Oh dear, I meant to post this on Monday!!! and now its Wednesday and I have just remembered that I didn't actually finish it and press publish!
What I wanted to say was that The Dj, who is 12 and a whizz in the kitchen, whipped up all these little bits of deliciousness over the weekend. Friday we had this Rhubarb Upside Down Cake which disappeared moments after I took photos (and has been baked again today)
Mix together - 230gm fresh rhubarb, cut into 5mm slices and
3 tblspn castor sugar and arrange over the bottom of greased and papered 20cm round cake tin.
Beat 80gm soft butter and 240gm castor sugar until fluffy.
Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time.
Stir in 3 tblspn ground almonds
Sift in 110gm SR flour and gently fold.
Spoon over rhubarb and spread out evenly.
Bake for approx. 40 mins.
Enjoy!!
Saturday was the day for a tea party outdoors with a good old fashioned Madeira Cake and tea in pretty cups.... with saucers!
And on Sunday he produced these multi coloured buttery biscuits...... which were actually the second batch he'd made last week.
The most exciting bit was using this new to us, op shopped gadget, the Sawa 71. Made in Sweden but sadly, with only half the pretty shapes, this is such a fun little kitchen helper! He had so much fun that now he Has Plans for more!!
And just in case you were wondering if I've broken my self inflicted no Grain diet, the answer is NO! .......although I may have tested a few crumbs..... !!
Mein junger Dj ist 12 und esst gerne süßes!! Aber seine Mama backt ihn nicht oft genug was zum naschen und so muss er selber backen! Und übers Wochenende hatt er viel gutes aus der Küche gebracht! Zuerst ein Rhabarber Kuchen, weil wir momentan viel Rhabarber im garten haben. Nächsten tag ein Madeira Kuchen und dann die schönen kleine Kekse. Wir haben so ein tolles Instrument gefunden beim Karitas Geschäft und ehr hatte schon Ideen zum wieder so feine Kleinigkeiten backen.
Oh its so nice to see dj cooking!! I have found this fabulous 'chocolate beetroot mud cake' recipe thats easy and not too unhealthy and was planning on testing it on you all over xmas lol but I think I will pass the recipe on to him! ;) Xoxo
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to DJ for his splendid cooking. I shall be using his Rhubarb upside down cake recipe, it looks so moist. Always beaut to find another way to use rhubarb.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat for the whole family... hopefully DJ doesn't have to do the washing up afterwards ;D)
Those biscuits look so cool! And everything looks very yummy! :D well done Dj!
ReplyDeleteyum! Mum has one of those biscuit press things too, it makes so many pretty shapes. Might have to borrow it for some Christmas biccies after seeing how good these look
ReplyDeleteDear little bro, those edible creations look quite magical, why don't you come and live with me?! I would like to bake a batch of those swirly bickies with you as I do think that's just the thing I would enjoy. Mums, I'm going to say this again.....you do take awesome pics!
ReplyDeleteoh yum! You have made me hungry :)
ReplyDeleteMy Nan gifted me her forcer biscuit things, must have a go at it, those bikkies look wonderful :)
My mom had one of those biscuit squirter things when I was growing up!!! I haven't given it a single thought since I was a kid. Its great to see that they are still around and still being used! You go DJ - they look fabulous! - Kara xx
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