Homemade Gift Idea : Chocolate Bark Recipe (with different varieties of flavors and shaping ideas)

Been seeing western folks posting chocolate barks. How lovely and beautiful they look! Last Christmas we decided to have some fun making some for our colleagues.


Basic Ingredient
250g Chocolate of your liking (we'll mention our varieties of ingredients used below)

Basic Step By Step
1. Line 1 pan with parchment paper or grease with butter.
2. Melt Chocolate over stove by bring about an inch of water to a simmer in a small pot. Set a stainless steel bowl on the mouth of the pot, making sure the water doesn't touch the bottom of the bowl. Remember to stir chocolate occasionally as it softens. or Microwave chocolate in a large bowl at HIGH 1 to 2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring at 45-second intervals.
3. Gently stir in 3/4 of the ingredients you selected from our varieties below.
4. Pour the chocolate on to the prepared pan and spread it evenly.
5. Sprinkle the balance 1/4 of the ingredients.
6. Let stand in the fridge until firm, about 6 hours or overnight.
7. Break or cut into pieces.
8. Store in a cool place up to 3 days or in the fridge up to 2 weeks.

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Below are my creations hopefully it'll inspire you. You may split the base into 2 parts and half the portion as per suggested below for more varieties. Hope you all will love this recipe.

White Chocolate Peppermint Bark
50g of crushed Candy Cane

Dark Chocolate and White Chocolate Peppermint Bark
50g of crushed Candy Cane

Dark Chocolate M&Ms Bark
100g of M&Ms
10g of Snowflakes


Coming Soon~
Brainstorming in progress...


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Ultimate Chocolatey Cake Recipe

Happy 2016 to all our readers / baking recipe followers.

I've been consuming and drooling over dense chocolatey cake loaf in bakery and wondering how it is baked. Finally in 2016, this recipe solves the mystery! Ooooo...lalala! Only for Chocolate lovers out there! If you're not probably you might fall in love with chocolate after tasting this.

This recipe yields 2 Loafs of 3" x 6" baking pan.


Ingredients:
115g Butter
150g Sugar
2 Eggs
200ml Sour Cream / Greek Yogurt
245g Top Flour
55g Cocoa Powder
0.5 teaspoon Baking Powder
0.5 teaspoon Salt
1 cup of Chocolate Chips

Step By Step
1. Sift the dry ingredients (Top Flour, Cocoa Powder, Baking Powder, Salt), grease the loaf pan and set aside.
2. Cream Butter and Sugar together.
3. Preheat the oven to Top Bottom mode 170°C.
4. Add in Eggs and Sour Cream, beating until smooth and creamy.
5. Add in 1/3 of the dry ingredients and mix until will combined and repeat.
6. Stir in 3/4 cups of the Chocolate Chips.
7. Pour the batter into the baking pan and bake for 50mins or until when insert a cake tester it comes out clean.


Some Extra Tips Below:
- If the batter looks thick or too dry add 1 tablespoon of Full Cream Milk at a time, adding too much will reduce the density of the cake.
- To have a lighter texture cake use Greek Yogurt instead of Sour Cream.
- If you prefer sweeter add additional 50g of Sugar.


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Marble Butter Cake Recipe

One of my earliest, most vivid childhood memories was sitting at home in the evenings, waiting eagerly for the roti man to pass by; his motorcycle laden with bread, pastry, cakes and other delightful goodies. My favorite of them all - the buttery goodness of a slice of marble butter cake.

The roti man is a relic of the past, though, so I'm always experimenting with baking my own cake. Will today's recipe be the one to let me relive my childhood memories? Let's find out!


Recipe for 8" x 8" Square Size Baking Pan

Mixture A Ingredients
250g Plain Flour
6g Baking Powder

Sift Flour and Baking Powder. Set aside.

Mixture B Ingredients
350g Butter (maximum reduction to 300g)

Beat Butter till pale and fluffy. Set aside.


