The way to bake a delicious cake...

♫Way to Bake - Snow White♫

How to make the best coffee cake!!!

THE most desired coffee cake in our Sixth Form, I give all credit to the gorgeous Mary Berry!

(cheeky Instagram pic)

Ingredients:

For the sponge -

200g butter

200g self raising flour

200g sugar

4 tbsp coffee essence

4 eggs 

2tbsp vanilla essence

2tsp baking powder

For the icing - 

75g butter

250g icing sugar

1tbsp coffee essence

2 tbsp milk

Preheat the oven to 160'C

 Put all of the ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat until well combined

I like to use an electric whisk for around 5 minutes 

 Line 2 8inch tins with greaseproof paper or baking parchment and separate mixture

 Place in the over for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean

Mix the ingredients for the icing in a bowl and beat until well combined and of a good consistency

Once the sponge is cool, spread on icing with a palette knife for the filling and on top. Decorate with walnut halves and/or chocolate coffee beans

...et voila, tuck in :)

Let them eat cake!...

 

Hey Guys!!!

So, Paloma and I recently took part in Cafod's 'Big Share' in order to raise money for children in Africa. We baked and baked for this fundraiser event in which the entirety of our sixth form took part in, whether it was to bake the numerous and delicious cakes, or to buy heaps and heaps, after all, who can say no to cake!

We raised a huge amount of money, considering the size of our little sixth form  close to the £300 mark :) We are so proud of our year and want to thank Eleanor and Hannah (our liturgy reps) for setting it all up.

Below, you can see our bakes. I made two coffee cakes which were much desired, at the end of the day, coffee cake is the best kind of cake, and Paloma made amazing Nutella macaroons! Don't they look shop-bought! Recipes on the blog soon :)

Anyway, we want you all to take part in a fundraiser! They're so much fun and we'll be doing one for Breakthough Breastcancer next week, wish us luck!

Loads of love, Jess xxx

Eleanor and Hannah :)

The team!