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]]>Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (or other flavor extracts of your choice)
- 2-4 tablespoons milk (adjust as needed for consistency)
- Food coloring
Instructions:
- In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the softened butter until creamy.
- Add the confectioners’ sugar one cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Mix in the salt and your preferred flavoring. You can experiment with other extracts like almond, lemon, or even add a tablespoon of cocoa powder to make a chocolate buttercream.
- If the frosting is too thick, add 1-2 tablespoons of heavy cream or milk and continue beating until you reach your desired consistency. If it’s too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Taste and adjust the flavor or sweetness by adding more flavor extract or confectioners’ sugar if needed.
- Beat the frosting on medium-high for 2-3 minutes until it becomes light, fluffy, and well combined.
- If you’d like to make colored frosting, add your food coloring one drop at a time and stir with a spatula until the color is fully incorporated. Keep going until you reach your desired shade, keeping in mind that most food dyes tend to darken slightly over time.
- Use the buttercream immediately to frost cakes, cupcakes, or cookies. Alternatively, you can store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a short period, but allow it to come to room temperature and re-whip before using.
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]]>Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup softened butter
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- cooking spray
- 6 large eggs
- 3/4 cup lemon juice
- Lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, add butter and 3/4 cups sugar and whisk until fluffy for about 2 to 3 minutes, before adding 2 1/4 cups flour and powdered sugar and whisk until combined.
- Spread the dough across the baking pan and flatten. Bake until lightly browned for about 20 to 25 minutes. Once ready, allow to cool for 30 minutes.
- While the crust cools, whisk together the remaining sugar, flour, eggs, lemon juice and lemon zest in a large mixing bowl. Pour the filling over the crust and bake for 25 minutes.
- Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours before serving.
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]]>Ingredients:
(Makes 12 brownies)
- 1.5 cups plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup caster sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 4 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 cup chocolate chips
(@eco_foodiebites)Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 340℉.
- In a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder, sugar, and cocoa powder.
- Heat the coconut oil slightly until it becomes liquid. You can either microwave it or heat it gently on the hob.
- Leave to cool for a few minutes, and then add to the dry mixture and mix well throughout.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir into the mixture.
- Take a square oven tray and line it with greaseproof paper.
- Transfer the brownie mixture to the tray and smooth it out into an even layer.
- Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Check it’s cooked throughout by putting a clean knife in the middle: you want the center to be fudgy but not liquid.
- Leave to cool for about 10 minutes before tucking in and enjoying.
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]]>Ingredients:
- 1 cup Lucky Charms
- 2 bags of white chocolate chips (12 ounces)
- 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup green M&M’s
- 3 tablespoons green and gold sprinkles
- Cooking spray
- Green food coloring
Instructions:
- Cover a baking tray with cooking spray. Boil a bowl of water and, once simmering on a low level, place a large heatproof bowl over it.
- In the heatproof bowl, cook 1 1/2 bags of chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon of oil. Continue stirring until melted.
- Pour the melted chocolate onto the baking sheet. Using a spatula or spoon, spread the melted chocolate evenly across the surface of the tray.
- Replace the heatproof bowl with the bowl of simmering water. Cook the remaining chocolate chips and 3 teaspoons of oil, stirring the same way as last time. Once melted, stir in the green food coloring.
- Put the green chocolate over the white chocolate and sprinkle in the Lucky Charms and M&M’s.
- Allow to sit for 30 minutes and tuck in.
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]]>Ingredients:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Natural food coloring, store-bought or:
- Beetroot powder for pink, turmeric for yellow, matcha for green, butterfly pea powder for blue
- Pinch of salt
Instructions:
- In a bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, egg white, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt until it forms a thick, smooth icing.
- Divide the icing into separate bowls for each color you’d like. If using liquid store-bought food coloring, add 1 drop at a time and mix until you achieve the desired color intensity. For powders, powders, add ⅛ tsp at a time.
- Prepare piping bags with small round tips. If you don’t have tips, you can snip a small hole in the corner of each bag.
- Fill each piping bag with a different colored icing.
