Lemon Cake Recipe

Ingredients
A
180g castor sugar
4 eggs
grated rind of 1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon lemon essence
B
130g cornflour
130g plain flour
a pinch of salt


250g butter - melted and cool slightly
100g raisins


Method
1. Warm ingredients A in a stove for 5 min. Remove from stove and whisk till cool.
2. Sift ingredients B together. Fold in melted butter, ingredient A and raisins.
3. Pour batter into a greased loaf tin. Bake in preheated oven at 190 deg C for 40 min.

Sand Scrolls Recipe

Ingredients
250g flour
124g cornflour
250g butter
150g icing sugar
1 egg (separate yolk and white)
1 tablespoon milk
vanilla essence
sesame seeds

Method
1. Cream the butter and sugar lightly.
2. Gradually add the egg white and milk.
3. Fold in the flour and vanilla essence.
4. Roll out dough into 1/2cm thickness. Cut into strips of 14cm x 1cm and shape as required.
5. Brush cookies with lightly beaten egg yolk and decorate with sesame seeds.
6. Bake at 190 deg C for 15 min.

Apple Muffin Recipe

This will make 12 muffins.

                                                                                                             
Ingredients
250g unsalted butter
200g castor sugar
300g whole eggs
500g cake flour
25g baking powder
3g cinnamon powder
350g milk
70g raisins
4 apple cut into cubes
a pinch of salt


Methods
1. Grease 12 muffin cups.
2. Cream unsalted butter and castor sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in whole eggs, a little at a time, beating after each addition and gently stir in cake flour.
4. Mix baking powder, cinnamon powder and milk before adding raisins, apple cubes and salt.
5. Spoon muffin mixture into prepared muffin cups. Bake at 170 deg C for 8 mins before turning the tray and bake for an additional 8 mins. Leave to cool.


Cooking Tips
> the amount of cinnamon powder can be altered to your taste.


Recipe courtesy of : Carousel 

Homemade Cupcakes for Mother's Day

Do you want to show your love and appreciation for your mum?

These cupcakes from Laura Vitale will surely delight her.

It's so pretty to look at and so yummy-licous!! 

You can get the recipe at her website.