Tablet

No, not a medicine but a deliciously sweet Scottish fudge!

Work plan
30min preparation/cooking

Calories per piece: 243 for each of 20 pieces

Nutritional advice
It is better for children’s teeth to allow a sweet at or just after a meal rather than nibbling them between meals.

Ingredients
1kg sugar
12g butter
1 large can of condensed milk
150ml milk

Method

1. Place all the ingredients in a heavy-based saucepan and warm over a low heat, stirring continuously until the sugar has dissolved.
2. Bring to the boil slowly to prevent browning and continue to cook over a medium heat for 20min, stirring frequently.
3. Remove from the heat and beat until fairly stiff.
4. Grease the bottom of two Swiss roll tins and line with baking parchment. Pour in the fudge mixture and allow cooling, then cutting or breaking into pieces.

Microwave
1 place all the ingredients in a large bowl and heat on high for 10-12min, stirring 4 times, to dissolve the sugar

2 continue to cook on high for a further 10min, stirring twice

3-4 as conventional method

Tips
The art of making good tablet is not to cook it too slowly, and to give it a good beating. Tablet could also be melted down to make a delicious sauce for ice cream!

Storage
Keep in an airtight tin

Servings
Makes approximately 20 pieces.

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Chocolate Chestnut Gateau

Turn a simple chocolate cake into a marvelous gateau

Work plan

20min preparation

Calories per serving: 515

Nutritional advice
Having such a high sugar and fat content, this really is a gateau to save for special occasions!

Ingredients
1 medium-sized chocolate cake
3-4tbs dark rum or cherry juice
115g of canned sweetened chestnut puree
150ml double cream
410g of canned stoned black cherries, drained or 375g fresh cherries

Method

1. Cut the chocolate cake in half if necessary and trickle the rum over both halves.
2. Mash the chestnut puree until it forms a smooth soft paste. Beat the cream until stiff, then add to the chestnut puree and mix well to combine.
3. Spread one-third of this mixture on to one of the cake halves and sandwich the two halves together, then spread the remaining mixture over the top and sides of the cake.
4. Decorate the top of the gateau with the cherries and serve with single cream, if desired.

Storage
This cake freezes well, keep for up to 3 months and thaw slowly.

Servings
Serves 8

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