Oatmeal & Chocolate chips Cookies

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• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp powdered cinnamon
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• Remove 2 tbsp of flour and add the cocoa into it.
• Sieve the flour, salt, baking soda, cocoa powder and cinnamon.
• Whisk in a bowl.
• Keep it aside.

• 2 stick butter (226 gms)
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup  granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• In a large bowl or stand mixer  add the butter (@ room temperature) cut into small pieces.
• Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar.
• Add the vanilla essence and eggs.
• Beat the them until creamed together for 2 to 3 minutes on a medium high speed.

• Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
• Mix on low speed until well combined.

• 3 cups oats
• 1 cup of chocolate chips

• Add the oats and chocolate chips.

• Mix well.

• Cover and keep in the fridge for 30 minutes.

• Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at175C.

• Line the baking sheet on a baking tray.

• Using ice cream scoop lay the leaving little space between them.

• Bake for 15 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.

• Remove from the oven  and allow the cookies to cool in the baking tray for few minutes.

• Cookies stay fresh for a week.

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Enjoy Baking

S

Double chocolate Muffins

 Ingredients:

• 2 cups Flour 
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup of Cocoa powder (since I had 1/4 cup of cocoa powder ,I used 4 tbsp of chocolate chips)
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup Chocolate chips- Semi sweet
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 cup +2 tbsp Curd (mix 1 tsp vinegar into it)
• 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1/2 cup Milk at room temperature
• 1 and  1/2 tsp Vanilla essence

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Method:

1. Sieve flour, sugar, coco powder, baking soda .
2. Mix chocolate chips and keep aside.
3. Melt 4 tbsp chocolate chips.
4. Add oil, milk, vanilla essence into melted chocolate chips.
5. Add eggs and mix well.
6. Add curd into it.
7. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with the a spatula.
8. Preheat the oven @ 175°C for 10 minutes.
9. Use ice cream scoop to pour the batter into the muffin tray.
10. Bake for 20 minutes or until the tooth pick comes out clean.

Cool the muffins & Enjoy !!

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Enjoy Baking!!

S

Chocolate cake Donuts

Ingredients:

•  1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup castor sugar
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp vinegar
• 110 gms / 1 /2 cup butter 

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Method: 

1. In a large mix flour, sugars, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.
2. Set aside.
3. In a pan melt the butter and chocolate chips with milk and then cool.
4. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat well.
5. Add the vinegar and mix well.
6. Pour the liquid mix into the dry ingredients and mix until its combined.
7. Preheat the oven to 175C for 10 minutes.
8. Scoop the batter into the pans. 
9. Bake for 15 minutes or until the tooth pick comes out clean.
10. Let it cool for 30 sec and the invert the pan onto a cooling rack.

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Enjoy baking,

S

2 Ingredient Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 225 grams  milk or semi sweet  chocolate chip
• any icing or powder icing sugar to decorate 

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Method:

1. Melt the chocolate chip in low flame. Keep aside.
2. separate the egg yolk and white in two bowls.
3. Add the egg yolk one by one whisking to combine.
4. Beat the egg white until soft peaks form.
5. Using a spatula gently fold in little by little the egg white into the chocolate mixture.
6. Preheat the oven to 175C for 10 minutes.
7. Pour the mixture into a greased pan.
8. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
9. Serve with ice cream.

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Enjoy baking,

S

Recipe source : Tasty

One bowl white chocolate brownie turned into chocolate brownie

Ingredients:

• 1 stick of butter
• 85 grams of chocolate chip or white chocolate chip
• 150 grams or 3/4 cup sugar 
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chip optional

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Method:

1. Melt butter and sugar on slow flame in a bowl.
2. Once melted remove from the heat and add sugar.
3.  Whisk the sugar until its completely combined.
4. Then add the eggs and vanilla essence and mix well.
5. Whisk in the flour and then fold in the  chocolate chip until combined .
6. Preheat the oven @175C for 10 minutes.
7. Pour the batter into a pan evenly.
8. Bake for 25 minutes until a tooth comes out clean.

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Topping if you need:

•  200 grams icing sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa butter
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• few tsp of water    

• Beat the butter in a medium speed, gradually add the icing sugar and cocoa powder alternatively with vanilla essence and water.
• once all added beat until creamy and all well combined.
• Frost the brownies before cutting into squares.

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Enjoy baking ;

S

Coffee Chocolate chip cupcakes

(Adapted from passionate about baking)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4  cup sugar 
•  2 tbsp coffe powder
• 1 tsp  vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk ,room temperature
• 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line a 12 mold muffin tray.
2. With a fork, whisk together the flour , baking powder and salt in a bowl.
3. Beat the butter, vanilla sugar, coffe powder , vanilla extract and egg in a large mixing bowl.
4. Add the flour mix and milk and blend on low speed until smooth, 30 seconds.
5. Fold in the chocolate chips
6. Spoon into muffin cases upto 2/3 full.
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until springy to the touch.
8. Cool in the tin for about a minute before putting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
9. Top with ganche if desired.

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Chocolate Tray Bake

 This is a lovely recipe if you looking for a cake that would go well with tea or coffee...!!

Recipe source: What's cooking chocolate Book

Ingredients:

• 3 cups self -raising flour
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 1 cup soft margarine
• 4 eggs beaten
• 4 tbsp milk
• 1/3 cup milk chocolate chips
• icing sugar to dust if you need

Method:

1. Place all of the ingredients except chocolate chips and icing sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat together until smooth.
2. Beat in the milk and add chocolate chips.
3. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and level on top.
4. Bake in a preheated oven, 175C for 30-40 minutes until risen and springy to the touch.
5. Leave to cool.
6. Once cool, dust with icing sugar  if you want. cut into squares to serve.

Variation: For an attractive finish, cut thin strips of paper and lay in a crisscross pattern on top of the cake. Dust with icing sugar , then remove the paper strips.