Coffee and white chocolate blondies are a spin on their classic chocolate cousins. Sweet and chewy, they’re made using white chocolate instead of dark chocolate, and our version includes a coffee flavouring. They’re best eaten on the day they’re baked, but will keep for a day in an airtight container.
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
How can anyone resist chocolate mousse, especially when it looks like beautiful? This might look too pretty too eat, but you’ll regret not digging you spoon in. Recipe by Malika van Reenen Photograph by Rolene Prinsloo
TO DRINK: A citrusy Sauterne (French sweet wine) goes exceptionally well with fruit-flavoured desserts
TO DRINK: A light tawny port works well with both chocolate and plums, and isn’t too heavy with dessert.
Recipe by Jaques Erusmus
Chocolate puddings never went out of fashion. TO DRINK: Complement the fruit flavours but break the sweetness – go for 2005 Bellingham Merlot with a dash of Malbec.
White chocolate and peanut butter biscotti are elegant Italian biscuits full of flavours that are adored worldwide. Creamy white chocolate and peanut butter are the perfect fillers for these lighter-than-air biscuits. Perfect for anytime of the day!
Chocolate chunk cookies are every chocoholic’s dream. Deliciously gooey and rich, they’re simply dreamy. Go back to childhood and enjoy these treats with a glass of milk.
It’s the time of year once more for hot cross buns! Although they’re a universal favourite, perhaps you’re getting bored of plain old buns with butter. If you are, it’s time to make hot cross bread and butter chocolate puddings. Turn leftover hot cross buns or even a few slices of our hot cross bun loaf into this scrummy pudding.
How could you possibly go wrong with fruit, chocolate, and meringue? Pineapple, dark chocolate and granadilla Pavlova is a divine dessert that has every flavour you could want. Sweet, rich, with just enough fruity tartness. Don’t worry if your meringue cracks – it happens. Simply use the filling to disguise any major cracks.
A puff pastry, chocolate and fig stack is the perfect way to get your fix: creamy, chocolaty goodness atop golden pastry, with some fruity delight for good measure. This is a quick and super-impressive dessert that will keep chocolate lovers happy! If you loved this puff pastry, chocolate and fig stack, then you will definitely enjoy these recipes (take our word for it): Mini chocolate sponges with coffee meringue icing (because you can never go wrong with chocolate and coffee) Peppermint Crisp ice-cream cake (you can never go wrong with Peppermint Crisp) Chocolate lava cup (what all of your chocolate…