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| The Recipes of Passion |
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Surprising your partner with a creative yet delicious meal can satisfy
more than the appetite. Today we're featuring the first two courses. First is a delicious,
tasty appetizer that is sure to impress you and your Valentine. And for the second course, we have two soups to choose from: an exotic chilled strawberry soup or a rich broccoli cheese soup.
Try them, they will work wonders!
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Chocolate Maple Cake
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| Ingredients: |
| 150g unsalted butter, softened |
| 150g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting |
| 50g plain chocolate |
| 150g soft light brown sugar |
| 2 large eggs, lightly beaten |
| 25g (3tbsp) cocoa powder |
| pinch of salt |
| 3 tbsp maple syrup |
| For the icing |
| 200g plain chocolate |
| 100g icing sugar |
| 100g unsalted butter |
| 3 tbsp maple syrup |
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| Directions: |
| Butter and flour a 20-23cm/8-9in cake tin. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/ gas mark 4. Melt the chocolate over a pan of simmering water or carefully in a microwave. |
| Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the beaten eggs, whisking to incorporate. |
| Sift together the flour, cocoa powder and salt and quickly whisk into the butter mixture along with the maple syrup and melted chocolate. Spoon into the tin and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a cocktail stick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on a rack while you make the icing. |
| To make the icing place all the ingredients in a glass bowl and melt over a pan of simmering water (or carefully in a microwave), stirring every minute or so until smooth and well combined. Allow to cool slightly. When the cake is cool remove it from the tin and ice the top and sides. Serve with single or double cream if desired. |
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