Whoopie Pies

The other day I really fancied doing a little baking (but the lazy way) using an already measured cake mix.  Betty Crocker and Donna Hay are probably my top two cooks when it comes to cake baking.  Donna Hay's cook books are just simple beautiful.  You want to be able to reach into the page and pick every yummy delight off and devour in one go.

I wanted to bake something a little different and couldn't resist when I saw Betty Crocker's Whoopie Pies.  I mean how cute are they!

There isn't really much point in me telling you the ingredients that you need as it has the key bits in the box and they tell you what else you will need to make these little bits of heaven; e.g. eggs, milk etc.

It's really quick and easy to do and a lot of fun decorating the end result with sprinkles.   I also filled some with the vanilla cream and a rhubarb and raspberry jam, which tasted amazing!

Here are some photos of the process....

They look more like little burgers than pies.

Highly recommended with a hot cup of tea, a comfy sofa and a good movie.

Rhubarb & Apple cake

After a bank holiday weekend filled with hangovers and lack of sleep I decided it was would be the perfect afternoon for a little baking.  The other day the boy and I both bought Rhubarb on separate shopping trips so we had to use it up.  After scouring the internet we found a recipe for Apple and Rhubarb cake.

So here is what you will need:

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, melted

2 eggs

1 cup of milk

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups of flour

2 cups of raw rhubarb chopping into 1-2cm segments

2 cups finely chopped raw apple

1 cup sultanas/rasins

1/8 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 

Weigh and cut all your ingredients.

Mix in a bowl together the melted butter and brown sugar to make a thick like texture.

Take the eggs, milk, salt, baking soda and flour and mix together until it makes a dense cake mixture.  Then get the fruit and slowly fold it in until it's all covered.  While mixing add the cinnamon and sugar.

Add the fruit and cake mixture into a cake tin or baking dish.  Make sure to grease it well so it doesn't stick.  We had a little left over so we popped it into a small dish along side the bigger one.  Pre-heat the oven to 190C (fan bake) and cook for 35-40 minuets.  And then voila.  

When you open the oven door you will be greeted with a moist fruity cake that will keep you going back for more.

Mini cake from leftover mix

Baking delight - with a twist

For Easter we spent most of it at our friends new apartment down at the beach drinking for four days straight. On the Sunday we were heading back over for a BBQ and Easter Egg hunt in the garden. I decided to do a bit of baking for the occasion but with a bit of a twist and colour.

I saw a while ago on the internet a rainbow cake. So I found a simple recipe and off I went.

Take a look. I think it turned out pretty well!

Before baking