Selling Like Hot cakes

Bake n Beebz had our first venture into business yesterday.

 It has long been my dream to make a lil dollar from my hobby. Myself and Mr Bake n Beebz often think of how much we'd love to bake and sell and work at creating our own business... so we decided to give it a test run at a local market.

On Friday although still hobbling on crutches and slightly mental and under the influence from prescription druggies....I joined Costco, for business annnnd pleasure. Not only did I wanna get my trolley loaded up with some bulk American import bargains but to scope out and buy industrial sized bags of flour, sugar and butter for biiiig quanties of cupcake making. Harry pushed me around in a wheel chair whilst I grabbed and sipped refils of cola.

muffin mobile number 2

...Also joined mainly to buy 2kg jars of Skippy PB. yeeeeaaah PB Buddy!

I spent all of Saturday baking and icing until 1.30 am in the morning. after several hurdles and 10 split icing bags... I had baked enough cupcakes to feed/supply a nation of sweet tooth people with pocket fulls of money.

-5am- Sunday morning/night- Mr Bake n Beebz fired up the Muffin mobile and we loaded up the wagon!
-by 7am we had eaten a Mc donalds drive through breakfast and were setting up our stall.

 Honestly, Business was slow as first, a mixture of freezing weather and kinda pikey/cheapy vibe to the market, kinda meant people were tight with their purse strings. I felt a bit disheartened but Mr BnB kept me entertained and we made up some cakey chants and soon enough my cupcakes started to disappear from the stall. In the end we sold over 3/4s of our baked goods, had a lot of fun and made a nice little profit. good day. I've learnt a whole lot and certainly looking forward to our next sale!

 The best part of it all? eating the poor left overs that didnt sell. its a win, win job!

PEANUT BUTTER NUTTY CUPS.

I remember my first ever encounter with a reeses PB cup. It may have infact the first time I think I had had peanut butter to boot... a big day in history indeed.

It was the summer of 2005, I was still a obsessive skateboarder and spent every single day skating and hanging out in the heat with my best buddies.  It was also in this summer I first layed eyes on Mr Bake n Beebz.  Everytime I bite into a chocolate nutty butter filled treat, im sent zooming back to the funniest, innocent and happiest days of my youth. This one goes out to saggy jean, brace wearing 16 year old Alice.

I may not skate anymore (although Id get the urge every now and then.)  I still, and will always love chocolate and sweets haha!

PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

• 50g peanut butter
• 25g confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 150g chocolate of choice

1. Mix together peanut butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a small bowl until smooth and well-combined. Taste and adjust sugar and salt as necessary. Set bowl in fridge to chill. 
2. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate in 20-second bursts until smooth and shiny. Drop teaspoonfuls of the melted chocolate evenly into prepared mini cases, reserving half of the remaining chocolate. Place  in fridge until chocolate is firm, up to 30 minutes. 
3. Once chocolate is firm, remove from fridge and remove peanut butter mixture . Top chocolate cups with teaspoonfuls of the peanut butter , pressing mixture down with your finger to smooth out. Top peanut butter with teaspoonfuls of the remaining melted chocolate. Return to fridge and chill until peanut butter cups are set. 

 

These are so easy to make, and all packaged up would be great as a foodie gift.

Gluten Free Stuffed French Toast + Review

Popping Candy and Marshmallow

Peanut Butter +chocolate chip +banana stuffed french toast

This is what Sunday mornings were made for, long lazy lay ins and comforting yums. As much as I love cereal and oats, It always feels like a special and somewhat luxurious treat to have a specially cooked breakfast, with out fail, it keeps me smiling all day long. (take note Mr Bake n Beebz if you want to avoid grumpy a Alice.) 

This week I was sent an amazing new range of 4 new spreads by Sainsbury's to try out along with a loaf to sample it with. In my delivery I was excited to receive popping candy chocolate and a peanut butter chocolate chip spread... They must of made these with Bake and Beebz in mind! I could have just had plain ol toast with lashings of spread on (which I did as well ;) but Its Sunday, I'm hungry and I want my special breakfast. now. thank you.

I cant tell you how long I have been meaning to indulge in making myself french toast, maybe years?!! anyway...TOO LONG. Well today I am rectifying this grave injustice and i'm taking it further to compensate by stuffing it with these extra special chocolate spreads.

In one corner I have popping candy chocolate + mini marshmallow and in the other peanut butter choc chip with banana stuffed french toast. Taste tasting these is going to be a very tough job, but someone has to do it! you can too... here's the recipe.

