zigzag Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Does anyone have a pictorial recipe for individual fairy cakes? I am making them tomorrow and would like to see if the older children can follow the instructions. Am bring very lazy and hoping someone can save me the time of making one! I will keep my fingers crossed. I would smile but do not know where my faces have gone!! Edited January 16, 2017 by zigzag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 No, got a good easy peasy recipe though ::1a Have you tried Twnkl or pinterest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Panders please do you think I could have your easy Peasy recipe? I usually just estimate it! Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I was thinking ZZ could you photograph each of the elements, rather than having line drawings?? 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 125g caster sugar 125g soft margarine 125 self-raising flour Heat the oven to 180c (350f) Put all the ingredients in a bowl and beat them together until the mixture is smooth and slightly lighter in colour Line a bun tin with paper cake cases and half fill each with cake mixture Cook the cakes for 18-20 minutes (though I think that's a little long, so keep an eye on them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Thanks Panders but I was after a recipe I saw a long time ago so that each child could make their own individual cake. So 2 spoons of butter, one of sugar etc. Last time I did it I guesstimated and they were a bit of an odd texture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 1 tablespoon of flour,1 teaspoon marg., 1 teaspoon sugara few currents/sultanas/chocolate drops2 tablespoons (approx) milk/egg mixture {made from 2 eggs in pint of milk}The children can mix these in their own bowls and put it into cake cases.I think it makes around 18 . not tried it for long time but it used to work ok.. the egg mix amount can vary so add it a spoon at a time.. think I tended to use less milk in the mix to 2 eggs..more like half pint but it is a while so cannot be sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I'm pretty sure there might be a recipe somewhere in resources here ? I did it years ago and definitely got the recipes from here- but that was years and years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Well I just shoved them all a spoonful of each item and some egg/milk mix and let them get on with it! Results and appearance varied bit all the children went home happy having independently made their own cake. It was also a hit having their own bowl and spoon to lick!! Thanks for all your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) Thanks Panders but I was after a recipe I saw a long time ago so that each child could make their own individual cake. So 2 spoons of butter, one of sugar etc. Last time I did it I guesstimated and they were a bit of an odd texture! crikey - never attempted anything like that - if I had a "quiet" room I might, but we are in one big hall, you can't get away with anything, as soon as one starts they all want to do it right now! drives me mad, we tend therefore to do the one big bowl and everyone gets a chance to do a little something, and then all stir it up at the end and then individualise their cake. Takes years off of me every time we do it! Must say, your way sounds fun - and the children really don't worry about the results Edited January 17, 2017 by Panders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Last time I did them, I gave the children a recipe to follow. Panders, we're in a big hall too but the children follow the recipe and the turn taking really well. :1b :1b 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondie Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Does anyone have a pictorial recipe for individual fairy cakes? I am making them tomorrow and would like to see if the older children can follow the instructions. Am bring very lazy and hoping someone can save me the time of making one! I will keep my fingers crossed. I would smile but do not know where my faces have gone!! how did the cakes go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Oh Panders you have to try it. We are one big room but I do it in groups of five so it is manageable. So much more rewarding for them to make their own from start to finish. It also keeps them busy stirring the whole time so they are not waiting for their turn!! It also means they have their own germ ridden bowl and spoon to lick!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Just what I was looking for too. I prefer using individual bowls/recipes for cooking. I am a childminder now and want to do more cooking with my children. When I managed a pre-school I fascilitated a discussion with the staff as to how we could improve the children's experience of cooking. A member of staff would sit at a small table with everything ready, there would be 3 aprons available for 3 children to cook at the same time. The children soon learnt that if all the aprons were being used they would have to wait their turn. We would offer cooking as an activity at least twice a week if not more. Not every child would choose to take part each week which is fine, we did monitor to see if some children never accessed the cooking and would encourage them to have a go. We would inevitably have children who would want to cook every time. We kept a record of who cooked, if there was a space and no other takers they could have another go. It worked brilliantly. It was a much calmer experience for children and staff. Now all I need to do is remember the individual recipes we used! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Just what I was looking for too. I prefer using individual bowls/recipes for cooking. I am a childminder now and want to do more cooking with my children. When I managed a pre-school I fascilitated a discussion with the staff as to how we could improve the children's experience of cooking. A member of staff would sit at a small table with everything ready, there would be 3 aprons available for 3 children to cook at the same time. The children soon learnt that if all the aprons were being used they would have to wait their turn. We would offer cooking as an activity at least twice a week if not more. Not every child would choose to take part each week which is fine, we did monitor to see if some children never accessed the cooking and would encourage them to have a go. We would inevitably have children who would want to cook every time. We kept a record of who cooked, if there was a space and no other takers they could have another go. It worked brilliantly. It was a much calmer experience for children and staff. Now all I need to do is remember the individual recipes we used! Well if you do remember, you know where to post them!!!! ::1a ::1a ::1a 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Didn't Cait put some recepies in the resource section years ago?? I'lll look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 http://eyfs.info/forums/topic/35758-cooking-activities/?hl=recipes From 2013, loads on this thread ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSFRebecca Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 http://eyfs.info/forums/topic/35758-cooking-activities/?hl=recipes From 2013, loads on this thread ☺ I'll put some in the resources area, thank you for hunting these down! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 http://eyfs.info/forums/topic/35758-cooking-activities/?hl=recipes From 2013, loads on this thread ☺ Wow thanks Rea, these are fabulous, and will save me a lot of time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSFRebecca Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'll put some in the resources area, thank you for hunting these down! Just trying to work out how to upload them - the total size is about 40MB (we have an upload max of 4MB) ... watch this space! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSFRebecca Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 ... and the very lovely TapestryMatt has sort it for us. Recipe cards now in the resources library for ever and ever!. Find them here: FSF recipe cards 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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