Anzac Slice - New Leaf Challenge

This was originally supposed to be Anzac Biscuit but I turned it into an Anzac slice for something different. Fulled with oats and almond meal it is really yummy to eat, and it is a lower fat version so good for you as well. I think I might finally be finished filling my freezer with yummy goodness for school/work lunches! Give it a month and I will need to cook them all over again but for now, I'm done! (I think!!)

Here is the recipe

Lemon & Vanilla Cupcakes - New Leaf Challenge

I have again been visiting Teresa Cutters recipe site to find new recipes that use less processed foods and are low in fat and sugar. These Lemon & Vanilla Cupcakes may look a little ugly but I can tell you they are really delicious! They remind me of a friand being made with almond meal and she suggested that raspberries or blueberries would be a good addition and I happened to have some fresh blueberries in the fridge, I thought why not? And I am glad I did they add yummy little bursts through the cakes. These are a winner and will be frozen for school/work lunches!

Here is the recipe

Muesli Muffins - New Leaf Challenge

This is another Teresa Cutter recipe, she is a great chef and her recipes are really healthy. I was put onto her by my personal trainer and I am wading my way through her fantastic site.

These muffins although they look a little heavy are really nice and full of flavour which can he sometimes missing in really healthy things!

A really healthy lunch box filler!

Here is the recipe

Muesli Bars - New Leaf Challenge

These muesli Bars turned out to be really nice, and healthy! And what's more apparently to a 6 year old's taste! I have made home made muesli bars before and he wouldn't eat them but this time he loved them. Maybe it was the drizzle of white chocolate that I added (this is not in the recipe) or maybe his palette id changing I don't know but they are free from processed flours and sugar and they are really scrummy!
Here is the recipe from Teresa Cutter.

Baked Chocolate Glaze Donuts

So I promised that I would let you know what the donut recipe that came with the trays tasted like. Great, I made vanilla ones with chocolate glaze. My 6 year old loved them anyway had to quickly wrap them in cling wrap and get them in the freezer before they were all eaten!

So here is the recipe and just for you a photo as well!


Ingredients

2 cups plain flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tbsp butter, melted

Method

• Preheat oven to 220 degrees and grease a donut pan
• Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt
• Add the buttermilk, eggs and butter
• Beat until just combined
• Fill pan to 2/3 capacity
• Bake for 7-9 minutes

I then make a runny chocolate icing from cocoa, icing sugar and water and drizzled it over the top and added chocolate sprinkles. Yum!!

Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake

It was my nephews birthday and I was wondering what kind of cake to cook. I have decided that since he is now 9 years old I can stop making the grand looking but average tasting kids cakes. Over the years I have made many, Thomas trains, Mater from Cars, Lego Blocks, Treasure Island Maps, Beanie Kids etc..... But now it is time to cook cakes for the adults, cakes with flavour and texture and absolutely outstanding taste!

So ......I found this one on Barbara Bakes, a blog I read and thought it looked like it was well and truly worth a try and I was right, yumo! I do also fill the hole in the bundt cake with chocolate coated honeycomb, it kind of exploded over the top like a volcano. Of course my 6 year old and my 9 year old nephew thought it was a volcano and although I didn't set out to make a kids cake, it seems I did! So everyone was happy!

Here is the recipe.

Baked Lemon Donuts

I had been hearing things about baked doughnuts and I thought I would go searching for some recipes and as it turned out I also needed so doughnut trays as well. So if you are a doughnut fan but can't afford the calories for the deep fried version, here is a yummy lemon version that is baked in the oven. If you don't have trays you can get them from The General Trader, in small and large versions.

The pan comes with it's own recipe which the lady in the shop told me was fantastic but I haven't tried it yet as I didn't have any buttermilk, will blog when I do. I instead made these lemon ones made with yoghurt. They were very yummy but more like a cake than a doughnut. Still they are in the freezer ready for school lunches!

Here is the recipe from Barbara Bakes.