A home cooked sponge cake can be one of the most delicious cakes, especially when topped with fresh cream and jam!<\/p>\n
With this simple recipe, even your youngest kitchen helper will be able to get stuck in and have fun baking.<\/p>\n
Serves 8 people<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 225g self-raising flour.<\/p>\n 225g butter, at room temperature.<\/p>\n 225g caster sugar.<\/p>\n 4 eggs<\/p>\n 1 teaspoon baking powder.<\/p>\n Filling<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Cream<\/p>\n Jam of choice<\/p>\n Fresh raspberries and strawberries<\/p>\n Before you begin, preheat the oven to 180 degrees so your oven is ready to go.<\/p>\n For the filling<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Now for the best bit! Once your sponge is nicely cooled, gather you\u2019re your filling of choice and let the kids get stuck in layering on the jam and cream with a spatula<\/a>. Finally pop the layers together and enjoy!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Making pancakes can be an excellent way to introduce children to cooking and pass a lazy morning.<\/p>\n The recipe for pancakes has four simple ingredients you probably have in your kitchen most days and with our Pancake Maker<\/a>, the method is super easy and perfect for the kids.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 100g plain flour.<\/p>\n 1 egg<\/p>\n 300 ml milk.<\/p>\n 1 tablsp\u00a0melted butter or sunflower oil.<\/p>\n Add all your ingredients in the Pancake Maker<\/a>, secure the lid and shake for 20- 30 seconds until the lumps are gone.<\/p>\n While you are cooking the pancakes, the kids can wash and prep blueberries, strawberries and set the table with their favourite toppings!<\/p>\n Cookies always go down a treat! Make a large batch so the kids can enjoy the results of their hard work in the kitchen all week.<\/p>\n A classic chocolate chip recipe is a crowd pleaser and is simple enough that children can easily help out.<\/p>\n Makes about 30 cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n 150g butter<\/p>\n 80g light brown sugar<\/p>\n 80g sugar<\/p>\n 2 tsp vanilla extract<\/p>\n 1 egg<\/p>\n 225g plain flour<\/p>\n \u00bd tsp bicarbonate of soda<\/p>\n \u00bc tsp salt<\/p>\n 200g plain chocolate chip (always allow a little extra because as we know little ones can rarely resist tasting the delicious ingredients when helping in the kitchen!)<\/p>\n Before you start, preheat the oven to 190c. You will also need to line two baking trays\u00a0with baking\/greaseproof paper.<\/p>\n Finally, use a teaspoon to make small scoops of the mixture, spacing them well apart on the baking trays as they will spread as the mixture heats and cooks.<\/p>\n Cookies cook quickly so your batch should be ready in approximately 10minutes. Allow to fully cool on a wire tray before the kids get their hands on the cookies.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.meadowsandbyrne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sponge_02.jpg\")
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