Flour, Cake and Pastry

Kia Ora! I'm currently doing some travelling around New Zealand, seeing all the sights and tasting all the delicious food. So I thought I'd share with you one of my favourites so far: Ambrosia! Ambrosia is a famous kiwi BBQ bring-a-long pudding. Its so simple...it only takes ten minutes to prepare on the morning of your BBQ or event, and by the time the BBQ rolls around the marshmallows will be soft and squidgy. And with just 4 ingredients, it really won't break the bank!  Ingredients: 1kg yoghurt (Any flavour you'd like)  500ml double cream  1 packet marshmallows (Any size)  1 punnet strawberries  Method: Slice the strawberries and chop the marshmallows in half (if using large).  Whip the double cream until soft peaks are formed, then add in the yoghurt and mix until its well combined.  Add in the marshmallows and fruit, and then spoon into either a large glass bowl or individual bowls or glasses.  Pop in the fridge for at least 5 hours go set...

These cupcakes are the perfect solution for a warm summer's day treat. You can even have them with cream to have a scrumptious strawberries and cream dessert. Perfectly British! You can always mix up this recipe by replacing the strawberries with either raspberries, blackberries and blueberries! Just remember to change the colour of icing on top! Ingredients: 110g self-raising flour 110g caster sugar 110g softened butter 2 large eggs 110g strawberry jam 110g softened butter 225g sieved icing sugar 2tbsp milk 1tsp vanilla essence Pink food colouring Method: Pre-heat your oven to 190 degrees Celsius. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake cases. Combine the flour, sugar, butter and eggs in a bowl and whisk together for 2 minutes or until smooth. Divide half of the mix between the paper cases, then add 1tsp of strawberry jam in the centre of each one. Top with the rest of the cake mix and transfer the tin to the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, until a skewer inserted in...