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Step 1

Place the créme caramel cups in a roasting pan with a protective layer between the pan and the cups. When your favourite recipe for créme caramel is ready for baking, cover the bottom of a roasting pan with old newspaper or a piece of cardboard and place the cups on top. This protective layer will prevent the moulds from having direct contact with the heat, keeping the mixture from reaching a boil. (When the mixture boils, bubbled form.)

Step 2

Add water to the roasting pan. Add enough hot water to the roasting pan to rise about halfway up the sides of the moulds.

Step 3

Place the pan on the stove and bring the water to a simmer.

Step 4

Bake. Place the pan in a preheated 350ºF oven and bake the créme caramel from 40 to 50 minutes.

Step 5

Check for doneness. To make sure that the créme caramel is cooked, insert the blade of a knife (make sure the knife is totally dry) into the centre of the cup. The knife blade should come out clean and feel slight warm to the touch.

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Rich Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

3 egg yolks
1 egg
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup unsweetened
cocoa powder
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
4 egg whites
pinch of salt
pinch of cream of tartar
2 tbsp lemon marmalade

Syrup

1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
3 tbsp grated lemon zest
3 tbsp Frangelico liqueur

Cream

1-1/3 cups 35% cream, scalded
16 oz bittersweet Swiss nougat chocolate, finely chopped

Pomegranate Glaze

seeds of 2 pomegranates
1/3 cup sugar
juice of 1/2 orange
1 tsp lemon juice

Method

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks, egg and 1/2 cup sugar until thick and pale.
3. In another bowl sift together cocoa and flour. Add to egg mixture, alternating with butter. Combine well.
4. In a bowl, beat egg whites with salt until frothy. Beat in cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Beat in remaining sugar, until stiff peaks form.
5. Stir 1/4 of the egg whites into flour mixture. Fold in remaining egg whites.
6. Bake in 8-inch buttered square cake pan about 25 minutes, or until tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and invert onto rack. Set aside to cool.
7. To prepare syrup: In small saucepan combine all ingredients, except liqueur, and bring to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Strain through fine sieve, discarding zest. Stir in liqueur.
8. To prepare cream: In small bowl, pour scalded cream over chocolate. Stir mixture until chocolate is melted. Chill in refrigerator, stirring occasionally, l hour. Remove from refrigerator and beat until soft peaks form. Set aside.
9. To prepare pomegranate glaze: In food processor combine all ingredients, except sugar. Pulse several times. Pour mixture into small saucepan and add sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 8 minutes, or until reduced by half.
10. Strain through fine sieve, discarding seeds.
11. Slice cake horizontally into 3 layers. Brush bottom layer with syrup, then spread with 1/2 the marmalade, and finally with 1/4 of the cream. Repeat process with next layer. Place top layer on cake and frost with remaining cream.
12. Serve with pomegranate glaze.

Makes 12 servings.

Source: Gusto!

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