Fashionista Cookies II!

In celebration of World Book Night, for which I have been lucky enough to be chosen as a giver of the book, "The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic", the fashionista cookies are back!

A friend of mine was kind enough to let me set up 'shop' in her boutique to give away the books and also supplied fabulous tea to go with my cookies and books!

Enjoy the the pictures!

Chocolate Cinnamon Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting!

For some reason this weekend, I really wanted to bake with Nutella. This recipe is ideal combining the Husband's love for chocolate and Nutella.

The chocolate cinnamon cupcake is baked from plain floor, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, sugar, ground cinnamon, cocoa powder, buttermilk, coffee, eggs, vanilla extract and vegetable oil. The frosting is mixed from icing sugar, nutella, vanilla extract and milk.

The Husband has pronounced the cupcake as 'very good'.

Unfortunately this is the first time I forgot to take a picture! 

Sticky Date Squares!

On the quest for delicious gluten-free baking, I found this gluten-free recipe in a magazine. It is almost allergic free as the date bake is baked out of gluten and wheat-free flour, butter (can be dairy free sunflower spread), brown sugar, oats, egg and pitted dates.

I had mixed reviews with this bake - The Husband said it was the worst thing I have ever baked but my parents-in-law liked it and one of my colleagues have asked me for the recipe!

15 pieces were finished in two days in the Office!

Fashionista Cookies!

How many handbags and shoes can a girl have? Not enough when you start baking cookies in the shape of bags and shoes!

Next Monday is World Book Night and I have been lucky enough to be chosen as a Giver of my chosen book, 'Confessions of a Shopaholic'. My friend who owns a boutique in Edinburgh has also kindly agreed to be the location for the event.

These cookie-cutters were a Christmas gift from my brother and sister-in-laws and I thought they will be ideal for baking cookies to go with the book. This is the result of the baking trial!

I used a simple butter cookie dough which is very shortbready and smelled delicious! The time consuming bit was the decorating as I wanted to match a handbag to a pair of shoes but I also didn't want to repeat a design! Imagine what I'm like with real handbags and shoes!

Cookies have gone down well in the Office!

Hot Cross Cookies!

Hot cross buns are sweet spiced buns baked with raisins and marked with a cross on top, traditionally eaten on Good Friday.

When I found this recipe for hot cross cookies, I thought it sounded like a delicious alternative.

These hot cross cookies are baked out of plain flour, butter, egg, light muscovado sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and sultanas.

I got 50 cookies and they were eaten in two days at the Office!

Crème Egg Muffins II!

To continue the theme of Easter and my obsession with chocolate eggs, I decided to bake again creme egg muffins that were so popular last time.

Each vanilla muffin has a creme egg in the middle so it is a nice surprise when you bite into it. The Husband calls them 'quail egg' muffins!

Chocolate Mini Egg Brownies!

I have a slight obsession with mini eggs, especially during Easter when I really want to bake all kinds of interesting things with them.

An extensive search on the internet yields this chocolate mini egg brownie recipe. It looks like an ordinary brownie on the outside but you get the lovely surprise of mini egg bits when you bite into it.

This brownie is baked out of plain flour, eggs, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, a bit of salt, butter, melted dark chocolate and 360g mini eggs!

The Husband has managed to eat two pieces when I wasn't paying attention, which I guess means they are quite tasty!

Mini Egg Caramel Slice!

Happy Easter! One of my favourite times of the year when chocolate eggs are on sale everywhere and everyone discusses their favourite chocolate!

This mini egg caramel slice is a repeat from two years ago when it got rave reviews. It has a shortbread base, mini eggs scattered over it before being smothered in condensed milk and desiccated coconut before being baked again. Don't ask me about the calories!

I'm pleased to say it got the same reception this time as the last and was finished in two days at the Office.