Break the chocolate into pieces, put in a bowl and melt with the butter in the microwave oven for 2 minutes on HIGH. Add the egg yolks, sour cream (creme fraiche), cognac and cane sugar syrup to the chestnut puree, beating with a wooden spoon. Add the melted... - 45.6326

Put the chestnut puree in a bowl, add the sour cream (creme fraiche) and vanilla and mix well. Add the egg yolks and mix thoroughly. Oil the base of a 7 inch (18 cm) souffle mold (mould) and line with a circle of oiled non-stick parchment (greaseproof... - 45.1374

Boil and then peel and skin 1 lb. of good chestnuts, press through a sieve or mash them in a food mill, add sugar to taste, then fold in the very stiffly beaten white of an egg. Meanwhile, melt about 1/2 lb. of plain chocolate in half a pint of milk,... - 22.3292

Rinse the raisins (sultanas) under plenty of cold running water. Pat dry on kitchen paper. Put 2 oz (50 g/2 oz) in a bowl with the cognac. Set the rest aside. Heat in the microwave oven for 1 minute on HIGH. Break the chocolate into pieces and melt in a bowl... - 43.5729

Prepare Chocolate Cake and cut into 3 layers. To make filling, mix chestnut puree, lemon juice and cream in a medium bowl until smooth. Spread filling over 1 cake layer and top with second layer. To make frosting, warm apricot jam over low heat and press... - 40.7314

Melt the butter in a large bowl for 1 minute on HIGH. Add the chestnut puree, ground almonds and 4 egg yolks to the melted butter. Sift the cocoa powder and yeast into the mixture. Add the chopped orange zest (peel) and mix thoroughly. Grease the base of a 7... - 45.0042