chocolate & banana muffins.

This is a Nigella Lawson recipe but can be altered.  Its really yummy, uses up fruit and is so quick and easy.

I don't even like bananas but love these so they must be good!

To make 12 of these muffins you will need:
3 ripe bananas
125ml vegetable oil
2 medium eggs
225g plain flour
100g soft light brown sugar
45ml cocoa powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

First, preheat your oven to 200ºc/gas mark 6 and line a muffin tray with 12 muffin cases.

Next, mash through bananas in a bowl and whilst still mashing, assumed the oil, eggs & sugar.

Sift altogether, the flour, bicarbonate & cocoa powder into through banana mixture and mix together gently.

Equally spoon the mixture into the cases and pop into the middle of the oven

Within a few minutes your house will be filled with a delightful scent and within 15-20 minutes your muffins will be ready!

Leave in the tray to cool a little before putting the muffins onto a cooling rack.

Enjoy!

Cornish Beauty.

domestic goddess?

In my aim to give up smoking I've been thinking of things I can take up to keep my mind of those horrible cigarettes, a new hobby if you like!

I've always wanted to bake, and after going to our local village market on Saturday I was quite inspired when I saw all the yummy baked goodies.

So, it was my weekend of and I dragged Chris to Sainsburys in a bid to buy loads of baking stuff. Their household section wasn't great so just stuck to ingredients then went in a mission to Wilkinsons which wasn't great either but managed to get the stuff I needed!

First up, was carrot cake. A BBC Food recipe I found online. Nothing fancy, just a basic carrot cake and it came out pretty good, apart from one thing. I put too much cream cheese in the frosting so it ended up tasting a bit cheesy but other than that it was good. A lovely moist sponge rich in a citrusy carrot flavour, and has been a popular cake with the family!

But, the crem de la crem was my first attempt making scones. And might I just add, I am quite embarrassed at how easy it was! Why haven't I made them before?!?! I love scones, a bit if butter and Cornish clotted cream-Delish! They came out lovely and within a day the 11 that I made had been eaten by me & family so I think ill make some more later :-)

Finally, out weekend finished with a snuggly Sunday evening watching X-Factor and eating home-made sweet potato and chilli soup. I love making our own soup:easy, satisfying & healthy. Ill out our recipe up on here soon.

Now I'm saving up for a KitchenAid (I wish-I want one) and on the hunt for other things I can try baking. My Nigella 'Kitchen' book is getting better use than any!

Cornish Beauty.