A few days ago Baby and I decided to bake. We wanted to bake something along an Easter theme, so we decided to take part in the Chocolate Easter Nest Challenge. We were sent some lovely goodies to help us with our baking.
First of all I made sure Baby had on her cute Cath Kidston apron, an absolute must to look good whilst baking! Then I positioned her in the middle of the kitchen to prevent her from helping herself to any ‘toys’ she might find in our drawers. Finally we were ready to bake; to be fair Baby was more of a cheerleader, but she did sample the cornflakes.
I just made up a recipe along these lines;
50g butter
2 tbs golden syrup
90g chocolate chips
1 tbs cocoa
75g cornflakes
I lined a cupcake tray with 12 cupcake cases. Then I weighed out all the ingredients using our Salter Geo Electronic Kitchen Scales. These scales are really easy to use, have a clear digital display and you can reset them back to zero, so you can measure lots of things one after another in the same bowl.
I then popped everything, apart from the cornflakes, in a bain marie stiring occasionally with the Heston Blumenthal Precision Multipurpose Spatulas. These spatulas can be used at high heat and are cleverly shaped to allow access to all the nooks and crannies. Then, when all ingredients were melted and scrummy, I poured the chocolate mix onto the cornflakes and mixed well. The Precision spatulas were great for this as they let me mix well, but they didn’t crush and break the cornflakes. After a thorough mixing to ensure all cornflakes were coated, I divided the mixture into the cupcake cases, popped 3 mini eggs on the top of each and put them in the fridge for 60 minutes to chill. I set the Salter electronic kitchen timer and we went to have a little sit down.
Then they were ready for eating!
The kitchen equipment proved to be really good quality. The spatulas range from £13-£18 and although I would think twice about spending this much on a spatula, they were far and away the best I have ever used. Therefore, if you bake and cook a lot it may be worth it. The scales have been reduced to £49.99 at the moment on Amazon and the Timer was £10. I genuinely could not find fault with any of the products I was sent.
Disclaimer : I was sent the above items for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own and are 100% honest.
Comments 46
mmmm love chocolate nests! These look soo yummy right now x
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They were very yummy. I need to make some more! x
That spatula looks brilliant but I don’t think I could spend that much on a spatula either. If, like you said, I would use it a lot it would be worth it but we don’t bake enough to justify the cost.
Your Easter nests look lovely 🙂
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You get two in the pack and they are very good. May be not for the occasional baker though x
That looks so much fun! I really must start making some Easter goodies and those nests look really tasty!
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I like them as they are so quick, ideal with Baby’s concentration level x
Oh I love the look of the spatula
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They are very good x
my hubby did something similar, the first time round i wasnt convinced, but when i tried it i liked it a lot, the only problem too many calories)
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Yes but one won’t hurt! x
These look yummy, great post thanks
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Thank you x
we love chocolate nests
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Same here! x
I love baking at Easter time, such yummy treats around
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Definitely a great time to bake x
Ooooo i love chocolate nests, these look so yum xx
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So easy yet so yummy! 🙂 xx
These look yummy, it always fun baking. I’ve been after a some electric scales for ages, I might have to invest in these ones. x
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They were scrummy! They are very good scales x
Wow – that is a lot for a spatula – but you get what you pay for! If I baked more I think it’s worth the investment! Looks really easy to keep clean too.
What a lovely baking day you had! x
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It is a pack of two spatulas, definitely worth it if you do a lot of baking. x
Your chocolate nest looks scrummy. The spatulas look great but I only bake if there is a blue moon so don’t think I could justify the cost.
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They are great x
I love making nests at Easter!
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They are so easy aren’t they x
Oooh your goodies look great, I really need to make some nests 🙂 x
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Thanks, they are super easy but very tasty x
mmm these look delicious! x
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They were quite yummy x
They look yummy and the equipment looks really good #minicreations
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Thanks they were. They are lovely products x
No bake goodies! Looks yummy! #minicreations
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Super easy x
Yum! I made rice crispie ones at the weekend 🙂 #MiniCreations
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Yummy aren’t they, so simple x
These look proper yummy. Am thinking of buying some Salter scales myself #minicreations
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They are very good scales x
these look super duper xx
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Thank you hun, they were yummy xx
Aby these look great and oh so delicious!! And I think I NEED that spatula for sure! Great review. #minicreations
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Thanks, they were yummy. They are great spatulas x
I like the shape of this spatula, Mark would love one of those
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It could be his Easter present x
Grace says – awesome job and I hope you licked around the bowl afterwards!!!!
Lucas says – I am feeling very hungry at the moment after seeing these!
Thanks for linking to #minicreations
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🙂 They were yummy x