Flipper pinballs

This past weekend has been a lovely one: 

picnicking in the sun, falling asleep on the grass, having strawberries with champagne, meeting nice people, and my beloved ones... and also baking for them these cute and colorful pralines which I call "pinballs"! Just like the ones you use to play flipper with.

What you need:

100 gr. mascarpone

50 gr. butter
100 gr. confectioner's sugar

1 egg yolk

50 gr. cocoa powder

·         100 gr. dry cookies such as McVitie’s

·         chocolate sprinkles, colored jimmies, silver pearls, coconut flakes, etc...

Procedure:

Beat the mascarpone with the butter, the sugar, and th egg yolk. When the batter is creamy enough add the cocoa powder and the crumbled up cookies.

Put the mixture in the fridge for about 30 minutes. 

When it is solid enough form little round pralines and roll them in whatever you like:  

chocolate sprinkles, colored jimmies, silver pearls, coconut flakes.

Keep them in the fridge before you serve them; they taste better when they're cold but still creamy.

They are really easy, quick, and fun to make. Try them, you'll love them!

Enjoy ♥

Martina

 

pictures: Giot :)

Bake sale!

It's been while now since my last bake sale in school, but I can still remember the smell of goodies through the hallways and in the classes. Every Thursday at recess everyone was crowding the entrance hall to buy a piece of home-made cake some patient mom or grandma had baked. I remember that, amongst the treats brought from my class mates, the most beloved one was the yogurt cake of Piergiovanni´s mother; everyone wanted a slice! It was actually the most expensive cake on sale since the portions had to be small so that everybody could have some!!! I really loved my school and I have so many nice memories of my school days.

Well, now I am on the other side (not as mom yet, but as wonderful sister ;) ), that is on the baking side. Yesterday I made these butter cookies, with pink royal icing, and sprinkles for my brother´s bake sale and none was left behind. I am so glad because they were so pretty!

Enjoy ♥

Martina

P.S. I just want to say hi to all my old elementary and junior high class mates, who shared those nice years with me..