Ingredients
to make 2 sandwiches

4 Slices fresh Gluten Free Sliced Bread

2tsp skim or non dairy milk
1 egg white
1 tsp cinnamon
sweetener (optional)
For the stuffed part!
1 tbsp popping candy spread
6 mini marshmallows
1/2 small banana
1 tbsp peanut butter chocolate chip spread

1. Take the 4 slices of  GFbread and remove crusts
2. Spread 2 pieces of bread with PB/chocolate and top with chosen toppings and place another slice of bread on top.
3. With a fork or your fingers pinch together edges of bread securely.
4. In a bowl whisk together milk, cinnamon and egg and dip each piece in to the liquid.
5. Heat a frying pan on a medium flame, once hot carefully place the 'parcel' into pan and cooked on each side until golden brown. serve immediately!

 

We are non biased here at BnB I'm not affiliated with Sainsbury's but I am in love with them for conjuring up these spreads! The popping candy gave my toast a fun extra pop, mixed with the melted marshmallows made me feel like a very happy kid. Oh and you certainly can't go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter, its a Bake n Beebz staple. good job Mr sainsbury's, Bake n beebz approved. 

 

W.I.A.W : Dark chocolate dreamin'

 

GOOD MORNING POSTMAN! GOOD MORNING PARCEL OF YUM.

today a very important package arrived from the states. containing a his and her jar selection of PB&co Dark chocolate dreams for me and a jar of salsa verde for spicey mr bake n beebz. You cant get these in the UK anywhere and every time I read another foodie blog and they have PB&co butter, I let out a jealous sigh and throw a tantrum. 

 Now i am a owner of said jar Im soooo happy.  I have waited patiently .... and now my time has come. popped open the jar within 30 seconds of waving off and slammin' the door behind the postie, and dunked my fingers in for a scooop. HEAVEN. Recieving mail makes me want to do food package swaps with other bloggers!

 

Breakfast was buckwheat oats inspired by healthy hipster's post last week.

I mixed a tbsp of coconut flour in whilst cooking which made them soooo creamy. 

topped with a dollop of dark chocolate dreams, raspberries and honey.

Fell like this nut butter is going to be gone by the end of the day... gotta learn to ration, its too precious.

 

 i'll have to keep using this lipbalm for now.

Grilled Potabello mushoom the size of my face with pesto, spinach and mozzarella.

 

I've eaten copious amount of these today.

After lunch Me and Harry headed tot he gym for a workout. I ended up doing a intense strength training work out with him. Mr Bake and Beebz is a tough drill Sargent ;) and boy does my butt feel sore now.
 DINNER
Need refuelling after boot camp so we are having:

Mexican veggie filled rice cooked by harry with chicken and salsa verde!

 Hopefully we're going out to see the final Harry Potter tonight! cannot wait!...after a power nap ;)

have you seen it?
Oh and if anyone is interested in doing a foodie blogger parcel swap contact me!

P.P.S thanks jenn for hosting another W.I.A.W!!!

FLUFFERNUTTER CRISPY TREAT SQUARES. (Gluten Free)

Marshmellows + Peanut butter + more peanuts + a drizzle of chocolate + crunch = Bliss. oh and its gluten free bliss too.

I have an obsession with marshmallow fluff. I'm curious and fascinated with the concept of a jar filled with soft, dreamy and magical marshmallow contents. Being British born and bred, Ive never had it, but i know I need to. the desire, Its boarding on dangerous now and i find myself looking at, and justifying $50 dollar shipping costs, just so i get me some fluff.

So these crispy treats are my attempt and silencing the fluff craving/want until i work out how i can affordabley get my hands on a jar or 25.and as soon as that package arrives im making one of those fluffernutter sandwiches I have lusted over for too long. America just knows good food, right?!

MARSHMELLOW AND PEANUT BUTTER RICE CRISPY SQUARES.

Ingredients
15 large marshmallows
1 tbsp honey or golden syrup
1/3 cup natural peanut butter
4 cups Gluten Free rice crispies cereal (I used Natures Path variety)
1/4 cup roughly chopped peanuts
250g milk chocolate

1. In a sauce pan on a low heat combine 10 marshmallow, golden syrup and peanut butter.
2. stir continuously until all ingredients are melted and fully combined
3. chop peanuts and remaining marshmallows
4. in a large bowl add rice crispies, marshmallows, stir, then add the peanut fluff mixture from pan in bowl bowl quickly, stir and ensure all the crispies are coated.
5. line a tin with cling film and push in mixture firmly, 
6. melt chocolate on low setting in a micro wave and drizzle over the top.
7. place in fridge until set, then divide into squares with sharp knife.
8. MUNCH ON DOWN.