Moroccan sweet potato, carrot and chickpea soup

This easy soup comes highly recommended from many Taste.com.au members.
Preparation Time
20 – 30 minutes
Cooking Time
45 minutes
Ingredients (serves 4)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large brown onion, roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
• 600g orange sweet potato, peeled, diced
• 500g carrots, peeled, sliced
• 6 cups reduced-salt chicken stock
• 300g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
• 1/2 small lemon, juiced
• Turkish bread croutons (see note), to serve

Method
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Stir in coriander, cumin and chilli powder. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add sweet potato and carrot. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Add stock. Cover. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
2. Add chickpeas to soup and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes or until chickpeas are tender.
3. Blend soup, in batches, until smooth. Return to saucepan over medium-low heat. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Heat, stirring, until hot (do not boil). Ladle into bowls. Top with croutons. Sprinkle with pepper. Serve.
Notes
• Note: Cut Turkish bread loaf in half lengthways and chop into 2cm cubes. Spray lightly all over with olive oil cooking spray. Place on a tray and bake in a 200 deg;C oven for 10 minutes or until golden.

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Red velvet cheesecake

Red velvet cake and cheesecake combine to create one beautiful dessert showpiece.
Preparation Time
60 minutes
Cooking Time
40 minutes
Ingredients (serves 10)
• Melted butter, to grease
• 185g butter, at room temperature
• 155g (3/4 cup) caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 115g (3/4 cup) self-raising flour, sifted
• 40g (1/4 cup) plain flour, sifted
• 2 tbs cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 125ml (1/2 cup) buttermilk
• 2 tbs red food colouring
• Oil, to grease
• White chocolate curls, to decorate
• Cheesecake filling
• 250g cream cheese, at room temperature
• 70g (1/3 cup) caster sugar
• 2 tbs fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbs warm water
• 1 1/2 tsp gelatine powder
• 300ml ctn thickened cream
• Cream cheese frosting
• 250g cream cheese, at room temperature
• 60g butter, at room temperature
• 80g (1/2 cup) icing sugar, sifted
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Brush a round 22cm (base measurement) cake pan with ted butter. Line the base with non-stick baking paper.
2. Use an electric beater to beat butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the self-raising flour, plain flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl. Stir flour mixture and buttermilk, in alternating batches, into butter mixture. Stir in food colouring. Spoon mixture into pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Cool slightly. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
3. Cut cake in half horizontally. Trim the top.
4. To make the filling, use an electric beater to beat cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth. Place the water in a heatproof jug. Add the gelatine. Place the jug in a saucepan and add boiling water to come halfway up the side of the jug. Stir until the gelatine dissolves. Add to the filling and beat until combined. Use an electric beater to beat the cream in a bowl until soft peaks form. Fold into the cream cheese mixture. 5 Brush a round 22cm (base measurement) cake pan with oil. Line base and side with plastic wrap, allowing side to overhang. Place cake base, cut-side up, in pan. Spread with filling. Top with cake top. Fold over plastic wrap. Place in the fridge overnight to chill.
5. To make the frosting, use an electric beater to beat the cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl until well combined.
6. Turn cake onto a serving plate. Spread with frosting. Decorate with chocolate curls.
Notes
• Allow overnight chilling time.
Cook’s tip: To make the white chocolate curls, spread melted chocolate over a dry marble or glass surface. Set aside until just set but not hard. Holding a chef’s knife at a 45-degree angle away from you, scrape the chocolate into curls. (If it breaks, it’s been set too hard – scrape it off and melt again.) Store the curls in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two weeks.

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