Wizard of Oz

A little sneak peak at my next favorite party which would have to be my child hood favorite too. Lots of sewing and other bits to prepare, but first of handmade items has been done along with the printables which are ready to go.

                                                                   

Bailey's Crab Shack

WOW, that came and went very quickly it seems, it was a wonderful party, despite the rain, but hey whats a bit of rain, the kids still had fun and that's all that counts.

Here are a few pictures for you all to see. So now its onto the next one which is my daughters Wizard of Oz party which has been in planning pretty much since her last one as that's the one she wanted as did I so will post a few things we have ready to go for the next. But in between we have another High Tea and a kids party to do.

                                                                

Peanut Butter Whoopies

Today's quick baking was some Peanut Butter Whoopies which I always add a bit extra here and there, so its always a different recipe, but oh my gosh always heavenly.

The filling is a mixture I came up with when I had only a few ingredients to make something yummy, and its one we use all the time now as it really is just so tasty and everyone absolutely loves it, I have only shared it with a few people so will think about publishing it.

This is a very busy busy week with the coming together of Bailey's Crab shack Nautical Party and I have to say looking very good and even ahead of plans for my daughter Bella's with all her printing finished and lots of ideas for that one, but as its not until November I will share that a bit later.

Post a comment if you would love the recipe for these divine Whoopie's and the filling.

                                                                    

Bailey's Crab Shack Party

Just a quick post as this is all coming together so nicely. All baking is sorted which I am so happy with as I think it will turn out just fabulous.

Printing is done and all set to go, and a huge thank you to the girls at The Tomkat Studio as its just perfect and even ahead in the planning of my daughters 5th birthday and got Tomkat studio to hers at the same time so I am a tad ahead of plans for that party but it will be am over the rainbow party to remember.

Little sneak at some of the things under way.

                                                                     

Easter just around the corner

I forgot how excited the kiddies get when I pull out the decorations for Easter, they just love it and I have to admit I get a little bit anxious to get them up, cant wait, so today they went up during the week, still have a few more to go, but most are done ready for the Easter Bunny to hop in and leave some scrumptious chocolate for the family to consume.

Worked out a few things to bake for Easter and have a bit up my sleeve to do this week which I am loving, especially if this drissly weather keeps up.

                                                                      

Pear, Almond and Cinnamon Tea Cake

I think one of the yummiest things is a great Tea Cake, you can make your take on so many, with just a basic Tea Cake recipe and put whatever toppings you like on top or just have plain Cinnamon Sugar which is just divine in itself.

When I am extremely lazy and want something quick I use a normal Tea cake packet mixture or you could use Butter cake mixture, and when it states add milk I substitute for Buttermilk and add a bit of oil for extra softness, works fabulously and also then add to the topping, some days stewed apples and Cinnamon, Pears, other fruit and of course sprinkle with Cinnamon, I also love to sprinkle with a bit of brown sugar, just for that extra hit of goodness..

So nothing better than a nice cup of Tea with a slice of freshly baked cake..

Heavenly.

                                                                      

                                                                               

Strawberry Whoopie's

Here is a few pictures of the Strawberry Whoopies we made yesterday, they are honestly just divine to eat and easy peasy to make.

Recipe as follows

300g white flour
1/2 teaspoon of bicarb soda
pinch of salt
1 egg
200g white sugar
115g butter
1 1/2 white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
125mil buttermilk

Preheat oven to 180c line tray with baking paper

Beat butter and sugar til creamy with hand held mixer, then beat in egg.

Add sifted flour, bicarb, and salt and mix together.

Mix buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla and then combine with mixture.

Use an ice cream scoop to scoop mixture onto lined tray (you can use a spoon, but scoop works the best)

Bake for 10-15min til firm to touch.

Once cool you can use a butter cream in the middle or you can simply mix butter and cream cheese and some icing sugar with strawberry flavouring or strawberry jam to create the center filling.
Then I just made a simple glaze mixture of Pure Icing Sugar, a little hot water and colouring to get the desired texture and colour.

Bake away...

                                                                   

Any good reason for makin' Whoopie

It seems everyone is making Whoopie Pies now, and for good reason they are just divine, I stumbled across this recipe a few years back and loved them, but never made them too much as my husband is not a big sweet treat person and is more savoury (which my other post is just for his tastes), they have been around for decades and did not appear in publication until the 1970's.

Food historians believe that it was the Amish women living in the Pennsylvania region in the USA who created the Whoopie. Whoopies are certainly a part of culture for them and are sold at all Amish markets, and farmers markets etc. One view is that the origins of the Whoopie lie in medieval Germany, and when the Amish settled in Pennsylvania in the nineteenth century, they brought the Whoopie with them. Another unproven notion is that the Amish women baked leftover cake mixture and put the resulting pies in their husbands and children's lunch boxes, on later opening their lunches and finding the goodies, the latter shouted
"Whoopie" for joy.  - Susanna Tee

There is a big thing happening with stores opening now selling purely Whoopie Pies of all colours, flavours and shapes and sizes, and you can literally come up with any one you like they are that easy.

Stayed tuned for the pictures of todays Strawberry Whoopies and the recipe...

Cinnamon and Apple Scones

Its been so busy getting things ready for a few parties and also baking and a trip to Sydney for a school reunion and to visit my family and which was wonderful and to quick I must say, but the kids loved seeing their relatives and especially their great grandfather who turned 87 a day before we arrived all good timing.

Today we made another favorite and super super easy to make and quick, Cinnamon Apple Scones, they take literally no time to make and are ready in under 15 minutes, how easy is that and they taste scrumptious..

    Cinnamon and Apple Scones   
                                               3 cups plain flour
                                               2 teaspoons baking powder 
                                               Pinch of salt
                                               150ml milk
                                               150ml water
                                               2 teaspoons Cinnamon and or all spice, I always add a little extra
                                               Stir with a knife and knead into a dough, cut to 1cm thick and bake f                                              7-10 minutes in a preheated oven at 200c, I place just some tinned apples on e                                            top and sprinkle with some cinnamon sugar which is just divine