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0:00:09 > 0:00:12- I'm Beca. I love baking.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- Baking has been in my blood - since I was a child.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20- Over the years, - I've picked up loads of tips...
0:00:20 > 0:00:24- ..from some great bakers, - in my opinion - my family.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- Mam, Auntie Heulwen, - Mamgu and Nan...
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- ..taught me the craft.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36- I'll recreate some favourite recipes - and add my own stamp.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- No fuss, no frills.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42- Well, maybe a few.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43- Just baking.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- I love chocolate - and love cooking with it.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04- I'm going to share some favourite - chocolate recipes with you today.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09- From Auntie Irene's chocolate - chip cookies from St Louis, USA...
0:01:09 > 0:01:15- ..to clafoutis, a French pudding - with cherries and chocolate.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16- Lush!
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- I'll also bake a luxurious - chocolate cake with Guinness...
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- ..for an auction - in Minny St Chapel in Cardiff.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- Can we have 30, please? - 30 in the back!
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- I also judge a baking competition.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- This sounds lovely.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- It has cheese, chives and bacon.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49- Elinor Patchell!
0:01:52 > 0:01:53- Congratulations!
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- First, the best - cookies in the world.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Auntie Irene's cookies - are great family favourites.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09- They're easy to make.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- I learnt how to bake them - when I was eight...
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- ..on my first holiday - to see our family in the USA.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Sieve plain flour...
0:02:19 > 0:02:24- ..a teaspoon of baking soda - and a teaspoon of salt in a bowl.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- There's butter in the mixer.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- I add two types of sugar.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36- White.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40- And light brown.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- Now, I add two eggs.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- After adding the eggs...
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- ..add a drop of vanilla flavouring.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- Add half the flour...
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- ..and mix well.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- I add the rest - of the flour by hand...
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- ..then the chocolate chips.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- When I visited America - for the first time...
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- ..Auntie Irene gave me one of these.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- I asked if she'd make more - while we were there.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- The next day, - she bought all the ingredients.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- I stood by her side, - watching everything she did.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- I left America with this recipe.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- They bring back a lot of memories.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Now, little Mari - likes helping me make these.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- The dough looks quite stiff.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- But it's biscuit dough.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- It's a bit more stiff - than a cake mix.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- Scrape the bowl to make sure - all the flour is mixed in.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- And finally...
0:04:32 > 0:04:33- ..the chips.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- These are special - chocolate chips from America.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- I have a stash in the cupboard.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- The ordinary ones are fine.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- It's up to you how to put - the cookies on the sheet.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- You can use a spoon.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- I usually put the mix in a bag.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- Then I can regulate - the size of each cookie.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Cut quite a large hole at the top.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- You can use the mix - in ice cream at this stage.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- Or, when they're cooked...
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- ..you can make - an ice cream sandwich...
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- ..between two cookies.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- But for me, - the only way to eat these...
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- ..is hot from the oven - with a glass of milk.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- The amount of cookies you have - depends on their size.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- You usually get about forty.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- You could have small ones - for afternoon tea.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- If I gave my husband small ones, - I think he'd leave.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- So I make quite large ones.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- They don't take long to cook, - about ten to twelve minutes.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- These keep for - about five days in a jar.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- That's a marvellous smell.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45- Mm.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- They bring back so many memories.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52- Lush.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- All the series recipes - are on the website.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18- Now, I have a French recipe for you, - chocolate clafoutis with cherries...
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- ..soaked in kirsch, - the cherry-flavoured spirit.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- It's an unusual pudding, - part cake and part mousse.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- It's delicious - and only takes minutes to prepare.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Sieve self-raising flour in a bowl.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43- There is no chocolate - in the traditional clafoutis recipe.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- But cherries and chocolate - work so well together.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52- This is sugar.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56- Almonds.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Three eggs.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- This recipe is great, - because it all goes in one bowl.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- It's baked in one dish.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- I also add two egg yolks.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- Adding egg yolks makes - the clafoutis more luxurious.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- The last ingredient is milk.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- Whisk the mixture.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Now, I melt butter.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- There's chocolate in the saucepan.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- I don't want a high temperature, - just enough for them to melt.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- While the chocolate - and butter melt...
0:09:07 > 0:09:13- ..whisk the other ingredients - until they're well mixed.
0:09:13 > 0:09:19- When the butter and chocolate - are melted, pour in and whisk.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- When everything is mixed well, - pour in a dish.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- Now, I add the cherries.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Soak the cherries - in sugar and kirsch overnight...
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- ..in a clingfilm covered bowl - or in a jar.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- They're nice with ice cream.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Don't worry if you have - too many for this recipe.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- I'm sure you'll eat them.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- I put them in carefully, - trying to be tidy...
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- ..so they look nice.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05- After adding the cherries, - bake for about 18 minutes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Whatever you do, don't overcook.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- The knack with clafoutis is - to keep the middle soft and rich.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33- Mm.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- All the series recipes - are on the website.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46- Have a look.
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0:11:00 > 0:11:05- This is Minny St Chapel, Cardiff, - where I went as a child.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- I was married here.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- I have sweet memories of the place.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- Today, there are sweet things - on the menu too.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- I've been demonstrating - how to make profiteroles...
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- ..helped by Owain, the minister.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26- LAUGHTER
0:11:27 > 0:11:28- Good!
0:11:30 > 0:11:31- Try once again.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32- Try once again.- - No!
