It’s the time of the annual family Christmas party; it was started by my aunty, but now my cousins carry on the tradition. I’m sharing a recipe which has became a regular feature on the party table. My aunty used to go to cookery evening classes and then make some delicious desserts for us – she was never as keen on savoury dishes!
Aunty Audrey’s chocolate Turinois
- 8 oz butter
- 4 oz sifted icing sugar
- 8 oz plain chocolate, melted over hot water
- 2 tbsp Camp Coffee – I used good instant coffee diluted with a little hot water, about 3 tablespoons of coffee
- 2+ tbsp brandy or rum
- 1 can chestnut purée
- cream butter and icing sugar until pale and fluffy
- stir in the purée, mixing well and add the brandy or rum and coffee
- mix in the melted chocolate
- pour into a 1 lb loaf tin lined with cling film and put in the fridge to set
- decorate as you wish!
It is unbelievably delicious but unfortuantely I don’t have a photo of it – so my featured image is of another party cake!
Lois Elsden 
Camp Coffee …. what passed for coffee in our house in the 1950s.
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Same here – but I remember it mostly being used when mum made cakes – I guess because coffee was for grown-ups!
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I was wondering where the stars came in!
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Oooh I have all these ingredients, I’ll have to give this a go, thanks Lois 🙂
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Honestly it is so delicious!!
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