Friday, March 8, 2013

Cupcakes

Easy Cupcake Recipe

This is the easiest cupcake recipe and they taste DIVINE! This recipe came from my Nana, she always made these when I was little. They are a small cake recipe, she also used this recipe for butterfly cakes and peach blossoms.

 
Small Cakes
120g butter
2/3 cup caster sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups of self-raising flour
Vanilla
1/2 cup milk

1. beat butter and sugar to a cream. Add vanilla.
2. Add eggs and beat well.
3. Add sifted flour and milk, alternatively.
4. Mix all ingredients together and spoon into paper patty pans.
5. Bake in moderate oven at 190 degrees for 10-12 mins.

Makes 12 cakes



My little baking helper, going to sleep rubbing her wrap on her face, so beautiful!


I hope you are enjoying these easy quick and tasty recipes designed for busy Mums with a tribe to feed.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Vintage Mummy: Honey Cookies

Vintage Mummy: Honey Cookies: Scrumptious Alert! So, if you read my last post you all know why I haven't been blogging and as I have said I'm back. I have the ...

Honey Cookies

Always fun to experiment!

I thought I should share this recipe again that I posted last year.  I have made just a few changes for those with a gluten intolerance. The recipe is a great cookie base so you can add or do what ever you like to this recipe.
The changes I made-
155g of gluten free self raising flour (I love white wings brand)
1 cup choc chips

They are fast, easy and divine. Perfect for busy Mums.

Enjoy!



Scrumptious Alert!

So, if you read my last post you all know why I haven't been blogging and as I have said I'm back.
I have the best cookie recipe for you. This recipe is one of my Nana's! They are super easy and only have 4 ingredients. I know you are all time poor, just like me!

Honey Cookies

90g butter
1/2 cup sugar
155g self raising flour
A good heaped tablespoon honey

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add flour, honey and mix until combined.
3. Form teaspoons full of dough and press down lightly.
4. Bake approximately 12 minutes in Moderate oven.

*you can add anything you like to the centre of cookie for example, smarties, jaffas, m&m's .....





Let me know if you give this recipe a go,  I love to hear what others think, so leave a comment.