Sweet Magazine 2013 - A Sweet Year Volume One, 2013 | Page 99

recipe free plain flour. You can add half a cup of nuts of your choice, white choc buds, cherries or other chocolate loving fruits. Brandy Pudding Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius or gas mark 4, and line a mini cupcake tray with baking cases. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add wet ingredients in a jug and beat gently with a fork until combined. With the mix master on a low speed – add ¾ of the wet ingrediants to the mixture and continue to beat, add the remaining wet ingrediants mix for a further minute. Place spoonfuls of the mixture into cases and bake in the oven for 12-14 minutes. Allow to cool slightly in the tin before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container until ready to serve. Vanilla Icing Cream together softened butter and icing sugar using a mix master or hand held beaters. Add vanilla essence and milk and continue to mix until the icing is light and fluffy. Add a little more milk if the mixture appears dry. Assemble Crumble the brandy puddings into a bowl. Combine with enough vanilla icing to create a mixture that can be rolled into balls. Roll into large balls, flatten slightly, and sandwich between two meringues. Add edible glitter, gold leaf and gold stars to add some festive sparkle! You can see Nectar & Stone’s Oreo Pop recipe in the Spring issue of Sweet Magazine available in the AppStore.