Chocolate Cornflake Cakes

I wanted to bake something this afternoon but wasn't in the mood for anything complicated so decided to make Chocolate Cornflake Cakes. What could be simpler?! I love these, they taste so good I can usually eat 2 or 3 in one go. This is a brilliant recipe for children to make with their parents as it's safe (no oven involved), easy and quick to make and very tasty!

I used around 3/4 of a belgian chocolate bar and a whole Terry's Chocolate Orange Popping Candy ball. I could hear the chocolate going pop as it was melting in the microwave.

Breaking the chocolate into little pieces I melted it in the microwave for around 1 minute. You can also melt chocolate by placing the bowl over a pan of hot water but I find melting in the microwave is a lot quicker.

Once the chocolate was melted I added in the cornflakes and mixed both chocolate and cornflakes together.

I then added the mixture as evenly as I could into cake cases.

It took me less than half an hour to make the cornflake cakes. I've put them in the fridge for an hour or so. I can't wait to eat them!

Post written by Nabs

A first attempt at making Banana Cake

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The first time I tried Banana Bread was at work when a colleague brought some in. It was absolutely delicious and I couldn't wait to try and make it myself. 

I haven't baked in a while and so today I decided to make some Banana Bread. I used this BBC Food recipe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/bananabread_85720

 I think I may have added a bit too much ingredients (I really need a proper measuring set!) and possibly didn't leave the bread in the oven long enough. (I put it back in the oven for another 10,15 minutes after taking the photos that follow).

The recipe listed buttermilk as one of the ingredients and if you don't have that then normal milk mixed with lemon juice or vinegar. I used normal milk but forgot to mix in lemon juice and had to add in a splash after I'd added the milk.

All in all it has turned out okay for my first time making it, I've eaten a slice and it tastes quite nice. It tasted a lot better after I left it in the oven to bake for a little longer. It hasn't quite turned out like the one in the picture (check out the BBC link to the recipe at the top) but practice makes perfect and hopefully next time it will turn out better.