Mocke - Easy Party Treats for Children

Published in 2012 by Struik Lifestyle
(an imprint of Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd)
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Wembley Square, Solan Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
PO Box 1144, Cape Town 8000, South Africa

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Copyright in published edition: Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd 2012
Copyright in text: Janette Mocke 2012
Copyright in photographs: Random House Struik (Pty) Ltd 2012

ISBN 978 177007 994 6 print
ISBN 978 1 43230 136 1 epub
ISBN 978 1 43230 137 8 pdf

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, digital, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers and the copyright owner(s).

Publisher: Linda de Villiers
Managing editor: Cecilia Barfield
Editor: Gill Gordon
Design manager: Beverley Dodd
Designers: Monique Oberholzer, Helen Henn
Photographer: Ryno
Stylist: Brita du Plessis
Proofreader: Glynne Newlands

Also available in Afrikaans as Maklike Soet Happies
ISBN 978 177007 995 3

All the party treats in this book were made by Janette Mocke
www.supacakes.co.za

Cars, aeroplanes and boats are simple to prepare using sweets and a few biscuits.

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! Perfect for teens, or for the special people in your life.

Cute ideas for the princess party every little girl dreams of.

From frogs and snails to beetles and butterflies; a range of amazing animals to eat!

Thread assorted sweets onto a skewer to create a cast of wonderful characters.

Robots, aliens and creepy critters make up these interesting snacks.

Quick easy figures using ice-cream cones and sweets.

Marshmallow kebabs, marshmallow and jelly bean animals, and a few other ideas.

Just look at what can be done with a Marie biscuit!

Crunchy treats made from this popular cereal.

Suitable for a variety of party themes.

Do you want to turn your childs party into an exciting event that will be the topic of playground conversation for a long time to come? Do you find that school holidays are often too long and your kids run out of things to do? Or are you looking for something to get your creative juices flowing? Easy Party Treats for Children is the solution!

First, you need to choose a theme. There are so many to choose from; Ive chosen princesses, aliens, creepy crawlies, and vehicles. Once youve decided on a theme, turn to the applicable chapter to find out how to make a variety of treats to suit your theme. In addition, there are chapters featuring treats made from readily available ingredients, such as ice-cream cones, marshmallows, Rice Krispies and Marie biscuits, that can be adapted to suit any theme.

All children love sweet treats, especially at parties and, with Easy party treats for children, youll find that preparing for a party is a breeze. It doesnt matter if you are a mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle or teacher you will find something to use in this book. And, whats more, even the kids will want to join in and help make the treats!

Enjoy!
Janette Mocke

500g icing sugar, sifted

100g butter or block margarine, at room temperature

30ml hot water

2.5ml vanilla essence

food colouring (optional)

1. Cream the icing sugar and butter (or margarine) together.
2. Gradually add the hot water and mix to a smooth consistency (do not overmix, or the icing will become runny). Mix in the vanilla essence.
3. To colour ready-mixed icing, use a few drops of liquid colouring or powdered food colouring, which is available from speciality baking shops.

250ml icing sugar

about 30ml hot water

2ml essence of your choice

food colouring (optional)

1. Sift the icing sugar.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until very smooth and runny.
3. Add one or two drops of colouring at a time, until the desired shade is obtained.

750ml icing sugar

2 extra-large egg whites

5ml lemon juice

1. Sift the icing sugar.
2. Whisk the egg whites until foamy, then add the icing sugar, one spoonful at a time.
3. Add the lemon juice midway and continue to add the icing sugar, while beating or whisking to the desired consistency.
4. Cover the icing until needed, to prevent it from drying out.

white chocolate

powdered oil-based food colouring

1. Microwave the white chocolate for a few minutes, stirring often, until melted.
2. Carefully add the food colouring, a little at a time, mixing it in very well each time until the chocolate is the desired colour.

Tip: Powdered food colouring is available from specialist baking stores.

4 extra large eggs

375ml castor sugar

250g butter or margarine

750ml cake flour

10ml baking powder

5ml cream of tartar

2ml salt

250ml milk

5ml vanilla essence

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

500ml sugar

125ml icing sugar

80ml cocoa

250ml water

45ml butter

200g packet desiccated coconut

1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
2. Beat the eggs and castor sugar together.
3. Melt the butter and add to the mixture, beating well.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt together and fold alternately with the milk and vanilla essence into the butter mixture.
5. Spoon into a greased baking pan (34 24cm) and bake for 1520 minutes.
6. Allow to cool and cut into squares.
7. Chocolate sauce:
8. Place all the ingredients into a saucepan and heat to boiling point.
9. Using a fork or kitchen tongs, dip squares of cake into the chocolate sauce and then roll in the coconut. Place on a wire rack until set.

30ml margarine

35 pink marshmallows

300ml Rice Krispies

1. Microwave the margarine in a large bowl for 1 minute.
2. Add the marshmallows and microwave for a further 3 minutes.
3. Add the Rice Krispies and mix well.
4. Press the mixture into a 20 20cm baking pan and allow to cool.
5. Cut into squares or use as required (see ).

30ml margarine

35 white marshmallows

100g milk chocolate, broken into pieces

300ml Rice Krispies

1. Microwave the margarine in a large bowl for 1 minute.
2. Add the marshmallows and milk chocolate and microwave for 3 minutes.