something cake-ish

i had a morning craving

something sweet and cake ish

fool proof chocolate truffle cake
-i had this recipe for a very long time. a cut out for a newspaper which i can no longer remember.-

150g dark choc
45g caster sugar
90g butter
5 eggs separated
10g (about 1 tbs) wheaten cornflour [i couldn't find one so i used 1 tsp plain flour + 1 tsp corn flour]
90g caster sugar, extra

1. preheat oven 160 degrees C
2. melt choc, sugar and butter- bran marie
3. whisk egg yolks with wheaten cornflour.
4. in separate bowl, whisk egg whites and slowly pour in extra sugar until they form a fine meringue texture, with soft peaks.
5. whisk choc mixture into egg yolks until evenly dispersed.
6. gently fold in one quater of the whites into the choc mixture, then fold in the choc mixture into the remaining egg whites until combined.
7. pour cake mixture into baking tin and bake for 40 mins.
8. cake will puff right up and the sink in the middle when cools.
9. i have a boyfriend who loves cream on top with anything so if you have one just like i do a dollop of cream- which i actually prefer jus the cake and maybe a heapful of dust of cocoa.

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i have a little secret

im very picky when it comes to muesli bars
very very picky


i dont like those with yogurt
i cant bite the crunchy ones- coz of my jaw (long story)
some are too small- because they are high in sugar with choc or peanut and they need to make sure its a recomended serving intake per bar. thus small bar means ill be hungry before my morning tea break.
i dont like coconut in them
they sometimes get too sweet- which yes i dont like
i dont like apricots-which most basic muesli bar do have.


i found a brand that i love however im getting bored of my breakie in the train options
A: banana
B: the one and only brand of muesli bar that do i eat

so with all my pickyness i sometimes make my own muesli bars-loaded with dee's goodness.
i can reduce the sugar when i think its too sweet
i can throw in whatever i want
and i can cut them as big as i want to.
thus i call this:

Dee's muesli bar

basic dry ingredients:
2 cups of rolled oats
2 cups of puffed wheat/rice bubbles- i prefer puffed wheat because rice bubbles are high in sugar

options/choice of ingredients:
1/2 cup of chai seeds
1 cup of macadamia nuts half/quaters
1 cup of dried figs
1 cup of dried mango
1/2 cup of goji berries

melted mixture ingredients:
4 table spoon of honey
4 table spoon of peanut butter
125g of butter

note: the only thing that you need to keep track is the option dry ingredients need to be in ratio. too much of dry stuff will be too crumbly. too little will be too hard.
note2: with the melted mixture- if your dry mixture is not sweet, add brown sugar till your prefered sweetness. my dry ingredients have figs and mango which is sweet anyway.

1. mix all the dry ingredients into a large bowl
2. combine honey, peanut butter and butter in saucepan. heat until melted the simmer stirring constantly for 5 minutes or until mixture is thick and caramel in colour.
3. pour in honey mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well.
4. press evenly into a baking tin. i cut out baking paper and press down with my hands rather then using a spoon.
   
5. refigerate until firm before cutting.
6. store in fridge.