Whizzy bars

It was school sports day, and we were competing in six track and three field events between us. So Mum made us these granola bars to keep us going fast all day long.

Oats, chia seeds (Mexican endurance food), almonds, coconut, sesame seeds, raisins, sweetened with some cacao and maple syrup.
Sports day turned out to be cancelled as it rained so hard. So we shared the granola bars with our friends instead.

Rather than being tired when we got home from school, we were still full of energy - so mum made us go out for a run!
     

morning!

the small bakehouse - banoffee cake*jar

happy tuesday xx

In the bakehouse oven.....

No.2 Maya chocolate orange cake*jar

No.5 Banoffee pie cake*jar

No.11 Lemon and poppy seed drizzle cake*jar

No.7 Dutch apple pie cake*jar

and..

No.13 Pink party - chocolate berry marshmallow cake*jar

No.13  Pink party chocolate berry

And the special super duper cake of the day cake*jar is....
chocolate with milk chocolate chip ricotta frosting, chocolate shards and chocolate buttons - a surprise for a special little boy.

Pics to follow when they are iced xx

Bitter sweet cake*jar

So here is our first proper batch of lemon and poppy seed drizzle cake*jars....

 

Lemon and poppy seed sponge cake soaked with lemon drizzle and lemon cream cheese frosting with lemon rind... made with fresh organic ingredients.

Not too bitter, not too sweet. Our tasters say they are just right!! XX

steffi eats cake and more cake and even more cake

Our lovely friends and scary teachers have been testing out our cake*jars and giving us valuable feedback. They have been saying very kind things about our cakes such as....

Our curly friend Ellie says - "Top notch cake today ... art foundation was impressed! xx"

Lou, our gorgeous family friend said - "is there no end to the talent of the Gee girls....mmmmmmmmmm♥"

and Steffi who's now eaten so much cake, she thinks she's Delia Smith wrote us a special letter saying "Once again yet another FAB cake....it was so good - i finished it ALL"

Thanks guys, your support is soooo appreciated,

Love Inds and Els XX

Ps. pics coming soon x

Trial and error

We are dreaming and scheming, plotting and planning, all for our launch on June 20th at the Pembrokeshire Enterprise Fair, Riverside Market.

We are working hard with the trial and error bit...

From this....

To this.....

Delicious layers of banana sponge with cream cheese icing, homemade dulce de leche and biscuit crumb topping that lasted all of 30 seconds before it was totally devoured!!

Yesterday we trialled our buzzing granola bars at school - organic oats, chia seeds, raisins and almond butter (no photo - they were eaten before the camera battery recharged!) our teacher loved them and we were still going strong at 4pm when we got home. All good news.

If you fancy helping us out and eating the odd cake or two, let us know. xx

Ice dream

We just love a good frappucino. When we were travelling, we'd crave them. When we found a Starbucks in the deepest, darkest places, we felt overwhelmed by the desire. We had to have one. Must have been the familiarity; the reminder of civilisation as we once knew it. And the heat!

We used to sit outside a gorgeous cafe in Lecce, Southern Italy under umbrellas shading the mid day sun - sipping homemade iced almond and hazelnut milk topped with chocolate shavings.

Here's our homemade versions.....all taste and wholesome goodness but none of the compromise.

To make at home, this is what we use..

* 1 large cup cold milk - this could be raw nut (almond, hazelnut etc), hemp or soya milk shop bought or homemade or dairy variety
* 2 cups ice
* plus individual flavourings of our choice....

- Dollop of homemade caramel (Lily's favourite - caramel cream)
- Spoons of cacao and coffee in tiny amount of boiling water with full fat cow's milk (dad's favourite - mocha)
- Large handful of organic strawberries with oat milk (Ella's fav - strawberries and cream)

- Spoon of fair trade organic drinking chocolate (for Indy)

- Spoon of homemade nutella made with hazelnuts and raw cacao and almond or hemp milk (for Laurie)

* Sweetening to taste - lucuma powder, honey, maple syrup, stevia
* Pinch of xanthan gum to blend or alternatively add some ground golden flax seeds.

Place these in a superduper blender (ours is a vitamix) and push the button, flick the switch. It might need a little help from a spatula.

Pour into a tall glass and top off with organic whipped cream or raw cashew cream and a sprinkling of raw cacao powder.....yummy

(it was a boiling hot day and the ice melted way too quickly!!)

We usually have a bottle of dairy free nut, seed or oat milk already made in the fridge. It is so easy to make and so convenient. You even freeze the milk into cubes and use instead of ice.

Visit our friend at my pure pantry or see here for almond milk You Tube tutorial. Alternatively there are many dairy free milks now available on supermarket shelves, at the local healthfood store and on line.

Enjoy whole hearted... knowing you are nourishing yourself xx