Cakes, Cookies, Brownies Recipe and Desserts

Ingredients:
150 g plain chocolate
115 g butter, diced
225 g sugar
5 tsp vanilla flavouring
115 g self-rising flour
75 g pecan nuts or walnuts, chopped
2 eggs
50 g chocolate
Directions:
1. Break up chocolate and place with the butter in a large bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Heat, gently stirring occasionally, unitl melted and evenly blended.
2. Remove from the heat [...]

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine, softened
200 g sugar
2 eggs
2 lemons
115 g self-rising flour
5 tsp baking powder
2 egg whites
5 tsp coffee
chopped walnuts
icing sugar, for dusting
Directions:
1. Beat together the butter, 115g sugar, two eggs, coffee, flour and baking powder.
2. Spoon into a greased and base-lined shallow 28 x 18 cm cake tin.
3. Whisk the egg whites until [...]

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine, softened
200 g sugar
2 eggs
2 lemons
115 g self-rising flour
5 tsp baking powder
2 egg whites
75 g desiccated coconut
grated rind of 1 lemon
1 ml lemon juice
icing sugar, for dusting
Directions:
1. Beat together the butter, 115g  sugar, two eggs, grated rind of lemon, flour and baking powder.
2. Add about 1ml lemon juice or enough to [...]

Ingredients:
75 g self-rising wholemeal flour
75 g rolled porridge oats
75 g sugar
115 g butter or margarine
115 g dried apricots, chopped
Directions:
1. Mix together the flour, oats and sugar in a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
2. Spread half of the oat mixture over the base of a lightly greased shallow tin measuring 28 [...]

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine
115 g soft light brown sugar
15 tbs syrup
50 g hazelnuts, roughly chopped
175 g porridge oats
50g milk chocolate drops
Directions:
1. Melt the butter with sugar and syrup in a saucepan. Stir in the hazelnuts and oats. Allow to cool slightly, then stir in the chocolate drops.
2. Spoon into a lightly greased shallow 28 [...]

Ingredients:
225 g butter or margarine, well softened
50 g icing sugar, sifted
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
200 g flour
150 g cornflour
5 tsp ground mixed spice
50g cherries, finely chopped
15 ml milk
15 ml lemon juice
quartered cherries to decorate
icing sugar, for dredging
Directions:
1. Cream the butter with the icing sugar and the lemon rind until pale and fluffy. Sift in [...]

Ingredients:
115 g hazelnuts, toasted and skinnes
115 g butter
50 g soft light brown sugar
25 g icing sugar
1 egg yolk
175 g flour
lemon curd
icing sugar, for dredging
Directions:
1. Grind the nuts to a fine powder.
2. Beat the butter until soft, then add the sugars a little at a time and beat until very soft, pale and fluffy. Add the [...]

Ingredients:
115 g butter, softened
75g icing sugar, sifted
finely grated rind of lemon
175 g flour
5 tsp grated nutmeg
1 egg white, lightly beaten
Directions:
1. Cream the butter with the icing sugar and lemon rind until pale and fluffy. Sift in the flour and nutmeg. Knead lightly until just smooth.
2. Roll out the dough on a floured surface until about [...]

Ingredients:
50 g butter
50 g sugar
1 tbs syrup
50 g flour
5 tsp ground ginger
5 tsp brandy
1/2 finely grated rind of lemon
150 ml double cream
Directions:
1. Gently melt the butter, sugar and syrup in a saucepan. Remove from heat. Sift the flour and ginger together, then stir them into the melted butter mixture with the brandy and lemon rind.
2. [...]

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine, softened
75 g sugar
1 egg
150g flour
5 tsp baking powder
5 tsp salt
5 tsp vanilla flavouring
5 tsp ground cinnamon
75 g rolled oats
Directions:
1. Beat together all the ingredients.
2. Spoon large teaspoonfuls of the mixture on two greased baking trays, leaving room to spread. Bake 190C / 375F for about 15 minutes until golden around [...]