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Chocolate Butterfly Cakes

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Well I guess your'e wondering why you haven't seen a post in five or six months and two in one day, but after my early morning baking frenzy it was a too good a opportunity to miss, to post about my exploits the reasons for not posting is too boring to even list. I always need true inspiration to be able to blog and today I feel really inspired and on fire the reasons for which I'm not sure but I hope to continue the trend. So let's do it the second in my series of blogs on trying to give you the recipes to be able to create your own spectacular afternoon tea party this is a real classic Chocolate butterfly cake this one can't be omitted for sure you can clearly see they are missing in this picture of Kate and Wills   cupcakes stand as part of a afternoon tea in New Zealand , I believe they are still feeling the repercussions of this.No sorry only joking. Recipe 125g /4 1/2 oz soft tub margarine 125g /4 1/2 oz caster sugar 150g /5 1/2 ...

Chocolate orange truffle cake Served with vanilla ice cream and orange coulis

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Wondering what to post next I searched my repertoire vigorously and with the hottest day so far in the U.K I found this great recipe that I once used In the Officers mess for 4/7 Dragoon guards during a very hot summer. For a non pacific dinner when I say that every dinner was a special occasion, dinner was at 7pm every night and the officers had to wear their best uniform i.e No 1's which included chain mail and spurs and once dinner commenced they were unable to leave the table or they would be fined 1 bottle of Champagne at quite a hefty price but to be honest money was no object to these guys they were all born with silver spoons in their mouths. That,s enough of that this is a wonderfully light summery dish and refreshing so here it is.   Ingredients Chocolate orange truffle cake 200g 70% dark chocolate 250g unsalted butter, softened 350g light brown sugar 5 free range medium eggs, lightly beaten 140g plain flour, sieved 5ml vanilla extract 5ml Cointreau (optional) Zest of...