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  Black Forest Cake     (Receta en espa�ol aqu� ) Ingredients 1 chocolate buttermilk cake, recipe here 500 ml sweet whipped cream (500 ml heavy whipping cream 35% butterfat + 80 g icing sugar + 1 teaspoon vanilla extract) Raspberry jam Maraschino cherries (Drain the cherries, reserving the liquid). Chocolate shavings Assembling Cut the chocolate cake into two or three layers. Set aside. Turn over the top layer of the cake (so top of cake becomes bottom) and place on the serving plate. Brush the cake layer with the cherry syrup.  Spread raspberry jam over the layer cake and whipped cream. Place the second layer cake, brush with syrup, spread raspberry jam and whipped cream, and arrange cherries in concentric circles. Place third layer cake on top, previously brushed with cherry syrup. Cover with the remaining whipped cream,     sprinkle the cake with shaved chocolate made by using a potato peeler and arrange cherries in a concentric circle atop cake....

  Chocolate Buttermilk Cake   Ingredients   (Receta en espa�ol aqu� )   175g unsalted butter 175g plain flour 250 g sugar 225g high quality dark chocolate (70%)   70 g cocoa powder 2 tsp instant coffee 4 large eggs 240 ml buttermilk 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda � tsp baking powder A pinch of salt (1/4 tsp) Directions Preheat     oven to 170�C (340�F) and grease and baseline a 9-10 inches cake pan. In a large bowl stir together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt. Sift and set aside. Melt the butter in a saucepan set over a pot of lightly steaming water, over medium heat. Add the chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Add the instant coffee to the mixture. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla extract and sugar. Pour into the chocolate mixture and mix until well combined. Now it is very important to add the ingredients in this order to the chocolate-butter mixture: -    First add ...

Chicken enchiladas   (Spanish version here ) Ingredients (4-6 servings) 600 g skinless chicken breasts � medium onion, diced 1 jalapeno pepper, sliced 8 flour tortillas 300 g grated cheese 1 avocado 1 small can of sweet corn 200 g sour cream Salt to taste Green onion or parsley to garnish Extra virgin olive oil Tabasco or sriracha sauce if you like it spicy. Enchilada sauce 1 kg ripe tomatoes 1 medium onion, diced (200 g) 2 cloves of garlic, minced 2 jalapenos, diced Chili flakes and cumin to taste Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Extra virgin olive oil or another vegetable oil Directions Cut the chicken into bite-sized chunks. Heat in a pot some olive oil and add the chicken. Cook until chicken is well done and you can shred it with a fork. Set aside. To prepare the enchilada sauce : Chop finely the onion, the cloves of garlic and jalapenos. Peel the tomatoes and cut into small pieces. Heat over medium heat a good splash of extra...

Butter toffee sauce   (Receta en espa�ol aqu� ) Ingredients 150 g light brown sugar 70 g water 50 g unsalted butter 100 ml heavy cream 1 tablespoon vanilla extract A pinch of salt Directions In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the brown sugar and water over low heat until the sugar dissolves, without stirring. Stir in melted butter, the heavy cream, a pinch of salt and the vanilla extract. Cook over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until sauce is thick.