Ingredients For the shortcrust pastry: 150g plain flour 75g unsalted butter 45g icing sugar 2 medium egg yolks For the filling: 1 large egg, plus 4 large egg yolks 150g caster sugar grated zest of 2 lemons 145ml lemon juice 150ml double cream Grease a 23cm tart tin with butter and flour. In a bowl,Continue reading “Lemon Tart”
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Chocolate Easter Nests
Ingredients: 175g milk chocolate 50g dark chocolate 40g unsalted butter 100g shredded wheat mini eggs (sugar coated chocolate eggs) Break all the chocolate into squares and place in a heatproof bowl, (keep extra on hand if you get hungry) and add in the butter. Place the bowl over a small saucepan of boiling water overContinue reading “Chocolate Easter Nests”
Easter Cookies
Ingredients: 170g unsalted butter (melted) 200g light brown sugar 100g caster sugar 2 eggs 1 tbsp vanilla extract 250g plain flour 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 250g chocolate chips Preheat the oven to 170C/350F/gas mark 3. Melt the butter in a microwave and mix it with all the sugar until well blended. Add the eggsContinue reading “Easter Cookies”
Easter Marble Cake
Ingredients: 250g golden caster sugar 250g unsalted butter 5 medium eggs 250g self raising flour Gel food colouring (I used orange, red, pink, blue) Preheat the oven to 191C/375F/gas mark 5. Cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy and pale. Add the eggs one at a time, and beat together until smooth. Slowly foldContinue reading “Easter Marble Cake”
Ginger Biscuits
Ingredients: 75g unsalted butter 3 tbsp golden syrup 65g brown sugar 125g plain flour 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp ground ginger Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Melt the butter, brown sugar and golden syrup in a microwave, taking it out every 20 seconds to mix. Keep it in the microwave forContinue reading “Ginger Biscuits”
Vegan Chocolate cookies
Ingredients: 175g Vegan margarine 175g Caster sugar 100ml soya milk (or almond or coconut milk) 190g plain flour 3 tbsp cocoa powder 1 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda Preheat the oven to 177C/350F/gas mark 4. Cream together the vegan margarine and sugar until pale and fluffy, then add the soya/coconut/almond milk into the mix. SiftContinue reading “Vegan Chocolate cookies”
Shortbread
Ingredients: 150g plain flour 105g unsalted butter, cut into chunks and refrigerated 50g caster sugar Preheat the oven to 149C/300F/gas mark 2. Sift the flour into a bowl, add the butter and rub together with your finger tips until all is combined like a thick powder. Add the sugar and form into a ball. LineContinue reading “Shortbread”
Rainbow Cake
Ingredients: 500g Unsalted butter 500g caster sugar 6 large eggs 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 500g self raising flour 1 tsp baking powder food colouring 4-6 colours of your choice lots of buttercream (either use my recipe here or buy a can of ready made, like Betty Crocker) some Smarties, M&Ms or other sweeties PreheatContinue reading “Rainbow Cake”
Perfect Sunday Pancakes
Ingredients: 150g plain flour 3 tbsp caster sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 large egg 240ml milk 2 tbsp melted butter 1 tsp cocoa powder (optional) Mix all the dry ingredients together and then beat in the egg and half the milk. Then mix in the rest of the milk and butter. If you likeContinue reading “Perfect Sunday Pancakes”
Pizza Base
500g strong white flour 360ml warm water 1 tsp salt 1 sachet of yeast Fold the water, yeast and flour in a big bowl and then add the salt, . When it is well combined, place on a counter and knead until it is a soft dough. Role into a circle (or a shape ofContinue reading “Pizza Base”
Boom Bakes 