Cosy Bunny No. 2

Here is another great example of the Cosy Bunny!



And look, a recipe for these delectable fairy cakes!

Butterfly Cakes

Ingredients:

125g butter

1 tsp vanilla essence

¾ cup castor sugar

2 eggs

1 ½ cups self-raising flour

½ cup milk

strawberry or raspberry jam (optional)

cream, whipped

strawberries

icing sugar

Method:

- cream butter, sugar and essence in a small bowl with electric beater until light and fluffy

- beat in eggs one at a time, beat until combined

- stir in half the sifted flour and half the milk, then stir in the remaining flour and milk

- put spoonfuls of mixture into patty pans, cook in moderate oven (180°C) for about 15 minutes.

-when cakes are cold, cut out a circle from the top, cutting down to a depth of about 2cm. Cut the circle piece in half, these are the butterfly ‘wings’

- place a small amount of jam in the bottom of the cavity, then whipped cream.

-top with the two wings, and a piece of strawberry in the middle

- dust with icing sugar

Looks like a lovely afternoon tea to me.

Thanks Cassie for sending this one to us!!

A new beginning...

Hi there!
This is the first post of the newly created Cosy Creatures Blog!
This is a place created to share ideas and wisdom on what makes a perfect afternoon tea!
It is also a place to share your crafty creations and tips on how to de-stress.
Personally I can't think of any better way to unwind than putting the kettle on, filling a tea pot with my favourite tea and keeping it warm for ages with my super cute and super friendly Cosy, Bunny!
(Cosy Bunny was made from an ugly old jumper and some scraps of felt by the super talented Cassie)

We'd love to see what you make from the Cosy Creatures kits which will be available through the Lifeline Gippsland soon (we'll keep you updated on that one!).
If you feel like sharing just drop us an email!

To kick things off, I thought I'd share my fool proof Florentine recipe. They are sweet and delicious and they impress everytime! And the best bit is they are sooo easy to make!
Just look:
3/4 cup sultanas
2 cups corn flakes
3/4 cup roasted flaked almonds
1/2 cup red glace cherries
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
120gm dark chocolate, melted

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees/160 degrees fan forced. Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.
2. Combine all ingredients (except for the chocolate) in a bowl and mix.
3. Spoon the mixture onto the tray, make them what ever size you like but be sure to leave about 5cm around them as they spread in the oven. Bake them for about 5 mins or until a bit golden looking. Allow to cool on the trays.
4. Spread the Florentine bases with the melted chocolate. Run the fork through the chocolate to get the wavey lines. Allow to set.
5. EAT!


(Oops! I ate them all before I could take a picture - here are some that look pretty good too from http://www.freerecipes.org/orange-and-almond-florentines)