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Another summer favourite for barbecue season. Simply add white and pink marshmallows along with fresh-cut strawberries to a skewer and drizzle with chocolate sauce. Sweet treats made in minutes and you don't even have to fire up the oven! :)

For a healthy treat in the summer months why not try making some fruit kebabs. they're easy to make, great fun with the kids and there is no baking involved! You will need skewers and lots of chunks of fruit such as: Strawberries Melon Raspberry Grape Kiwi Blackberry Pineapple Apple .....or any other fruit of your choice. Slide your cubes of fruit on to the skewers and if you want to be a little naughty then add some chocolate syrup as a dressing. These are a very simple colourful and healthy treat. As an alternative, you could try the strawberry and marshmallow kebabs with a little chocolate sauce. Banana and Strawberry Smoothie Recipes and Guides Tutorials Basic Baking and Cake Decorating

A recipe and guide on how to make peppermint creams. Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Milk - (I use Semi Skimmed) 50g Unsalted Butter 1 Teaspoon / Half a tablespoon of Peppermint Essence - (Depending on how strong you like the flavour you may add more.) 500g Icing Sugar 1. Put the milk and butter in a pan on a low heat, mix together until the butter has melted then remove from the heat. 2. Now add the peppermint essence and all the Icing Sugar to the butter mixture and stir in using a wooden spoon, do this until all the wet and dry have combined together. (You could add food dye at this point to alter the colour). If the mix looks dry add a dash of extra milk if it looks too wet add a dash more icing sugar. 3. Once combined it should...

Here is your recipe and guide on how to make no-bake Chocolate Pistachio Squares. Ingredients:- 250 grams or 9oz Milk Chocolate - (Cadbury's or good quality) 50 grams or 2oz Unsalted Butter - Chopped into cubes or slices. 3 Tablespoons of Golden Syrup 125 grams or 4.5oz Broken Digestives (Graham Crackers) 45 grams or 1.5oz Pistachios (Ensure these have been pre-roasted so that you can remove the shells, you can buy them like this). Method: 1. Weigh out your Digestive biscuits, and either place them in a zipped food bag or a food processor. If using a ziplock bag, bash the biscuits with a rolling pin to break them up, if using a food processor then just blitz for a few seconds. You ideally want the biscuits to be different sizes...

Here are a recipe and guide on how to make a Chocolate Almond Cake Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4 or 350F Ingredients: 100g / 3.5 oz Unsalted butter 200g / 7 oz Dark Cooking chocolate 40g / 1.5 oz Soft brown sugar 4 Medium/Large eggs - Separate; place the yolks in a cup and the whites in a mixing bowl. 40g / 1.5 oz Icing Sugar (plus extra for serving) 85g / 3 oz Ground Almonds 5 Tablespoons of Self Raising flour Method:- 1. Chop the dark chocolate into small pieces and cube the butter then place in a bowl and melt in the microwave in 30-second bursts until the chocolate and butter have melted. 2. Once melted, remove from the microwave and stir in the brown sugar and egg yolks until combined then put to one side. 3. Whisk...

American double baked cheesecake recipe and guide. Preheat the oven to 190°C Gas mark 5 or 375F Ingredients:- Base 10 McVities Digestive Biscuits (US - Grahams Crackers) 2 oz Caster sugar (US - Finely Granulated sugar) 2 oz Unsalted butter 1st Topping 8 oz Philadelphia or Cream cheese 3.5 oz Caster sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Essence 2nd Topping 5 to 6 oz Soured cream 2 Tablespoons Caster sugar 1 Teaspoon Vanilla essence Base: Place the digestives into a plastic food bag and beat with a rolling pin until they resemble crumbs. Add the 2 oz of caster sugar to the biscuits crumbs, seal the bag and shake for even distribution of sugar. Place to one side. Now melt the butter in a pan on a medium heat, once melted remove...

Here's the Strawberry Rock Buns Recipe and Guide for you to try. To make these little bundles of goodness do the following:- Preheat the oven to: 200ºC or Gas Mark 6 Ingredients 8oz / 225 Grams Self Raising Flour (Extra flour for dusting your hands) A dash of Salt 4oz / 115 Grams Unsalted Butter 4oz / 115 Grams Granulated Sugar (Extra sugar is needed for sprinkling on the top of the buns) 1 Beaten Medium Egg + 1 Tablespoon Semi Skimmed Milk - Place in a jug. Strawberry Jam or Jam of choice Wooden Spoon//Teaspoon Method: 1. Sieve the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. 2. Add the butter to the bowl; using your fingertips rub the butter and flour together until it resembles breadcrumbs. 3. Pour the sugar into the mixing bowl; swirl the...

