Chocolate Meringue Cake

Ingredients
• 8 egg whites
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 60g dark chocolate, chopped finely
• 1/4 cup glacé figs, chopped finely
• 1/4 cup seeded prunes, chopped finely
• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted
• 1 tablespoon icing sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (extra), sifted
• 1/3 cup thickened light cream, whipped
• fresh cherries, for serving

Steps
1. Preheat oven to 120°C
2. Grease deep 22cm springform tin, line base and side with baking paper
3. Beat egg whites in bowl with electric mixer until peaks form
4. Add sugar, little bit at a time, beating until sugar dissolves with each addition
5. Fold in chocolate, fruit, breadcrumbs and cocoa
6. Spoon mixture into cake tin and bake in 120°C oven for 1 & 1/2 hours
7. Cool in oven with door open slightly
8. Combine icing sugar and extra cocoa powder and dust cake
9. Serve with whipped cream & fresh cherries

Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

Ingredients
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 100g butter
• 200g dark chocolate, chopped roughly
• 2/3 cup almond meal

Steps
1. Preheat oven to 150°C
2. Grease 18cm springform tin and line base and side with baking paper
3. Beat eggs and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer for 2 minutes, or until mixture doubles
4. Melt half the butter and combine with half the chocolate in a bowl, stir until melted
5. Fold chocolate mixture into egg mixture, then fold in almond meal
6. Bake in 150°C oven for about 45 minutes then cool in pan
7. Melt remaining chocolate and butter in a heat-proof bowl over a small pan of simmering water, stand at room temperature, stirring occasionally, until mixture is spreadable
8. Remove cake from pan and spread chocolate mixture over top and side of cake

Caramel-Choc Tarts (Makes 24)

Ingredients
• 1 cup plain flour
• 90g butter, chopped
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 400g can sweetened condensed milk
• 30g butter (extra)
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 100g milk chocolate, melted

Steps
1. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Grease two, 12-hole mini-muffin trays
3. Blend flour, butter and sugar until ingredients come together
4. Press level tablespoon of mixture into each hole of tray
5. Bake in 180°C oven for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned
6. Meanwhile, combine condensed milk, extra butter and syrup in a saucepan, stir on low heat until smooth Ñ do not boil
7. Pour hot caramel filling over hot bases and return to oven for 3 minutes, or until caramel begins to brown around edges
8. Stand for 2 minutes
9. Using a pointed vegetable knife, gently remove tarts from tray and cool
10. Spread top of cooled tarts with melted chocolate and stand until set

Caramel Mud Cake

Ingredients
• 200g white chocolate, chopped roughly
• 250g unsalted butter, chopped
• 2 & 1/4 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 & 1/2 cups water
• 2 cups plain flour
• 2/3 cup self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 3 eggs, whisked

Steps
1. Preheat oven to 150°C
2. Grease deep 22cm cake tin, line base and side with baking paper, extend paper 5cm above edge of tin
3. Combine white chocolate, butter, sugar and water in saucepan, stir over low heat until mixture is smooth
4. Transfer mixture to large bowl and leave to cool for 15 minutes
5. Whisk in flours, then essence, then eggs
6. Pour mixture into prepared tin and bake in 150°C for about 2 hours
7. Stand in pan for 10 minutes before turning onto wire rack to cool
8. Place cake, top-side up, on serving plate and spread cold cake with caramel icing

Caramel Icing for Mud Cake

Ingredients
• 125g butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 & 1/2 cups icing sugar

Steps
1. Melt butter in saucepan, stir in brown sugar and milk, bring to the boil
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes then let cool
3. Gradually stir in icing sugar until a mixture is a spreadable consistency

Organic High Energy Protein Milk

Ingredients
• 1 litre organic milk
• 6-9 tbsp organic full cream milk powder

Steps
1. Add milk powder to milk & whisk until dissolved.
2. Keep in refridgerator

Organic Home-made Hot Cocoa

Ingredients
• 1 cup organic milk powder
• 1/4 cup organic cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup vanilla sugar*
• pinch sea salt

Steps
1. Mix all ingredients together and store in airtight container. To make hot cocoa drink, stir one cup of milk with 1/4 cup cocoa mix and simmer.
2. To make *Vanilla Sugar. Combine 2 cups of organic raw cane sugar and 1 whole vanilla bean in a blender and blend until bean is fully minced. Strain sugar and store .

