Mocha Cookies

Crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside; these quick to make, quick to eat cookies are a perfect chocolate fix. Feel free to change the amount of chocolate chips and coffee essence you add to better suit your tastebuds.

Ingredients:

275g (10oz) Flour

1 tbs Cocoa powder

1 tsp Baking powder 

200g (7oz) Sugar

50ml (3.5 tbs) Oil

2 tbs Coffee essence

100ml (6.5 tbs) Milk

50g (2oz) Dark chocolate chips

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F, Gas Mark 4). Grease and line a baking tray.
• Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into a large bowl. Add the sugar.
• Mix in the oil, coffee and milk until it all comes together.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Roll the dough into balls, slightly smaller than golf balls.
• Bake in the oven for 12 - 15 minutes, or until the cookies are firm when you shake the tray.
• Leave to cool or enjoy.

Double Chcocolate Cake

This decadent chocolate cake is sure to delight all chocolate lovers. With chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate, this cake is difficult not to love.

Ingredients:
For the cake:
300g (10.5oz) Cream flour
225g (8oz) Caster sugar
30g (1oz) Cocoa powder
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Vanilla essence
30ml Oil
1 tsp White vinegar
250ml Water

For the icing:
250g (9oz) Dark Chocolate Chips
3 tbs Milk
100g (3.5oz) Icing sugar

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F, Gas Mark 4). Grease and line two 20cm (8") cake tins.
• Sift all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
•  Add the vanilla, oil and vinegar. Slowly mix in the water as needed.
•  Pour mixture evenly into the two cake tins.
• Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Leave on a wire rack tray to cool. While cooling make the icing.
• In a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt the chocolate.
• Once melted stir in the milk and slowly sift in the icing sugar.
• Place the first cooled cake on a large plate; spread some icing on top. Place the second cake on top and spread the icing over the top and sides of the cake.
• Decorate as desired and enjoy.