Mixture C Ingredients (can be replaced with Nutella)
70g Chocolate
70g Thickened Cream
1 tablespoon Cocoa Powder

Heat up Thickened Cream till slightly bubbling, pour in Chocolate and Cocoa. Stir until smoothly combine. Set aside.


Mixture D Ingredients
4 Eggs
200g Sugar

Whisk Egg and Sugar till white and smooth ribbon stage.


Preheat oven to 165°C. Line the bottom of the baking tray and grease the sides.

Add in Mixture B in small batches into Mixture D in low speed. Followed by adding in sifted flour and fold until well combined.


Separate the batter into 2 portions. Fold in Mixture C until well combined.

Chocolate Butter Cake Batter


Butter Cake Batter


Alternate drop blobs of Butter Cake Batter and Chocolate Butter Cake Batter into the baking pan.


Slightly tap the tray of the table to level out the batter. Use a angled spatula and swirl to create the marble effect. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.





I totally love this recipe. It might not quite reverse the clock to twenty years ago, but it's still superb: Moist, fragrant, buttery goodness with just the right hint of chocolate. Perfect to enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea for breakfast or tea.

Try it out and do leave a comment to let me know if you enjoyed it as much as I did!

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Dreamy Chocolate Banana Caramel Cake Recipe

This is an awesome birthday cake to bake. Everyone who had one slice came back for another! It's all so lovely. It makes all the work worth while.



Froast it with Chocolate Ganache Frosting. For recipe Click here! Use only half a recipe.

Caramel Sauce Recipe. For recipe Click here!

Chocolate Fudge Cake. For recipe Click here! Use only half a recipe.

Moist Banana Cake. For recipe Click here!

Whipped Chocolate Fresh Cream Frosting. For recipe Click here! Use only half a recipe.




We love this recipe. It's a keeper.

HAVE FUN & ENJOY!!!!!!

Overall Feedback: Moist, Fudgy, Rich, Chocolate Delight, Not Sweet. Lovely cake to have for a special occassion.

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Naked Black Forest Cake Recipe

It's a trend now to leave the sides of the cake not frosted, they call it Naked Cake.

Deary is a fan of Black Forest Cake and have put it in the queue list for me to bake it. This is my very 1st attempt, will be trying again. As this round it is not there yet due to the new brand of Thicken Whipping cream I'm trying out.



Naked Black Forest Cake

What you need is:
1 can of Dark Sweet Pitted Cherries
10 Glaced Cherry or fresh Cherries for decoration
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Whipped Fresh Cream Frosting Recipe



HAVE FUN & ENJOY!!!!!!

Some tips from us:
- Look out for Whipped Fresh Cream Frosting tips in the link. Overwhipping may lead to butter cream taste and leaving the fresh cream not light and fluffy as it needs to be.
- For home shaving chocolate you need a chocolate shaver, I used our normally house peeler that's why the chocolate does not break, curl and appear thin.


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Oreo Brownies Recipe

It's been 2 years since I tried out Nutella Brownies a.k.a. 3 ingredients Brownies Recipe comments received was it is too sweet.

Diane Gale's Oreo Brownie caught my eyes. It's simple, direct and deliciously good that our colleagues love them.


Square Pan of 9" x 9" sides x 2" height

165g Butter
200g Dark Chocolate Droplets
Pinch of Salt
4 Eggs
165g Light Brown Sugar
3 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
1 tablespoon Cocoa Powder
Mini Oreos / or Oreos broken into pieces
White Chocolate Chips (Optional)

Melt Butter in a pan over medium heat. Remove and add the chopped chocolate, use a spatula and keep stir until smooth and well combined. Set aside.

Preheat your oven to about 180°C. Prepare your baking pan by lining it with baking paper, or spraying vegetable oil, or lightly buttering the corners.

Whisk the eggs in a large mixing bowl until they triple in volume. Add brown sugar and whisk until incorporated. Whisk the melted chocolate into the eggs quickly until well combined.

Add All-Purpose Flour, Cocoa Powder and fold in until combined. Pour the mix into the baking pan. Scatter the Oreo Cookies over the top of the mixture, pressing some into the batter.

