You don't have to be a kitchen whizz to start cooking with your kids - in fact not getting it right can be the best fun. Celebrity mum Kate Garraway has three easy recipes to inspire you...
Chocolate Snowman Cup Cakes (10-12 servings)
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 20 minutes
115g (4 oz) Flora Buttery
115g (4 oz) castor sugar
2 eggs, medium
115g (4 oz) self-raising flour
25g (1 oz) cocoa powder, mixed with 2 dessertspoons water
Icing
55g (2 oz) Flora Buttery
225g icing sugar, sieved
1 tablespoon milk
50g white chocolate, melted
Decoration
55g (2 oz) desiccated coconut
Orange cake decorations or coloured fondant for nose, chocolate buttons and drops for eyes and hat
- Preheat oven to 180°C, 160°C fan, Gas mark 4.
- Weigh your eggs. Note the weight and measure the same amount of Flora, sugar and flour. Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon 2 – 3 minutes until well mixed. Place dessertspoons of the mixture in 10-12 paper cases or greased bun tins.
- Bake for around 20 minutes until soft and springy to touch. Cool on a wire tray.
- Mix icing ingredients together and spread over the cakes. Sprinkle with coconut and decorate as a snowman face using the buttons cut in half for the hat, the chocolate drops for eyes and orange decoration for nose.
Rudolf Red Velvet Cupcakes (10-12 servings)
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
115g (4 oz) Flora Buttery
115g (4 oz) caster sugar
2 eggs, medium
115g (4 oz) self-raising flour
15g (½ oz) cocoa powder
30ml red food colouring (gel is best)
Icing
55g (2 oz) Flora Buttery
225g icing sugar, sieved
1-2 tablespoons milk
25g (1 oz) cocoa powder
Decoration
White chocolate buttons and plain chocolate drops
Pretzels
Red sweets
- Preheat oven to 180°C, 160°C fan, Gas mark 4.
- Weigh your eggs. Note the weight and measure the same amount of Flora, sugar and flour. Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon 2–3 minutes until well mixed. Place dessertspoons of the mixture in 10 paper cases or greased bun tins.
- Bake for around 20 minutes until soft and springy to touch. Cool on a wire tray.
- Mix icing ingredients together and spread over the cakes. Decorate using pretzels for antlers, chocolate buttons and drops for eyes and red sweets for the nose.
All in one vanilla cupcakes (10-12 servings)
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
150g Flora Buttery
150g caster sugar
3 eggs
150g self-raising flour
115g icing Sugar
- Turn oven on to 175°C.
- Put everything except the icing sugar into a big bowl and mix well.
- Pop into paper cases and bake for 10–12 minutes. Leave to cool.
- Mix water with the icing sugar a little at a time until its smooth.
- Top the cakes with a teaspoon of icing each.