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Thursday 7 December 2017

Jz Cookie Exchange 2017

Its that delightful time of year where we in blogland have a little bit of fun thanks to the lovely Jz and share our recipes for delicious treats.  Mines this year is:

Chocolate and Orange Fudge Squares

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INGREDIENTS

200g plain chocolate, broken into cubes (good dark chocolate)
200g dark muscovado sugar
175g butter, and a little extra for greasing
140g plain flour
3 eggs, separated
1 tsp vanilla extract
zest of one orange

TOPPING

200g tub of soft cheese (Philadelphia Extra Light - trying to be a little bit healthy...lol)
half tsp vanilla extract
50g icing sugar

METHOD

Heat oven to 180c/fan 160c/gas 4.  Butter and line a traybake tin, 23x23cm or therabouts.  Put the chocolate, sugar and butter in a pan, then heat very gently for about 5mins, stirring continuously until the butter and chocolate have melted.  Leave to cool for 10mins.  Beat in the egg yolks, flour, vanilla and half the orange zest.

Put the egg whites into a very clean large bowl, then whisk until they stand up in peaks.  Stir a quarter of the whites into the chocolate mix to loosen it, then carefully fold in the rest with a metal spoon.  Pour the mix into the tin, then bake for 25mins or until evenly risen and just firm to the touch.  Cool in the tin, then cut into squares.  These can be frozen for up to one month.

Topping

Beat together the soft cheese, vanilla, sugar and remaining zest until smooth.  Spread over each chocolate square and serve.  If you are making these earlier in the day, spread the topping over the square just before serving.

Hope you all enjoy!!! but then who doesnt like chocolate and orange :)

Here are the links to the other cookie demons who are taking part this year, am looking forward to seeing what delicious treats they are sharing this year...take a wee skip over and have a look yourself.

selkie (recipe here)




16 comments:

  1. Blossom,
    Those look and sound so yummy! Thank you for sharing!
    --Baker

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    1. thank you Baker....they are delicious...:)

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  2. You had me at fudge! ;-D
    These are definitely drool-worthy.

    I'm so glad you joined us again - thanks!

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    1. oh good...lol....they are tasty

      am glad too...thanks for remembering me :)

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  3. Ooh...I love chocolate and orange together and this is even better with fudge! Thanks for sharing.

    Hugs and blessings...Cat

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    1. am a lover of chocolate too cat...thanks for visiting

      hugs
      blossom

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  4. I have never heard of muscovado sugar, I will look it up.

    Can’t go wrong with chocolate!

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    1. its a dark molassis type of sugar...thanks for visiting :)

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  5. Cream cheese frosting is a win in my book! Yum. :)

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    1. quite enjoy that myself too...thanks for visiting :)

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  6. Thank you for sharing blossom they sound delicious. anything with cream cheese is my favourite.
    Hugs Lindy xx

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    1. thank you lindy...they are tasty....thanks for visiting :)

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  7. Mmmm. Orange and chocolate. I'll be making this this weekend!

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    1. love the combination too lm...thanks for popping in :)

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  8. Hi blossom,:) These sound SO good! I don't think that I have ever made anything with chocolate and orange before. I'll give this a go! I think that Rob would enjoy too.

    Your comment next to the soft cheese gave me a giggle! I always think the same thing, when I use the 1/3 less fat cream cheese in a recipe! Thank you for sharing. Many hugs,

    <3 Katie

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    1. hi Katie...chocolate and orange is lovely together i hope you enjoy it...well one tries...lol...thanks for visiting...hugs blossom

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