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Tasty whipped coffee recipe! ☕☕

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Ingredients for 1 serving 2 tablespoons hot water (28 g) 2 tablespoons sugar (24 g) 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder (12 g) milk, to serve ice, to serve Preparation Add the hot water, sugar, and instant coffee to a bowl. Either hand whisk or use an electric mixer until the mixture is fluffy and light. To serve, spoon a dollop over a cup of milk with ice in it and stir. Enjoy!

Are there two sweeter words than Chocolate Bread? πŸ’•

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how to make chocolate bread Need a chocolate fix?! Try my easy Chocolate Bread. A delicious homemade cake that’s quick, easy and oh-so-chocolately! No electric mixer needed. INGREDIENTS 175 grams  (1 and  1/4 cup ) plain flour or all purpose flour 40 grams  ( 1/2 cup ) cocoa powder 1 teaspoon  baking soda 1  and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon  salt 90 grams  ( 1/2 cup ) brown sugar 50 grams  ( 1/4 cup )  caster sugar  or granulated sugar  115 grams  ( 1/2 cup  or 1 stick) unsalted butter 1 teaspoon  vanilla extract 2  large eggs 180  ml (3/4 cup) buttermilk* 110 grams  ( 3/4 cup ) chocolate chips INSTRUCTIONS Grease and line your  9 by 5 inch loaf pan  with baking or parchment paper. Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F) standard / 160 C (320 F) fan-forced. In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add sugars and gently stir. In the ...

CAKE PARFAITS MADE SIMPLE!

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The perfect way to make use of a left over cake is to make it into a cake parfait!!!πŸ˜‹ For the parfaits: Leftover cake/cupcakes Leftover frosting Whipped cream INSTRUCTIONS 1. Depending on how much leftover cake you have, this recipe can make as many or as few parfaits as you like! Start with a dollop of frosting in the bottom of your jar or glass, then fill with alternating layers of cake and frosting. You can also add layers of whipped cream and chocolate syrup, if you like. Finish with a swirl of whipped cream and sprinkles. Guests can build their own, or you can seal them in mason jars for a fun party favor.

How to make date syrup for babies.πŸ‘ΆπŸ‘Ά

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Benefits of dates Loosens bowels and fights constipation Rich source of iron, prevents anemia in babies High in minerals like calcium, potassium and magnesium as well as in Vitamin A Good source of dietary fiber Ingredients A cup of water A cup full of dates How to Make Wash the dates and deseed them. Once deseeded, chop them. Put these chopped dates in a bowl and add boiling water to it. Cover the bowl with a lid and leave it for a couple of hours so that the dates get soft and tender. After the dates are soaked well, take them out and mash them. Take another bowl and place a muslin cloth onto it tightly and pour the mashed dates into it squeezing well. Add water to the squeezed pulp as required. Put this in a pan and bring it to a boil. Let it continue boiling over medium heat until the solution starts thickening. Stir occasionally to avoid any chance of burning the base. Once it starts getting thick and dark in colour, resembling honey you can turn off the ...

Nigerian Chapman.🍹🍹🍹

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Chapman is a very popular mocktail in Nigeria. It's a very refreshing drink that is so easy to make. Chapman drink requires just a few ingredients All you need to make Nigerian Chapman are 2 types of carbonated drinks; orange drink like Fanta, Crush etc. and a clear carbonated drink like seven up or sprite. Some cucumber slices Lime or lemon slices Angostura bitters Grenadine syrup Black Currant drink like Ribena  (optional) Recipe: my diaspora kitchen Written by: blessing cakes and cream

Easy chocolate cake prep!

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Ingredients For this chocolate cake, you’ll need the following ingredients. all-purpose flour sugar unsweetened cocoa powder baking powder baking soda salt espresso powder  – I give more information on the espresso powder below milk  – you can also use buttermilk, almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk oil  – you can use vegetable, canola or melted coconut oil eggs  – when baking, I like to use room temperature eggs vanilla extract boiling water Step-by-Step Instructions Prep.  Preheat the oven to 350ΒΊ F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring. Whisk dry ingredients.  Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well. Mix in wet ingredients.  Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix t...

How to bake a simple red velvet cake.

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Ingredients Vegetable oil for the pans 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon fine salt 1 teaspoon cocoa powder 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature 2 large eggs, at room temperature 2 tablespoons red food coloring (1 ounce) 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil and flour three 9 by 1 1/2-inch round cake pans. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. In another large bowl, whisk together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla. Using a standing mixer, mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined and a smooth batter is formed. Divide the cake batter evenly among the prepared cake pans. Place the pans in the oven evenly spaced apart. Bake, rotating the pans halfway through the cooking, until the cake pulls away from the side of the pans, a...

chocolate peanut clusters.

