Coffee with a friend....

I've had a couple of busy days and have not spent as much time visiting you all and commenting as I usually do. I mentioned on twitter that I had a baking day on Tuesday and this was partly because I have a friend coming for coffee today.
Of course I got a bit carried away and made far too much! So I expect I will be sending some home for my friend's husband. I haven't put in the recipes because I have posted both before!

Anyway instead of chattering here I'd better go and push the vacuum over the carpet and get everything ready! Hope I haven't made you feel too peckish with this photo!

Lemon Cake
Chocolate Muffins
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Chocolate Muffins

This recipe for chocolate muffins is one of Beccy's. It really makes 12 muffins but I put less mixture in the muffin cases so I made 18 and they looked more like little cakes than muffins. I made them very quickly just before I went fishing so that I could take some with me. Given more time I would have decorated the top with some melted choc. I have to say I thought they tasted better a couple of days later when they were more moist.

 

I was also using my new mixing bowls, a real 'steel' 3 bowls for less than £10 ($20)!!

Recipe:
Makes 12
6 oz marg
6 oz castor sugar
3 eggs
8 oz SR flour
2oz cocoa powder (if not using cocoa powder add 2 oz more of flour) + 4 oz choc chips( white choc gives a nice contrast) OR fruit
1 tsp vanilla essence (if fruit only being added)
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 pt milk
Method
blend marg and sugar add
beat eggs and vanilla
sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and fold in
Stir in milk (+choc chips or fruit)
bake approx 15 mins Temp 190 C.

Ideal if you want something quick when the kid's friends come to play.