This is an easy and elegant dessert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 quart water
1 1/3 cup sugar
4 pears
cinnamon stick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get some parchment paper ready to cut into a round shape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fold the parchment paper into a triangle and folding over again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measure the pot and cut off the excess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You now have a round shape to cover the pears in the pot… yay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the water, sugar and cinnamon to a saucepan, heat until the sugar is dissolved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pick out some pears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peel the pears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add whole pears to the saucepan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cover with parchment paper and simmer the pears until cooked through (knife goes in easily). This will take 15 to 25 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove the pears and let cool

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To core: cut a pear in half, take a spoon, scoop and pull out the core

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core all the pears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For a fancy dessert plate whole with reduced sauce. It looks even more fancy when poached in red wine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate them cut open with ice cream, reduced sauce and chocolate syrup…yum!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can plate them sliced or use for something like pear tart

Go check out my pear tart at http://www.hauntedchef.com/2011/10/10/pear-tart/

To keep: refrigerate in their own syrup

 

Do you ever get a craving for chocolate so bad it becomes an emergency? Have you ever gone out in the middle of the night just for chocolate? Try this recipe!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 minute chocolate cake!

4 tablespoons cake flour
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 large egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips
a cap of vanilla

Glaze
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 tablespoon milk warm
a cap of vanilla
2 teaspoons butter * optional to give more flavor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gather your ingredients

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Grab a microwave safe mug

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Measure all dry ingredients to into the mug and stir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Add the egg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measure in the milk and oil and mix well

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Add the chocolate chips, vanilla and mix again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put the mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes. The cake can puff above the top of the mug

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Eat it straight out of the mug or plate if desired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Next gather your ingredients for the glaze

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mix everything together until smooth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Pour it over the top of the cake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serve it with whipped Cream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garnish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The way my son likes to eat his