In conjunction with Christ
Church, New London Road, the Chelmsford Fairtrade Town Campaign held an
excellent Gala Evening and Cook for Change Competition. The winners are below.
If you have any other recipes that contain Fairtrade products, do let us know.
Luscious Lime Cheesecake
7” loose bottom cake tin or pie dish, 200g packet of Traidcraft Stem Ginger Cookies, 50g butter, 250g tub of Mascarpone cheese,
250g tub of Ricotta cheese, 2 limes, 50g icing sugar.
Method:
Melt the butter in a pan or microwave.
Crush the cookies and add to the melted butter.
Mix well and press into the base of the tin.
Place in the refrigerator to chill.
Put both tubs of cheese in a bowl and add the grated zest and the juice of the limes.
Add the icing sugar and mix well.
Spoon the cheese mixture over the cooled base and return to the refrigerator for 3 hours.
When set, remove from tin, decorate as you like and serve.
Pat Bruguier – 1st Prize
Gluten free Coffee Cake
200g butter, 200g caster sugar, 4 eggs, 200g gluten free flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 3 tsp instant coffee (CaféDirect),
1 tbs hot water, 200g cream cheese.
Method:
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs one at a time followed by the baking powder and flour.
Dissolve the coffee in the water and add to the mixture.
Divide between 2 oiled and lined 20cm (8”) round cake tins.
Bake in preheated oven 190c/375f/Gas mark 5 for 20 minutes.
Cool, then sandwich together with the cream cheese.
Jean Forbes – 2nd Prize
Chocolate and Cherry Coconut Tray Bake
100g coconut, 100g Fairtrade granulated sugar, 100g glacé cherries, 200g Fairtrade milk chocolate, 2 eggs.
Method:
Line swiss roll tin with foil.
Melt chocolate in small basin.
Pour into tin, leave to set.
Mix together coconut, sugar, cherries (cut into quarters).
Add beaten egg.
Place mixture onto chocolate.
Cook Gas mark 4 for 20 minutes or until pale brown.
Cut when cold.
Elaine Wheeler – 3rd Prize
Banana, Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake
3 medium bananas, mashed, 6oz. Demerara sugar (Traidcraft), 3oz soft margarine, 2 medium eggs, beaten, 7oz SR flour,
¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 2 oz chopped roasted hazelnuts, 2 tablespoons Nutella.
Method:
Pre heat oven to 180c/Gas 4.
Grease and line 2lb loaf tin.
Beat together bananas, sugar, margarine and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well.
Place in tin and bake for 45 mins to 1 hour.
Pam Stephens, runner up
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