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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Cakes => Topic started by: cookie1 on March 22, 2009, 08:48:08 am
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Decadent Chocolate Biscuits
Ingredients
2 tablspoons dark rum or orange juice
1 cup sultanas
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup caster sugar
150g butter
1 egg
2 cups plain flour
1 tablespoon cocoa
100g dark chocolate (I used Lindt)
Method
Soak the sultanas in the rum overnight.
Place the broken up chocolate into the *:. 3 seconds on Speed 8. If you want chunkier pieces do it for less time. Remove to another bowl.
Place butter, sugars and egg into *:. Speed 5 for 10 seconds. *:may need scraping down.
Add flour and cocoa to *:.Speed 4 for 25 seconds.
Add the sultanas and chocolate. :-: speed 5 for 11 seconds. You may need to use a higher speed as this is a stiff mixture. (This time etc was fine for me)
Place spoonfuls onto a lined baking tray and bake at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
Allow to cool on trays as they firm up as they cool.
You could add macadamias or almonds. If you use orange juice instead of rum, use Lindt Orange Intense chocolate and the biscuits are beautiful. The Orange Intense doesn't really go with rum.
I have based this recipe loosely on one from the New Idea but I've made quite a few changes.
members' comments
Brazen - they are yummo!!
JD - I have just made these although slightly different due to the fact I didn't read the recipe right through before I started. It is a very accommodating recipe though and the changes didn't seem to affect the finished product. Got all the ingredients out then found I was supposed to soak the fruit overnight! Didn't do this, just went ahead with the recipe and hoped for the best. Thought I had sultanas but only had small boxes of sultanas and dried apple for the grand-daughter so in they went. Didn't have enough dark chocolate so it was half and half. No butter so used margarine and instead of rum I used Triple Sec as suggested by Thermomixer. Don't know how many it was supposed to make (I got over 50 cookies) and didn't know whether they were supposed to have a chewy centre or be crisp so cooked the 2 trays for different times - one lot for 17 minutes and the second for 20 minutes. Like them both!
JulieO - Cookie, I made your biscuits today using Lindt dark chocolate and some macadamias and Triple Sec. They turned out great. I will try the orange juice/Lindt orange choc next time. I got 29 out of my mix. Thanks for a great recipe.
Amanda - I made these again yesterday and substituted some leftover peanut butter chips for the sultanas. They are very crunchy and the kids like them but I should have added a little more liquid to make up for the soaked sultanas. They are still lovely and chocolatey though!
Amy - I made these early this morning for a friend of mine. They smell delicious but don't have a very chocolatey look to them. I hope they taste decadent enough for my friend. I did add extra chocolate, which logic told me would make them even more decadent and chocolatey.
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Go Cookie1. Just when I was thinking I must lose some weight you go and post something like this ;D They sound lovely.
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Oh Cookie!! More chocolate biscuits!! What are you trying to do to me?! ;)
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they sound wonderful. i will save them for the party plan party i am having in a month lol
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I love baking and of course I HAVE to taste everything I make. As I said a long time ago TMX users have every reason to be cuddly.
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Sounds decadent ;D ;D Don't think there would be a low calorie option ???
I love baking and of course I HAVE to taste everything I make. As I said a long time ago TMX users have every reason to be cuddly.
Don't cut your tongue on the blades :P :P :P :P
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I liked that one. ^^ Then I may have to stop tasting. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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If you use orange juice instead of rum, use Lindt Orange Intense chocolate and the biscuits are beautiful. The Orange Intense doesn't really go with rum.
Try Cointreau, Triple Sec or Grand Marnier for a change. Maybe some pieces of candied orange peel. Thanks for the idea cookie - our imagination can do the rest.
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hey cookie, if you're around!! i'm guessing that the chopped chocolate and soaked fruit goes in at the same time as the nuts?
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Yes Karen, they do. Hope you enjoy them. Tenina made a couple of improvements to my original recipe so I must try them as they look really good. I hope you enjoy them.
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they are yummo!!
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Glad you like them, I plan to make another batch today. Daughter is taking them to work to try and sweeten up some colleagues!
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they are winning the comp so far ;)
i gave one of each to my mum last night (no one else eats both in our family) and she couldn't pick a fave lol
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How exciting. It's a great way of getting new recipes. I'm madly checking all my meat recipes now to see what I can convert for the next competition.
