Ingredients: 85g Cocoa powder 400g Caster sugar 125ml Vegetable Oil 4 Eggs 2tsp Vanilla Extract 250g Plain flour 2tsp Baking Powder 1/2tsp Salt 60g Icing Sugar Method: In a medium bowl, mix together the cocoa, caster sugar and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour,Continue reading “Brookies”
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Banana + Peanut Butter Smoothie
Ingredients: 1 banana 1 cup milk (any milk is fine, I use soya milk) 1/2 cup oats 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp peanut butter 1 tsp chia seeds (optional) Method: Pop all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. You can then add a little more milk if it is too thickContinue reading “Banana + Peanut Butter Smoothie”
Millionaire Shortbread
Ingredients: (for the shortbread base) 250g plain flour 75g caster sugar 175g butter (for the caramel filling) 100g butter/margarine 100g light brown sugar 397g can condensed milk(alternatively you can skip this step and buy a can of caramel) (for the chocolate topping) 200g milk chocolate 50g white chocolate (if you want to do the featheringContinue reading “Millionaire Shortbread”
Gingerbread
This recipe is good for gingerbread cookies or even making a gingerbread house for Christmas! Hope you enjoy. Ingredients: 180g butter, softened 170g brown sugar 190g golden syrup 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 420g plain flour 1 tbsp ground ginger 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2Continue reading “Gingerbread”
Peanut butter cups
Ingredients: (for the pastry) 250g butter 375g plain flour 1 egg 125g caster sugar (for the fillings) crunchy peanut butter 200g milk chocolate Pre-heat the oven on 200c Method: Put the butter, sugar and flour in a bowl and rub together with your hands until combined. Add in the egg and mix together until itContinue reading “Peanut butter cups”
Mince Pies
Ingredients: 250g butter 375g plain flour 1 egg 125g caster sugar 280g mincemeat icing sugar, to dust Pre-heat the oven on 200c Method: Put the butter, sugar and flour in a bowl and rub together with your hands until combined. Add in the egg and mix together until it forms a dough. Knead the doughContinue reading “Mince Pies”
Waffles
Ingredients: 150g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp sugar 1 egg 240ml milk Method: Pre-heat your waffle maker (this is the one i have https://amzn.to/2PiNVWI) Pop the flour, baking powder and sugar into a large bowl. (TIP: I like to use a bowl that has a lid, that way I can easily whackContinue reading “Waffles”
Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: (for the sponge) 225g margarine/butter 225g caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 eggs 200g self-raising flour 50g coco powder (for the icing) 400g icing sugar 225g margarine/butter 1 tsp vanilla extract (replace 50g of icing sugar for coco powder if you would like chocolate icing, or just add 1 tbsp of Nutella! Yummm)Continue reading “Chocolate Cake”
Apple Crumble
Ingredients:(for the filling) 1.2 kg apples, peeled and sliced thin 4 tbsp caster sugar 4 tsp ground cinnamon (for the crumble) 350g plain flour 220g caster sugar 220g butter/margarine 2-3 digestive biscuits, crumbled Pre-heat the oven on 190c Method:1. Mix the sliced apple, sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and place into the bottomContinue reading “Apple Crumble”
Peanut Butter Pie
Ingredients: (For the chocolate base) 100g dark (i used milk) chocolate 100g butter 300g Digestive biscuits (For the Peanut butter filling) 200g cream cheese 2tbsp sour cream 2tsp vanilla extract 200ml double cream 150g caster sugar 230g chunky peanut butter (For the chocolate ganache) 100g dark (i used milk) chocolate 100ml double cream Pre-heat the ovenContinue reading “Peanut Butter Pie”