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Odlums: Keep the kids busy with this quick and easy Queen Cakes recipe. Decorating them is the really fun part!

odlums queen cakes for kids

Queen Cakes, Fairy Cakes or Buns

CategoryBaking with Kids

Cook Time15 mins

What you need:

  • 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 125g/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine (half a block)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2 tablespoons Cold Water

To decorate

  • Glacé Icing or Chocolate Spread
  • Hundreds and Thousands
  • Glacé Cherries
  • Sweets

How to:

  1. Ensure oven is fully preheated to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.
  2. Next, put bun paper cases into bun tins.
  3. Put the flour, sugar, butter/margarine, eggs and water into a bowl. Beat all the ingredients together with an electric mixer or wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth.
  4. Put heaped teaspoons of the mixture into each bun case.
  5. Place in the oven on the top shelf and bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown.
  6. Cool on a wire tray. When cold, decorate as liked with your favourite toppings.

https://www.odlums.ie/recipes/queen-cakes-fairy-cakes-or-bun

 

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Banana Oat Energy Balls @flahavans #kidslunch

Lunchbox-friendly and no nuts? Yes please 🍌🙌🍫
These Banana Oat Energy Balls are the perfect little grab-and-go snack for busy days. #FlahavansIrishOats

Serves 15

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups (170g) Flahavan’s Progress Oatlets
1 Fyffes banana
12 dates
3 tbsp coconut oil
3 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 cup (80g) chocolate chips
Some boiling water to loosen if necessary

METHOD:
Mix all ingredients together (except the chocolate chips) in a blender.

Remove from the blender and mix in the chocolate chips.

Shape into balls.

Drizzle some chocolate on top or roll in oats and/or cinnamon sugar.

Let the balls firm up in the fridge, and they’ll get less sticky.

You can freeze these and put them in the lunchbox in the morning. They’ll be defrosted by the time the kids eat their lunch!