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[Dis_Yoda]

Hi there, would you mind giving the Nutella Crunch recipe to us? Pretty please.

Not at all!
Nutella Crunch

8 ounces of hazelnut milk chocolate - broken up
2 ounces Nutella
2 cups crushed pirouette cookies (or corn flakes like I use just something crunchy with no flavor - my coworkers thought it was rice krispies to be honest)
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 ounces milk chocolate - chopped

Method:
1. Have pan lined & ready for the crunch
2. In a bowl over steaming water (not boiling) slowly melt the high quality chocolate w/ the nutella. Stir until smooth with a rubber spatula.
3. Remove from heat & fold in the crushed wafers until thoroughly coated. POur this mixture into the prepared pan & smooth out evenly in the bottom
4. Place in fridge to set up
5. For the second layer - bring the heavy cream to a boil in a small saucepan and remove from heat. Immediately add the chocolate and allow to sit for a few minutes to warm the chocolate.
6. Take a spoon and stir in the middle of the pan until the chocolate becomes smooth and there is not a sign of cream. (Ganache)
7. Pour the ganache over the first layer and smooth out
8. Let set in fridge for an hour
9. Cut into 2" x 4" bars and enjoy! Best served at room temp.


You can change out the chocolate as you want. I couldn't find hazelnut milk chocolate around here so I just got a high quality milk chocolate and added more nutella. I've also made it with dark chocolate once & it turned out great.

 

[whogirl'smom]

I know how you feel, my mom died a week before Thanksgiving 1996 and my dad died on December 21, 2005. Both right around the Holidays. Been really missing my mom lately. So many things I would share with her. Hugs to you!!

Thanks, Jeanne.

Hope the sickies all get better soon!

Welcome fadingnebula! The recipe sounds great!

Kat and Jamie, I know how you feel about missing your parents around the holidays.....I always end up shedding tears while I decorate the tree because the ornaments always remind me of them.

Heather, I'm so sorry, I didn't know you'd lost both your parents.

You guys are all good therapy.

 

[hmgray95]

Not at all!
Nutella Crunch

8 ounces of hazelnut milk chocolate - broken up
2 ounces Nutella
2 cups crushed pirouette cookies (or corn flakes like I use just something crunchy with no flavor - my coworkers thought it was rice krispies to be honest)
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 ounces milk chocolate - chopped

Method:
1. Have pan lined & ready for the crunch
2. In a bowl over steaming water (not boiling) slowly melt the high quality chocolate w/ the nutella. Stir until smooth with a rubber spatula.
3. Remove from heat & fold in the crushed wafers until thoroughly coated. POur this mixture into the prepared pan & smooth out evenly in the bottom
4. Place in fridge to set up
5. For the second layer - bring the heavy cream to a boil in a small saucepan and remove from heat. Immediately add the chocolate and allow to sit for a few minutes to warm the chocolate.
6. Take a spoon and stir in the middle of the pan until the chocolate becomes smooth and there is not a sign of cream. (Ganache)
7. Pour the ganache over the first layer and smooth out
8. Let set in fridge for an hour
9. Cut into 2" x 4" bars and enjoy! Best served at room temp.


You can change out the chocolate as you want. I couldn't find hazelnut milk chocolate around here so I just got a high quality milk chocolate and added more nutella. I've also made it with dark chocolate once & it turned out great.

Ooh, this sounds really yummy!

Thanks, Jeanne.



Heather, I'm so sorry, I didn't know you'd lost both your parents.

You guys are all good therapy.

I know....everyone is always surprised that both of my parents are gone...and have been for some time. I guess it is fairly unusual for someone who is only 36. But my parents were married for 15 years before they had me, so they were a little older than most people having their first child were at that time. And fortunately, I have a great set of in-laws and brother and sister-in-laws who have adopted me since I have hardly any family of my own left.

 

[OurDogCisco]

Hi All... I'm in sunny Palm Springs enjoying a little vacation before Christmas. Anyways... I swear lately that my taste buds have changed and I now, LOVE peppermint with Chocolate. I had it our local Yogurt place. I've had Peppermint Bark. I just love it. So, does anyone have a good recipe for Peppermint Cake with chocolate. I thought about making it for Christmas and I searched online but I'm not 100% sure.

Also, I've taken a ton of food pictures! We went to the American Girl Store and Disney's Soda Fountain next to El Capitan Theatre. We also saw the movie A Christmas Carol. It was really good.

