Chocolate Chip Cookie S’mores

Ingredients:375g good quality dark chocolate375g butter, cut into pieces500g caster sugar6 medium eggs225g plain flour140g good quality dark chocolate50g butter, cut into piecesicing sugar for dusting

Ingredients:100g unsalted butter , softened175g caster sugar2 large eggs , beaten75g plain flour50g cocoa powder1 tsp baking powder3 tbsp milk4 tbsp mixed white and milk chocolate chips100g milk chocolate75g full-fat soft cheese

NO MICROWAVE?If you don’t have a microwave,boil the whole, unpeeled beetroot untiltender (leaving the skins on prevents themfrom becoming waterlogged), then peeland use as above. For a real cheat, use400g ready-cooked beetroot – just be sureto buy the type without vinegar!

Meanwhile, whisk the sugar, eggs and a pinch of salt together in a large bowl until pale and foamy – it should look like a frothy milkshake. This will take 2-3 mins with an electric whisk, or about 5-8 mins with a balloon whisk. Pour in the butter and chocolate mixture along with the almonds,…