Raspberry and Blackcurrant Bellini

Last night Sophie and I decided to have a girly night in, we couldn't be bothered going out for food and drinks so we just decided to make our own cocktails and order a takeaway. We ended up making up our own super easy recipe for these delicious raspberry and blackcurrant bellinis so I thought I would share it with you...

Ingredients

Cava, Prosecco or Champagne

Creme de Cassis (a blackcurrant liquor)

Handful of raspberries (3-4 raspberries per drink +1 to decorate)

Granulated Sugar

1. Mash up the raspberries in a blender or with a fork, we are poor students so we went for the fork and bowl option, add a teaspoon of sugar and keep mashing until a thick paste. If you want you can strain and the seeds, however we decided to keep them in. 

2. Using your finger, wet the rim of the champagne flute or cocktail glass, turn upside down and press into a plate of sugar - this will give the nice sugar effect around the glass.

3. Put the raspberry mix in the bottom of the glass and add a tablespoon of Creme de Cassis, mix well then slowly add the cava, mixing as you go.

4. Finally, cut a raspberry in half and use to decorate the edge of the glass.

This is such a simple easy recipe, they also work out to be really cheap. We worked out that our drinks cost £1.50 per glass!

We enjoyed our cocktails next to a big Indian take away with Sex and the City which we are both completely obsessed with at the minute; the perfect way to spend a Saturday night! What have you been up to this weekend?

Blogmas Day 12: Gingerbread Men Recipe

I love baking, especially at Christmas time when you don't have to feel guilty about tucking into some unhealthy treats! These gingerbread men are super easy to make and they taste delicious. 

Ingredients

350g Plain Flour

1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda

2 tsp Ground Ginger

125g Butter

100g Soft Brown Sugar

50g Caster Sugar

20g Muscavado Sugar

1 tsp Cocoa Powder

1 Egg

4 tbsp Golden Syrup

Method

Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a large mixing bowl, rub in the butter between your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs. Then, gently mix in the sugars and cocoa powder. 

Beat the egg and syrup in a separate bowl until well mixed, add to the flour and butter mixture and mix roughly with a wooden spoon. 

Egg and syrup mixture

Bring the dough together with your hands until it resembles a soft dough. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. 

 Wrap the dough in clingfilm and put in the fridge for around 10 minutes. 

Preheat the oven to 180C and line 2 baking trays with greaseproof paper.

Roll the dough out on a floured surface to 0.5cm thickness, using cutters of your choice, cut the dough and place on the lined baking trays.

Bake in the oven for around 12 minutes until they are golden brown, leave to cool then decorate as you wish!