Year 10
Cakes and Biscuits
8th or 11th November – Creaming method
Students can choose from the following:
Lemon Drizzle Cake
200g margarine
200g caster sugar
200f self raising four
4 eggs
1 lemon
2 tbsp lemon curd
150g icing sugar
50g butter
150g icing sugar
Or
Gooey Chocolate Cake
2 tsp sunflower oil
250g self raising flour
6 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
300g sunflower margarine
300g soft brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla essence
6 eggs
150g dark chocolate
150ml double cream
15th or 18th November
Fruit Roulade – whisking method
3 large eggs
75g caster sugar
75g self raising flour
Extra sugar for rolling up
1 small pot of double or whipping cream
Choose from…..
Strawberry flavoured
Raspberry flavoured
2 tbsp strawberry jam
6-8 fresh strawberries
2 tbsp raspberry jam
Small packet fresh raspberries
Orange flavoured
2 tbsp marmalade
1 small tin mandarin oranges
22nd and 24th November – MOCK EXAMS – no cooking
29th November and 2nd December - Rubbing in method
Students can choose 2 from the following
Fruit Scones
500g/1lb 1oz strong bread flour, plus a little extra for rolling out
80g/3oz softened butter, plus a little extra to grease the baking tray
80g/3oz caster sugar
2 eggs
25g/5 level tsp baking powder
250ml/8½fl oz milk
60g dried fruit – currants, raisins, sultanas or cherries
Or
Cheese Scones
500g/1lb 1oz strong bread flour, plus a little extra for rolling out
80g/3oz softened butter, plus a little extra to grease the baking tray
2 eggs
25g/5 level tsp baking powder
250ml/81/2fl oz milk
80g grated cheese
Or
Lemon and Orange Biscuits
100g self-raising flour
50g butter
50g caster sugar plus a little extra to dust on the top
1 egg
1 lemon or 1 orange
Or
Shortbread Biscuits
150g plain flour
100g butter
50g caster sugar plus extra for dusting on top
Or any other recipe that involves rubbing in
6th and 9th December
Students can choose from 2 of the following. (All these will have quite a long
shelf life and might make nice Christmas gifts.)
Gingerbread
300g plain flour
4 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp mixed spice
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
50g sugar (any kind)
200g black treacle or golden syrup
50g butter
2 eggs
6 tbsp milk
Or
Easy mix fruit cake
200g butter or margarine
200g brown sugar
500g mixed dried fruit
2 tsp bicarbonate soda
400g wholemeal flour
2 tsp baking powder
4 eggs
2 tsp mixed spice
Or
Flapjack
500g porridge oats
200g sugar
200g margarine or butter
2 tbsp golden syrup
Or
Parkin
150g black treacle
200g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
200g porridge oats
100g sugar
100g butter or margarine
100ml milk
1 egg
Tuesday 13th December only (no cooking on the Friday
Free week to make anything they wish; could try; mince pies, biscuits or brandy
snaps or anything Christmas themed.
Brandy Snaps
50g margarine
50g caster sugar
2x15ml spoons golden syrup
50g self raising flour
1tsp ground ginger
5ml brandy or rum (school to provide)
Medium pot of double or whipping cream
25g sugar