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Easter Nests!

I have been craving these all week, so I made a recipe for you all!

Ingredients:

  • Milk Chocolate
  • Shredded Wheat
  • Mini Eggs (optional)

Method:

  • First, break a bar of chocolate into squares and put in the microwave for 1-2 minutes.
  • Get another bowl and crumble the Shredded Wheat.
  • Mix the chocolate with the Shredded Wheat until nicely coated.
  • Put 2-4 spoonfulls of mixture into some muffin cases.
  • Store in the fridge until cool (or the chocolate has dried)
  • EAT and ENJOY!

Thank you for reading!

Sparkle Girl

 

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British Baking Month – Scones!

This is a easy recipe for scones (I used cherries as well but you can just leave them out.) It is surprisingly easy to make!

Ingredients:

  • 240g Self-Raising Flour
  • 60g Butter
  • 2tsp Baking Powder
  • 2tbs Caster Sugar
  • 100ml  Semi-Skimmed Milk
  • 1 Egg
  • 100g Glace Cherries (optional)

Method:

  • Preheat the oven at 210C
  • Pour the flour and the baking powder into a bowl
  • Rub in the butter
  • Gently stir in the caster sugar
  • Whisk the egg and pour the milk
  • Mix in the egg and milk and mix until a soft dough (it may look a bit odd at first but it is probably right!)
  • Kneed onto a clean surface gently and cut into circles
  • Place on a greased baking tray and cook for roughly 10 minutes!

I hope you enjoyed, thank you for reading,

Sparkle Girl xx

 

 

 

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2018!

Welcome to 2018!

This is my first post since Christmas 2017 which was actually only 6 days ago! It has been weird not having to post something every day but I think I am getting used to it… Instead of posting daily, I am going back to posting weekly – on a Sunday at 6 pm. I have lots of new ideas planned and I am very excited to put them into action! Thank you for reading,

Sparkle Girl xx

 

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24 Days of Sparkle Girl – Ideas for a Cosy Christmas Eve

These are some great ideas for a fun Christmas Eve!

Movie Night:

You can always cuddle up and have a cosy movie marathon… If you need some film ideas, try some of these:

sparkle-girl.uk/24-days-of-sparkle-girl-top-10-family-christmas-films

Game Night:

Some great classic games such as Monopoly, Cards, Battleships and Ingenious are always fun!

Just a Good Old Talk:

A nice long chat is never not fun and interesting!

There are lots of other things you could do such as a meal out, takeaway, hide and seek for presents!

Back again tomorrow,

Sparkle Girl xx

 

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24 Days of Sparkle Girl – Present Ideas for Grandmas!

These are some great present ideas to buy your grandma for Christmas!

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1- ANYTHING you make yourself!

2- Tea

Whether this is a cup of tea of some tea bags, she will love it!

3- Everybody drinks, so you can never go wrong with mugs.

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4- Personalized gifts, especially tea towels!

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5- Diaries and notebooks

6- Tins, you can never go wrong…

7- Necklaces and Pendants are always a cute little gift

I hope these ideas help you…

Thank you for reading!

Sparkle Girl xx

 

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24 Days of Sparkle Girl – Marshmallow Mug

This is a cute little present for someone who loves cups and sweets!

You will need:

  • A nice mug/cup
  • Mini Marshmallows
  • Big Marshmallows
  • Chocolates

Method:

  • Make sure the mug/cup is clean
  • Fill it up with big marshmallows and chocolates
  • Using the mini marshmallows, fill in the gaps
  • If you want to keep it safe or save it, cover the top with clingfilm!

Thank you for reading,

Sparkle Girl xxx

 

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24 Days of Sparkle Girl – Mini Pastries

These are some tasty little treats for you to enjoy over Christmas!

Fruit Pastry Cups:

Ingredients:

  • Blueberries
  • Raspberries
  • Shortcrust Pastry
  • Honey

Method:

  • Roll out the pastry and using a large round pastry cutter, cut the pastry into circles (I only did 6 but you can always make more)
  • Sprinkle flour into a cake tray and then put the pastry circles into the cake tray
  • Cook these at 160C until they are almost fully cooked
  • Put the fruit into the pastry and then return to the oven for 2 minutes maximum
  • Cool them on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes
  • Drizzle honey on the top of them and enjoy

 

Chocolate Leaves:

Ingredients:

  • Shortcrust Pastry
  • Milk Chocolate

Method:

  • Roll out some pastry and cut leaf-like shapes into the pastry
  • Put the leaves into the oven for 5-10 minutes
  • While the pastry is baking, melt the chocolate in the microwave until it is liquid
  • Dip the leaves into the melted chocolate and then place them on a cooling rack to dry
  • Now eat them!

Hope you enjoyed reading,

Sparkle Girl xx

 

 

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24 Days of Sparkle Girl – Present Wrapping Hacks

These are some great tips to help you wrap a mountain of presents, quickly and efficiently!

1- ALWAYS get a tape dispenser!

These are the easiest ways to wrap presents because you can quickly get some sellotape without spending 5 minutes trying to find the end of the sellotape!

2- Always put the scruffy edge underneath the neat one!

Usually when you wrap a present there is a scruffy edge and a neat edge, to make the present as neat as possible, always put the scruffy edge underneath the neat one!

3- Fold the side for a neater wrap!

When you are wrapping the sides of the present, to make it neater, fold the flap in so you are left with a straight side rather than a messy one …

These were some simple and easy tips for present wrapping!

Another post tomorrow,

Sparkle Girl x