Cake, kids & exercise
I make this a lot, for ourselves and also as to bring to other people's houses. I can't take the credit for the recipe, I found it ages ago and it's a Mary Berry (aka my hero) one. I love it as it's an all-in-one recipe, so super easy to make. I do like other… Continue reading Banana Loaf
I have temporarily given up the quest for flapjacks that aren't full of sugar and moved on to a hunt for a nice simple biscuit that is a handy snack for the kids. These biscuits have oats in them, so I figure they will get some slow release energy, it's a winner. There are only… Continue reading Oat Rounds
Ok, I'm rehashing a recipe I've blogged about before but with an Easter spin. Decorate the Vanilla traybake with sprinkles and egg sweets (I used mini eggs and golden eggs) for a super easy dessert on Easter Sunday that goes a long way. The recipe for the traybake is here: Vanilla Traybake Be generous… Continue reading Easter Traybake
The recipe is one from the archives - I blogged it for Valentine's Day but used the recipe for a very different kind of cookie this time. We decorated cookies with fondant for the first time this week. It's often done at baking camps, so I was keen to see how it worked with my kids.… Continue reading Decorated Halloween Cookies
Not 1 buttercream recipe but 4! I use them all regularly. The white chocolate one works really well on carrot cake cupcakes. Option 1: Traditional Buttercream, the classic recipe that we used in school! Option 2: Lemon Buttercream Option 3: White Chocolate Buttercream Option 4: Alternative Buttercream recipe - uses less butter so handy to… Continue reading 4 Buttercream Recipes
These biscuits are a bit different to what we usually bake, as they have a filling, but are a nice change when baking with kids. My daughter loved pressing the fork down on the cookie dough before we baked them - she really got into it. The recipe does say to use peppermint essence in… Continue reading Chocolate Kisses Biscuits
Decorating Mums often mention to me, that their buttercream never looks like mine or that they find it hard to put it on cupcakes. I wanted to show them, that making buttercream can be easy. To be able to pipe it easily, you do need the right consistency and also the right icing tip. I… Continue reading Making & Piping Buttercream
Oreo Truffles? Oreo Cookie Balls? These bad boys have so many different names but they are so easy. My 6 year old daughter wanted to do some baking today (Valentine's Day) and I remembered how easy these are to make. I made these years ago and went to look for the recipe that I used,… Continue reading Oreo Cake Balls
Stick a butterfly or a heart on a home-made Vanilla cupcake and you have your Valentine's gift sorted. I have got brave and made a few video tutorials. This is only my second one but hopefully it's clear that these decorations are easy. I'll invest in a better tripod eventually but in the meantime, side… Continue reading Valentine’s Cupcake Decorations
I'll hand over to Jamie Oliver and his kids for this one! This recipe was in a weekend supplement years ago, and it's my go to pancake recipe. It's super easy. My kids love making and eating them. In the video, he adds grated pear, I haven't actually done that, but now want to try… Continue reading One Cup Pancakes
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