Kids
The One for the Kids to Make
Always good to have a quick rainy afternoon activity so here’s my top 3 recipes for the kids to have a crack at!
Flapjack Bars
I know I’ve done flapjack before but this one is a bit different, its a thick buttery fudgy type bar flapjack, like you might pick up when you’re out and about. Great big slabs of flapjack with a good old layer of chocolate on the top.
Easiest Celebration Cake Ever!
This has got to be the quickest easiest celebration cake I’ve ever made. You can put it together in next to no time and makes a brilliant change from cake!
You will need:
Rice Krispie Treats Cakes (click on the link for the quantities)
- Recipes – Rice Krispie Treats Cakes
- Method
Depending on how many tiers of ‘cake’ you want, what size your tins are and how big or small you want to go, make up your cakes following the method here using the relevant quantities for your tin.
Marshmallow Sweetie Flowers
Lots of fun, bright and breezy and no complicated bits and pieces required. The only trouble is they can get eaten up faster than you can make them!
They can be done with all sorts of sweeties – I’ve used Smarties here, I ate the skittles before I had chance to use them 😉
You will need:
Marshmallows
Sticks
Sweeties
Easy peasy….
Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treats
Well once again it’s not quite baking but they are sweet treats, anyone would think my oven is broken! (Don’t worry it isn’t)
The boys love them, hey I love them too – there’s all sorts you can do with them.
Magic Microwave Meringues
Just a bit of fun with the children – these meringues will not win any prizes in the taste stakes but rate highly in amazement factor! The boys have loved doing these this holiday, they’re so quick and easy. I never knew you could do such a thing until a chance conversation with the lovely ladies at Baking Hot Celebrations (and if you’re not sure who I’m talking about head on over and have a peek).
Easter Lambs – Creme Egg Animals!
If you remember the Easter chicks from last year you’ll know I have a thing for turning a Creme Eggs into something else for Easter, this year it’s lambs!
You will need:
Creme Egg
Sugarpaste; white, peach/flesh/pink, black plus green and pink for flowers and leaves
Use ready coloured or colour your own using gel paste colours
Pink lustre dust and soft paintbrush
Triple Chocolate Cookies
Up to my eyes in it! – Managing a gaggle of boys is tricky at the best of times and right now Dylan has broken his foot. It turns out there’s interesting times to be had when one boy is attached to a pair of crutches.
Halloween Ginger Biscuits
One for the kids to help with, my boys never seem to tire of this old school baking idea and will put mini Halloween cutters to good use!
Ingredients:
450g plain flour
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
115g butter
100g soft light brown sugar
1 egg, large
150g golden syrup
1 x pkt clear boiled fruit sweets
Makes 24.
Jammy Dodgers
Real Jammy Dodgers – with the chewy raspberry caramel filling. Yes I know you can just sandwich them with jam but that’s not quite the same is it? Fill these with raspberry caramel and you’ll be in Jammy Dodger heaven!
Ingredients:
220g butter
110g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
340g plain flour
Raspberry Caramel (recipe here)
Makes 18.
