to have to have some,but which one to choose. Decisions,decisions,decisions. LOL

Julia in Derbyshire
10.02 Derbyshire

Black magic sounds yummy, cannot wait to try it.
Does anyone please have the recipe for the cake Nigel slater did last week with beetroot.

(should I put time and place at bottom)
9.47am Cambridgeshire

Yes Black Magic was my Mums favourite tooooo



Hope you enjoy the dessert, will look out some soup recipes

8.55 am Norfolk

The words Black Magic always brings my mother close to me. black Magic chocolates were her favourites, I will have to try this just for the name, and of course it sounds delicious.

Please will someone write some easy soup recipies, I had some delicious free range chickens this weekend but the soup I made from the bones and meat not used was not that good,..

Thanks

22.58hrs Spain

Last choc recipe as promised

Black Magic

4oz plain flour, 2 tsp baking powder,1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 TBsp cocoa, 5 oz caster, 5 fl oz single cream

Oven at 180oC Grease a 21/2pt dish Beat all the above ingredients together till smooth. Put into dish. Then mix together 3 oz Demerara Sugar, 1 TBsp cocoa, sprinkle this on top Pour over 10flz boiling water. Cook for 50 mins until skewer comes out clean from sponge. Serve with custard or cream. You will have a sauce at the bottom...also good cold

Thanks, am going away for a couple of days but will definitely be trying these when I get back.

Elaines Chocolate Cake

In a pan melt In a Jug

4oz margarine 1/4 pt milk
4oz syrup 1 egg
4oz soft brown sugar 1 1/2 tsp Bicarb soda

In a Bowl
6oz plain flour
2oz cocoa

oven at 180oC. Grease and line 6" sponge tins.

Whisk the egg milk and bicarb well. Pour into flour and cocoa, then beat in and add the melted marge syrup and suagr mix. Iit will be sloppy but do not worry. Cook for 35 -40 mins depends on your oven, but ready when skewer comes out clean. When cool sandwich together with cream or butter cream, s I said you can put in fruit or make into a Black Forest. Whichever it will be the best choc cake you have ever tasted

Hi
gateau Diana

Line 3 trays with parchment and draw 7" circles on each. Oven at 140oC

Whisk 3 egg whites until stiff add 3 oz caster beat in then beat in 3 oz more caster. Divide into three and put onto parchment smooth into round. Cook till crisp and dry leave to cool.Melt 5oz good plain choc in a bowl with 41/2 TBsps water. Leave to cool. Whip 1/2pt double cream until it starts to thicken then gradually add melted choc, till thick do not overbeat. Spread this over each meringue layer together with some grated choc. Leave in fridge for 3 hours or overnight....Scrummy............THIS CAN BE FROZEN

Will be back with next recipe after lunch

A new page...I wonder how long it will take to reach page 20?

Now please will someone help me. I kept the carcasses of the free range chicken to make a soup. My result was not good..we had it because it was OK but would not have served it to anyone else.
Please can I have a fool proof recipe?

I used to make good soups but seem to have lost the skill...

The weather is improving day by day and so soon I shall be trying to think of cold meals some of which could be prepared in advance and others that would need to be prepared on the day. Our rather large pool seems to attract most of our friends, just thought, flans would be nice to consider....
We are not very good at BBQs one of our friends usually uses it and it is not large.

Soon I shall start going into town around 17.hundred hours and being the fresh fish as it is brought into the harbour, so recipes for BBQ would also be most welcome.

Must go now, but will be back later today

10.03hrs Spain

Haven't forgotten had a committee meeting today so had no time to post recipes, but will do tomorrow. Now enjoying a glass of wine


6.30pm

Green fingers, waiting patiently for your latest offer to materialise.
The meal yesterday went very well, we sat down to eat at around 16.40 hours and were still there drinking and chatting four hours later. Two couples left at about 21 hrs and then we finished the wine...put the dishwasher on, sat outside for about 30 mins and of we went to bed..

I am still tired!
Two of my children telephoned to wish me a happy mothers day, and two sent messages by email as they could not get through by phone. We discovered today that the main phone was not secure in the connection so the phone always seemed to be engaged.

Nothing special to day except to say the guineas is delicious

Bye for now

B

17.48 mins Spain

Yes please!

I also have possibly the best choc cake recipe in the world to share, which you can make into Black Forest or anything you like with fruit, a wonderful gateau made from meringue, and a hot pud called Black Magic when the sauce goes thru and ends up at the bottom of the dish if anyone is interested... certainly both winners..............will post later this week.

Had a lovely Mothers Day, hubby cooked !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Green Fingers.

I am going to try and make this today, if not then tomorrow as just learnt that two couples are staying overnight!

Husband is very sociable!

Will let you how the attempt has been received

13.12hrs Spain

Guiness Cake

1 cup Guiness, 1/2 cup + 2 TBsp butter, put these in a pan and slowly melt butter. Then whisk in 1/2 cup cocoa and 2 cups sugar. In a separate bowl put 3/4 cup sour cream (if you can't get this put 1 desps lemon juice into ordinary cream) beat in 2 eggs and 1 TBsp vanilla extract. Then beat in Guiness mix and 2 cups plain flour and 2 1/2 tsp baking powder. Grease and Line a 9" springform cake tin and have oven at 180oC. Cook for 45 -1 hour, or until skewer comes out clean.Cool and then make

Frosty topping 8oz cream cheese 1 1/4 cups icing sugar and 1/2 cup cream.

Put cream cheese and icing and a little cream into a bowl and whisk. Add cream to make a decent enough mix to spread. You may not need it all.

Enjoy

Re BBQ's get a Gas one, easy to control, and saves all that faffing about getting the coals to the right temp...thats the best advice. Also if cooking chicken part cook it in the oven indoors, then finish off on the BBQ for colour and that smoky taste.


11.45 am Norfolk

Today we have six people coming for lunch but this will not take place until around 16.30 hrs. The veg are all ready, the chickens, free range are prepared, the starters are nibbles of various olives, cheeses, cheese draws etc, I have cooked some peaches, de stoned them, poured
Masala over them for aboutb30mins in the oven, let them get cold andvthen strained them, added a small amount of sweet wine and whisked it whilst heating it on the hob, when it became pale in colour I let it cool, then poured it over the peaches and covered them when cool. They will be served with cream or ice cream. So far so good,

I would like to make a guineas cake for later or tomorrow but I have lost my recipe can anyone help please.
have a good day every one

09.23hrs Spain

Val I bought Heritage wheat biscuits same thing ..

Bridget PM me

What s great set of new recipies, I must printnthem and put them in a folder, I am sure that between us all we have a new book! Anyone know a printer who is cheap?

Please feel free to sell any of my recipies at fetes etc IF THE MONEY goes to the HELP FOR HEROs in your area.

OH is asleep, he went to watch the football on tv in the English Bar.....West Ham our team were in front by 2 goals and then they lost 4/ 2 he is an ardent West Ham Supporter, so I told him to sit in the little sitting room which over looks the sea, whilst got the dinner ready. I crept out, closed the doors and cooked the dinner. I ate mine nearly two hours ago,he is still asleep.

Does ant one else have a sport mad OH or Partner?.

Bye for now

19.35 hours Spain