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- It's time to taste and judge - the baking competition.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- BACKGROUND CHAT
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- The men have been baking - all kinds of bread.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59- Nice.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- I'm impressed - at the number of loaves.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- This sounds lovely. It has cheese, - chives and bacon in it.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Lovely.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- Vanilla ice cream bread.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24- Wow.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- You can taste the ice cream.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39- There is a Welshcakes - and a Victoria sponge competition.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40- They're all light.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- This looks huge.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- The children have made cupcakes.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- They're some of the prettiest - I've ever seen.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55- These are brilliant.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- There's a "wow factor" - cake competition.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- They're too pretty to cut. - So much work has gone into them.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- The standard is amazing - in every category.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13- I didn't realize there are so many - talented men bakers in the chapel.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- First, the loaf competition.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24- Although they all tasted marvellous, - I had to choose a winner.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26- Iestyn Harries.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- APPLAUSE
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- It was really hard to choose the - best Welshcakes and Victoria sponge.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38- Elinor Patchell.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40- APPLAUSE
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Congratulations!
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Good lord!
0:13:49 > 0:13:54- The children all win something. - They were so good.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55- Well done!
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Congratulations, well done!
0:14:03 > 0:14:04- Again!
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- With the "wow factor" cakes, - the two in the back are amazing.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- We'll be sharing - more prizes than anticipated.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Everyone has done - fantastically well.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21- Fantastic!
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- I didn't want to cut any of them. - Congratulations.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- I wanted to make a special cake...
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- ..for the auction to raise - money for the Haiti appeal.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39- I'm making a favourite of Matt's, - a Guinness and chocolate cake.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- THE BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE EVER!
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- I made this cake for his birthday.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- It's a real celebration cake.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- It's amazingly luxurious.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- I put butter in the mixer...
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- ..and add sugar.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13- While it mixes, - sieve plain flour, cocoa powder...
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- ..one and a half teaspoons soda - and half a teaspoon baking powder...
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- ..in a bowl.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Put three eggs, the Guinness - and the dry ingredients...
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- ..alternately in the mixer.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- They say that Guinness - is good for pregnant women.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39- I won't try any now.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- If I wasn't pregnant, - I'd finish the bottle.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- During the cooking...
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- ..the alcohol is - baked out of the cake.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- You can taste - the unique Guinness flavour.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- It works really well with chocolate.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- Once everything is mixed well, - put in two lined, greased tins.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- Smooth the top.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- Bake at 180 degrees Celsius - for about 40 minutes.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- While they cool...
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- ..mix the filling.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46- Add 400 millilitres of double cream - to 250 grams cream cheese...
0:16:47 > 0:16:48- ..and whisk well.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- I like to add two spoonfuls of - icing sugar so it's nice and sweet.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- You can use the two sponges - as they are.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- If you feel bold, slice in half, - to make four layers.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Then you can add more - of the lovely filling.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- Put the filling between the layers. - Use the rest to cover the cake.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- You don't have to be too careful, - the cake will be covered with icing.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- Chill for 20 minutes - so the filling sets a little.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- Then it's ready to decorate.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- I use sugar paste - to decorate this cake.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- You can make sugar paste.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- But I always buy it.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- These are rather special.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- One is white chocolate flavoured - and the other, dark chocolate.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Before rolling the paste...
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- ..I measure the cake to make sure - the icing fits perfectly.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- The cake design is up to you.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- This stripy design is easy.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Roll the dark chocolate paste first.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- Cut the same length - as round the cake.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55- Here's a tip - using a pizza cutter - is much easier than a knife.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- Roll out the white - chocolate paste the same size.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Cut in narrow strips.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- Put the white strips - on the dark chocolate.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Roll together carefully.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- Roll it up and that's it!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- You're ready to decorate the cake.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- I fold the top a little - to hold the truffles in place.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- They look great - and they're easy to make.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- CHOCOLATE BALLS
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- Heat 150 millilitres of cream - in a saucepan on low heat.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- Don't boil it.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- While it heats, cut 150 grams - dark chocolate in small pieces.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- This chocolate is 50% cocoa.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- When the cream is just - below boiling point...
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- ..add to the chocolate and mix well.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Put it in the fridge to set.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- An hour should be plenty.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26- It's nicely set.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32- I'm using this baller - to make the right shape.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41- I'll wear gloves, because - it's going to be a bit messy.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48- Roll in your hands.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- If it's melting...
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- ..put it back in the fridge.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- If you use a baller, - they're all about the same size.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Don't worry - if they don't look perfect.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- People will know you made, - rather than bought, them.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15- Oops!
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- I've prepared ones - in white chocolate too...
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- ..using the same method.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Lastly, roll the truffles.
0:21:29 > 0:21:35- I have finely chopped pistachios, - freeze-dried raspberries...
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- ..cocoa powder...
0:21:38 > 0:21:39- ..and edible glitter.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- The truffles are lovely - on their own.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- You could make a batch - as a birthday or Christmas gift.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- Put the truffles - on the cake, and it's ready.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- It's really worth the trouble.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01- Enjoy!
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Thirty eight at the back!
0:22:12 > 0:22:13- What about forty?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- Let's have a nice round sum.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- This recipe, - and all the series recipes...
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- ..from brioches to macarons, - are on the website.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- More than forty? - Going once, going twice.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- Thank you!
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