I'll post more when I get home and over the Christmas holiday. Thanks in advance to anyone who has a good cake recipe! Tina

 

[TDC Nala]

My mom had a peppermint cake recipe from Paula Deen. Not sure Paula used chocolate though. Try www.foodnetwork.com and search for peppermint chocolate cake.

 

[fadingnebula]

* 1 cup butter, softened
* 2 cups sugar
* 4 large eggs, separated
* 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
* 3 cups all-purpose four
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
* 1/3 cup sour cream
* 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies (hint: use food processor)
* White Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)
* Garnish: Peppermint Sticks

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray 2 9-inch round cake pans with non-stick spray (I sprayed and lined each one with a coffee filter).
3. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in peppermint extract.
4. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to butter mixture, alternately with cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating until just combined after each addition. Stir in sour cream and crushed peppermint candies, just until combined.
5. In medium bowl, beat egg whites in high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into batter.
6. Spoon batter evenly into the prepared pans
7. Bake 26-28 minutes** or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
8. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove and cool completely on wire racks.
9. Wrap each in heavy duty plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
10. Using serrated knife, cut each layer horizontally to make 4 layers.
11. Place layer, cut side down, on a cake plate
12. Spread with 1/2 cup White Chocolate Frosting.
13. Repeated with the three remaining layers.
14. Spread top and sides with frosting, garnish with peppermint sticks.

**Cooking time took about 7 minutes longer for me. I couldn't get that middle done!


White Chocolate Frosting

* 8 ounces White Chocolate
* 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
* 3/4 cup butter, softened
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 9 cups powdered sugar

1. In medium bowl, combine White Chocolate and cream. Microwave on high in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until chocolate in melted and smooth (about 1.5 minutes total). Let cool completely

2. In large bowl, combine chocolate mixture with butter and beat at medium speed with electric mixer until creamy. Add vanilla, beating until combined. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth.


There ya go!

 

[oybolshoi]

I have a bourbon pound cake recipe that I can share if anyone wants it ... I'm going to make it Thursday night.

 

[cathy0124]

Ummm Bourbon Pound Cake....

Somebody motivate me please

I have a mountain of presents yet to wrap and suitcases to pack before we leave for Puerto Rico on Friday...
I can't seem to get it in gear..

Cathy

 

[TDC Nala]

I got an e-card from Emeril! lol

I have been to three of his restaurants this year.

 

[whogirl'smom]

Ummm Bourbon Pound Cake....

Somebody motivate me please

I have a mountain of presents yet to wrap and suitcases to pack before we leave for Puerto Rico on Friday...
I can't seem to get it in gear..

Cathy

I wrapped the last presents just a little while ago...if I had had the energy I would've gone to the Dollar Tree for gift bags to avoid the cutting, taping, ribboning mess.

But Puerto Rico sounds exciting!

 

[dizneykid]

Not at all!
Nutella Crunch

8 ounces of hazelnut milk chocolate - broken up
2 ounces Nutella
2 cups crushed pirouette cookies (or corn flakes like I use just something crunchy with no flavor - my coworkers thought it was rice krispies to be honest)
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 ounces milk chocolate - chopped

Method:
1. Have pan lined & ready for the crunch
2. In a bowl over steaming water (not boiling) slowly melt the high quality chocolate w/ the nutella. Stir until smooth with a rubber spatula.
3. Remove from heat & fold in the crushed wafers until thoroughly coated. POur this mixture into the prepared pan & smooth out evenly in the bottom
4. Place in fridge to set up
5. For the second layer - bring the heavy cream to a boil in a small saucepan and remove from heat. Immediately add the chocolate and allow to sit for a few minutes to warm the chocolate.
6. Take a spoon and stir in the middle of the pan until the chocolate becomes smooth and there is not a sign of cream. (Ganache)
7. Pour the ganache over the first layer and smooth out
8. Let set in fridge for an hour
9. Cut into 2" x 4" bars and enjoy! Best served at room temp.


You can change out the chocolate as you want. I couldn't find hazelnut milk chocolate around here so I just got a high quality milk chocolate and added more nutella. I've also made it with dark chocolate once & it turned out great.

Thanks!!

 

[cathy0124]

Part (ok most) of the slacking is my own doing. But my sister gave me sneak preview passes to see Sherlock Holmes last night so that ate up my entire evening ... But you know what? It was SOOOO worth it! It was a really fun move! And bonus, Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr

Cathy

 

[oybolshoi]

I updated all the recipe and food porn links - thanks to everyone for sharing them with us all!

