My sister passed this recipe on to me after receiving it from some American guy. This is almost as easy as buying and making the snowflake ready mix stuff and seriously gooood! Very Yummy Brownies Ingredients: 1 ½ cups flour ½ tsp salt 1 cup soft margarine 2 cups sugar 4 beaten eggs 2 tsp vanilla ½ cup cocoa 1 crushed milk choc (optional) Method: Mix together with an electric beater. Bake at 180°c for 20-25...

If you have read the previous post “What I’ve learned in a Year” you would see that my little pumpkin turned one recently. My husband I had so much fun with his cake. We had the typical surgeon-nurse situation where I would do the preparation for the op with all the implements and equipment, and he would perform the operation- with my assistance of course. I thought a bus looks sort of like...

This recipe my mother has used for years and many relatives of mine. It seems to be pretty flop proof which is what every baker wants! Ingredients: Beat the following ingredients together until light and fluffy. 125g margerine or butter 1cup sugar 2 eggs Then add: 1 1/2 cups of flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla essence Pinch of salt 1/2 cup milk (leave out when making cup cakes) Place in greased baking...

Being a teacher, you get to taste a variety of cakes that the mom’s send to school on their kids birthday. This one was seriously delicious and practical because you send the cake to school and then forget about it. No need to worry about the tray or your favourite cake tin. The trouble though is you have to aquire a beer box and if you’re from a family like mine where nobody drinks, it could be...

I made these with my sisters kids (5 years and 3 years) one easter and they seemed to be quite excited to give them away as gifts…hmmm, now that I think about it, maybe they gave them away to get rid of them?  I enjoyed making them regardless. I found a similar recipe  at http://www.landolakes.com although they used noodles which I think would not taste particularly nice. Here’s my version:   2...

I made these with my niece and nephew for easter once but they can be made as party treats or just for fun. They’re quick and easy and create little mess! It’s basically a “s’more” on a stick. You will need:  A packet of marshmallows A packet of marie biscuits A box of smarties or jellytots 1/4 cup icing sugar Water A slab of chocolate (optional- but yummy) kebab sticks Place...