chocolate crispy cakes.

[annie trip]

Any one have a recipe for these treats??

My oh is always asking me to make them but i think they are so easy cant find a recipe in my books??

I mean the ones you used to make when younger with cornflakes in paper cases(of rice crispies if you were posh!)

[Waffler]

Mine are always kind of thrown together and I always use cornflakes, but rice crispies can go in place of these according to your preference.
This isn't a recipe as such but here goes:
1 or more packs (200g) of plain choc
'some' cornflakes.
Basically I melt the chocolate and add the flakes until they're pretty much coated, stirring along the way. You could just leave it at that and spoon them in to paper cases, but I always add sultanas and glace cherries to the mix, coating them in chocolate too, and sometimes I mix peanut butter in to the melted chocolate before adding the flakes.
I know some people that melt maybe 25g of butter in to the chocolate (makes it a little less solid) or some people add golden syrup to the mix.
I guess it's down to personal taste and trial and error.

Hope this helps!

[Earthbabe]

Nigel Slater's Chocolate Cornflake Cakes

These are absolutely delish and I suppose you can replace with rice krispies if preferred.

50g butter
4 tbsps golden syrup
100g good quality plain chocolate
75g cornflakes.

Gently melt the butter, syrup and chocolate in a small, heavy pan. Stir in the cornflakes. Place large spoonfuls of the mixture on a buttered baking sheet (or in cake or muffin cases) and leave to set in the refrigerator.

Warning: You won't stop at one!!!

[annie trip]

Thanks both sound good will have a go tonight will get serious brownie points for these!!

[Waffler]

Right, I'm back with an 'actual' recipe, though I think it's really only a variation on a theme: think EB's and mine combined:

90g milk chocolate
15ml/1tbs golden syrup
30g cornflakes

Lightly bash CF's in a bag with a rolling pin (?)
Melt choc with syrup
Mix it up and make it nice (Pop...)
spoon in to paper cases and chill until set.

Eat at least 4 at a go with a nice cup of whatever takes your fancy (coffee or hot chocolate works for me)

LOL
Enjoy!

[Lesley Jay]

I always melt the chocolate in a pyrex dish over a pan of boiling water taking care that the water doesn't touch the dish. Chocolate can be a bit of a pig to melt if you are not careful.

[Earthbabe]

Ah yes LJ but if you are melting it very slowly with butter and syrup it works fine.

[Lesley Jay]

Ah yes Earthbabe but I don't!!

[nick the grief]

I always melt the chocolate in a pyrex dish over a pan of boiling water taking care that the water doesn't touch the dish. Chocolate can be a bit of a pig to melt if you are not careful.

I know what you mean LJ. Nothing worse than curdled chocolate

[Lesley Jay]

Oh Nick! You don't half take the piss out of me - just aswell that I enjoy it!!!

[nick the grief]

I was being serious ... honest!! There is a way to get it to go smooth again but can never remember so best not to let it happen.

Incidently, Chocolate Nesquick powder is rather good for making an excellent light sponge. A tip from young Master Grief who, like his father, is an excellent chef

[Earthbabe]

I was being serious ... honest!! There is a way to get it to go smooth again but can never remember so best not to let it happen.

You add a little drop of water over a gentle heat and stir.

However this principle could be applied to a number of things really.

[Earthbabe]

Ah yes Earthbabe but I don't!!

I don't always, only when making chocolate cornflake cakes. And yes it is seriously c*** when it goes lumpy especially if like me you insist on good chocolate.

Alcohol works quite well to get the lumps out as does cream. Add both and you have a wonderful truffle recipe.

[dexterdoglancashire]

Havent had these since I was little! Gosh, I could just eat some! DDL

[Alice]

As children we called these little cakes truffles. Did anybody else use that name. We liked them with some raisins or sultanas added.