Mini Iced Doughnuts

These mini doughnuts have a fluffy, cake-like texture that leaves everyone begging for more. Not only cute but baked rather than fried, these diddy doughnuts are a healthier option too. They’re easy to make, easier to eat and lots of fun to decorate because they provide a great excuse to use up all kinds of sprinkles!

Ingredients: (makes 20 mini doughnuts)

75g plain flour

½ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

55g caster sugar

60ml milk

1 egg, beaten

1 tsp olive oil

½ tsp vanilla extract

Silicone mini doughnut mould (can be purchased from Lakeland)

 

Preheat the oven to 160°C. Lightly brush the doughnut pan with cooking oil.

Take a large roomy bowl and sift the flour, baking powder and salt into it. Add the sugar and give it a stir round to combine.

In a separate bowl, whisk the milk, beaten egg, olive oil and vanilla extract together and add this to the dry ingredients, mixing thoroughly.

Using a teaspoon or jug carefully fill each of the doughnut cups around ¾ full with the batter. Place in the oven and bake for about 8 minutes, or until firm, but springy to the touch. Cool slightly.

Turn the doughnuts out and place onto a wire rack to cool. Mix up some icing sugar or melt some chocolate and dip the doughnuts face down and place onto a wire rack and sprinkle away!!

 

Chocolate Drizzled Rice Krispie Treats

There’s not much that makes me feel more like a kid than biting into a Rice Krispie treat. Personally I like them packed tight and piled high with a drizzle of chocolate. I find these particularly irresistible.

Ingredients:

50g butter

200g white marshmallows

150g rice krispie cereal

100g Milk Chocolate

Choice of chocolate to decorate.

Melt butter or margarine in large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until melted and well blended. Cook for 2 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Melt the chocolate by placing the cut chocolate pieces in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave over a low heat for roughly 40 seconds. Remove the bowl from the microwave stir and repeat until all chocolate is melted.

Take a 1/4 of the melted marshmallow mixture and add this to the melted chocolate, stir until all is combined.

Add 100g of cereal to the marshmallow mixture and stir until well coated.

Using a buttered spatula or greaseproof paper, press mixture evenly and firmly in a buttered 20 x 30cm tin.

Add the remaining 50g of cereal to the chocolate marshmallow mixture and stir until well coated. Evenly spread and press over the top of the rice krispies.

Allow to cool or pop into the fridge for an hour to set. Cut into 5x5cm squares when cool.

 

Drizzle with a choice of melted chocolate.

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