DESSERTS
AUSTRALIAN FRUIT CAKE | Serves | |
1 kg mixed fruit | 1 cup plain flour, sifted |
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1 cup brown sugar | 1 teaspoon baking powder | |
250 g butter, chopped | 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg |
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2 tablespoons brandy | 1 teaspoon cinnamon |
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4 eggs, lightly beaten | 2 tablespoons brandy, extra | |
2 teaspoons parisienne essence |
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1.Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large microwave safe glass bowl. Cover and cook for 4 minutes on HIGH, stirring once. Allow to cool slightly.
2.Stir in eggs and parisienne essence, followed by dry ingredients.
3.Pour into a greased 20 cm cake container.
4.Cook for 5 minutes on HIGH.
5.Using a 3 cm foil strip, place around the outside of cake plastic container. (This will prevent the outside from overcooking before the centre is cooked.)
6.Cook a further 5 minutes on HIGH.
7.Stand for 10 minutes before turning out.
8.Pour over extra brandy. Decorate with extra glacé fruits if desired.
CHOCOLATE CAKE
2 cups sugar | 1/2 cup oil |
3/4 cup cocoa | 13/4 cups plain flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder | 2 eggs |
11/2 cups milk | 2 teaspoons vanilla |
ICING |
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125 g butter | 125 g philadelphia cheese |
1 cup icing sugar | 2 dessert spoons cocoa |
1 dessert spoon rum |
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1.Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl.
2.Beat together for 3 minutes on HIGH.
3.Pour into a greased microwave safe gugelhopf container.
4.Cook for
5.Allow to cool before icing.
ICING
1. Beat ingredients together till light and creamy.
BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING | Serves | |
4 slices multigrain bread, | 21/2 cups milk |
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crusts removed | 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence | |
butter | 4 eggs, lightly beaten |
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3 tablespoons caster sugar | 3 teaspoons brown sugar | |
1/4 cup sultanas | 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg |
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1.Spread bread with butter and cut into 2 cm cubes.
2.Place bread, sugar and sultanas in a
3.Place milk and vanilla essence into a microwave safe glass jug, cook for 3 minutes on HIGH.
4.Gradually whisk the warmed milk into eggs. Cook for
5.Pour over bread mixture.
6.Sprinkle with brown sugar and nutmeg.
7.Cook for
8.Allow to stand for
CARAMEL RICE PUDDING | Serves | |
1 cup rice | 20 g butter |
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3 cups hot water | 1 tablespoon lemon juice | |
400 g can condensed milk | cinnamon sugar |
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1.Place rice and water in a large microwave safe glass bowl. Cook for 10 minutes on HIGH, or until tender. Stir halfway. Drain.
2.Mix condensed milk and butter together. Cook for
3.Mix caramel into rice and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE | Serves 4 |
200 g cooking chocolate | 3 egg whites |
2 tablespoons water | 300 mL carton thickened cream |
2 tablespoons rum | extra cream for decoration |
1/4 cup caster sugar | 30 g chocolate, grated |
1.Place chocolate, water and rum in a large microwave safe glass bowl. Melt for 1 minute on HIGH, stirring halfway. Stir in sugar.
2.Allow mixture to cool, then whip until aerated.
3.Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
4.Whip the cream until thick but not stiff. Fold cream and beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture.
5.Divide mixture evenly between four dessert glasses. Refrigerate until set.
6.Serve decorated with cream and chocolate shavings.
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