Organic Muffins

Ingredients (makes 6 large or 12 small muffins)
• 1 1/2 cups organic self-raising flour (organic wholemeal self-raising flour)
• 1/4 tsp organic salt
• 2 tbsp organic sugar
• 2 tbsp (400g) organic butter
• 3/4 cup organic milk (see side of box for milk formula)
• 1 organic egg, beaten

Steps
1. Set oven to 200°C
2. Mix flour, salt and sugar. Set aside.
3. Melt butter and add to milk, add egg and mix well.
4. Use knife to stir milk mixture into flour mixture until just mixed but still lumpy.
5. Place mixture into muffin pans and bake for 15-20 mins at 200°C.

CHEESE MUFFINS:
• Omit caster sugar from the above organic muffin recipe and add 1/2 cup tasty cheese.
• Follow steps from muffin recipe however at step 4, add 1/2 cup tasty cheese to the mixture.

SULTANA MUFFINS:
• Add handful of sultanas to the ingredients of the above muffin recipe
• Follow steps from muffin recipe however at step 4, add the handful of sultanas to the mixture.

CHOCOLATE MUFFINS:
• Add 1/2 cup of chopped chunks of organic chocolate to the ingredients of the above muffin recipe.
• Follow steps from muffin recipe however at step 4, add chocolate to the mixture.

APPLE & CINNAMON MUFFINS:
• Add 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 grated apple to the ingredients of the above muffin recipe
• Follow steps from muffin recipe however at step 2, add cinnamon.
• At step 4, add the grated apple to the mixture.

Organic High Energy Protein Milk

Ingredients
• 1 litre organic milk
• 6-9 tbsp organic skim milk powder

Steps
1. Add milk powder to milk & whisk until dissolved.
2. Keep in refridgerator

Organic Fruity Thick Shake

Ingredients
• 1 cup organic milk
• 1 heaped tbsp of organic skim milk powder
• 1 banana or 1 cup of fruit salad
• 1 scope of ice-cream

Steps
1. Chill all ingredients
2. Mix all ingredients together in the blender

Organic Custard

Ingredients
• 3/4 cup organic skim milk powder
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 2 tbsp vanilla sugar*
• 2 beaten eggs (room temperature)

Steps
1. To make *Vanilla Sugar. Combine 2 cups of organic raw cane sugar and 1 whole vanilla bean in a blender and blend until bean is fully minced. Strain sugar and store .
2. Stir milk powder, water and sugar in saucepan until milk powder dissolves.
3. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from stove.
4. Pour 1/4 milk mixture into beaten eggs while stirring (prevents curding).
5. Pour egg mixture into remaining milk mixture and stir briskly until well combined.
6. Place lid on saucepan and leave for at least 1 hour. Don't lift lid. Custard thickens more the longer it cools.
7. If you wish to make fruit custard, at the end of step 5, try adding sultanas, banana, apple or pear. You can slice, dice or mash fruit.

Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cups butter, melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla


Vanilla Icing:
• 1/3 cups butter
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla
  

Steps
1. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Set aside.
2. In large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, butter and vanilla. Beat with wooden spoon until smooth.
3. Stir in dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Spread batter evenly in 13 X 9 inch pan.
   Bake in 180ºC oven for about 25 minutes. Do not overbake.Brownies are ready when edges are just set and center is still soft.
5. Cool on wire rack.
6. Beat icing ingredients together. Spread on top of brownies. Cut into squares.

Organic Coca Mix for Hot Cocoa Drink

Ingredients
• 1 cup organic milk powder
• 1/4 cup organic cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup vanilla Sugar*
• Pinch sea salt

Steps
1. Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container.
2. For Hot Cocoa Drink, stir 1 cup of boiling water into 1/2 cup of cocoa mix.

Organic Carob Mix for Hot Carob Drink

Ingredients
• 1 cup organic milk powder
• 1/4 cup organic carob powder
• 1/2 cup vanilla Sugar*
• Pinch sea salt

Steps
1. Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container.
2. For Hot Carob Drink, stir 1 cup of boiling water into 1/2 cup of carob mix.

*Vanilla Sugar

Ingredients
• 2 cups organic sugar (such as Rapadura Sugar)
• 1 whole vanilla bean, cut into small pieces

Steps
1. Combine organic sugar and vanilla bean in a blender and blend until vanilla bean is fully minced. Strain sugar and store into an air-tight container.