Frozen Chocolate & Raspberry Mousse Cake

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (9 ounce) package chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 9 ounces chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons creme de cacao
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 4 large egg whites, room temp
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream, chilled
• 2 pints fresh raspberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325.
• 2 butter a 9-inch spring form pan with 2-3/4 inch high sides.
• 3 mix cookie crumbs with melted butter and press mixture evenly over bottom and 1 inch up sides of pan.
• 4 bake 6 minutes and cool on rack.
• 5 bring 1/2-cup cream to boil in medium saucepan and reduce heat to low.
• 6 add chocolate and stir until smooth.
• 7 pour mixture into large bowl mix in liqueur and vanilla.
• 8 cool completely.
• 9 bring sugar and water to a boil in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves; boil until it reaches 238 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 5 minutes.
• 10 meanwhile, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• 11 gradually beat in boiling syrup.
• 12 continue beating until stiff peaks form and meringue is cool.
• 13 fold egg whites into chocolate mixture in 2 additions.
• 14 beat 1-1/2 cups cream in large bowl to soft peaks then fold into other mixture.
• 15 pour into prepared crust, cover tightly with foil and freeze for at least 5 hours.
• 16 remove cake from freezer and run a knife around the sides of the pan to loosen the cake.
• 17 release pan sides and cover the top with raspberries.
• 18 cut and serve.

Easiest Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Total Time: 6 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 1/2 cup pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix sugar, cocoa and milk in a saucepan. bring to a rapid boil and boil for exactly one minute. pour over peanut butter and vanilla and nuts in a bowl and beat until thick -- this only takes about a minute. immediately pour onto a buttered platter and allow to cool. cut into squares.
• 2 tip: have your peanut butter and vanilla already in a bowl before boiling the mixture as you need to pour it over the peanut butter immediately.

Creamy Milk Chocolate Frosting

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream (more if needed)

Recipe

• 1 place 1/2 cup softened butter in a mixing bowl.
• 2 add in the cocoa powder, 2 cups icing sugar and 3 tablespoons whipped cream; start beating with an electric mixer add in more whipped cream as needed to create desired texture.
• 3 beat until mixture is smooth and creamy.

Chocolate Frogs

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 bags semi-sweet chocolate chips (4-6 cups)
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 slowly melt chocolate in a double boiler over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon.
• 2 lightly spray the molds with non-stick spray.
• 3 spoon the melted chocolate into the molds and refrigerate until hard.
• 4 remove the frogs and wrap them in cellophane.
• 5 repeat until the chocolate is all used.

Favorite Fudge Birthday Cake

Total Time: 58 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 38 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup double-dutch dark cocoa or 3/4 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons espresso powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 6 ounces heavy cream or 6 ounces milk
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 4 ounces cream (light, whipping, or heavy)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. lightly grease and flour 2 8x2" round cake pans.
• 2 for cake:.
• 3 whisk together dry ingredients.
• 4 add eggs, oil, and vanilla, beating until smooth.
• 5 gradually add the water, beating until smooth.
• 6 pour batter into prepared pans.
• 7 bake the cakes for 35 to 38 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. cool cakes in pans 15 minutes, then remove from pans to cool completely on wire racks.
• 8 for filling:.
• 9 combine the chocolate and cream in a microwave-safe bowl, and heat until the cream is very hot, and the chocolate very soft. stir to melt the chocolate completely, reheating very briefly if necessary.
• 10 for icing:.
• 11 combine the chocolate and cream in a microwave-safe bowl, and heat until the cream is very hot, and the chocolate very soft.
• 12 stir to melt the chocolate completely, reheating very briefly if necessary.
• 13 pour and spread the icing over the top of the cake, letting it drip over the edges and down the sides. once it’s done dripping, you may smooth the sides with an icing spatula, if desired.
• 14 allow the cake to rest, covered with a cake cover (or a big turned-over bowl) till the chocolate is set; overnight is good, though several hours are sufficient.

Chocolate Frosting

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 -3 ounces unsweetened chocolate

Recipe

• 1 beat margarine, salt and 1 cup of powdered sugar til light and fluffy.
• 2 blend in chocolate (i use the pre-melted packets).
• 3 add rest of sugar with milk and vanilla.
• 4 mix til smooth and creamy.

Easiest Brownies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease a 13x 9 inch baking pan.
• 3 melt the chocolate chips and butter in a saucepan over low heat and stir until smooth.
• 4 remove mix from heat, add vanilla extract and set aside.
• 5 mix flour, sugar, baking soda.
• 6 add eggs to mix and stir well.
• 7 add dry mix and stir gently.
• 8 spread into prepared pan.
• 9 bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick or fork inserted in center comes out slightly sticky.
• 10 cool before cutting into squares.