Are you looking for super easy recipes to make with the kids? Or maybe you, like me, aren’t much of a baker but love cake?
I asked Kerrie from Crumbdidilyumptious to give me a couple of tasty treat ideas.
Cookie pizza
Ingredients:
- 185g butter
- softened 185g golden caster sugar (or normal if you can’t get golden)
- 150g soft brown sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2tsp vanilla extract
- 335g self raising flour or plain
- 3tsp baking powder
- 1tsp salt 200g chocolate chips (optional)
Toppings:
You can use anything you fancy here. Mini marshmallows, fruit, sprinkles.
Method:
- Wash your hands 👋🏼
- Heat oven to 180c 160c fan
- Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl using an electric whisk or mixer
- Pour in eggs and vanilla mixing until well combined
- Sift in flour and salt and fold (it’s a dough so it might look a bit crumbly it will come together)
- Now comes the messy bit, dig your hands in and empty onto a bit of grease proof paper or tin foil, squish it and shape it into a cookie shape (if you need more than one split it into 2 or 3 to each have one to decorate or make it half and half)
- If it’s really soft pop it in fridge for 30 mins
- Pop on a baking tray
- Bake for 25 mins until golden and still a little wobbly in middle
- Leave it to cool for a couple of minutes then top it
- Melt your chocolate in microwave for 30 secs, stir and continue at 30 sec intervals till completely melted and pour over cookie
- Add your other bits
- Cut off a slice and enjoy while it’s still warm
Mini pancake muffins
Ingredients:
- 135g plain flower
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 130ml milk
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 2 tbsp melted butter (allowed to cool slightly) or olive oil
Toppings:
Fruit, chocolate, sprinkles, bacon – whatever you fancy
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180c or 150 fan
- Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and caster sugar into a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl or jug, lightly whisk together the milk and egg, Then whisk in the melted butter
- Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and, using a fork, beat until you have a smooth batter. Any lumps will soon disappear with a little mixing
- Let the batter stand for a few minutes
- Grease a mini muffin tin or use cupcake cases
- Fill with batter and add your toppings
- Bake until tops spring back around 15/20 mins
Check out Kerrie’s amazing cakes on her Facebook page