Healthy Eating 2021 - Mothers Day

1. Lemon curd & blueberry loaf cake

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/lemon-curd-blueberry-loaf-cake

Ingredients

• 175g softened butter, plus extra for greasing
• 500ml tub Greek yogurt (you need 100ml in the cake, the rest to serve)
• 300g jar lemon curd (you need 2 tbsp in the cake, the rest to serve)
• 3 eggs
• zest and juice 1 lemon , plus extra zest to serve
• 200g self-raising flour
• 175g golden caster sugar
• 200g punnet of blueberries (you need 85g in the cake, the rest to serve)
• 140g icing sugar

Method

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a loaf tin and line with a long strip of baking parchment.

Put 100g yogurt, 2 tbsp lemon curd, the softened butter, eggs, lemon zest, flour and caster sugar into a large mixing bowl. Quickly mix with an electric whisk until the batter just comes together.

Scrape half into the prepared tin. Weigh 85g blueberries from the punnet and sprinkle half into the tin, scrape the rest of the batter on top, then scatter the other half of the 85g berries on top.

Bake for 1 hr 10 mins-1 hr 15 mins until golden, and a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean.

Cool in the tin, then carefully lift onto a serving plate to ice. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl and stir in enough lemon juice to make a thick, smooth icing. Spread over the top of the cake, then decorate with lemon zest.

2. Nutella-Stuffed Strawberries

Ingredients

• 12 large fresh strawberries
• 1/4 cup Nutella
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips, melted
• 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts

 

Method

• Remove stems from strawberries. Using a knife cut out centre; pipe Nutella into strawberries.
• Insert a toothpick into the side of each strawberry. Holding toothpick, quickly dip stem end of strawberry into melted chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Sprinkle with hazelnuts; place strawberries on a baking sheet, point side up. Remove toothpicks; refrigerate strawberries until set.

3. Banoffee traybake

 

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/banoffee-traybake

 

Ingredients

• 200g butter , softened, plus extra for the tin
• 2 large ripe bananas
• 250g light brown soft sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1½ tsp vanilla extract
• 250g self-raising flour
• 100g natural yogurt
• 100g dark chocolate , chopped into chunks
• 100g thick caramel
• 12 dried banana chips/ banana chunks for decoration

 

Method

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line a baking tin with baking parchment. In a jug, mash the bananas with a fork, then add the butter and sugar and mix with an electric whisk until smooth and creamy.

 

Add the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla and a pinch of salt. Use a spatula to fold through the flour, yogurt and chocolate chunks. Scrape the mixture into the tin and smooth over the surface. Bake for 30 mins until risen and golden and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 mins in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack.

 

Cut the traybake into 12 squares, then top each one with a spoonful of caramel and a banana.

4. Peaches And Cream Mini Pancakes

 

Ingredients

X 1 Pack of Butterscotch pancakes

Topping:

5 - 8 peaches sliced

1/2 cup whipping cream