Almond & Honey Tart

Ingredients for short crust

Basic sweet paste
Ingredients
Butter 16 ounces
Caster sugar 12 ounces
Flour 24 ounces
Egg 1
Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Method

In a bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add in eggs and beat well. Fold in flour and mix gently with finger tips until the dough can be
gathered into a ball. Knead lightly and chill dough for 30 minutes, use as required.(bake for 5 mins before filling..for this recipe)

Ingredients for filling

Almonds crushed 4 ounces
Butter 1 ounce
Sugar 1 ounce
Honey 3 tbsp

Method

In a pan add Almonds crushed 4 ounces, Butter 1 ounce, Sugar 1 ounce, Honey 3 tbsp.
Cook on low heat stirring continuously till the mixture thickens.
Pour and spread the filling in the half baked tart shells.
Bake at 180 degree C for 20 to 25 minutes.
Do not overcook or cracks will appear, cool until set and serve.

Almond & Honey Tart

Mocha Cake

Ingredients

Basic vanilla Sponge (2 layers)
Chocolate Sponge (2 layers)

For Filling & Frosting

Whipped Cream 14 oz (U can use butter cream)
Ganache 1 cup
Coffee 2 tsp dissolved in 1 tbsp hot water
Condensed milk 2 tbsp
Milk half cup

Method

Icing :- Mix whipping cream ,ganache & coffee mixture.
Mix Condensed milk & milk; use this liquid to moist your cake layers.

Assembling

Place one layer of vanilla sponge up on a cardboard round or a cake plate protected with strips of wax or parchment paper. Using a pastry brush or a small spoon, soak the layer  with milk mix,
spread thick layers of icing, now put layer of chocolate sponge,soak and spread icing again vanilla sponge soak spread icing put last layer of chocolate sponge soak ;cover ur cake nicely with remaining  frosting.Chill before serving.

Mocha Cake