After Eight
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A large dark chocolate mint with a thin layer of homemade peppermint fondant. The original account records the ingredients and layered construction.
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- The ingredients were 400g of good dark chocolate at 73% cocoa for £3.40 from Waitrose, 50g of unsalted butter at £0.99, 1 teaspoon of an £8 bottle of peppermint extract, 1/2 cup of cheap imported corn syrup from an oriental supermarket and 3 cups of icing sugar already in the cupboard; the account calls the posh peppermint the most pimped ingredient. Using a recipe for homemade creme eggs, a large batch of white minty goo was mixed, spread liberally, and covered with chocolate before going back into the fridge; no further method or times are recorded. The finished mint was kept for a small dinner party. Source 1 · Source 2 · Source 3 · Source 4 · Source 5 · Source 6
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400g dark chocolate (good quality, 73% cocoa) (£3.40 from Waitrose) 50g unsalted butter (£0.99 from Waitrose) 1 teaspoon expensive peppermint extract (£8 a bottle from waitrose) 1/2 cup corn syrup (cheap imported kind from an oriental supermarket) 3 cups icing sugar (not sure since I bought it previous to this project)
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Ingredients:
400g dark chocolate (good quality, 73% cocoa) (£3.40 from Waitrose)
50g unsalted butter (£0.99 from Waitrose)
1 teaspoon expensive peppermint extract (£8 a bottle from waitrose)
1/2 cup corn syrup (cheap imported kind from an oriental supermarket)
3 cups icing sugar (not sure since I bought it previous to this project)
Very pimped up ingredients especially the posh peppermint extract!
Using a recipe for homemade creme eggs, I mixed up a large batch of white,
minty goo.
White goo spread around liberally
Chocolate covering the white goo before being refridgerated again.
A comparison:
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Now I just need to keep it around for a small dinner party.