Sorry, this is a man's recipe, no exact measures ;). Mix a coffee mug of each, flour, sugar and eggs (about 4 or 5) Add a teaspoon of vanilla sugar, another teaspoon of baking soda Pour into a baking tray with baking paper on, max 1 centimetre thick Put in oven, our fan-assisted oven needed about 15 minutes on 200 °C Stick a match to cake, if it comes out dry it's ready Whip some cream, add some natural yoghurt Put a thick but even layer of cream on top of the cake Add whatever berries or jam/marmalade you happen to find Start rolling the cake which is still on baking paper, wet the paper with lukewarm water from outside to make it loosen easier Keep rolling! Sprinkle with sugar to decorate (Tip: dip baking brush in juice, wet the...

Here is your guide on how to make Viennese Whirls: Ingredients:- 150g or 6oz Softened Butter 150g or 6oz Plain flour 40g or 1½oz Icing Sugar 1 Teaspoon Almond Essence 1. Pre heat Oven to 190°C/Gas Mark 5/375F 2. Whisk Butter and sieved icing sugar together, then add the flour and essence, whisk until all combined. 3. Spoon the mixture into a large piping bag that has been fitted with the nozzle of your choosing. 4. Pipe mixture into swirls on a greased baking tray. 5. Place in the middle of the oven and bake for approx 30 mins. 6. Once baked remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. 7. Fill will cream and jam. 8. Devour! :D

Here are your recipe and guide on how to make chocolate macaroons. Preheat the oven to: 200°C Conventional Oven 180°C Fan Oven Gas mark 4 Ingredients 75g/2.5 oz Plain Cooking Chocolate 125g / 4 oz ground almonds 125g / 4 oz caster sugar ¼ teaspoon of Almond essence 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 egg white Method: 1) Weigh out the chocolate and then melt it in the microwave in 30-second bursts until melted. 2) Place all the remaining ingredients and the melted chocolate into a food processor. 3) Blend in the processor until the mixture binds together. (Add an additional half of an egg-white in stages to the mix to assist with the blending process in the food processor). 4) Once combined, carefully remove the mix from the...

Here are a Recipe and Guide on how to make some Home-Made Pastry Christmas Mince Pies! Pastry Ingredients 500 Grams of Plain Flour 125 Grams Butter 125 Grams Trex (Veg Fat) 1 Dessert spoon of Sugar 2 Egg yolks 4 Tablespoons of water. 1 Jar Ready Made Sweet Mincemeat Method: 1. Place the flour, butter,trex, and sugar into a food processor: (You can use 250 grams of butter in total instead of splitting with the Trex if you prefer). 2. Pulse the ingredients until it looks like breadcrumbs. 3. Then place the egg yolks and water in a jug: In your jug, the total content of eggs and water should equal 80ml. (You can use 80mls of water and no yolks if preferred). 4. Put the food processor on medium speed. 5. Pour about 60ml of your egg...

How to make Ginger Biscuits Preheat your oven to 200 Degrees or Gas Mark 6/7 1. Place the following in a mixing bowl: 75 grams or 3 oz Butter or Margarine 75 grams or 3 oz Soft Brown Sugar 2-3 Tablespoons of Golden Syrup Whisk together until combined and smooth. 2. The add 200 grams or 8 oz Plain flour 1 Level Teaspoon of Baking Powder 1 Level Teaspoon of Bicarbonate of Soda ½ or ¾ Teaspoon of Ground Ginger Push mix together with the back of a wooden spoon until it has combined. 3. Then remove from bowl and roll out on a lightly dusted plain floured surface and cut into shapes using cookie cutters. 4. Place in the middle of the oven and cook for 8-10 mins until golden. N.B. Make sure you watch the biscuits, as they cook...

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees / 400F / Gas 6 Line a Muffin Tin with 12 cake cases. Ingredients: 280 Grams / 10oz Plain Flour 1 Teaspoon Mixed Spice 1 Tablespoon of Baking Powder 1 Pinch of Salt 115 Grams / 4 oz Soft Brown Sugar 100ml / 3.5 Fl oz Milk (I used Semi-Skimmed) 2 Medium/Large Eggs 6 Tablespoons Sunflower Oil Add the 200g / 7 oz sweet mincemeat. (This is mincemeat used in mince pies.) Sift into a mixing bowl: Plain Flour Teaspoon Mixed Spice Tablespoon of Baking Powder Pinch of Salt Stir in: Soft Brown Sugar (I used a fork to ensure you remove any sugar lumps). Pour in a Jug: Milk (I used Semi-Skimmed) Then in a separate bowl whisk: Medium/Large Eggs Sunflower Oil Give it a quick blast with the electric whisk. Then...