Cutter Cookies

200g butter, room temp
280g caster sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 egg
400g plain flour
pinch salt
1/2 tsp cream of tarter

Pre heat oven to 170 degrees C.

In mixer, cream together butter & sugar.  Add egg, then flour salt & cream of tarter.  Mix well until pulling away from sides.

Roll out & cut to desired shape.  Bake on greaseproof paper for 8-10 minutes.

Bakewell Sponge

200g butter
200g soft brown sugar
4 eggs
200g ground almonds
1 jar cherry/raspberry jam
handful toasted almonds
ice cream to serve

Heat oven to 170 degrees C.  Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs 1 at a time, fold in ground almonds and pour mix into ceramic dish over the spreaded jam

.  Sprinkle with almonds and bake for 30 minutes.

Flapjacks

4 oxz butter
4 oz sugar
1 tbs golden syrup
6 oz oats

Melt butter, sugar & syrup i

n pan, add oats, press into greased tin & bake for 10 minutes at 170 degrees C.

Tiramisu

150 ml double cream
3tbs icing sugar
100g mascarpone
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbs amaretto

275 ml cold coffee
1 tbsp icing sugar
2 tbs amaretto
175g sponge fingers
cocoa

Whip cream with icing sugar & then beat in mascarpone, extract and amaretto.  Sweeten coffee with separate icing sugar and add amaretto.

Dip sponge fingers in coffee mix and line bottom of dish.  Spoon over half cream mixture and repeat. Sprinkle with cocoa powder & refridgerate.

Date Slices

4 ox margarine
4 ox demerera sugar
3 cups rice crispys
4 ox chopped dates
4 oz chocolate

Melt sugar, dates and margarine over low heat until melted & simmer for 3 minutes.  Stir in rice crispys and push into greased cake tin.  Top with melted chocolate & refrigerate,

Pavalova

5 large egg whites
10oz caster sugar
1tsp vinegar
2 tsp cornflour
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Make meringue & bake at 140 degrees C for 1 hour.  Turn oven off and leave to cool.

Chocolate Crispy Cakes

1 3/4 oz butter
100g chocolate
5tbsp golden syrup
2.3/4 oz cornflakes

Melt ingredients together & add cornflakes