Showing posts with label raspberry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label raspberry. Show all posts

20111214

Raspberry chocolate puddings

Melted butter, for greasing
1.5 cups frozen raspberries
1 cup SR flour, sifted
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup cocoa, sifted
3/4 cup plain, thick yoghurt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tsp vanilla essence
3/4 cup brown sugar
extra 1/4 cup cocoa
1.5 cups hot water
cream or ice cream to serve

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Brush 6x 3/4 cup ramekins with melted butter. Put ramekins on an oven tray. Put 1/4 cup berries in each. Bombine flour, caster sugar and cocoa in a large bowl. Make a well in centre, then add yoghurt, egg and vanilla, and stir until just combined.
2. Spoon mixture into ramekins. Sift brown sugar and extra cocoa into a bowl. Stir to combine. Spoon sugar mixture over puddings. Pour 1/4 cup hot water over each. Bake for 20-25 mins. Serve with cream or ice cream.

Note: you can soak raspberries in frangelico for additional flavour.

20110603

Coconut raspberry slices

300g plain flour
200g butter
100g caster sugar
2 eggs
300g flaked coconut
500g fresh or frozen raspberries
2 tbsp pure sifted icing sugar
extra 100g flaked coconut, toasted

1. Line a slice tin with baking paper. Put flour, butter, sugar, egs and 100g of the coocnut in a food processor and process until mixture comes together. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hr or until firm.
2. preheat oven to 200C. Roll out dough between 2 pieces of baking paper to fit base of prepared tin. Put in tin, scatter over fruit and sprinkle with icing sugar and all the remaining coconut. Bake for 30 mins or until golden. cool on a wire rack and cut into rectangles to serve.

20100527

Raspberry butter cake

Melted butter for greasing
1/2 tsp bicarb
1 cup cold water
4 cups plain flour
1 tsp cream of tartar
250g unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
4 eggs
300g frozen raspberries, partially thawed
icing sugar to dust

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a 6 cup ring fancy cake tin with melted butter. Combine bicarb and water in a jug. Sift flour and ceram of tartar together in a large bowl.
2. Beat butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until light and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time beating after each addition. Add flour and water mixture. Using a large metal spoon, gently stir until well combined. Add raspberries and stir until combined. Spoon batter into prepared tin.
3. Bake for 1 - 1 1/4 hours or until a skewer come out clean when inserted into centre. Stand cake on a wire rack for 15 mins before turning out, then leave to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar before serving.