Hemp seed chocolate cake is a winner at the show.
You need a large pressure cooker 11inch, the cake 9 1/2 inch, sits on an upside down steamer, so its not sitting in the bottom of the pot.
The pressure cooker has 3 cups of water in the bottom, the cake sits in its container on top of the upside down steamer, the cake is covered with 3 layers greaseproof paper and steamed for one hour.
On a very low temperature.
You need 375g of dark cooking chocolate-melt all but 3 bars, add 3 Tbls good quality sour cream, and 2/3 cup of macadamia oil melted in a bowl over simmering water, when its all melted stir in 1 cup of sifted hemp meal and leave until blood temperature.
I pressure cook a giant beetroot, when cool grate it on the fine setting of the hand grater you will need one cup.
You need a large pressure cooker 11inch, the cake 9 1/2 inch, sits on an upside down steamer, so its not sitting in the bottom of the pot.
The pressure cooker has 3 cups of water in the bottom, the cake sits in its container on top of the upside down steamer, the cake is covered with 3 layers greaseproof paper and steamed for one hour.
On a very low temperature.
You need 375g of dark cooking chocolate-melt all but 3 bars, add 3 Tbls good quality sour cream, and 2/3 cup of macadamia oil melted in a bowl over simmering water, when its all melted stir in 1 cup of sifted hemp meal and leave until blood temperature.
I pressure cook a giant beetroot, when cool grate it on the fine setting of the hand grater you will need one cup.
You need to cook up 1/2 cup dates in 1/3 cup of nice tea, dilma, or lady grey.
When the tea has absorbed into the dates and its cool mash it up with a fork make sure no stones in it,
then add 2 tsp vanilla extract and 2 fresh eggs,
add to chocolate mix with 2/3 cup brown sugar.
Add 1 2/3 cups flour,2 tsp BP, 1tst B soda,1tsp cinnamon, mix well- lastly add grated beetroot.
When cool, melt last 3 bars chocolate with 2 Tbsp sour cream when smooth spread over cake, very rich cake have small pieces, keeps well in airtight container in fridge for up to 3 weeks.
When cool, melt last 3 bars chocolate with 2 Tbsp sour cream when smooth spread over cake, very rich cake have small pieces, keeps well in airtight container in fridge for up to 3 weeks.
This chocolate cake has won 2 years in a row at the Nimbin Country Show, '07 and '08.
The annual traditional country show is held each September at the Nimbin Showground.
The Nimbin Country Show.
Saturday and Sunday, September 26th and 27th, 2009.
The Nimbin Country Show.
Saturday and Sunday, September 26th and 27th, 2009.
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