- Line a tray with parchment paper. Hold the piping bag above the tray and squeeze small lines or dots onto the paper. Repeat with other colors.
- Allow the sprinkles to dry at room temperature for several hours or until firm to the touch.
- Once dry, gently break up the lines into bite-sized pieces.
- Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
- Enjoy on cupcakes, cookies, or any dessert that needs a colorful touch!
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]]>Ingredients:
(Serves 12)
- 10 ounces dark chocolate
- 8 ounces plain cookies or crackers
- 1 cup raisins
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ¼ cup maple syrup
Instructions:
- Smash the crackers up into small pieces and place them into a large bowl.
- Break the chocolate into pieces and place in a heatproof bowl.
- Place the bowl over a pan of bubbling water on the stove.
- Add the coconut oil and maple syrup to the chocolate and gently stir over the hot water until they are completely melted.
- Pour this mixture into the bowl with the crackers in and then add the raisins.
- Give it all a good stir until thoroughly mixed.
- Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
- Transfer the mixture to the baking tray and spread out into an even layer.
- Leave to cool completely, and then place in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
- Remove from the fridge and slice into 12 bars.
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]]>Irish Potato Candy
Don’t let the name fool you—these candies are not really Irish, and don’t contain any potato, but they are delicious, and that’s good enough for us. Brooklyn Farm Girl pays tribute to one of Ireland’s most important crops by shaping a mixture of cream cheese, coconut, and powdered sugar into bite-sized candy “spuds” before rolling them in cinnamon to create the “peel.”
Lucky Charms Frosted Sugar Cookies
Give your sugar cookies a seasonal spin with this recipe by Jenna from Butternut Bakery. Starting with soft and fluffy bakery-style cookies, she adds a rich layer of homemade vanilla buttercream before topping it all off with a handful of Lucky Charms cereal. Nostalgic, festive, and magically delicious.
Baileys Irish Cream Chocolate Pudding
Baileys is a cream-based whiskey liquor that has been produced in Ireland since the 1970s. Its sweet, chocolatey flavor makes it a great addition to coffee or other alcoholic cocktails, but for St. Patty’s Day, we love it in this pudding pie by Baker by Nature. Enjoy it on its own, or as dessert after a traditional Irish meal of corned beef and cabbage.
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]]>Ingredients:
Crust
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 3-4 tablespoons ice water
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled and diced
Filling
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
- In a bowl, whisk flour, salt, and sugar. Cut chilled butter into the mix until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, stirring until dough forms.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- For the filling, melt butter with heavy cream and sugars over medium heat, stirring until smooth.
- Thicken with flour, vanilla, and salt, cooking for 5 minutes.
- Roll the dough and place it in a 9-inch pie plate
- Fill with the sugar mixture and bake for 45-50 minutes until set.
- Cool on a rack before serving.
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]]>Ingredients:
- 6-8 peaches
- ¼ cup salted butter
- ¾ cup demerara sugar
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon dried cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon dried nutmeg
- 2 eggs
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 360℉.
- Peel the peaches, slice them into quarters, remove the stones, and place them in a bowl.
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and pour it over the peaches.
- Sprinkle in the cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of the sugar and mix throughout.
- Transfer the peaches to an ovenproof dish.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, remaining sugar, remaining butter, nutmeg, baking powder, and eggs until combined and smooth.
- Pour this mixture over the peaches and spread out into an even layer.
- Cover with tin foil and place in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Take it out of the oven and remove the tin foil.
- Return to the oven for another 10 minutes.
- Leave to stand for 5-20 minutes before serving with ice cream or custard.
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]]>Ingredients:
(Makes 12 cookies)
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 360℉.
- Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the sugar and the butter and mix until completely combined.
- Crack the eggs into the bowl and beat into the mixture.
- Add the desiccated coconut and dried cranberries and mix until evenly spread.
- Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper.
- Using your hands divide the mixture into evenly sized balls until you have 12.
- Place them on the baking tray ensuring they have enough space to spread.
- Place in the oven for 15-18 minutes, ensuring they’re cooked all the way through.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and leave to cool for 10 minutes before enjoying.
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