seriously. scary. cakes.
When faced with a rainy afternoon, a toddler, a 3 month old and no naptime: this is what happens in our house. Cake. To put it in context-- this is what had happened earlier in the day. I, in an uncharacteristic moment of pure optimism, set out for the day without raincovers for the buggy. Cue massive deluge, we're talking monsoon of epic proportions, and where are we? The far end of town. Twenty minutes of fast paced uphill walking pushing 46lbs of children, and who knows how many pounds was made up of bags/cups/half eaten sausage roll/nappies/wipes/muslins/blankets/spare clothes/birthday cards/container of fudge/4 fresh sausages for dinner/mummy's drink bottle/2 other bottles/ and the new (second hand) dump truck purchased from the charity shop to persuade Joel that wearing a carrier bag as a raincoat was a good idea... before we arrive home.
wet. laughing. cold. hungry. happy. Surely moments like these call for cake.
Almond Sponge Cupcakes
6 oz butter (or dairy free marg)
6 oz Caster Sugar (superfine sugar)
3 eggs
6oz of self raising flour
1/2 tsp of almond extract.
Cream together butter and sugar and then add the eggs. Blend well.
Then add in the flour and the almond extract. Blend till smooth
Fill muffin cases about 1/2 full of batter, makes between 12 and 16
depending on how much you fill the cups.
Bake at 190C/375F for about 15mins or until golden and the tops
spring back when lightly touched. Frost with something other than
what I did to make them less scary. :)
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