Baileys cheesecake for a Monday morning

Morning.......wow did it rain yesterday - and most of last week.....so thought I would cheer you up with this I made it's a cheesecake - a cooked one....a Baileys cooked cheesecake - and I can honestly say - it is the best cooked cheesecake I have tasted in a long while....took it over to sister in laws - and it went down very well

Though they always crack with me - that is where crumbled up Cadbury's chocolate flake comes in handy - you know the 4 packs - bought 2 packs to be on the safe side - did not use them all - but they so were nice with a cup of coffee.......

So here I am - cut yourself a slice and sit down...especially you Caroline as I promised you the first virtual slice.....

There seems a lot of mixture - but its worth it and Philli cream cheese is on offer at the moment in Tesco's so that's even better................

Pre-heat oven to 180oc/gas 4 and grease a 23cm loose bottom cake tin.

Mix 8oz(225g) crushed digestive biscuits with 3oz (30g) melted butter and press on bottom of tin - it may look at this stage that it is not setting together - but when you cook it the mixture and biscuits stick together so no worries.....

Mix 2LB (900g)cream cheese - I know I thought - how much!!!!.. with 11oz (300g) caster sugar, add 175ml(8fl oz) Baileys -niiiiice. Mix in 4 eggs - 1 at a time...., then add 225ml (8floz) soured cream, 1 tbsp vanilla extract, and 4 tbsp Plain Flour....

Pour into tin

Pop in the oven for 1 hour

Turn off and leave in oven till cold to prevent cracking....did not happen - mine cracked....call in the choc flake...

Pop in fridge

Invite some mates round.....and tuck in!!!!

Nicccceeeee....................

Have a good Monday everyone

Entered into Sassy Cheryls - Show me Thurs - grab a slice ladies and enjoy......

Hugs

Gin Jaffa Cakes

These little beauties are home made Jaffa cakes but with Gin in the jelly...

The base is 2 eggs, 50 g caster sugar, 50g plain flour...add the eggs and sugar and beat for about 4 minutes over simmering water - or until pale and fluffy - add the flour until combined.

I then added only a small amount to bun cases - and cooked for 8 mins at 180 - take out of cases asap when come out of the oven - do not over cook them - think I did..well that's what my testers said...next time..............

Then make the jelly. Line a tin with greaseproof paper. Make an orange jelly with 65ml boiling water - when dissolved and nearly cool - top up to 125ml with gin or anything else you fancy. Pour onto the paper and leave to set in the fridge.
Once set cut out circles - the perfect size for me was to use a champagne flute.

Turn over your bun bases

And top with the Gin Jelly

Top with melted chocolate....hey presto......

Enjoy.....Entered this at Sassys - Show me Thursday.....Don't eat them all Cheryl!!

Sarah xx

A slice of cake for you

Sharing a slice of cake I quickly did with you all to say thanks for staying with me even though my posts are few at the moment - things are still hectic at home - but getting there....not much time to craft I am afraid...

Hugs to all

Sarah x

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Tuesday - baking - cheesecake

Blimey - Christmas - nearly here - and nearly sorted...work just getting in the way!.....Thought I would show some baking today...Marbled Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies...love these...sort of cheesecake brownie all in one - fab...

And honestly if I have made them - they are easy....think next time would add raspberries too for that extra flavour...

175g butter

3 tbsp coco powder

200g caster sugar

2 eggs

125g plain flour

cheesecake mix

250g ricotta cheese

40g caster sugar

1 egg

Preheat oven to 180oC/Gas 4

Grease 11x7 rectangle tin

Melt butter - remove from heat and add coca and 200g sugar - beat in 2 eggs and flour and pour into tin.

Put Ricotta in bowl with egg and sugar and beat - then drop teaspoons of the mixture onto the chocolate mixture and swirl around

Pop in the oven for 40-45 mins - cool - cut and flick on the kettle and tuck in.....................

Have a good day....windy here - no snow

Entering this for Sassys - show me Thursday.................

Hugs

Sarah

cherry brandy chocolates

Morning - Thursday here...and these yummys are a must...especially if you have a meeting at work..these will really make it go fast and probably a lot happier.....and the beauty of them they are sooooooooooooo simple...

Firstly get a tub of glace cherries and brim it to the top with Brandy...pop back on the lid and leave for 2 days well I did and they were fantastic......

Slightly drain them - don't waste the brandy though - add it to your xmas cake fruit if you are soaking your fruit..
Dip each cherry into nice milk chocolate..Galaxy or Cadburys are my fave...pop on a tray covered with greaseproof paper and then melt some white choc...and dribble this over the chocs....resist eating one at this point...pop in the fridge for the choc to go hard....and when you bite into them - wow oh wow...fabby or what...and sooooooooooo simple...you can't help but go...ummmmmmmmmmm...I challenge you not to...

Not many on the pic - sorry -ate them and then thought - OMG not taken a picci.......Now these would be a fab xmas pressie...though don't make too far ahead - you can make a nice box to put them in and then make them last min - I am going to...
Enjoy
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Hugs
Sarah x

Saturday Cookies

Well its Saturday night......................X Factor - for those staying in - those off to a Bonfire - enjoy and be careful....

Baked these today by request of eldest - Rebecca..

They are Blueberry and Cranberry Cinnamon Cookies........and they are yummy....................

Easy to make otherwise I would not have done them....here goes...

225g butter

140g caster sugar

1 egg yolk

2 tsp vanilla extract

280g Plain Flour

1 tsp ground Cinnamon

pinch of salt

55 g dried Blueberries

55g dried Cranberries

55 g pine nuts chopped

Oven 190/c 375/f Gas Mark 5 10-15 mins

Line 2 baking trays

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy - beat in egg yolk and vanilla extract.

Sift flour, Cinnamon and salt into the mixture

Add Blueberries and Cranberries - stir till all combined

Scoop about a tablespoon of mixture and roll into a ball - then roll in the chopped pinenuts.

Place on the baking tray and slightly flatten - allow for spread.

Pop in the oven

Honestly very yummy

Have a good Sat night and a good Sunday - off shopping in York and out for tea with hubby...feel a Sarah pressie coming on

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Sarah x

Toffee for a Tuesday

Well it's Tuesday....made this the other day...supposed to be Treacle Toffee - but I am not a lover of it - prefer Golden Syrup toffee - ummmm - maybe I should have made treacle and then I would not eat it.....next time maybe.....

Got the idea from my blogging buddie Caroline and changed her recipe around..

Firstly get a jam pan - I have 2 - this is the one though with the thickest base....add

8oz Demerara Sugar

8oz Golden Syrup

4oz Butter to a pan with a jam thermometer....I suspend mine from the handle to make things easier....

Add them all to the pan and stir until sugar dissolved...and then when it reaches 140 on the thermometer....hey presto it is ready...honestly soooooooooooooooo simple

Grease a tin with butter - poor in leave to set and then break up and pop in a jar

Promise it tastes yummy - but wash up as soon as you have emptied out the treacle as it is a nightmare to clean your thermometer and pan......so thanks Caroline - next please....this one worked..................

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Hugs to all

Sarah