Kind of Jubilee Fairy Bun's !

To get me into the Jubilee spirit I have made these quirky little buns, though they are not perfectly pretty, and the Red White & Blue is more Pink White & Sky Blue, they were lushishly delish and I thought I'd share the recipe. But be warned they are super quick to make and lasted less than 24 hour's :-)

Jubilee Almond Fairy Bun's

Ingredients

175g SR Flour
50g Ground Almonds
100g Margarine
Pinch of Salt
100g Sugar
1 Egg
2 tsps. Almond Essence
Milk

Topping

Icing Sugar
Lemon Juice
Blue Food Colouring
Blackcurrant Cordial



Method

1. Into a bowl put the flour, ground almonds and salt, rub in the margarine
2. Stir in the sugar and make a well in the centre of the mix
3. Add the almond essence into the beaten egg and pour into the well and mix into the dry ingredients
4. Add small amount of milk as required to get the mixture to a soft dropping consistency
5. Place mixture into 18 small bun cases
6. Microwave the buns in batches of 6 at a time for 1.5 to 2 minutes on a power level equal to 650 watts (for my microwave that’s about level 6, but consult your microwaves instruction manual for exact levels)
7. For the topping mix icing sugar and lemon juice in 3 small bowls or saucers, leave 1 white and add blue food colouring to 1 and blackcurrant cordial to the other 1 and decorate your cooled buns

Voilà & Enjoy!

Lemon Drizzle Cake & Chocolate Brownies Mmmmmmmmmm

My daughter is having a little get together at her home and I was in charge of making the cake, it is a joint celebration as my Hubby turned 40 this year on the 24th January and its my Daughters birthday tomorrow, she is 26 so not a milestone age but it is her 1st birthday as a mummy and what a wonderful mummy she is growing to be.


So as Mum's/wives do I offered to make their joint celebratory cake and chose what I would deem as classic favourites, Lemon Drizzle Cake and Chocolate Brownies, neither wanted anything elaborate and the above said cakes covers most peoples tastes.

To get to the reason why I have felt the need to share this personal snippet of general life stuff on my blog is this, though I would consider myself a competent cook and yes I have made many enjoyable versions of the above said cakes for various family & friends occasions, on this occasion I decided to try the recipes of a well know TV Chef, the Naked Chef to be precise, good old Jamie, 

Well I have just sampled my creations, Awesome as in the words of some surfer teen dude lol, Thank You Jamie Oliver your 15 Brownies and Nan's Lemon Drizzle Cake are the best I've ever made mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, and I thought I should share with the world, see below for links to the recipes & pictures;

"My Nan's Lemon Drizzle Cake"

"Bloomin Brilliant Brownies"

Enjoy x