Eat this...apple & cinnamon cake

I had a lovely day in my kitchen yesterday and thought I'd share my recipe for this delicious apple & cinnamon cake. Go on, try it, it's scrumptious, and it's got apples in it so you know it's good for you! Hehe...

Right, first step - get out all your ingredients and make them look all pretty on your table!

So you'd better pre heat your oven to about 180 degrees for this, alright? Ok.

First melt your butter, then mix the sugar in.

Then pop your eggs in and mix well.

To make life easier, I used my lovely apple slinky to peel & chop the apples.

Stir the apples into your mixture.

(I havn't lost you yet have I? It's pretty complicated!)

 Don't forget the cinnamon!

 A close up for those with bad eyes

Next you're gonna gradually add the flour, mix well!

Grease & line your cake tin, then slop it all in.

 I mixed a couple of tablespoons with a pinch of cinnamon and sprinkled it on top.

 Pop it in the oven for around 30 mins.

Do yourself a favour and wait for your cake to cool a little before turning it onto a cooling rack. I didn't do this, I was a little eager and guess what? I made a big fat mess of my beautiful cake. This was the little part that stayed together for me!

So there you have it, my first recipe blog for all you folks.  

My favourite room

There's something about this room that I gravitate towards. On beautiful sunny days, I keep on finding myself standing in here, just hanging out. Cooking, listening to music, hanging with the kids, whatever. Even more so now that my kitchen dresser is finished!

 Isn't she beautiful? I must admit, I'm pretty chuffed with myself at the moment!

(Here she is before)

Tell me kids, what's your favourite room?

Fun on a sofa

Looking at the great photo of Gary and Jenny from yesterday's post got me looking at all those wonderful photos from that same day. It was my parent's wedding renewal/30th wedding anniversary/50th birthdays all combined into one big fat party. It was the best day, with a gorgeous ceremony, a magician, a feast then a live band. People are still talking about it. (And I organized it myself, thankyou very much!)

At the beginning of the day, everyone went and sat on the little orange sofa we had set up in the paddock and had their photo taken. Dad and I even strategically placed hay for the cows in the exact right place so they were in the background of every photo!

I thought I'd share a few of my favorite pics. I think my pal Rohan did a fantastic job of capturing everyone's personalities. 

Darn it! I just realized there's no cows in this shot!

Such an awesome day  xx