Baileys Balls

Bailey Balls: (for those who asked)

250g pkt plain sweet biscuits crushed finely

1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut

395g can condensed milk

2 tablespoons cocoa (sifted)

3 tablespoons Baileys

Place biscuits, 1 cup coconut and remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Using wet hands, roll mixture into small balls. roll balls in remaining coconut to coat. Refrigerate so they harden. Yummy!!

Beck's marshmallows

1 1/2 tablespoons gelatine
100 ml cold water
Pinch salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
140ml hot water
Colouring (optional)
Flavouring (optional)
Coconut

1. Place gelatine, cold water, and salt in a mixing bowl
2. Place sugar and hot water in a saucepan and bring to boiling point
3. Pour over gelatine and stir until gelatine has dissolved
4. Beat until thick and white
5. add colour and flavour if you want (I added some vanilla extract and some cochineal colour)
6. Pour into a buttered tray
7. stand until set
8. cut into squares and toss in coconut

5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

4 tablespoons sr flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate drops
1 mug

Method
Add dry ingredients to the mug and mix well
Crack an egg and add it to your mug. Be sure to mix it well to avoid any pockets of flour in the corners
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well
Add the chocolate drops if you've got them, and a splash of vanilla essence too
Pop your mug into the microwave and zap for 3 minutes on maximum power (1000 watt)
Wait until the cake stops rising and sets in the mug
If necessary, run a knife around the sides of the mug and tip the still warm cake out of the mug and onto a saucer
Anyone like me who doesn’t like the taste of of oil, you can replace most of it except one teaspoon with baby apple and 2 and a half tablespoons of sugar instead of 4 still tastes yummy, especially since you have the sweetness of the choc bit. I’ve made it twice now and it was yum with a spoonful of icecream!
I’d love to find a non-chocolate variety for my boys.

Linda Piper

Best Brownie Recipe

Now this recipe is actually called White chocolate chunk brownies but I don't think that white stuff deserves to be called chocolate so I replace the white stuff with dark chocolate but you may do as you wish!!!

200g good quality dark cooking chocolate (roughly chopped)
220g butter cubed
3 eggs, lightly whisked
1 tsp vanilla essence
3/4 cup plain flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup castor sugar
250g white, milk or dark chocolate broken into squares (I have also used choc buttons and choc chips - the recipe actually says white choc but use whatever takes your fancy)

Preheat oven to 170c. Line the base and sides of a square 20cm cake pan with non stick baking paper, allowing it to overhang the sides (I often use a slice tin to bake this).

Place the dark chocolate and the butter in a heatproof bowl or top of a double saucepan. Place over a saucepan of simmering water (don't allow the bowl to touch the water) and stir occasionally until the mixture is smooth. Remve form the pan and set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly. Add the eggs ansd vanilla essence, and whisk to combine.

Meanwhile, sift the flour and cocoa into a medium bowl. Ad dthe sugar and dark chocolate mixture, and whisk untio just combined. TStir in the white chocolate or whatever colour you have chosen!!

Maxine

Pour the mixture into the lined pan and smooth the surface. Bale in preheated over for 45 minutes or until crumbs cling to a skewer inserted in the centre of the brownie. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely in the pan.

Transfer the cooled brownie to an airtight container and set aside overnight (the brownie will be easier to cut the following day).- what a load of shit - eat it as soon as it is cool enough not to burn your mouth!! Its yummy still warm with icecream and raspberries!!!