Easy Bakes

Monday, 15th February 2021

Our toy kitchens are great to get your children learning about kitchens, foods and accessories whilst playing, are they getting good in their toy kitchen? Why not spend a little time with your children to cook or bake something!

It will entertain and at the end of it you have a delicious snack or meal!

Below are a few easy recipes for your kids and you!

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Thumbprint Cookies - Easiest

Ingredients

230g Unsalted Butter
200g Caster Sugar
320g Plain Flour
1 Egg (medium)
1 tsp of Vanilla Extract
½ tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Salt
50g Jam (flavour of your choice)

Method

Preheat your oven to 180°C
Line 2 large baking trays with non-stick baking paper
Beat together the softened butter, sugar and vanilla until pale and fluffy
Add in the beaten egg and mix until combined before adding the flour, baking powder and salt.
Mix until a soft dough is formed
Roll the dough into small balls (approx 3cm diameter) and place onto the baking trays, leaving a gap for the biscuits to spread in the oven
Gentle press the centre of each biscuit with your thumb to create a hollow in the centre
Add approximately ½ tsp of jam to the centre of each biscuit
Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes until very lightly coloured. Leave to cool before moving to a wire rack
Enjoy!

Chocolate Cornflake Cakes - Easy

Ingredients

225g Plain Chocolate
2 tbsp Golden Syrup
50g Butter
75g Cornflakes

For the decoration

36 Mini Eggs

Method

Find yourself a 12 hole cupcake tray and line with cake cases
Melt the chocolate, golden syrup and butter in a bowl set over a saucepan of gently simmering water (do not let the base of the bowl touch the water). Stir the mixture until smooth (you can also do this in the microwave however you need to keep a close eye on the chocolate as it can burn quickly
Removed the bowl from the heat and gently stir in the cornflakes until all of the cereal is coated in the chocolate
Divide the mixture between the 12 cases and press 3 chocolate mini eggs into the center of each nest.
Chill in the fridge until set (around 1 hour)

School Cake - Medium

Ingredients

200 g butter/margarine (7 oz or approx. 7/8 of a cup)
175 g caster sugar (6 oz or approx. 3/4 of a cup)
1 tsp vanilla extract (5 ml) or vanilla essence
2 eggs (medium or large is fine)
200 g self raising flour (7 oz or approx. 1+3/4 cups)

For the decoration

225g icing sugar (8oz or approx. 1+3/4 cups), preferably sieved
2-3 tbsp water (start with 1 and build up gradually so your icing isn’t too thin)
Coloured sugar sprinkles/ sugar strands of your choice
Optional food colouring if you’d like colourful icing

Method

Find yourself a baking tray that is suitable for a medium sized cake (We use a square 24cm x 24cm x 5cm (height))
Grease the baking tray with butter and then add baking paper
Preheat your oven to 180°C
Cream together 200g butter and 175g sugar until light and fluffy
Add the eggs one at a time and mix
Add 1tsp of vanilla extract
Stir in 200g self raising flour, adding a little at a time and mixing in
Once all is mixed well put your sponge mixture into your tray and bake for 25-35 minutes, check on the cake regularly
It should be a golden colour when it is ready to take out but if you are unsure stick a knife or something thin in the middle, if it comes out clean the cake is done.
Take the cake out of the oven and let it cool
I usually make sure the cake is still a little warm for doing the icing as it spreads easier!
To make your icing you need 225g icing sugar and around 2-3 tbsp of water, make sure the icing is not to runny or it will all slide off the cake
If you want coloured icing add a little food colouring!
Pour the icing over the cake, add some sprinkles and leave to set
Enjoy! Why not put in a bowl with some strawberry custard for that proper school flavour.

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