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what ingredients go into chocolate peanut clusters? WHITE CHOCOLATE MELTS  or almond bark can be used to break through the semisweet and milk chocolates, providing a great base for flavour and texture. Even if you don’t like white chocolate, you won’t taste it in this. SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS  or dark chocolate chips. Use good quality chocolate like Belgium, Cadbury, Nestle, or Ghirardelli. If you prefer dark chocolate over milk, feel free to use all dark or semisweet. MILK CHOCOLATE CHIPS  create a balance of sweet and bittersweet. For our peanut clusters, we use less milk and more semisweet as we find it yields the best taste without being to sweet. SALTED PEANUTS  provide the salty needed for the sweet going on in here! UNSALTED PEANUTS  balance out the saltiness. how to make stove top chocolate peanut clusters You won’t believe how easy it is to make chocolate peanut clusters on the stove. NO DOUBLE BOILERS NEEDED! Just throw all of the ch...

ice cream recipe with only two Ingredients.🍦🍦🍦

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To make my homemade ice cream recipe without an ice cream machine, you start by whipping up cold heavy cream for about 2-3 minutes until the cream forms soft peaks. Once whipped, you add in your condensed milk. Ensure that both ingredients are very cold when you combine them so they come together in a perfect marriage. Add in your vanilla extract, which is optional, at this stage and whip until you have stiff peaks, about 2-3 minutes. Vanilla extract supports the sweetened condensed milk in keeping your ice cream scoopable after it freezes. The alcohol found in extracts keeps the ice cream from freezing hard and makes it soft enough to scoop into your favorite bowl.

Easy doughnuts recipe.🍩🍩

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How to make doughnuts This Donuts is basically the Old fashioned Yeast raised kind of Donut.  It is often fried not baked and it uses Yeast as their primary leaving agent. They are popular everywhere in the world with different names, they are fun to make and it’s also a great way to spend time with your kids in the kitchen. Ingredients 3   cups   all-purpose flour   Plus 1/2 cup for kneading 1/3   cup   Sugar 3/4   cup   Milk 1   Tsp   Nutmeg   optional 1   Tbsp   Yeast 2   Eggs 4   Tbsp   Butter   melted pinch   Salt   If using Unsalted Butter Oil   Enough for deep frying Strawberry Jam. Instructions Sift 2 Cups of flour in a large Bowl and reserve 1 to cup for later use. Combine the yeast, sugar, Nutmeg and the 2 cups of flour. Mix together. Create a well at the center and add the warm Milk, melted Butter, and Eggs. Mix everything together until a very wet dough (...

Nigerian puff puff recipe

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Puff puff  is a deep-fried dough. They are made from yeast dough, shaped into balls and deep-fried until golden brown. It has a doughnut-like texture but slightly more chewy. It is a very common snack eaten by so many countries but with different names and a little bit of variation in the mode of preparation. Ingredients 2   cups   flour 1¼   cups   Water 2   Teaspoons   Yeast 1   Teaspoon   Nutmeg ½   Teaspoon   Salt ¼   Cup   Sugar  + 1 teaspoon sugar for proofing the yeast Enough Oil for deep frying. Instructions Mix half of a cup of warm water, 1 teaspoon of sugar and the yeast in a bowl. Cover with a lid and set aside until the yeast becomes bubbly. About 4-6 minutes. In another bowl, mix the dry ingredients - Flour, Sugar, Salt, and Nutmeg. Pour the proofed yeast and the remainng one cup water together with the dry ingredients and mix until the batter is lump-free. Cover the dough and all...

Easy banana cake recipe!

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INGREDIENTS 150g self raising flour (Substitute for : 145g all-purpose flour + 1 and1/2 teaspoons baking powder + 1/2 teaspoon salt) 1 over ripe banana 150g caster sugar 125g butter 2 eggs 60ml milk 2 drops vanilla essence(optional Preheat oven at 170ΒΊC  Melt the butter in the microwave or leave it to soften at room temperature prior to baking time. Then place in a bowl with the sugar and cream together. Tip:   You can melt the butter and sugar together in a small saucepan, to make it faster .*  Add the banana and mash it as you mix the batter.You can mash it separately before adding to the bowl Add the eggs and the vanilla essence  and mix thoroughly until well blended.* Then gradually stir in the flour and also add the milk. Mix thoroughly until the batter is pretty smooth and light. Pour into a greased pan and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until lightly brown.( I grease my pan with butter and then dust with a little flour)  To check...