In support of the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity, FAI have once again held a successful coffee morning, raising a tidy sum for a cause that's close to many of our hearts.

Grand Total: 1300 (including a generous company donation)

Now an annual event, the Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning has us all discussing our favourite sweet treats weeks before with some well received test batches prior to the big day.

Struggling to move and with no need for any food this lunch time, we've used the time to swap some helpful tips and more importantly some delicious recipes to try at home. Here's a couple of our favourites:

Enjoy! - The FAI team

Toblerone Cheesecake

You'll need:

200 g - Bourbon Cream Biscuits

100 g - Butter

300ml - Double Cream

400 g - Cream Cheese

120 g - Caster Sugar

170 g - Toblerone

100 g - Milk Chocolate

Method:

1. Crush the biscuits, melt the butter and mix.
2. Put in a 10 inch spring form tin and flatten with a spoon. Refrigerate
3. Melt the chocolate and the Toblerone saving one Triangle for finishing.
4. Mix the cream, cream cheese and caster sugar until thick.
5. Combine the chocolate with the cheese mixture
6. Smooth the topping on the biscuit base
7. Top by grating the triangle you saved and refrigerate

 

Red Velvet Cake

You'll need:

575 g - Plain Flour

2 tbsp - Cocoa Powder

2 tsp - Baking Powder

1 tsp - Salt

450 g - Butter (room temp)

450 g - Caster Sugar

5 - Large Eggs

385 ml - Butter Milk

1 tsp - Vanilla Extract

Red Food Colouring

1 tsp - Bicarbonate Soda

1 tsp - Cider Vinegar

Method:

1. Heat Oven to Gas mark 4
2. Grease and line two 2 x 8 tins
3. Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt
4. Beat butter, sugar until white then add the eggs one at a time
5. Whisk together butter milk, vanilla, food colouring (enough to produce a vivid red)
6. Add 1/3 of the flour batter, fold in, the half of the milk mix. Repeat.
7. Stir in Bicarb and vinegar
8. Divide equally between tins and bake for 25-30 mins

 

Cream Cheese Frosting (red velvet cake)

16 oZ Soft Cream Cheese

¼ Cup Milk

110 g Soft Butter

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

4 Cups Icing Sugar

Method:

1. Combine cream cheese, milk, butter and vanilla in a large bowl
2. Add half of the icing sugar. Mix. Add the remaining icing sugar
3. Mix until smooth and fluffy