Flour, Cake and Pastry

Hello! It's been a while, hasn't it? However FC&P is back with a couple of new recipes to get your summer started! So although it'll soon be Monday, these yummy cookies should help to get your week off to a scrumptious start. This base recipe is from my baking bible...the Be-Ro book, however you can add whatever flavourings you like! I split my batch into half a dozen chocolate orange, and half a dozen fruit and nut. Two classic chocolate flavours packed into 12 gooey biscuits! Ingredients 225g self raising flour 100g caster sugar 3tbsp cocoa powder 100g margarine 5tbsp milk 1tsp vanilla essence (if not adding any other flavourings...check out my flavour ideas at the bottom of this post) Method Pre-heat your oven to 190C, and grease two baking trays. Sieve together the flour, sugar and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl. Mix these together until they're combined, and then rub in the margarine. Add the milk and vanilla essence (leave this out i...

So it's the most wonderful time of the year once again...that's right, its World Chocolate Day! Chocolate lovers across the globe are making the most of the day when anything goes, and we can eat as much chocolate as we like...right? So today's recipe celebrates the finest ingredients and the finest chocolate, plus its egg, dairy AND gluten free; happy days! I'm so happy I came across this recipe on The Metro website, it's honestly so delicious, the brownies come out perfect every time...chewy, gooey, salty and so moreish! If you're constantly looking for vegetarian and vegan recipes, check out Sneaky Veg , her recipes are to die for! It may sound completely mental to include black beans in this recipe, but they are what makes these brownies vegan friendly. The beans replace the flour, and the liquid from the beans replaces the eggs! Not so crazy after all! Read on for the recipe... Ingredients 1 x 400g tin of black beans 60ml black bean aquafaba (t...

Hello! So here we are (three weeks late...) at our final Berry Bonanza Instalment! This week sees recipes using raspberries and strawberries, to get you in that summer mood. What's even better is that Pick Your Own farms now have these berries ready for you to go and pick-so you really can't get much fresher! Raspberries Everyone loves cheesecake...and everyone loves cupcakes, so why not combine the two whilst using up all those leftover raspberries you have lying in your fridge! This recipe comes from the BBC Food website, they have so many scrummy recipes to feast your eyes upon, so its definitely worth having a look round! Without further a do, here's a yummy recipe for Raspberry Cheesecake Cupcakes ! Ingredients 8 white chocolate cookies 45g melted butter For the filling 300g cream cheese 1tbsp plain flour 90g caster sugar 1tsp vanilla extract 1 egg 1 egg yolk 3tbsp soured cream 100g raspberries Lightly whipped double cream, to serve ...