Ballymaloe’s Famous Chocolate Orange Cake recipe

Serves 12

For the Orange Cake:

  • 4 eggs
  • softened butter
  • sugar
  • plain flour
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

For the orange butter icing:

  • 1 orange
  • 110g (4oz, 1/2 cup) icing sugar
  • 55g (2oz, 1/4 cup) softened butter

For the chocolate icing:

  • 170g (6oz) chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 50g (2oz, 4 tablespoons) softened butter
  • 2 large eggs
Weigh the eggs. Take the same weight in butter, sugar and flour. Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and light in texture. Wash the oranges and add the finely grated rind of 2 and the juice of 1 to the butter mixture. Mix the flour and baking powder and add alternately with the eggs. Beat thoroughly. Bake in a 24cm (91/2in) tin in a moderate oven, 180°C/350°F/gas 4, for 50 minutes approx. Cool the cake and split it in two. Sandwich with the orange butter icing and spread the chocolate icing over the top and sides allowing any excess to run off.
To make the orange butter icing, finely grate the rind of the orange and squeeze out the juice. Beat the icing sugar, butter and orange rind together. Add in enough juice to make the icing a spreading consistency.
To make the chocolate icing, melt the chocolate in the water. Remove from the heat and beat in the butter and then the eggs very thoroughly. Leave to cool and set before icing and filling the cake.

Chocolate Mousse & Strawberry Coulis by Scarlett & Tamsin Allen @ballymaloecookeryschool @rtetoday

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    Chocolate Mousse & Strawberry Coulis by Scarlett & Tamsin Allen @ballymaloecookeryschool
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    Light-as-air chocolate mousse with deep cocoa flavour, paired with a bright fresh strawberry coulis for the ultimate sweet finish 🍓 Perfect for date night, dinner parties or an easy weekend treat.

    Ingredients 🛒
    Chocolate mousse:
    2 egg whites
    50g dark chocolate (55%)
    1 tbsp caster sugar

    Strawberry coulis:
    150g fresh strawberries, hulled
    1 tsp caster sugar
    1 tsp lemon juice

    Method 👩‍🍳
    1. Melt the dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Leave to cool slightly.
    2. In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites to soft peaks. Add the sugar and whisk again until stiff and glossy.
    3. Gently fold the melted chocolate into the egg whites using a spatula, keeping as much air in the mixture as possible.
    4. Spoon into serving glasses and chill for 1–2 hours until set.
    5. For the coulis, blend the strawberries with sugar and lemon juice until smooth.
    6. Spoon or drizzle the strawberry coulis over the mousse just before serving.

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Vanilla & Sea Salt Ice-Cream with Roasted Frozen Berries and Grated White Chocolate @dunnesstores

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  • Cheat’s No Churn Vanilla & Sea Salt Ice-Cream with Roasted Frozen Berries and Grated White Chocolate | Summer ending doesn’t mean ice cream is off the menu and this straightforward method of making this ice cream might just convince you to take the plunge and make your own. Even if you don’t, and use shop bought, the trick of roasting frozen berries with a sprinkle of grated white chocolate will make you wonder why you haven’t been doing this for years, with ingredients as always from @dunnestores 🍦🍓 Give it a go this weekend!

    Serves: 4
    Time: 35 mins + overnight freezing time

    For the ice cream:
    2 vanilla pods, split in half, seeds scraped
    200g condensed milk
    600ml double cream
    2 tsp flaky sea salt

    For the roasted frozen berries:
    300g frozen mixed berries 
    3 tbsp caster sugar
    1 tbsp cornflour
    Juice of a lemon

    To serve:
    100g white chocolate, grated

    1. Put the condensed milk, cream and vanilla pods & seeds into a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, whisk the mixture until thickened and stiff peaks form. Gently stir in the sea salt and spoon into a large loaf tin or large glass lunch box with a lid, cover and freeze overnight or until solid.
    2. When you are about 25 minutes away from serving, preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan /350°F/Gas Mark 4.
    3. Add the berries to a deep tray with the caster sugar, cornflour and lemon juice. Mix well to combine, add to a baking tray and transfer to the oven to roast for 15 minutes, stirring halfway, until the berries are broken down, glossy and juicy.
    4. Remove the berries from the oven and allow to cool slightly then serve the ice cream into bowls. Top with the slightly warm berries then drown everything in the grated white chocolate.1d

Crépe Pizza Pancake 🍕 🍕@babyledfeeding @dunnesstores

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  • CREPE PIZZA PANCAKE TUESDAY 🍕🥞 FOLLOW @babyledfeeding for easy baby led weaning recipes that you can also eat as a busy parent too!

    This is one of the best Pancake Tuesday recipes I’ve ever made. It’s so quick and easy and amazing if you are a busy mum and don’t want to stand at the cooker flipping pancakes for hours…which usually is what happens in my house.

    As a baby led weaning finger food, cut into thin strips, making sure the peppers are really soft, then serve with a side of fruit and a preloaded spoon with something like thick Greek yogurt.

    All of the ingredients are from your local @dunnesstores. Comment RECIPE and I’ll send the recipe straight to your DMs.

    Aileen xo

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