Simply Scrumptious

Brighten up your afternoon with a slice of this moist scrumptious indulgent coffee cake. A classic coffee sponge with a chocolate star on each slice, which is an optional extra. This is a lighter/healthier version of the favourite classic coffee cake. Made with half spoon sugar and at a reduced amount. For a sponge cake this recipe has very little sugar! I also opted for a low fat olive spread. Having made the healthier changes it hasn't impacted on the flavour at all, if anything it's enhanced the richness of the coffee flavour, but without making it bitter. This simple yet moreish cake is perfect for when friends or family visit as it takes no time at all to make. Approx 130 calories per slice without decoration INGREDIENTS 135g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 30g of ½ spoon sugar (Silver Spoon) 100g light olive spread 85ml skimmed milk 1 tbsp coffee granules + 1 tbsp boiling water 1 egg, beaten  OPTIONAL ADD IN 30g chocolate chips t...

This is a simple recipe with basic ingredients that will give you a scrumptiously moist fruit cake, with plump sweet juicy sultanas WHAT YOU WILL NEED Slow cooker Mixing bowl Grease poof paper to line your slow cooker bowl A clean tea towel  A standard size drinking mug INGREDIENTS 2 mugs self raising flour 1 mug of sultanas 1 1/2 mugs of stewed black tea 1 tsp baking powder (optional) METHOD 1. Place your sultanas into your mixing bowl and pour in just 1 mug of your stewed black tea,(keep the other half one side as you may need it later) let soak for a approx 2-3 hours 2. Sieve your flour and baking powder (if using) into your wet mixture and stir well until all is combined, if you find your mixture is to dry add the rest of your tea that you kept to one side 3. Pour you fruit mixture into your prepared slow cooker, place tea towel over the top of the slow cooker and then place the lid on top. 4. Set your slow cooker on high...

These delicious biscuits have the lovely texture of the oats yet a smooth flavor of coffee and gingerbread combined, you also get that added sweetness from a random chocolate chip YOU WILL NEED A MINI FOOD PROCESSOR OR SOMETHING SIMILAR  Makes 8-9 biscuits Calories per biscuit - approx 40-45  (depending whether you add chocolate chips) INGREDIENTS 40g oats 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 small egg 1 sachet Nescafe Gingerbread Latte                                            1 tbsp chocolate chips (optional)                                                         METHOD 1. Preheat oven 180c 2. Blend the oats in the processor, but being care...

INGREDIENTS 4oz very soft butter, plus a little more for the tray 4oz castor sugar 4oz  self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 large eggs 2 level tsp instant coffee, dissolved on 1/2 tbsp boiling water 9 walnut halves to decorate (OPTIONAL) FOR THE COFFEE ICING 3oz soft butter 6oz icing sugar 2 level tsp instant coffee, dissolved in 1/2 tbsp of boiling water METHOD Preheat oven to 180C / 160 FAN Butter and line your tray Measure all the cake ingredients, except for the coffee, into a large mixing bowl and beat together until smooth. Stir in the dissolved coffee until thoroughly mixed. Pour mixture into your prepared tray Bake in oven on middle shelf for approx 25-30 minutes, until golden brown To make the icing, mix the butter and icing sugar together until smooth. Carefully beat in the dissolved coffee. Once cake has cooled, ice the top.

These muffins are so easy to make and take no time at all. Remember they will not taste sweet unless you add sugar, I prefer to cut my muffin in half and spread a little peanut butter or jam on rather than add sugar to the recipe, or you wanted to you could add some honey to the hot tea or coffee so it dissolves while cooling and it least that's a natural sweetener INGREDIENTS  1 mug of cold black tea or coffee (sugar is optional) 2 mugs of self-raising flour YOU CAN USE ANY SIZE MUG BUT YOU MUST USE THE SAME ONE FOR BOTH THE LIQUID & FLOUR, THE BIGGER THE MUG THE MORE MUFFINS YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE ALSO WORKS WITH MILK BASED DRINKS, FOR EXAMPLE CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE WOULD MAKE CHOCOLATEY MUFFINS, BUT REMEMBER IT WON'T BE FAT-FREE OR SUGAR-FREE. METHOD Pre heat oven to 180c  Using frylight spray a muffin tin ready (you may need more than one depending on size of mug) In a mixing bowl add the tea or coffee and sieve the flour in...