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i should go check my blog while you've reminded me of it right?? 8)
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We don't eat a lot of cookies or cake but I promise I will make them when I get back Cookie - can always pass them around to the neighbours or the folks in Mum's retirement village. Good luck in the competition, I am thrilled for you.
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Thanks Judy and make sure you enjoy every moment of your cruise.
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Thanks Cookie, sure will. Can you imagine how many postings I will have to read when we get home. I wonder if I could take my laptop with me ::) ::) - no, had better not as I'd spend too much time on it and miss out on all the fun on the ship.
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As promised Cookie1, I have just made these although slightly different due to the fact I didn't read the recipe right through before I started. It is a very accommodating recipe though and the changes didn't seem to affect the finished product. Got all the ingredients out then found I was supposed to soak the fruit overnight! Didn't do this, just went ahead with the recipe and hoped for the best. Thought I had sultanas but only had small boxes of sultanas and dried apple for the grand-daughter so in they went. Didn't have enough dark chocolate so it was half and half. No butter so used margarine and instead of rum I used Triple Sec as suggested by Thermomixer. Don't know how many it was supposed to make (I got over 50 cookies) and didn't know whether they were supposed to have a chewy centre or be crisp so cooked the 2 trays for different times - one lot for 17 minutes and the second for 20 minutes. Like them both! ;) ;)
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Cookie, I made your biscuits today using Lindt dark chocolate and some macadamias and Triple Sec. They turned out great. I will try the orange juice/Lindt orange choc next time. I got 29 out of my mix.
Thanks for a great recipe. ;D
(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii26/ragdoll128/Sweet/sat020.jpg)
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Julie they look lovely. I think I'd better do another batch.
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I made these again yesterday and substituted some leftover peanut butter chips for the sultanas.
They are very crunchy and the kids like them, but I should have added a little more liquid to make up for the soaked sultanas.
They are still lovely and chocolatey though!
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Thanks for another version Amanda. Excuse my ignorance, but what are peanut butter chips? They sound delicious.
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They look like small choc chips and are produced by Reese's. I got them from usafoods.com.au for a recipe I made a few months back.
The kids love them, but I shudder to think what chemicals may be in them to make them flavoured!
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Thanks. Like the larger Reese's peanut butter cups. DD stocks up on those when we go to Singapore as they're much cheaper up there.
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I was looking for something chocolatey to make today, wish I seen this post! Must make them tomorrow then. Thanks!
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I made these early this morning for a friend of mine :D They smell delicious but don't have a very chocolatey look to them. I hope they taste decadent enough for my friend ;D
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Did you change the recipe at all Amy? They look good.
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Thanks Wonder :D
And no, for once I didn't change the recipe ;D ......much :-)) I just added extra chocolate, which logic told me would make them even more decadent and chocolatey.
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You would think so wouldn't you. They look a lot lighter in colour than Julie's
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Yes, I'm still puzzling over it... ???
Maybe someone will come online soon and enlighten me :)
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Yummy, just printed :)
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maybe it was the chocolate, Julie used dark lindt chocolate did you use dark or milk either way they look delicious Amy
;D ;D
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Thanks Suzanne ;D I used dark too, not Lindt though :-))
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I made these early this morning for a friend of mine :D They smell delicious but don't have a very chocolatey look to them. I hope they taste decadent enough for my friend ;D
Are you sure you remembered the cocoa. ???
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LOL Brumington, yes, I did remember the cocoa even though it was 5:30am ;) ;D
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LOL Brumington, yes, I did remember the cocoa even though it was 5:30am ;) ;D
Seriously, I only ask cause that's the sort if thing I'd do!!!!! Perhaps it was the brand of cocoa rather than chocolate that changed the colour? ???
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;D ;D
I used Cadbury cocoa and chucked in a couple of tbsp because I didn't think 1 seemed very much...
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Mmmmm. The plot thickens.....!
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From the colour of them it looks as though chocolate is missing. Have you tasted them Amy?
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The chocolate is definitely in there cookie :(
I didn't taste them, they were for a friend this morning. I haven't heard from her since ??? :-)) ;D
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she's probably busy eating them all Amy ;D;D;D
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I hope so Suzanne, the alternative is scary to think about :o ;D