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 James Trevor Oliver, MBE (born May 27, 1975), better known as Jamie Oliver and The Naked Chef, is an English celebrity chef. He is well known for his use of organic food and for his recent work in changing eating habits in British schools. ...more. |
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Christmas was coming so I thought it would be good to bake a Christmas cake. I came about this recipe while watching one of Jamie Oliver’s shows. What inspired me was the ease in which he banged the ingredients and put the whole Chocolate Bombe together.
First warning, no matter how easy and fun it looks to use a rolling pin to whack the chocolate or coffee beans with a rolling pin to ‘crush’ it, it never is that easy when you try it at home. I had chocolate pieces flying all around and after a while of trying, the chocolate started to melt, so it defeated the whole purpose.
Another warning, even though it says in the recipe that you can prepare the filling during the time it takes to cook cake …… ummmm…. that also doesn’t work!! In the end you will end up burning the cake and stressing yourself out making the filling like I did. Better take things step by step and prepare enough in advance before cooking.
It’s important that you measure in advance your plates, bowls and size of the cake. You don’t want to end up having cakes which are too small for the bowl and plates which doesn’t fit the bowl to give pressure.
The outcome is a very simple chocolate bombe (no wonder Jamie Oliver does it in such sort timing! Even if you get it 100% wrong it will still taste GREAT!). Surprisingly the cake is very simple, not a load of ingredients or instructions and forms a great base. If you like fruits (hey it is a Christmas dish), then the filling will be just for you. If not, you can always cut back on the cherries and the glazed fruits. We used cheddar cheese not ricotta cheese, didn’t add the coffee beans and alcohol.
Bon appetite, enjoy!
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