Glossy Chocolate Sauce Food

SHINY CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Place the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler. Add corn syrup and set over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until melted and smooth. use immediately.

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the milk with the heavy cream and bring them to simmer. Put the chocolate chips into a bowl and pour it in the boiling milk/cream mixture. Stir with a rubber spatula until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is perfectly smooth. Take off the flame and swirl in the butter. Keep it warm for service.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE (THAT HARDENS WHEN COOL)

Steps:

• Combine melted margarine or oil, cocoa, and hot water.
• Blend in confectioners' sugar and vanilla.
• Pour or spread on brownies or cake.
• Glaze will harden when cool.

SIMPLE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water until completely smooth (see step-by-step).
• Heat all of the remaining ingredients in a small saucepan until evenly combined. Remove from the heat and stir through the melted chocolate. Serve warm over chocolate pudding, vanilla ice cream or both!

GLOSSY CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the sugar and 1/4 cup water in saucepan and heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved.
• Stir in the chocolate, a few squares at a time, until melted, then add the butter in the same way. Do not let the sauce boil. Stir in the brandy or orange juice and serve warm.

CHOCOLATE & APRICOT PUD WITH GLOSSY CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Butter a 1.2 litre/2 pint pudding basin and put a circle of greaseproof paper in the base. Put the apricots in a small pan and add the brandy. Bring slowly to the boil, then simmer, turning the apricots occasionally until all the brandy has soaked in. Leave until cool enough to handle.
• Tip the ground almonds into a bowl, then sift over the cocoa, flour and baking powder and mix everything together.
• In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.Gradually beat in the eggs and milk.
• Chop half the apricots into small pieces. Chop the chocolate into large chunks. Lightly stir the flour mixture into the cake mix, followed by the apricots and chocolate.
• Put the remaining whole apricots into the bowl and spoon over the honey. Add the pudding mixture and smooth the top. Cover with double thickness buttered greaseproof paper and tie down. Trim off the excess paper, then overwrap in foil, tucking the ends under the edges of the paper.
• Put the basin into a large pan and pour boiling water into the pan, to come halfway up the sides of the basin. Cover and steam for 21⁄2 hours, until it feels firm. (The pudding can be made to this stage up to 2 days ahead. Reheat by steaming for 1 hour, or microwave on medium for 6-8 minutes.)
• Towards the end of the cooking time, make the sauce. Break up the chocolate and put in a small pan with the cream and brandy if using. Warm gently, stirring lightly until smooth and glossy.
• Cool the pudding in the bowl for 10 minutes, then turn out and serve with the chocolate sauce and cream or good vanilla ice cream.

GLOSSY CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat corn syrup and chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is melted; remove from heat.
• 2. Stir in butter and vanilla. Serve warm or cold. Store covered in refrigerator up to 10 days. Reheat slightly before serving if desired.

SHINY CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small pan over low heat.
• Add cocoa and cream, stir until it thickens, about 2 minutes.
• Do not boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• Spoon over your cooled cake.
• If you'd like to add nuts on the glaze, sprinkle them over when the glaze is still warm.

CHOC CHIP & BANANA PUDDING W/GLOSSY CHOC SAUCE (STEAMED)

Steps:

• Prepare a steamer or half fill a saucepan w/water & bring to a boil. Grease a 4-cup deep bowl.
• Sift flour into a bowl & rub in the unsalted butter or margarine till the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
• Mash bananas in a bowl. Stir them into the flour & butter mixture. Then add the sugar & mix well.
• Whisk milk w/the egg in a measuring cup or sml bowl & beat into the pudding mixture. Stir in the choc chips or chopped chocolate.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared bowl & cover lightly w/a double thickness of foil. Steam for 2 hrs & add water as needed.
• While the pudding steam cooks, prepare the glossy choc sauce as follows:.
• Place sugar & water in heavy saucepan & heat gently. Stir occ w/a wooden spoon till all sugar has dissolved.
• Stir in the choc till melted & add butter the same way. DO NOT LET THE SAUCE BOIL. Stir in brandy or orange juice & set aside, but do not chill.
• When pudding has finished cooking, allow it to cool slightly, run a knife around the top of the pudding to loosen it & turn it over onto a serving dish.
• Serve warm w/the sauce ladled over ea individual serving.
• NOTE: For 4 individual servings in dessert bowls or 8 ramekins, divide batter equally in the 4 (or 8) containers, cook in steamer for 1 hr & test w/toothpick. If not done, cook an add'l 10 min & remove from steamer to cool slightly b4 serving. Enjoy!

GLOSSY CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan mix together the whipping cream and corn syrup.
• In a bowl sift together the sugar and cocoa powder then add to the cream mixture in the saucepan; stir to combine.
• Add in the butter then warm over very low heat; stirring occasioanlly until the butter is melted and mixed in with the other ingredients.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• The glaze with thicken as it cools.