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    Angel cake with white chocolate ganache recipe
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    Angel cake with white chocolate ganache

    Angel cake is a moist white, light and delicate foam cake originating in America. It contains no other raising agents than egg whites. Its lightness is aided by the absence of any added fat. Of all the sponge cakes this one has the highest amount of sugar, which helps to support and stabilise the egg whites. Rudi’s tips: • Make sure that all your equipment is very clean, take no short cuts and measure everything exactly. • The cake is traditionally baked in a ring-shaped tube tin. The tube helps the batter to rise more, resulting in a lighter cake.…

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    Chocolate date and banana loaf recipe
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    Chocolate date and banana loaf

    Chocolate date and banana loaf is crumbly, dark and delicious. The dates give the mixture a wonderful natural sweetness, and bananas add a lovely softness. Top with thick Italian meringue and you’ve got a perfect teatime treat! Recipes and styling by Andria Neophytou Assisted by Andrea Pafitis-Hill and Jani Venter Photograph by Dawie Verwey 

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    The return to pure chocolate

    It’s considered to be the world’s most seductive confection. Some say it’s better than sex. Most people can’t get enough of it. In recent times, as a backlash to its mass production and the exploitation inherent in its manufacture, interest in fine-quality and single-estate pure chocolate beans from small chocolatiers has surged. The return to pure chocolate is bringing rewards to chocolate-makers the world over Throughout history, cacao and later chocolate have been revered – from cocoa’s origins in Mesoamerica as currency, a commodity and as a ceremonial drink, spiked with honey, chilli and flowers, to the modern-day associations of…

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    Dark chocolate brownie cake recipe
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    Dark chocolate brownie cake

    Recipe by Nicky Gibbs Nicky Gibbs is executive chef at The Westcliff Hotel, Jan Smuts Avenue, Westcliff, Johannesburg. Call 011-481-6000 or visit www.westcliff.co.za Cook’s tips: You can sandwich the two halves of this cake together with cream, jam or a combination of raspberries and cream. If you like, top the cake with nuts or add nuts to the batter

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    Johannesburg is not just all work and no play. If you know where to look you’ll find sumptuous destinations for a break from the frenetic activity. Try these boutique hotels that are perfect for the gourmet traveller in the city of gold KIM HOEPFLThe prevailing wisdom is that there is nothing interesting for foreign guests to see and do in Johannesburg. Well, think again. We’ve rounded up three boutique hotels in Johannesburg’s immediate periphery, each offering something utterly unique in an environment of extreme comfort. Only an hour’s drive (or less) from the city centre, there is game to be…

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