Biscuits

So today I though I would make a start on the Christmas food. So here come the cupcakes and biscuits.

Really fatty biscuits but they are amazing.

Only problem is they spread out when cooked which is funny first lot ended up as a blob lol

Ingredients

500g butter, softened

200g caster sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

500g plain flour

Preparation method

1.	Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4.
2.	Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in vanilla; add flour and mix well.
3.	Put through biscuit press and form biscuits onto baking trays. Alternatively, roll out to 1cm thickness and cut out desired shaped with biscuit cutters. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Pasted from <http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/6330/shortbread-biscuits.aspx>

Spicy tea bread

Nom nom nom
Spicy tea bread
450g self-raising flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
175g soft brown sugar
100g butter
2 eggs
2 tablespoons black treacle
175ml milk

1. sift flour, salt, spice and cinnamon together
2. stir in sugar
3. rub in butter
4. mix in eggs, treacle and half milk
5. slowly add rest of milk till mixture drops of spoon 
6. Cook in a buttered loaf tin at 190degrees (Gas mark 5) for 45mins to an hour 

:) 

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmy

Cupcakes :)

I have realised the best bit about being a new blogger, being able to show off all the past stuff I have made :) and can over blog of a few days coz I still have loads to say.

So starting with yesterdays cake fest cupcakes, lemon cupcakes with butter icing. Yummy

The cupcakes 

• 125g butter (for baking is best), softened
• 125g caster sugar
• 1/2 large lemon, finely grated zest only
• 1 tsp of lemon flavouring
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 150g plain flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder

Put in the oven at 180 degrees and cook for 15-20mins, although I always find I spend the whole time looking through the door till they look perfect.

The Icing 

• 50g baking butter 
• As much icing sugar as needed 
• Food colouring
• Lovely decorations (silver balls are still the best)

Hints:

• Pale coloured icing always looks better so don't go over board, plus its easier because the icing doesnt go as runny. 
• Baking powder it says 1/2 tsp to much and the cakes go funny and end up with a solid sugar layer on top which never look as good and are harder to ice.  

Hope you all enjoy making them 

Muchos loves 

Katie