Chocolate Soil Crumbs Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda together in a bowl. Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract together with an electric mixer in another bowl until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture until dough is just incorporated. Spread dough out onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 14 minutes. Cool completely and crumble as desired.

Steps:

• 1. heat the sugar and water in a pan.
• 2. cut the Plain chocolate into small pellets about the size of a finger nail.
• 3. when the sugar reaches 130 degrees celsius / 266 fahrenheit.
• note: if you haven't got thermometer wait until all sugar dissolved and starting to change medium brown colour.
• 4. then take off the heat.
• 5. get a whisk, add the chocolate bits and stir with the whisk.
• 6. make sure all the sugar coats the chocolate and stir for about 2 minutes.
• 7.the mix sticks to the side of the pan don't worry.
• 8. empty out the mixture to a container.
• 9. pour hot water into the pan with the whisk and boil until the mixture starts to dissolve. it makes it easier to clean.
• 10. you can add different chocolate flavours if you like and spices.

Steps:

• heat the sugar and water in a pan.
• cut the Plain chocolate into small pellets about the size of a finger nail.
• when the sugar reaches 130 degrees celsius / 266 fahrenheit.
• note: if you haven't got thermometer wait until all sugar dissolved and starting to change medium brown colour.
• then take off the heat.
• get a whisk, add the chocolate bits and stir with the whisk.
• make sure all the sugar coats the chocolate and stir for about 2 minutes.
• empty out the mixture to a container.
• pour hot water into the pan with the whisk and boil until the mixture starts to dissolve. it makes it easier to clean.
• you can add different chocolate flavours if you like and spices.

Steps:

• Make the soil first. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Thinly slice the chocolate cake and lay on baking trays lined with baking parchment. Bake for 30 mins, turning the slices halfway, until crisp to the touch. Put in a food processor and whizz to crunchy crumbs. Will keep well for up to a week in an airtight tin.
• Make the fondants by brushing 6 dariole moulds well with melted butter. Chill for 1 min, then brush again. Put a spoon of cocoa powder in one and shake about so the whole inside is coated, then tip out the rest into the next and tap the bottom of the dariole to get out any excess. Repeat with all the darioles.
• Beat together the softened butter, peanut butter, sugar and vanilla to cream them, then beat in the eggs, followed by the flour. Stir in the melted chocolate and divide between the darioles. Chill for up to 24 hrs.
• To serve, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Bake the fondants for 10-12 mins - the top will be set, but you should feel a soft middle when you prod it. Add a small pile of soil to each plate and top with a cherry - or put the soil in a mini bucket or flowerpot. Add a spoon of cherry compote to each plate and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Finally, carefully turn each chocolate fondant out onto the plate - they should come out easily. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Combine the flour, cornstarch, sugar, cocoa powder and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and paddle on low speed until mixed.
• Add the butter and paddle on low speed until the mixture starts to come together in small clusters.
• Spread the clusters on a parchment- or Silpat-lined sheet pan. Bake for 20 minutes, breaking them up occasionally. The crumbs should still be slightly moist to the touch at that point; they will dry and harden as they cool.
• Let the crumbs cool completely before using in a recipe or eating. Stored in an airtight container, they will keep fresh for 1 week at room temperature or 1 month in the fridge or freezer.