Saturday, May 5, 2012

Brownies


Best Ever Brownies
Ingredients
·         1/2 Cup Butter.
·         1 cup white sugar.
·         2 eggs.
·         1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
·         1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder.
·         1/2 cup all-purpose flour.
·         1/4 teaspoon salt.
·         1/4 teaspoon baking powder. 
·         3 tablespoons butter, softened.
·         3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder.
·         1 tablespoon honey.
·         1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
·         1 cup confectioners' sugar.

Directions
1.    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.
2.    In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.
3.    Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.
4.    To Make Frosting: Combine 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Frost brownies while they are still warm.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Very Nice Anzac Biscuits


ANZAC BISCUITS RECIPE

To enjoy wonderful, tasty ANZAC Biscuits just follow this recipe. Cook and enjoy! J 
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 125g butter
• 2 tbsp golden syrup
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3 tbsp boiling water

1. Heat oven to 180C (160C fan bake). Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Place flour, caster sugar, coconut and oats in a bowl and stir to combine. Make a well in the centre.

2. Place butter and golden syrup in a saucepan to melt, or microwave in a bowl to melt. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Add melted ingredients and dissolved baking soda to dry ingredients and mix to combine.

3. Roll spoonfuls into balls and press onto prepared baking trays, allowing space for biscuits to spread while cooking.

4. Bake for 15 minutes or until firm and golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool, and enjoy!

Cooking Tip: Once you have had enough and still have some left over you can place them into a plastic sealed container and they will still be good for up to a week!!!

! Eat and enjoy!

Easy Cupcake Recipe!!! :)


Easy Cupcake’s

Ingredients:
*2 ¼ Cups of All Purpose Flour.
*1 1/3 Cups of Sugar.
 *3 t of Baking Powder.
*1/2 t of Salt.
*1/2 Cup of Butter.
*1 Cup of Milk.
*1 t of Vanilla Essence.
*2 large Eggs.

Cupcake Directions:

*Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
*Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add shortening, milk and vanilla. Beat for 1 min then scrape the side of the bowl with a spatula.
*Add eggs to the mixture. Beat for 1 minute on medium speed. Scrape bowl again. Beat on high speed for 1 ½ seconds until mixed.
*Spoon cupcake batter into the paper liners until ½ to 2/3 full.
*Bake for 20 – 25 minutes.
*Cool for 5 minutes in pan then remove and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
*Once cupcakes are completely cooled, frost with your favourite frosting recipe or decorate as you desire.
*EAT AND ENJOY! J

Monday, April 30, 2012

Logo Competition For Maddy & Georgia

Want the chance to be the best designer in the school??
Hey Guys & Girls
Well two of our announcers Maddy & Georgia are running a competition, a create a logo for Maddy & Georgia it can be anything you want but make sure you put their name on it so everyone knows who it’s for. Entries close next Tuesday 8th of May so get designing and once your done put them in the blue and pink box just inside Room 13’s door. This is a whole school competition so do encourage your friends to get involved. The winner will get their logo displayed all over the school and will also get a big bag of goodies. Just don’t forget to put your name, age and room number on it!!! J So get colouring
! Good Luck! J

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Want a chance to be the next Picasso?



Hey everybody! 


We have an awesome colouring in competition being run by two of our announcers Shelby and Charlotte! 


All you need to do is pick up a form from the library foyer put your name; class and year level on the paper and get colouring! Don’t forget to have your entries into the pink box in the library foyer by next Monday the 2nd of April!!! 


Good Luck

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Anton and Matthews competition.


Each class will be judged on the following criteria.
1. Class Pride.At the end of each day each class will be judged on the cleanliness of their classroom.This will be judged by the cleaners and a mark out of 10 will be given for the week.


2. Rubbish Recycling Check.A spot check during the week of each classes rubbish and recycling bins. Each class will receive a mark out of 10. Points will be lost if there is recyclable materials in the bins. Points will be gained if classes utilise good practices such as reusing scrap paper.


3. Ground check. At a random time during the week, the grounds around each learning team will be judged. We are looking for a litter free environment especially around the the bins and gardens.Each class in the learning team will be given the same mark out of ten.


4. Electricity Check.At some stage during the week, one of room 13's students will come around to see which classes are using electricity wisely e.g. lights off during break times, doors closed to conserve heat / cold. Weekly winners will be announced on the radio. Points will be gathered by people from Room 13.