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Stale Death by Chocolate

Debt_Free_Chick
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I have some stale "Death by Chocolate" buns (used the cake recipe, but made cup-cakes from it).

Any idea what I can do with them? Chocolate cake crumbs for use as a cheesecake base springs to mind. Any other ideas please?
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  • scaredy_cat
    scaredy_cat Posts: 7,758 Forumite
    make - http://www.corridorkitchen.com/2012/01/easy-lamingtons/

    or http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,176,153170-248196,00.html
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  • mucky_moo
    mucky_moo Posts: 83 Forumite
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    edited 29 July 2012 at 8:22AM
    these cake pops look good. havnt tried them myself but would be fun for kids to munch on
    http://www.bakingmad.com/kids/recipes/kidscakes/chocolate-cake-pops

    another recipe I have for these says to use 75g full fat cream cheese and 150g icing sugar to the cake crumbs instead of making your own buttercream

    hth
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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    edited 29 July 2012 at 8:33AM
    I thought that was a new cook book....

    'Stale Death'

    by Chocolate

    put in microwave for 10 seconds to warm up with a mug of boiling water or smothered in fudge sauce.. and eat warm with custard or ice cream

    Cheesecake base sounds good to me.. those tins of carnation caramel are delumptious you could use that as the next layer then plain vanilla cheese on the top and a drizzling of choc sauce... nom

    You could have frozen some while they were fresh for furture reference.
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  • Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny
    Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny Posts: 923 Forumite
    Cover with fruit and jelly, add ice cream. Any problems, I can collect.
    I hvae nt snept th lst fw mntes writg ths post fr yu t cme alng hre nd agre wth m!

    Cheers! :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
  • kittendothroar
    kittendothroar Posts: 528 Forumite
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    I have frozen leftover sponges cakes before - to be used in future to form part of puddings, I.e. sliced up with tinned fruit and cream or custard

    Also used in a trifle with jelly etc very successfully. Try using either orange or blackcurrant jelly
    I love food, hate waste and have a penchant for sparkly things ::D

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  • MrsNoonar
    MrsNoonar Posts: 22 Forumite
    Crumble them up and mix with vanilla ice cream. Me and my sister used to do this when we were younger with stale chocolate brownies. I think we actually enjoyed it more than just eating them fresh! :)
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  • gibson123
    gibson123 Posts: 1,733 Forumite
    Make them into truffles, simple melt a big bar of chocolate and some butter and pop in the breadcrumbs, add some booze if you have it such as brandy or baileys, or whisky or rum, if not add some other flavouring or leave plain, once cool roll into balls and roll in hot chocolate powder or vermicilli. Keeps for ages and make lovely pressies or sale bakes, well in theory, but in our house the mixture barely reaches the cool stage.
  • Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny
    Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny Posts: 923 Forumite
    DFC I am starving, I got my car keys, Can I collect?
    I hvae nt snept th lst fw mntes writg ths post fr yu t cme alng hre nd agre wth m!

    Cheers! :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
  • Debt_Free_Chick
    Debt_Free_Chick Posts: 13,276 Forumite
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    Take_it_like_a_man,_sonny wrote: »
    DFC I am starving, I got my car keys, Can I collect?

    Well, hello Big Boy :p

    PM me :rotfl:
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