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Strawberry Angel Food Trifle...

Ingredients;

(1) store-bought angel food cake
24 oz. container frozen strawberries, sliced with sugar added, thawed
24 oz. or 3 cups vanilla pudding (We used 6+ small individual cups this time)
16 oz. container of whipped cream, slightly less than the whole container
Fresh strawberries for garnish

Directions;

Tear angel food cake into medium pieces. 

Begin layering cake, strawberries, pudding and whip cream in a large clear glass bowl. 

Continue irregular layers, filling the bowl. 

Top entire dessert with a solid layer of whip cream. Slice a few fresh strawberries for garnish. 

Refrigerate overnight or at least 4 hours before serving.

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Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies...

Ingredients;

1/2 cup butter
2-oz dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp red food coloring
2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
8-oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions;

Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8- or 9-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil and lightly grease.
In a small, heatproof bowl, melt butter and chocolate together. Stir with a fork until very smooth. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.
In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and red food coloring. Add in the chocolate mixture and stir until smooth. Batter should be red. If a brighter red is desired, add an additional 1/2 tsp food coloring. Add flour and salt into the bowl and stir until everything is just combined and no streaks of dry ingredients remain.
Pour into prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
Prepare cheesecake mixture. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Drop in dollops onto prepared brownie batter. Gently swirl two batters with a butter knife.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, until brownies and cheesecake are set. A knife inserted into the cheesecake mixture should come out clean and the edges will be lightly browned.
Cool in the pan completely before slicing and serving, either at room temperature or chilled.
Brownies can be refrigerated, covered, for several days.
Makes 16 large brownies or 24 smaller brownies

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Chocolate Turtle Cake...

Ingredients;

3 cups self-raising flour
3 cups milk
3 large free-range eggs
sea salt
olive oil
150 g good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), smashed, plus extra to serve
50 g unsalted butter, cubed
180 g hazelnuts and Brazil nuts, toasted
600 ml double cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1½ tablespoons golden caster sugar
1 punnet fresh raspberries, to serve

Method;

Place the flour, milk, eggs and a pinch of salt in a bowl and whisk to a smooth batter. Add a small splash of oil to a small nonstick pan over a medium heat then wipe with kitchen paper. When the pan's hot, add a ladleful of batter, tilting the pan to spread, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes each side, until lightly golden. Set aside. Repeat until you've used all the batter, stacking the pancakes to one side.

Melt the smashed chocolate, butter and a pinch of salt in a heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water (don't let the bowl touch the water), stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, smash the toasted nuts in a pestle and mortar, or in a clean tea towel with a rolling pin until fine. By now your chocolate should be melted, remove from the heat, stir through 200ml of cream and a handful of bashed nuts. Whisk the remaining cream with the vanilla and sugar until thick.

To build your cake, spread a blob of cream over a serving plate or board, pop a pancake on top and press gently. Spread some chocolate over the pancake and top with another pancake. Keep doing this, alternating between cream and chocolate, until you've used all the pancakes, remembering to keep some cream back for the top.

Smooth the sides with a spatula or palette knife to tidy up the edges, then pour the remaining cream on top. Let it drip down the sides and spread to cover the cake. Press the remaining nuts around the sides, then scrape over a few gratings of dark chocolate. Decorate the base with some lovely fresh raspberries, if you like, then serve.

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