For the Brownies: For the decorations: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4. Line a square brownie baking tin with baking paper. In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter, caster sugar and brown sugar until well blended. Add in the vanilla and eggs, and keep whisking until combined. Sift in the flour and cocoaContinue reading “Christmas Tree Brownies”
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Gingerbread Rocky Roads
Ingredients: Line a square baking tin with baking paper. In a zip lock bag, bash the ginger biscuits with a rolling pin. Do not crush the biscuits until they are completely fine crumbs, crush until there is a mix of crumbs and biscuit chunks. In a heatproof bowl, melt 350g of the milk chocolate withContinue reading “Gingerbread Rocky Roads”
Mini Gingerbread Men
Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas mark 6. Line 1 or 2 baking trays with baking paper. In a pan, add the butter, sugar, and golden syrup and melt over the hob/stove on medium heat, stirring continuously until all melted and smooth. Leave to cool for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, fold together theContinue reading “Mini Gingerbread Men”
Christmas Cookie Bars
Ingredients: For the cookie: For the buttercream: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4. Line a square baking tin (20cm by 20cm) with baking paper. In a large bowl, use an electric whisk to cream together the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Whisk in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined. SlowlyContinue reading “Christmas Cookie Bars”
Ginger Cookies
Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas mark 5. Line 3 baking trays with baking paper. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, and ginger together until well combined. Set aside to melt the wet ingredients. In a saucepan over medium/low heat, melt together the butter, light brown sugar, and golden syrup,Continue reading “Ginger Cookies”
Vegan Christmas Cake
My mum wanted a vegan Christmas cake this year, so she can eat it too. I made this with her, for us all to enjoy on Christmas Day. Ingredients: Put the dried fruits in a bowl and add the brandy. Stir well, cover and leave overnight. The next day, preheat the oven to Gas MarkContinue reading “Vegan Christmas Cake”
Chocolate (Yule) Log
Ingredients: For the Cake: 6 large eggs, separated 150g caster sugar 45g cocoa powder 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract For the icing: 180g dark chocolate, melted 250g icing sugar 245g softened butter 1 tbsp vanilla extract FOR THE CAKE: Preheat the oven to 180C/320F/gas mark 4. In a bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff.Continue reading “Chocolate (Yule) Log”
Reindeer Biscuits
Ingredients: 140g softened butter 110g golden caster sugar 4 tbsp golden syrup 350g plain flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground coves Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6. Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a pan and mix until smooth. After it has cooled, addContinue reading “Reindeer Biscuits”
Christmas Cake
Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/gas mark 5. Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth, and then add in the vanilla. Use the electric beaters to blend in the eggs, and make sure it’s smooth. Fold in the flour and baking powder, and mix until all the flour is blended. Half the mixture andContinue reading “Christmas Cake”
Peppermint Creams
Ingredients: 115g cream cheese, softened 1/2 tsp peppermint extract 400g icing sugar Put the softened cream cheese in a bowl and add half the icing sugar, mix together until well blended and add the peppermint extract. Make sure you only add half a tsp (tea spoon) otherwise it will taste like toothpaste. Then add inContinue reading “Peppermint Creams”
Boom Bakes 