Recipes

Craccum’s resident chef Maddy Newman brings you two easy dessert recipes, Chocolate Cake and Ambrosia. Perfect for a ‘standing in the front of the fridge at 2am’ snack, that requires no more than 2 core ingredients.

As you may have observed, the COVID-19 Lockdown triggered a lot of flour-purchasing and “survival-bread” baking. So, although Level 2 is bringing flour back to the shelves, we thought you could do with some backup flourless recipes.

As a side note, if you’re a diehard gluten fan, you could try including flour. But it might not work so well for the second recipe.

RECIPE NUMBER ONE: Easy “Chocolate Cake”

If you don’t have an oven, apparently you can bake this in a rice cooker for 40 minutes. Experiment at your own risk.

INGREDIENTS:

-3 eggs

-150g chocolate

OPTIONAL: garnishes like cocoa powder, powdered sugar, cream or fruit

1. Preheat oven to 200°C if you’re using a conventional oven, 180°C if you’re using a fan-forced oven.
2. Line and grease your cake tin (preferably 15cm in diameter).
3. Break up the chocolate and place it in a microwave-proof bowl.
4. Heat the chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted. Take care not to overheat as the chocolate will separate.
5. Separate eggs yolks and whites into separate bowls.
6. Break up the egg yolks and mix until smooth.
7. Add half the egg yolk mixture into the melted chocolate and stir until smooth.
8. Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form. NOTE: If you have a strong sweet tooth, you might want to add two or three tablespoons of sugar while beating the egg whites, especially if you’re using dark chocolate.
9. Gently fold one-third of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture (this is best done with a silicone spatula).
10. Fold in the remaining egg yolk mixture.
11. Fold in the remaining whipped egg whites.
12. Pour the batter into your prepared cake tin.
13. Bake for 18 minutes, or until the cake is cooked through. You can check by poking a skewer or chopstick through it. If it comes out clean, take the cake out of the oven.
14. Cool and serve. If you’re feeling classy, you can also decorate it with garnishes like fruit or powdered sugar.

RECIPE NUMBER TWO: Easy “Ambrosia”

According to Ancient Greek Mythology, ambrosia is the “food of the gods” and grants immortality to those who consume it. This a cheaper, mortal-made alternative that probably won’t protect you from COVID-19, but it tastes just as good.

INGREDIENTS:

-200g any yoghurt of your choice

-50g plain marshmallows

OPTIONAL: garnishes like canned/fresh fruit, compote, jam or whipped cream

1. Place ingredients in a fridge-safe container.
2. Mix until the marshmallows are coated in yoghurt.
3. Let sit in the fridge for at least three hours. For best results, let sit for one or two days.
4. Serve. Again, if you’re feeling classy, you can put it into an aesthetic-looking dish and garnish before serving.

Enjoy your sugar-rush and the freedoms of Level 2!