First time using Royal icing!!

I have always wanted to make biscuits & decorate them using Royal icing, so this weekend after finding inspiration from this blog Bakeat350 I thought, well why not ;)

I used one of Bridget's biscuit recipes found HERE  these biscuits were so very simple to make.  I rolled & used various cookie cutters.  I decided to do some plain with a freckle chocolate on top & then iced the others with the royal icing.  I have learnt so many things already with this first attempt, I needed to make the icing a little thinner to pipe around, same with the flooding icing, but its all trial & error & will hopefully do a whole lot better next batch :)  Here are the pics.

Choc Chip Slice

Here is the other recipe that I baked on the weekend.  I love to make slices as I find them quick & easy to make for Kev & the kids lunches.  Anyway, you can find the recipe here  

Choc Chip Slice Recipe  I love that website :)

Here is a photo of the finished product :)

Till next time, happy baking ;)

Jesse

Easy Cupcakes

Well finally got my stuff a bit more sorted & after a lovely weekend of cooler weather, rain & wind, I finally got around to baking something.  The kids were after cupcakes so I pulled out the trusty easy as recipe that I got of a forum a while ago.  These are so very yummy & I iced them with Buttercream Icing

Here is the recipe

Best-Ever Cupcakes:

Into 1 cup metric (250ml) measuring cup, place 2 eggs, then fill to the top with thickened cream. Pour into mixing bowl.

Beat 1 minute with electric mixer.

Add 1 tsp vanilla extract and 3/4 cup caster sugar.

Beat 3 mins.

Add 1 cup SR flour (sifted), fold into mixture with wooden spoon until incorporated.

Place mixture into 12 muffin tins (lined with paper cases), bake in mod oven until light golden and cakes spring back when lightly touched in the centre.

Ice with buttercream icing 

Decorate :) thats the fun part ;)

I have a Choc chip Slice baking away in the oven & will share that recipe tomorrow :)

Till then, happy baking :)
Jesse