Marathon Banana Bread

4oz softened butter 
2 eggs beaten
8oz plain wholemeal flour
4oz light brown sugar 
1 tsp baking powder 
1/2 tsp salt
2 ripe bananas mashed


1) preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Grease a loaf tin and line with greaseproof paper. 
2) put the butter and sugar into a large bowl and beat well. Gradually beat in the eggs
3) sift in the flour, baking powder and salt and beat well
4) stir in the bananas then spoon into the tin and bake for up to an hour or until the loaf had browned and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. 

Welsh Cakes

8 oz self raising flour

2oz caster sugar

1 tsp cinnamon 

4oz butter

1 or 2 handfuls of sultanas

2 eggs 

1)Sift flour into a large bowl cube and add the butter and rub in finely together.

2)Add sugar and sultanas and mix.

3) Add 1 egg and mix. The consistency needs to be bound together, so if too dry add the other egg.

4)Roll out on a floured board, to about a quarter inch thick.

5)Cut using a cutter, then cook on a greased pan on a medium heat for about 4 to 5 minutes each side. The exact cooking length will depend on what you are cooking your Welsh cakes on, keep a close eye - too short a period and they won’t be cooked in middle, and cooked for too long and they will be dry. When touched during cooking they should feel springy, but not wet to the touch (no mixture should come out of the middle).

6)Once cooked dust with caster sugar and enjoy.

Easter Cakes 🐣

• Makes 9 cakes
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• 50g unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder 
• 50g milk chocolate 
• 2 tbsp golden syrup
• 6 biscuits (I used 3 choc chip cookies & 3 lady fingers, boudoir)
• chocolate mini eggs to decorate 

1) Put the butter in a heatproof bowl with the cocoa powder, chocolate and golden syrup. Sit over a pan of simmering water and stir until melted. Remove from the heat.

2) Crumble the biscuits into small pieces and stir into the chocolatey mixture. Divide between 9 shallow paper cases placed in a 12-hole cake tin. Make a small dip in the middle of each nest and put 3 chocolate eggs into each cake.  Leave to set in the fridge for at least an hour. 

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