Honeycomb

Ingredients

• Butter, for greasing.
• 200g caster sugar.
• 5 tablespoons golden syrup.
• 2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda.

Method

1. Grease a 20cm square tin with butter, you can also use baking parchment if you wish.
2. Get a deep saucepan, mix the caster sugar and golden syrup and stir over gentle heat until the suagr has completely melted. Don't let mixture get to bubbling point.
3. Turn up the flame and simmer until the mixture turns to a amber coloured caramel. Turn off the heat as quickly as possible and add the bicarbonate of soda into the mixture, beat with a wooden spoon.
4. By this point, the mixture should be foaming.
5. Scrape the mixture into the tin, then leave it to cool for 1 hour- 1 hour and 30 minutes.
6. By this time, the honeycomb should be hardened and ready to crumble or snap into slices or chunks. You can also add chocolate on top and let it cool again.

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Easy-Bake Yogurt Cake

Ingredients

• 4 eggs.
• 3 cups sugar.
• 3 cups flour.
• 1 cup vegetable oil.
• 1 teaspoon baking soda.
• 1 cup yogurt of choice.

Method

1. Prepare a large baking tin with baking parchment, use butter too if that makes you more confident.
2. In a mixing bowl, add the 3 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour and baking soda. Mix these together with a wooden spoon.
3. Then add the 1 cup of vegetable oil, the 4 eggs and the 1 cup of your chosen yogurt. Mix with a wooden spoon between each time you add something new and then again at the end.
4. By this point, your mixture should be very wet and sticky and also very hard to stir.
5. Pour mixture into the baking tin and spread evenly.
6. Bake in oven at gas mark 6 for approximately 30-45 minutes or whenever cake becomes very golden.

Banana and Chocolate Shake Drink

Ingredients

• 2 frozen bananas.
• 1.5 teaspoons dark chocolate cocoa powder.
• 1/2 cup coconut milk.
• 1/2 cup cold water.
• 1 tablespoon almond butter.
• Pinch of cinnamon.

Method

1. In a large cup or a blender, combine ingredients and blend everything until smooth.
2. Add more water if  necessary to reach desired consistency. 
3. You should serve this immediately. 

Starbucks Iced Coffee Drink

Ingredients

• 2 cups of ice.
• 1 cup strong brewed coffee.
• 1 cup cooled low-fat milk.
• 1/3 cup caramel sauce.
• 3 tablespoons white sugar.

Method

1. Blend the ice, coffee, milk, caramel sauce and sugar together in a blender on high until smooth.
2. Pour the drink into two 16-ounce glasses.

Lemon Burst Cake Mix Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 box of Lemon Cake Mix.
• 1-8oz container Cool Whip.
• 1 egg.
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar (for rolling).

Method

1. Preheat over to 350c.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat cool whip, egg and cake mix together until well blended. The dough will be thick and very sticky.
3. Drop by teaspoons full of into the bowl of powdered sugar and roll to coat.
4. Place on baking paper lined cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter.
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature.
• 1 cup of packed light brown sugar.
• 2 large eggs.
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour.
• 1 teaspoon baking powder.
• 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar, for rolling.
• chocolate kisses, unwrapped.

Method

1. Preheat over to 350F. In a mixing bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. When done, set aside.
2. Mix together peanut butter and butter until smooth with an electric mixer. Add to the mixture, sugar, eggs and the vanilla extract. Slowly add in the other dry ingredients.
3. Place granulated sugar on a plate. Roll a full tablespoon of dough into a ball, then roll into the sugar. Place on cookie sheets, approximately 2 inches apart.
4. Bake until the cookies start to puff up, for approximately 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, gently press in the chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Then return to the oven and bake for another 2-3 minutes, until the cookies look golden and the chocolate is soft. 
5. Leave to cool on the cookie sheet for approximately 10 minutes before placing on to a wire cooling rack.