• Paw Patrol inspired cupcakes
    baking - homestyle

    Paw Patrol inspired cupcakes

    April 30, 2017 - By 

    My 5 year old demanded we bake some cakes this weekend and she knew just what she wanted to make – Paw Patrol inspired cupcakes. She’s been a big fan of those Paw Patrols pups since she started nursery last year and her obsession shows no sign of waning just yet. Paw Patrol inspired cupcakes Paw Patrol inspired cupcakes were pretty easy to make. We made a simple but delicious chocolate batter and filled some cute cases with the mixture. My daughter loves licking the spoons and bowls and could do this all day long. When the cupcakes were baked…

  • Leftover Easter Egg Brownies
    baking - Easter

    Leftover Easter Egg Brownies

    April 25, 2017 - By 

    I love Easter but chocolate is so cheap that a week later and we still have a house full of chocolate eggs. I wanted to use some up so added them to a weekend brownie bake for the perfect Easter sweet treat. Today I’m sharing my delicious Leftover Easter Egg Brownies. Leftover Easter Egg Brownies You will need: ingredients to make chocolate brownie 2 large and small Cadbury Creme Eggs Handful of chocolate mini eggs Brownies are quite quick and simple to make. I like to bake something on a Friday afternoon for everyone to enjoy over the weekend. I whipped…

  • Simple fingerprint cookies
    baking - homestyle

    Simple fingerprint cookies {baking with kids}

    April 20, 2017 - By 

    My children love baking. I’m keen to encourage them in the kitchen but a kitchen full of cakes is not helpful when you’re following Slimming World! Anyway, my daughter has been asking to bake something for ages so we made a yummy batch of Fingerprint cookies. Simple fingerprint cookies These are really quick and simple but fun too! We measured out a simple cookie dough recipe and she helped mix it all together. When the dough was ready we left it to chill for 30 minutes in the fridge. Then I divided the dough into two and my daughter got…

  • Hot X Buns
    baking

    Tot Cross Buns {our NOW TV Easter treats}

    April 13, 2017 - By 

    We’ve really been enjoying the Easter holidays. The warm weather has helped but we’ve had some great days out, the children have been playing together nicely and it’s been lovely to find time to explore our local area as well as play with their toys. NOW TV kindly sent us a box of Easter treats, containing everything we needed to make a range of Easter Tot Cross Buns. These recipes were devised by Candice, GBBO winner, inspired by the incredible range of kids tv available on demand.   We were sent recipe cards to make Bun-der the sea pineapple treats,…

  • Recipe for chocolate Easter bark
    baking - Easter - Handmade gifts

    How to make chocolate Easter bark {recipe}

    April 7, 2017 - By 

    I’ve wanted to try making our own chocolate bark for ages and finally got round to it whilst the children were on holiday. It was actually really simple with endless possibilities for different seasons and flavours. A basic chocolate bark is a really simple sheet of melted, tempered chocolate, usually covered with nuts, dried fruit or sweets. You can make it look pretty professional if you mix two types of chocolate, such as dark and white, and giving it a marbled effect. And in case you’re wondering, it’s called bark because it looks a little like the texture of a…

  • Gingerbread cheesecake
    baking - gingerbread - gingerbread house

    Gingerbread cheesecake {from a recycled gingerbread house}

    March 29, 2017 - By 

    Every year we try and make a gingerbread house together. Living in London it is really easy to get hold of gingerbread kits, and I picked up one in Ikea and Flying Tiger (or Tiger as it used to be known). They are definitely a Christmassy thing but I think it’s becoming more acceptable to enjoy them all year round. A few years ago we decorated a Valentine’s gingerbread house and even a Halloween gingerbread house too. December was unusually busy so we didn’t get round to using the gingerbread kit I bought from Flying Tiger. We all love cheesecake…

  • simple recipe for mincemeat palmiers
    baking - Christmas - recipe

    Mincemeat palmiers {an alternative to mince pies}

    February 12, 2017 - By 

    I’m back with another recipe which must be blogged about because it is so simple and good – Mincemeat palmiers. The other week I told you that we had lots of mincemeat left over from Christmas. We used up some making a delicious Mincemeat and marzipan loaf but there was still some left over and I couldn’t bear to throw it away. So I used it to make yummy mincemeat palmiers. Ingredients to make mincemeat palmiers: 200g mincemeat Zest and juice of 3 clementines 1 x pack of ready-rolled puff pastry 2 tbsp butter 4 tbsp icing sugar 1 egg How to make…

  • Apple pancake recipe
    baking - homestyle - Pancake Day crafts - parenting

    Apple pancake recipe {with Pink Lady® apples}

    February 9, 2017 - By 

    As well as being a firm favourite in lunch boxes and after school, did you know that Pink Lady® apples make the perfect filling for pancakes this Pancake Day? We’re all about embracing the seasons here at the gingerbread house blog and were delighted to receive a Pink Lady® Pancake Day kit to get a head start. I just love pancakes all year round although we try to make them extra special for Pancake Day. Today I wanted to share a delicious recipe for apple pancakes. Did you know that Pink Lady® apples are packed with goodness – they are…

  • Mincemeat and marzipan loaf {a brilliant way to use up mincemeat}
    baking - Christmas - homestyle

    Mincemeat and marzipan loaf {a brilliant way to use up mincemeat}

    January 30, 2017 - By 

    We can’t be the only family who still has a freezer full of leftovers after Christmas. Yep, we still have some homemade sausage rolls and mince pies in the freezer! Not to mention all the boxes of chocolates… Every time I open the fridge I saw a massive jar of mincemeat which I was meaning to use up. We didn’t need any more mince pies but I knew it would go really well in a cake. Today I’m sharing my mincemeat and marzipan recipe which is perfect for using up leftover mincemeat. Mincemeat and marzipan loaf ingredients: 8ozs Self Raising…