Baking – Keeping Them Occupied

1st Birthday Shark Cake

Apparently, according to Miss 5, baby brother’s like shark birthday cakes. So that is what we made for a certain someone’s first birthday celebration. Much like Miss 5’s birthday cake, we made an extra large banana cake based on the Edmond’s recipe, covered it with buttercream icing (also based on the Edmond’s recipe). Ingredients: BananaContinue reading “1st Birthday Shark Cake”

Father’s Day Carrot Cake

Father’s Day was last Sunday (September 6, 2020), so we made Daddy a special Father’s Day Carrot Cake. We doubled a variation of the Edmond’s carrot cake recipe (the version in my actual Edmond’s book is a bit different again) and made some cream cheese icing topped with the obligatory sprinkles. Ingredients: Carrot Cake: 300gContinue reading “Father’s Day Carrot Cake”

Apricot Cupcakes

Miss five has been asking for a while tom make some cupcakes, so this weekend, we did. I managed to talk her into putting some fruit in them, so at least they contribute to the 5 + a day. The fruit of choice… apricots (of the tinned variety). We based this on a Chelsea sugarContinue reading “Apricot Cupcakes”

‘Slick Slime Sam’ Birthday Cake

Miss 5 is a huge fan of the Slick Slime Sam YouTube Channel and for her (Covid-19 belated) 5th birthday party she wanted a Slick Slime Sam birthday cake. We made an extra large banana cake based on the Edmond’s recipe, covered it with pink buttercream icing (also based on the Edmond’s recipe), marshmallow fondantContinue reading “‘Slick Slime Sam’ Birthday Cake”

Lunchbox mini quiches

Miss 5 is starting school on Monday and I went looking online for lunch box ideas. I found this Taste recipe. I have adapted it to include foods that Miss 5 actually likes and things we had available. Ingredients 12 slices of bread4 free-range eggsfresh Italian parsley3/4 cup chopped roast chicken1/2 cup frozen veges (weContinue reading “Lunchbox mini quiches”

Feijoa Loaf

This recipe is a slight variation on one found over at the Chelsea sugar website. I have used my old “include the feijoa skin” trick to make this loaf extra feijoaey. Ingredients: 10 small feijoas1 cup boiling water1 cup white sugar50g butter1 free range egg2 cups self-raising flour1 teaspoon baking soda Instructions: Preheat oven toContinue reading “Feijoa Loaf”

Crunchy Lemon Muffins

I used to make similar muffins to these many years ago. My first flat had a lemon tree out back, and couple of hungry flatmates, and these went down well. Our lemon tree has lots of lemons ripening at the moment, so we decided to give these a go. The recipe is a slight variationContinue reading “Crunchy Lemon Muffins”

Feijoa Crumble Slice

Is it a snack or is it dessert? Yes! This feijoa recipe has been adapted from this apple crumble slice recipe. I have once again left the skins on the feijoas, to ensure optimal feijoainess, but you can peel them if you prefer. Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups plain flour1 1/4 cups rolled oats1/2 teaspoon salt1/2Continue reading “Feijoa Crumble Slice”

Feijoa, Lemon and Coconut Muffins

Another feijoa recipe this week, to try to use up some of our feijoas from our trees. We also used a lemon from our lemon tree, which has lots of fruit that is just turning yellow. We made some yummy feijoa, lemon and coconut muffins based on this recipe. Ingredients: 6 feijoas, peeledJuice and zestContinue reading “Feijoa, Lemon and Coconut Muffins”

Feijoa Cake

Kiwi’s love their feijoas, but we had trouble getting hold of them in other parts of the world. So if you don’t know what a feijoa is, I recommend you see if you can track some down. These are an awesome little autumn fruit, and we have two trees in our back garden which areContinue reading “Feijoa Cake”