Grannys Chocolate Crunch Food

GRANNY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 3 9-inch round cake pans, and line the bottoms with wax or parchment paper. Lightly butter the paper. Dust pans with flour, and shake out excess.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and vanilla.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set at medium-high speed, cream the butter. Slowly add the sugar, and continue beating until well blended and light colored. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk mixture in 2 or 3 additions, beating well after each addition. Beat in the melted chocolate until well blended. Spoon batter into prepared pans, and smooth tops with a rubber spatula.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of a cake layer comes out clean. Let cake layers cool in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, then invert onto other racks and peel off the paper. Invert again, and let cool completely on the racks. Frost with chocolate frosting.

GRANNY'S CHOCOLATE CRUNCH

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients and pour melted butter over them.
• Blend well and press into shallow sponge roll tray.
• Bake in slow oven at 350°F for 1/2 an hour or 375°F for 20 minutes.
• Ice with chocolate icing while hot.
• Cut while still warm.

GRANDMA Z'S CRUNCH SALAD

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate, then crumble.
• Toss broccoli, grapes, celery, jicama, and green onions together in a large bowl.
• Whisk mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, and curry powder in a bowl until well blended.
• Pour dressing over vegetables and toss with crumbled bacon and pine nuts.

CHOCOLATE CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter a 20cm square tin and line with baking parchment. Stir the melted butter and vanilla together in a bowl. Mix the caster sugar, flour and cocoa together in another bowl.
• Pour the bowl of wet ingredients into the dry and beat together, then add the egg and beat again until combined. Press into the prepared tin. Brush the top with water and sprinkle over the granulated sugar.
• Bake for 30-35 mins. Leave to cool slightly in the tin for 5 mins before slicing into squares and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

GRANNY IRENE'S GINGER CRUNCH

Steps:

• Melt butter and syrup in a pan.
• Add dry ingredients. Mix well.
• Pour into a long dish or shallow baking tray. The smaller the dish, the thicker and chewier the flapjack; the larger the dish the thinner and crispier the flapjack!
• Bake in a moderate oven, 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 for approximately 25 minutes or until golden brown and springy to the touch.
• Score pieces whilst hot, add chocolate if using, and leave to cool in dish.