Mmm chewy and chocolatey

I had such a craving for chocolate chip cookies so with a little help from moo, we whipped up a batch. Super easy and made heaps. I think. They taste best warm from the oven. Say no more.

Super soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies
2 and a bit cups plain flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
250g butter - must be at room temperature
1 cup soft brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup dark chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips

Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Add eggs one at a time and beat
Add vanilla extract and beat
Sift flour, salt and baking soda and mix into butter mixture in 2 lots
Stir chocolate chips through
Line a baking sheet with baking paper and dollop teaspoon fulls of dough onto this. Leave space between them as they spread.
Bake at 180 deg for 8-10 mins or until just starting to go golden.
Leave to cool on the tray for a few minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack.

Teddy Bear Cars

How cute are these guys??? Following on from the cake, Amie wanted racing cars at her party. So I made these cute wee teddy bear cars. They were a complete hit with kids and adults alike. And so easy to make









Teddy Bear Cars
1 bag milky way bars - the tiny ones
pebbles or smarties
a little melted chocolate
tiny teddies
I used a blow torch to make a hole to shove the teddy in, you could just make a slit with a knife. Then use a little melted chocolate to "glue" the smartie wheels on. I found it easier to one side on all of them, lay them down wheels up to dry then go back and do the other side.

Party Time!

Amie's third birthday. My first experience at party food for kids. Not counting her first birthday which was more for the adults and her second birthday which was well, non existant due to various reasons.

This year she was really into it and wanted a proper party. Decided on a My Little Pony cake which caused a huge gulp from me as working with fondant is not one of my strong points. I decided to carry on with the Pony theme and started by enlisting the help of moo's dad to make the invitation.

So people invited, guess the next step was the cake. Armed with a picture of what I wanted I drew up a plan, ended up just winging it on the day. Just to make it more complicated I decided to make a rainbow cake after seeing it on another blog. Messy but fun!
I threw my plan out the window and just ended up making a pink fondant cover for the cake with teeny tiny pink, purple and white fondant hearts scattered all over it. A My Little Pony glued on with candy melts and 3 mid sized fondant cut out hearts stuck into the cake with florist wire. Done!