Heather, your yule log looked amazing! I've always wanted to try making one but I'm too chicken.

For those of you here who are missing loved ones, I wish you peace and good memories. I know it can be so hard, especially this time of year and especially when it's the first holiday after losing someone, and I would just say that it's OK to feel sad. Anyone with a grain of empathy will understand that it's not easy to be cheerful all the time when you're missing a piece of yourself.

You have friendies here who understand.

 

[BriarRosie]

I got an e-card from Emeril! lol

I have been to three of his restaurants this year.

Well, if he's sending you e-cards, why didn't he stop at our table last month and say hi? Huh?

And for anyone who cares, my voice is starting to sound less like Bea Arthur than it has since last Thursday. So I must be getting a little better.

 

[autumnpalm]

Hi!

I thought I would introduce myself. I've been lurking a fair bit and you all seem like a friendly bunch so I'm de-lurking myself.

I'm Meg, I'm a university student from ON, Canada. I love food although I sadly cannot cook other than defrosting things and making toast, so I prefer to enjoy the foods of others. Being a poor student kind of hinders my culinary education at the moment, although that Nutella crunch looks like something I could handle!

I am a huge Disney lover and have in fact told my boyfriend that we are not getting married unless he agrees to at least part of the honeymoon happening in WDW. We'll see! I may soon be single!

I am hoping to be a social worker and right now am working with kids who have profound disabilities and I absolutely love it. I am also interested in working in child and adolescent psychiatry. Once I finish my undergrad I am praying I'll get into a Master's program, and I would love to do my Masters in the US... specifically somewhere warm to escape the cold for a little while!

I love reading (particularly biographies), Woody Allen movies, ballet, makeup and bath and body things (my bathroom looks like the cosmetics aisle of a drugstore), my wonderful dog who is in my display pictures, family, flannel pajamas and Japanese food!

So... hi!

 

[oybolshoi]

Hi there Meg and welcome!

Feel free to jump in wherever and whenever you like - sometimes this thread moves really fast and other times it's really slow.

Hi!

I thought I would introduce myself. I've been lurking a fair bit and you all seem like a friendly bunch so I'm de-lurking myself.

I'm Meg, I'm a university student from ON, Canada. I love food although I sadly cannot cook other than defrosting things and making toast, so I prefer to enjoy the foods of others. Being a poor student kind of hinders my culinary education at the moment, although that Nutella crunch looks like something I could handle!

I am a huge Disney lover and have in fact told my boyfriend that we are not getting married unless he agrees to at least part of the honeymoon happening in WDW. We'll see! I may soon be single!

I am hoping to be a social worker and right now am working with kids who have profound disabilities and I absolutely love it. I am also interested in working in child and adolescent psychiatry. Once I finish my undergrad I am praying I'll get into a Master's program, and I would love to do my Masters in the US... specifically somewhere warm to escape the cold for a little while!

I love reading (particularly biographies), Woody Allen movies, ballet, makeup and bath and body things (my bathroom looks like the cosmetics aisle of a drugstore), my wonderful dog who is in my display pictures, family, flannel pajamas and Japanese food!

So... hi!

 

[autumnpalm]

Thank you, oybolshoi!

Just curious, does your name have anything to do with the Bolshoi Ballet? Every time I've seen your name around the boards it reminds me of that!

 

[oybolshoi]

Thank you, oybolshoi!

Just curious, does your name have anything to do with the Bolshoi Ballet? Every time I've seen your name around the boards it reminds me of that!

No, but it's a logical assumption.

My husband and I met in college when we were taking Russian as our foreign language requirement. I used to practice speaking it at home a lot and my brother and I were really amused by the rhyme oy (in English = oh!) + bolshoi (in English = big, or large). We just strung the two words together and I've been using it as an internet handle for years.

The literal translation would be oh, big!

PS. Bolshoi ballet does not mean Big Ballet; I know this because I once asked my Russian professor that question (tongue in cheek) and she was very offended by my irreverence.

 

[autumnpalm]

Ah, that is a cute story!

I was about to talk your ear off about Svetlana Zakharova and Natalia Osipova.

I love your username though, I think it was one of the first I came across on the DIS in the restaurants/reviews section and every time I see it, I say it in my head!

 

[autumnpalm]

And I can imagine how referring to the Bolshoi as "Big Ballet" might offend them a little.