chocolate crinkles

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30 g unsweetened cocoa powder
135 g white sugar
35 ml vegetable oil
1-1/4 eggs
3 ml vanilla extract (Optional. I don't use essence as it tends to give a slightly synthetic flavour)
85 g all-purpose flour (not self-raising flour)
3 g baking powder
a pinch of salt
20 g confectioners' sugar

In a medium bowl, mix together cocoa, white sugar, and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the cocoa mixture. Cover dough, and chill for at least 4 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into one inch balls. I like to use a number 50 size scoop. Coat each ball in confectioners' sugar before placing onto prepared cookie sheets.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheet for a minute before transferring to wire racks to cool.

Apple Cake

Apple cake!

150gms butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 1/4 cups self-raising flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 peeled apples

Heat oven to 180 degrees C. Spray 9-inch round cake pan with baking spray with flour.

In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Fold in apples. Spoon into pan.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until fork inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Let it cool. Remove from pan to cooling rack. 

Tuck in!

(My 3-year old wouldn't wait long enough for me to take a pic with the full cake)

Flowery crayons

My three-year-old has a bazillion crayons and they're, needless to say, all over the house.
So one day when my little hurricane was asleep, I rounded up the all the stray bits of unusable crayons I could find. I grouped them up, similar colours together, and baked them in a muffin tin for about 15 minutes at 200 degrees C.
I let them cool down completely before popping them out of the tin. Flower-shaped crayons!!