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the middle is only slightly fudgy and gooey.

Let it cool and store in airtight container. ENJOY!!!!!!

Lesson learnt and honest review:
- Chocolatey and irresistible that you'll pick up a second slice.
- Use the type of chocolate you love, Milk Chocolate, Semi-Sweet Chocolate, Dark Chocolate. If using White Chocolate do not add the Cocoa Powder.
- If you baking a big brownie and slicing up, you can put it back in the oven for 5mins at 150degrees. It will give each brownie a crust.
- If you are planning to give this as a gift to friends you may use small loaf pans. It fills up to 6.


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Chocolate Truffles (includes steps and different varieties ideas)

Truffles are delicious and can expensive! We're experimenting how to make a beautiful and yet delicious truffles. To be eaten or to be use for our bakes.

Apologize for the ugly starting photo below. Will be working out a nicely finish version soon.

Plain Chocolate Truffle
140g Dark Chocolate Droplets
Pinch of Seasalt
3 tablespoons of Heavy Cream / Thicken Cream

Double boil method is the best to work with.
1. Bring a 1/4 pot of water to a simmer.
2. Place a Alluminium bowl over and melt Dark Chocolate Droplets.
3. Whisk in the Seasalt for approx 15secs.
4. Remove and add in the Heavy Cream / Thicken Cream and Whisk till well combine.
5. Pour it into a airtight container and let it chill until firm (approx 30mins to 1 hour).
6. Prepare a layered of plastic airtight container.
7. Divide and shape the firm Truffles. Place them on the plastic with some gaps in between.
8. Cover up and refrigerate it until firm(approx 30mins to 1 hour) and it is ready to use or be eaten.


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Below is twist and our creations: All here to share! Will update more soon and hopefully add on the step by step guide photos. Below are the experimented best weight of paste & other required ingredients.

Alcohol Chocolate Truffle
140g Dark Chocolate Droplets
Pinch of Seasalt
1.5 tablespoon of Alcohol (Cointreau/ Courvoisier/ Chivas/ Champagne/ Jack Daniel's/ Kahlua/ etc..)
1.5 tablespoon of Heavy Cream / Thicken Cream

Double boil method is the best to work with.
1. Bring a 1/4 pot of water to a simmer.
2. Place a Alluminium bowl over and melt Dark Chocolate Droplets.
3. Whisk in the Seasalt and let it melt for approx 30secs.
4. Whisk in the Alcohol until well combine
5. Lastly, add in the Heavy Cream / Thicken Cream and Whisk till well combine.
6. Pour it into a airtight container and let it chill until firm (approx 30mins to 1 hour).
7. Prepare a layered of plastic airtight container.
8. Divide and shape the firm Truffles. Place them on the plastic with some gaps in between.
9. Cover up and refrigerate it until firm(approx 30mins to 1 hour) and it is ready to use or be eaten.


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Banana Chocolate Muffins / Cupcakes Recipe

This is definately right recipe to fit the mildly sweet category of taste buds. Very moist too!



Dry Ingredients
160g Fine Sugar
130g Cake Flour
35g unsweeten Cocoa Powder
0.75 teaspoon Baking Powder
0.75 teaspoon Baking Soda
0.25 teaspoon Fine Salt

Wet Ingredients
1 Egg
150g Banana (without skin)
120ml Warm Water
60ml Milk
60ml Olive Oil
0.75 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Step 1 Preheat oven to 180°C.
Step 2 Line 12 regular-sized muffin cups with paper liners or use muffin cups.
Step 3 In a large bowl whisk together the Dry Ingredients and set aside.
Step 4 In another large bowl, whisk together the Wet Ingredients.
Step 5 Add the Wet Ingredients to the Dry Ingredients and stir until combined. This recipe batter is quite thin.
Step 6 Fill the muffin cup with the batter about 3/4 full
Step 7 Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
Step 8 Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.


Suggested is to Frost with Chocolate Ganache Frosting to turn it into a cupcake.

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