Decadent Desserts

I have always had a sweet tooth, but my food issues always kept me from completely indulging in my favourite treats. When indulging in your favourite  dessert  treat,  remember to always keep the portions small . If you deprive yourself of the things you love, you’ll end up over indulging and guilt ridden. If you have a sweet tooth like me, remember that having a little bit of what you love once a week or on special occasions, is good for the soul. So be good to yourself and try some of these easy to make, decadent desserts.

Malva Pudding

My favourite winter pudding..i love the sticky toffee sauce that makes this dessert gooey and delicious. A real indulgent and decadent pudding.

Serves 4

You’ll need:

200ml Castor Sugar

2 Large Eggs

1 Tablespoon Apricot Jam

200g Cake flour

1 Teaspoon Bicarbonate Soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon butter1 teaspoon Vinegar

80ml Milk

SAUCE INGREDIENTS

200ml Fresh cream

105g Butter

155g Sugar

80ml Hot water

1 teaspoon Vanilla essence

Here’s how:

·         Preheat Oven to 180 degrees

·         Beat or whisk the sugar and eggs until thick and light

·         Add apricot jam and mix thoroughly

·         Mix together the flour, bicarb and salt

·         Melt the butter(do not boil) and ad the vinegar

·         Add butter mixture, as well as milk to the egg mixture

·         Add the flour, salt and bicarb mixture and beat well

·         Pour into an oven proof dish and bake for 45-50minutes

·         In a pot, melt together the ingredients for the sauce.

·         When the cake is halfway baked, take it out of oven. Prick cake with skewer or toothpick to make holes in cake.

·         Pour the sauce over the pudding and return to the oven, cook for a further 15mins

·         Serve warm with custard.

  Crème Brulee

This is the simplest crème brulee recipe I have ever tried. It is fool-proof and will work out everytime.

Serves 4

You’ll need:

4              Egg yolks

40ml       Castor sugar

1              Teaspoon Vanilla essence

250ml     Whipping Cream

Castor Sugar to sprinkle on top

Here’s how:

·         Preheat oven to 180C

·         Beat egg yolks and sugar until pale

·         Add vanilla essence

·         Add cream into the egg mixture and whisk until well mixed.

·         Pour mixture into ramekins.

·         Pour cold water, halfway  into an oven proof dish

·         Place ramekins into the oven proof dish

·         Bake the mixture for 40mins

·         Take ramekins out and let them cool for 20mins

·         After they have cooled, cling wrap them and place in fridge for 2hrs or overnight

·         Before serving, sprinkle castor sugar over each ramekin and caramelize with torch or under a hot grill until the sugar caramelize.

·         Remove from oven and serve.

·         OR  melt sugar in a pan on a stovetop

·         Pour melted sugar on top of ramekins and leave to harden

·         Serve  immediately

Strawberries and Cream

It is so easy to put together this delicious and decadent strawberry dessert. The strawberries in this  recipe can be substituted with any fruit that is in season.

Serves 4

You’ll need:

400g       Strawberries

275ml   Whipping cream

4              Medium  ready-made meringues, broken into small pieces 

Here’s how:

·         Slice strawberries roughly and place in a bowl

·         Whisk the cream until thick with small peaks

·         Pour the thick cream into the strawberries and mix

·         Add most of the broken meringue and mix lightly

·         Scoop the strawberry mixture into serving bowls and top with remaining meringue

·         Chill n the fridge for 5minutes and serve chilled.