Make a sweet heart for your sweetheart Ingredients 7oz butter, cubed 12oz plain flour, plus extra for rolling out ½ tsp ground ginger (optional) 3.5oz caster sugar 1 egg yolk For the filling 14oz golden syrup finely grated zest of 1 lemon and juice of 1⁄2 3.5oz white breadcrumbs Method Blitz the butter, flour and… Continue reading Treacle Tart Hearts
Category: Valentine’s Day
Irish recipes with a touch of love!
Chocolate Bar Fondue
Love is in the air.. Ingredients 0.75 cup heave cream 1 pound dark chocolate Strawberries Banana Pineapple Marshmallows Method In a small saucepan, over low heat, warm the cream and chocolate. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve warm.
Chocolate Panini
A delicious, heart warming treat! Ingredients 4 slices white bread 2oz chocolate Method 1. Form two sandwiches with the bread and chocolate. 2. Transfer to a hot grill pan, turning once and pressing down frequently. 3. Serve with whipped cream and strawberries.
Portobello Pizzas
Ingredients 4 Portobello Mushrooms 4oz Cherry Tomatoes halved 1 Red Pepper, thinly sliced 1 Red Onion, thinly sliced 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar 1 tsp Olive Oil 4oz Irish Aged Cheddar Salt & Pepper Fresh Basil leaves to serve Method 1.Remove the stalks from the mushrooms and lay gill side up on a baking tray. 2.Drizzle… Continue reading Portobello Pizzas
Chocolate Fudge Cake
This indulgent Chocolate Fudge Cake is deliciously moist and very easy to make Ingredients: 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour 175g/6oz Margarine (room temperature) 175g/6oz Dark Muscavado Sugar 3 large Eggs 100g packet Ground Almonds 2 level tablespoons Cocoa dissolved in 2 tablespoons of Boiling Water Filling and Icing: 75g/3oz Margarine (room temperature) 225g/8oz Icing Sugar… Continue reading Chocolate Fudge Cake
Handmade chocolate truffles
A great edible gift for Valentine’s Day Ingredients: 225 g (8oz) cake crumbs 50 g (2oz) caster sugar 2 tblsp cocoa powder 3 tblsp apricot jam 1 tblsp rum chocolate vermicelli Method: 1. Mix cake crumbs, sugar and cocoa together in a bowl. 2. Add the jam and rum. Mix to a stiff paste. 3.… Continue reading Handmade chocolate truffles
Valentines Squares
Dust with icing sugar or top with chocolate ganache or buttercream before serving! Ingredients: 125 g (4oz) odlums cream plain flour 150 g (5oz) plain chocolate chips 125 g (4oz) butter 125 g (4oz) sugar 2 eggs Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Lightly grease and line a 20cms/8”squre tin. An oblong 15cms/6”… Continue reading Valentines Squares
Sweetheart Shortbread
Melt the heart of your loved one with these delicious Shortbread Hearts. Ingredients: 250 g plain flour 200 g butter 100 g icing sugar 1 g vanilla extract 1 egg yolk red food colouring or 5-10g cocoa powder heart-shaped cookie cutters in two different sizes Method: 1. Work the ingredients together to make a dough.… Continue reading Sweetheart Shortbread
Valentine Chocolate sponge
A sumptuous recipe for the perfect chocolate cake. Ingredients: 25 g (1oz) cocoa (sieved) 125 g (4 oz) margarine (at room temperature) 125 g (4 oz) caster sugar 3 eggs 150 g self-raising flour For the ganache: 170 ml carton of cream 2 bars of good quality plain chocolate (100g each) Method: 1. Preheat oven… Continue reading Valentine Chocolate sponge
Valentine’s Chocolate Fondant
Break into these rich chocolate fondants to let the gooey centre escape. Ingredients: 100 g Bournville Chocolate , broken into pieces 100 g butter 2 medium eggs 1 egg yolk 80 g icing sugar (similar to powdered sugar or confectioner’s sugar) 50g plain flour 2 tbsp Bournville Cocoa Powder 0.5 tbsp baking powder Method: 1.… Continue reading Valentine’s Chocolate Fondant