CATEGORY: triedntruefood,experimentalfoods

Chocolate sandwiched Shortbread

Posted by gem, 7th November 2009


Shortbread is ridiculously easy to make, and soooo yum. Plus you could probably sandwich it with different types of icing.

These guys are made for stars, but the opportunites are endless with cookie cutters, I've seen unicorn cookie cutters, tools like spanners and hammers, even penis cookie cutters! I'm assuming that if you were making penis shortbread it would perhaps be for a hens night.

Anyway

250g butter

4 heaped T icing sugar

2C flour

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CATEGORY: experimentalfoods

Baby Cakes

Posted by gem, 7th November 2009
Baby cakes as in a recipe! Not a cute nickname for your boyfriend.

I like baby everythings. Baby cookies, baby scones, baby lambs...the baby opportunities are endless.

In this case, it is baby carrot cakes, but you can pretty much do this with any cake recipe, it just needs a slightly shorter cooking time, and half of the recipe. Perfect for a girly tea party.



1/4C Raw Sugar

1/4C Vegetable Oil

1t vanilla essence

1 eggs

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CATEGORY: triedntruefood,experimentalfoods

Yum Jam Swirl Biscuits

Posted by gem, 28th September 2009


Swirl, such a great word. Who wouldn't get excited about swirling something. Not me.

This is up there for one of the best dunking biscuits. Gingernuts obviously taking the trophy there.

150g Butter

3/4C Sugar

1 Egg yolk

1t Vanilla extract

1C Plain flour

1/2t Baking powder

pinch salt, ouch

3T Jam

Cream butter with sugar. Beat in the vanilla and egg yolk. Sift in dry ingredients and mix to a firm dough.

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