School went back today for another term and the silence in the house was pleasantly noticeable.
We made a fresh batch of playdoh and rolled it out, cut out shapes, made long sausages and tried to make balls.
Lemon Blueberry Cake
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Natural Red Velvet Cupcakes with beetroot
I get asked a lot at markets what a red velvet cake is and despite what many people think, it’s not just a vanilla cake with red food colouring.
Red velvet cakes contain buttermilk and a small amount of cocoa powder. These ingredients give the cake a subtle and very distinctive flavour which makes it different to a chocolate or vanilla cake.
The original red velvet cake is said to have had a reddish hue that was caused by the reaction between natural cocoa powder and an acidic ingredient, like buttermilk.
Nowadays the intense red hue mostly comes from red food colouring.
If you have been following on instagram you would have noticed a few trials for natural red velvet cupcakes with beetroot.
Good news, the kids loved them and even though they know they contain beetroot they don’t seem to mind.
Carrot & Zucchini Muffins/Cupcakes
