Irish Black Velvet Recipes

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• Pour the stout slowly into a tall glass, and then simply add the champagne.

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• Half fill Champagne flutes with Guinness, then slowly top them up with chilled Champagne.

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• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line the bases of 6 dariole moulds with baking parchment. Put the butter, sugar, egg, flour, ground almonds, bicarbonate, cocoa and Guinness in a mixing bowl. Beat together until lump-free. Divide between the tins then bake for 20-25 mins until risen and a skewer poked in comes out clean. Cool for 15 mins, then remove from tins and cool completely - the same way up they baked, don't turn upside-down.
• Whip cream with the icing sugar and splash of Champagne, if using, until thick. Spoon a dollop onto the top of each cake and dust with a touch of cocoa. Serve with glasses of Champagne or Black Velvets for pudding.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray one 10-inch bundt pan or two 9-inch round pans with a nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, coffee, milk and oil. Mix until smooth; batter will be thin.
• Pour into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven 35 to 40 minutes for bundt pan, 25 minutes for 9-inch round pans, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
• In a large bowl, mix together melted butter and cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
• Add a small amount of additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla.
• Frost cake and garnish as desired.

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• Whip the cream in a bowl until it is thick enough to hold its shape.
• Put the milk into a saucepan and whisk in the cocoa powder.
• Add the chocolate squares and heat gently, stirring, until the chocolate has melted.
• Bring the chocolate milk to the boil.
• Remove pan from heat and add the whipped cream and whiskey or brandy.
• Stir gently for 1 minute to blend well.
• Pour quickly into 3 heatproof mugs or glasses and top each serving with a generous spoonful of whipped cream.
• Decorate with chocolate curls and serve at once.

Steps:

• 1 Pour the Champagne into a flute or other tall glass.
• 2 Pour the Guinness on top. (Guinness is heavier. If you mix it the other way around, it won't combine evenly and will need to be stirred.)