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What are your go-to bakes to make with the kids? Tell us to win a £100 John Lewis voucher + signed copy of Hugless Douglas and the Great Cake Bake

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SorchaMumsnet · 24/08/2016 13:09

Join Douglas on a honey hunt in the seventh Hugless Douglas adventure from David Melling.

The sheep are baking honey cakes and Douglas can't wait to taste them. He's sure that food without honey just isn't yummy. But can he ever be tempted to try something new?

To be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Hugless Douglas and the Great Cake Bake PLUS a £100 John Lewis voucher, just tell us - what are your favourite bakes to create with your children? (include the recipes if you can!)

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What are your go-to bakes to make with the kids? Tell us to win a £100 John Lewis voucher + signed copy of Hugless Douglas and the Great Cake Bake
What are your go-to bakes to make with the kids? Tell us to win a £100 John Lewis voucher + signed copy of Hugless Douglas and the Great Cake Bake
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compy99 · 02/09/2016 23:54

just started out baking cupcakes and sponge cake, banana bread and cookies, just quick and easy things so far.

Tkw2014 · 02/09/2016 22:17

Our favourite is these yummy flapjacks!

4.oz(100grams) Marg/butter
1.tablespoon golden syrup
40z(100grams)sugar
2oz(50grams)oats
2oz(50grams)Be-Ro self raising flour
3oz(75grams) crushed cornflakes.

1.Melt the marg/butter and syrup together gentle.

  1. Mix the dry ingredients pour on marg mixture and mix well
  2. Spread evenly in a greases swiss roll tin and press down firmly.
  3. Bake in a moderate oven 190c 375f. Gas mark 5 for 20 mins.
  4. Cut into fingers while still warm.
CathBookworm · 02/09/2016 20:02

Banana loaf cake

DoItTooJulia · 02/09/2016 13:34

One of the first things I taught ds was a basic sponge recipe.

125g self raising flour, caster sugar and soft butter to two eggs. Scale up as needed.

We also make a no bake tray bake that they love. Smash biscuits, add hot choc powder. Mix with melted butter and press into tin. Chill while we make minty butter icing. Use twice the amount of icing sugar to butter, add green food colouring and peppermint essence. Spread on the top of biscuit base. Once cold pour melted chocolate on the top. Minty Aero no bake tray bake! Yum!

headsy12 · 02/09/2016 13:26

We are working our way through the Bero book, most of the receipes are suitable for children.

What are your go-to bakes to make with the kids? Tell us to win a £100 John Lewis voucher + signed copy of Hugless Douglas and the Great Cake Bake
aimeecmp · 02/09/2016 11:41

We like making hedgehog rolls for dipping in soup. We have the recipe from a kids cooking book.

Basically it is a normal white bread roll recipe rolled unto tear drop shapes. Then use a pair of scissors to snip some spikes and finally place 2 olive slices for the eyes.

Alison18 · 02/09/2016 11:39

When baking with the kids, I think its easy to stick to a simple basic fairy cake recipe.

4oz Self Raising Flour
4oz Butter/Marg
4oz Caster Sugar
2 eggs

Once baked just mix up some icing sugar and this can be customised with colours by using the food colourings and they are free to decorate them as they wish. They can stick a chocolate button on top of the icing sugar, grated chocolate, or a marshmallow. Anything really whatever takes their fancy!

stefalfie11 · 02/09/2016 11:37

The little ones love to make meringues - they're so simple to make just 50g of sugar per egg white and whisk until stiff. They love to decorate them with fruit too.

1033MICHELLE · 02/09/2016 10:37

Simple cup cakes with icing then I let them decorate how they want with sprinkles eyc

Charbru123 · 01/09/2016 22:57

fairy cakes!

KittyKat88 · 01/09/2016 21:48

Our two favourites are choc chip cookies (we try to make them really nice and gooey!) and either fairy cakes which my DDs love to decorate with lots of sprinkles, or a victoria sponge cake.

mave · 01/09/2016 21:45

We love baking fairy cakes and decorating with icing and various toppings!

littleme96 · 01/09/2016 21:45

Homemade hobnob style biscuits, shortbread and pizza dough.

Really must get them to try making a simple sponge cake soon, although they enjoy icing/decorating the ones I make.

Caelaj07 · 01/09/2016 21:43

Either just basic cupcakes with glitter and sprinkles on the top or rice crispie buns with chocolate or marshmallows

Marg2k8 · 01/09/2016 20:48

Chocolate brownies

juju3 · 01/09/2016 20:20

chocolate cup cakes - always a favourite

farhanac · 01/09/2016 18:34

Cupcakes

katyj182 · 01/09/2016 18:19

We love tray bakes here - tiffin, brownie and flapjack go down a treat!

rachelmi · 01/09/2016 17:22

Rice crispy cakes are easy with little ones. Melt chocolate and butter and rice crispies.

jandoc · 01/09/2016 14:45

we love doing the simple cup cakes

mooota1514 · 01/09/2016 14:35

Pancakes with a multitude of toppings grin

glennamy · 01/09/2016 13:37

Ours is simply fairy cakes with lots of different toppings... As with most people a lot of the ingredients get eaten before they even in danger of reaching the oven! :)

alibabbaskeggy · 01/09/2016 13:16

we love baking banana scones and shortbread biscuits

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kerryv · 01/09/2016 12:13

Banana loaf is great. Best way to use up the bananas that are overripe. And even better, my daughter can make it all by herself.