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Thursday 2 December 2010

Bible cake for a Christening. Client was delighted. Read my t... on Twitpic


Bible cake for a Christening. Client was delighted. Read my t... on Twitpic

" I have used Suzanne on 2 occasions 1st was for my partners birthday which I ordered medium & small fairy sized cupcakes & 2nd was for my childrens Christening. On both occasions the cakes looked amazing and tasted gorgeous. I placed my order to Suzanne via email and told her roughly what I would like & the finished product was better then expected just amazing. She is a very , very talented young lady who I would highly recoomend. Please see pics attached." 

Nikki - Chigwell 

Wednesday 10 November 2010

Peanut Butter & Miso Cookies

I baked these delicious salty sweet "Peanut Butter & Miso Cookies" A new recipe that I have adapted from the one I posted earlier. The earlier recipe was a little complicated I felt.

Makes 24 on average

Preheat the oven to 180 oC / 350 oF/ Gas 4

1/2 cup/125g/4 1/2oz softened unsalted butter
1/2 cup/150g/5 1/2 oz chunky peanut butter
3/4 cup/200g/7 oz soft brown sugar
1 egg - lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups/ 6 oz/ 175g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tablespoon white miso paste
1/2 cup/75g/2 3/4 oz chopped walnuts
1 tspn of cinnamon

Mix the peanut butter, butter and sugar together until smooth, then add the beaten egg,
followed by the plain flour and baking powder & walnuts.

Place in some cling film and put in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Take out of the fridge and roll into walnut sized balls, place onto a lined baking sheet
press lightly with a fork. Then put into the oven for approx 10-15 mins. Keep an eye on them, 
(ovens vary in temperature) until golden brown, take out leave on tray for a couple of minutes,
(they will be slightly soft as they come out of the oven) then place carefully onto a wire cooling rack until crisp.
You can store them in an airtight container for about 1-2 weeks or they freeze well.

Tuesday 9 November 2010

U.S. to Metric conversion chart

U.S. to Metric

Capacity Weight 
1/5 teaspoon 1 milliliter 1 oz 28 grams
1 teaspoon 5 ml 1 pound 454 grams
1 tablespoon 15 ml 
1 fluid oz 30 ml 
1/5 cup 47 ml 
1 cup 237 ml 
2 cups (1 pint) 473 ml 
4 cups (1 quart) .95 liter 
4 quarts (1 gal.) 3.8 liters 

Conversion Chart

Cooking Measurement Equivalents

1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3 teaspoons (tsp)
1/16 cup =1 tablespoon
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons
1/6 cup = 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
3/8 cup = 6 tablespoons
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons
2/3 cup = 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons

1 cup = 48 teaspoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 cup
1 pint (pt) = 2 cups
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints
4 cups = 1 quart
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts
16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)
1  (ml) = 1 cubic centimeter (cc)

Source: United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA). 
U.S.–Metric Cooking Conversions



Wednesday 3 November 2010