Victoria Sponge

This is the cake that everyone in my family loves so i always make it for them

And All You Will Need Is:-

225g unsalted butter

225g golden caster sugar

225g self - raising flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

4 Medium eggs

100ml milk

For The Filling:-

150g Strawberry Jam

180ml Double Cream (whipped)

Icing Sugar (For Dusting)

How To Make This Cake:-

1. Preheat The Oven To 170c Fan/190c/Gas mark 5
2. Butter two 20cm cake tin 
3. Place all the cake ingredients in a bowl and mix together
4. Transfer the mixture from the bowl to the tin, smoothing the surface and bake for 50-55 mins
5. Take the cakes out of the tin and leave to cool
6. When the cakes have cool, Jam one side of the cake (bottom) and cream the other and then sandwich them together
7. Use the icing sugar to dust the top.

Mega Chocolate Chip Cookies (Makes 12 Large)

These Are The Cookies I Made That Nieces & Nephew Loved. 

And All You Will Need Is:-

225g Butter (soft)

140g Caster Sugar

1 egg yolk (Lightly Beaten)

2tsp Vanilla Extract

225g Plain Flour

55g Cocoa Powder

85g Milk Chocolate Chip

85g White Chocolate Chip

115g Dark Chocolate 

Pinch of salt

How To Make Them:-

1. Preheat the oven to 190c/375f/gas mark 5
2. Put the butter and sugar into a bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon, then beat in the egg yolk and vanilla extract.
3. Sift together the flour & cocoa powder and a pinch of salt into the mixture and add both kinds of chocolate chips and stir until thoroughly combined
4. Make 12 balls of the mixture, put them on to a baking tray spaced well apart and flatten slightly, press the pieces of dark chocolate into the cookies
5. Bake for 12-15 Minutes,leave to cool on the baking tray for 5-10 minutes then using a palette knife carefully transfer them to wire rack to cool completely.

Easter Nest Muffins (Makes 12)

These are Easter-nest muffins that i made for a Spring fair i went to on the 22nd April. I made them so they could raise money to buy new toys for the play Center that my Nephews goes to.

And all you will need is:-

170g flour

75g cocoa powder

170g sugar

2 eggs

1tsp baking soda

110g butter

225ml milk

1tsp vanilla

1/2tsp salt

For The Topping

350g milk chocolate

6tbsp butter

285g icing sugar

55ml milk

1tsp vanilla

12 chocolate flake bars

Large pack of mini eggs

How to make:-

1. Put the cocoa powder, flour, baking soda & salt into a bowl and mix together
2. Put the sugar, vanilla, eggs & butter into a large bowl and beat together. Add the milk and carefully beat into the flour/cocoa mixture
3. Spoon the mixture into the cupcake liner, up to about half way full. 
4. Place them in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove them from the oven and leave to cool for 5-10 minutes. Transfer onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

How To Make The Icing:-

1. Put the milk chocolate & butter into a small bowl and place in a pan of hot water and heat over a medium heat. stirring the chocolate until its melts.
2. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and gradually beat in the icing sugar, alternating it with milk. finally stir in the vanilla. spread generously on each of the cooled cupcakes
3. cut each of the chocolate flake in half and then cut them in half lengthways.
4. Arrange the pieces of flake around the top of each cupcake giving a nest-like appearance and place 3 mini-eggs in the centre of each nest 

Valentine's Cakes

I made this cake for my mum since i was baking all day and i surprised her with it when she got home from work. you can either have them on top of each other like (a Victoria sponge) or side by side like i did. 

Side by Side

And all you will need is:-

100g Self-Raising Flour

3tbsp Cocoa powder (Only if making chocolate cake)

100g Unsalted Butter

100g Caster Sugar

2 Medium Eggs

1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

1/2tsp Baking Powder

1-2tbsp Milk

How to make :-

1. Add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix together. 
2. keep adding milk until you get a runny mixture.
3. add the mixture into your heart shape moulds
4. bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 180o/350f/gas mark 4

This is the cake if you put them on top of eachother

Mixed Cupcakes (Makes 10-13)

These are the cupcakes that me & my cousin made a few days ago. They are really easy to make & you can put anything on top of them. we did fudge chocolate & sprinkles on some and on the rest we did strawberry jam and coconut  

And all you will need is:-

300g self-raising flour

100g butter/margarine

100g caster sugar

1 egg

75 -100g milk

How to make :-

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas mark 6 & line a muffin/cupcake baking tray with paper case
2. Put the butter/margarine & flour in a bowl and using your finger tips rub the butter and flour together until the mixture becomes crumbly
3. add the sugar and mix it in. stir in the egg and then add enough milk to make the mixture creamy
4. put spoonfuls of the mixture into the paper cases and bake in the oven for 10-15 mins or until they are golden brown, then leave them to cool on a wire rack before decorating. 

Chocolate Fudge Brownies (Makes 15)

These are the chocolate brownies that i made today. i got the brownie mix from sainsburys when i went shopping with my mum, the only reason i got the mix is because ive never made brownies before.

And all you will need is:-

Brownie mix

1 Medium Egg

75ml Water

30ml Oil

White chocolate chips

How to make :-

1. Preheat the oven to 180c/350f/gas mark 4 and empty the brownie mix into a bowl and add the egg, water & oil.
2. Using a spoon and mix together all the ingredients to form a lumpy mixture.
3. Pour the mixture into a greased and lined square tin.
4. Bake in the centre of the oven for 25 minutes.
5. cool in the tin completely, cut into square and serve.

Bailey & White Chocolate Cupcakes. (Makes 14-18)

I made these cupcakes for my mum. which she loves, i said i was going to make these a while ago but i never got round to making them.

And all you will need is:-

175g self raising flour

175g caster sugar

110g butter

2 eggs (beaten)

1 tsp vanilla extract

4 tbsps milk

55g white chocolate chip

Ingredients for icing

2 tbsps Baileys Irish cream

55g butter

175g icing sugar

How to make :-

1. preheat the oven to 180c/350f/gas mark 4 and line a cupcake baking tray with cupcake liners.
2. place the flour, caster sugar and butter in a bowl and mix with an electric hand mixer on a medium speed
3. add the eggs one by one beating well. add the vanilla extract and milk and mix together. fold in the white chocolate chips.
4. spoon the mixture into the cupcake liner 7, up to about 1/2 full.place in the centre of the oven for 18-20 minutes, remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes. remove the cupcake from the baking tray an place on a wire rack to cool.

Method for icing

1. Place the butter and baileys in a bowl and beat together, gradually add in the icing sugar, beating the mixture in until smooth and creamy. spread over each of the cooled cakes and leave to set.