Although mostly used as a starchy side for supper, polenta is revamped to give this fruity cake a wonderful texture. You can’t go wrong with the delightful combination of zetsy mango, sponge and creamy white chocolate. This delicious polenta and mango cake with a white chocolate yoghurt sauce is a delicious dessert that’s perfect with a dark, rich cup of coffee.
Chefs Garth Stroebel and Paul Hartmann give us a taste of life in the kitchen at the South African Chefs Academy in Cape Town. This chocolate box filled with strawberry mousse served with Cape fruits is a delicious example of their creativity and flair for food construction. Create this world-class dessert in your own kitchen!
We refer to this white chocolate and guava cake as ‘The Ultimate Indulgence’, and with good reason. Creamy, sweet and fruity, this is heaven. Recipe by Greta Bester Photographs by Graeme Borchers
It’s right there in the name. This ultimate death by chocolate mousse cake is the only decadent chocolate confection you will ever need again. It’s perfect for entertaining or a special occasion, and no palate will be able to resist it. Recipe by Martie Koen Photographs by Graeme Borchers
Chocolate, nut and orange brownies are gooey, dark and delicious. Orange and chocolate are an amazing combination: rich and decadent meets sweet and fruity. These treats are to die for. If you prefer a more traditional recipe, check out our recipe for fudgy choco brownies.
Red grapes contain polyphenols (most concentrated in the skins and seeds) which help to protect against heart disease. So sure, white chocolate mousse with red grapes is a decadently delicious dessert, but you can’t deny that there are some health benefits. Go ahead and indulge!
Who can say no to a chocolate mud cake? We love how easy this cake is to make, and the decorative opportunities are endless. Whether you sprinkle it with even more chocolate, or add some berries, or leave it as is, you cannot go wrong when you serve this cake to the ones you love. By Word of Mouth services include event planning, tailor-made menus, upmarket hiring, floral design and an exquisite venue, Hazeldene Hall in Parktown. Call 011-544-1600 or visit www.bywordofmouth.co.za.
We cannot get enough of this white chocolate cake with drunken grapes. The drunken grapes gives this delicious cake a fun kick.
A petit four is a small, bite-size confectionery sweet, but it can be savoury too. Originally from France, petit four in French means “small oven”. Below, we share our favourite recipe for these chocolate petits fours.
Their traditional Australian cousins are coated in regular milk chocolate, but these white chocolate lamingtons are light, lovely, and delicious. The coating is wonderfully creamy and sweet, perfect with the golden crumbs inside. A great teatime treat!
An unusual but magnificent flavour combination – we recommend serving it as a dinner-party dessert.
Pepper lebkuchen chocolate sandwiches are a traditional Christmas treat. These peppery soft biscuits work well with dark chocolate and are perfect for a sophisticated tea or served after dinner with coffee. They’re available at selected supermarkets, German delis and at Seemans (011-792-1410).
These strawberry and chocolate spring rolls are so delicious they’ll be eaten up before they’ve had a chance to cool down! Golden pastry, juicy fruits and creamy chocolate are meant to be together. Flaky and amazingly tasty.
Chocolate almond bars are devilishly rich and buttery. These lovely pastries are perfect for a tea party – their elegant shapes and toppings are too pretty not to share. Just as delicious without the ganache and almonds.
Friend and fellow Gourmet Girl Tracy Foulkes produces NoMU cocoa. We modified the chocolate cake recipe that appears on the NoMU tin and created these chilli and lemongrass chocolate cakes with oriental ganache.