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Coffee and Walnut Cake recipe

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 [...]

Lemon and Coconut Cake recipe

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 [...]

Apricot Oat Crunchies recipe

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 [...]

Hazelnut and Chocolate Flapjacks recipe

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 [...]

Spiced Cherry Garlands recipe

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 [...]

Hazel and Lemon Crisps recipe

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 [...]

Brandy Snaps recipe

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. [...]

Oat and Cinnamon Cookies recipe

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 [...]

Peanut and Raisin Cookies recipe

Ingredients:
115 g butter or margarine, softened
150 g sugar
1 egg
150g flour
5 tsp baking powder
5 tsp salt
115 g crunchy peanut butter
175 g raisins
Directions:
1. Beat together all the ingredients except the raisins.
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 [...]

Walnut Clusters recipe

Ingredients:
40 g plain chocolate
50 g butter
115 g sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 x 5ml vanilla flavouring
50 g flour
5 teaspoon salt
5 teaspoon baking powder
175 g walnut, chopped
Directions:
1. Break up the chocolate and melt in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Cool slightly.
2. Cream the butte with the sugar and chocolate until fluffy. Beat in the [...]