My Work Mashup/Week 2

Hey Bloggers, During this weeks online learning it was based on ANZAC and the Soldiers that went to War and fought for there Country. This is a mashup of all of the ANZAC work that I have done. Some of the tasks were learning the perimeter of a Cenotaph, Cross and making a War medal. The medal I made was one of my Great Grandfathers medals. The medal I made was the Distinguished Flying Cross, he also got CBE and an OBE. Do you know anyone that went to War? If you have please comment and tell me about it. Did you know my Great grandfather once was standing by Prince Phillip? 

Lemon Yoghurt Cake

Hey Bloggers, Today it is my Dads Birthday he turned 41 years old. He got Lollies and liquorice and will get some new sunglasses after lockdown. We made him a cake. This is the recipe. 

For the cake you will need, 125g of butter, 1 cup of caster sugar, 2 Lemons, finely grated rind (save the juice for icing), 3 eggs, 1 cup of flour, 1 tsp of baking powder and 3 quarters of a cup of yoghurt. 

For the icing, you will need. 1 cup of icing sugar, the juice of 2 lemons and 1 extra lemon zest for decoration.  

Heat oven to 160C fan bake. Grease a 20cm spring-form cake tin. Combine softened butter, sugar and lemon zest in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. 

1. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with yoghurt, stirring to just combine and form a smooth batter.
2. Spoon mixture into prepared tin and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Once cold, remove the cake from the tin and spoon over lemon drizzle icing so it covers the top and runs down the sides of the cake. Decorate with extra lemon zest, if desired. 
3. To make the icing, combine sifted icing sugar and lemon juice in a bowl and stir to form a smooth and pourable icing. Add a little boiling water, if necessary, to achieve the correct consistency.

Origami Ninja Star

Hey Bloggers, Today I learnt how to make an Origami Ninja Star. This was really fun to do. Have you done Origami before? If you have please comment and tell me what you have made. Give it a go and have some fun. If you don't succeed the first time try again.  This also goes a long distance when you throw it. Here is the link to the video to make the Ninja Star.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RshX97WMWDw

Peanut Brownies

Hey Bloggers, This is my lockdown favourite recipe Peanut Brownies. The ingredients are 250g of butter, softened, 1 cup of icing sugar, 1 cup of Edmonds Fielder's cornflour, 2 cups of Champion standard plain flour. Cream butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. Sift cornflour and flour together. Mix sifted ingredients into creamed mixture. Knead well. On a lightly floured board roll out to 0.5cm thickness. Shape into a circle or cut into pieces. Place on a greased oven tray. prick with a fork. Bake at 150 C for 30 minutes or until pale golden. Makes about 30.   

Field Mice

Hey Bloggers, One day when I was out on a bike ride with my family during the lockdown, we found a tiny field Mouse roaming along the side of the track. And I was interested in to learn a bit more about them. Have you ever seen a Field Mouse before? On the second slide is a picture of the mouse I found. I also held it and it was very calm. Please comment if I need to improve on anything.

Length, Area and Perimeter

Hey Bloggers, Hope you are doing ok from COVID-19. For this task, I had to go around the house and measure some items to see how many of the individual items you need to make up 2m because some people don't know how long 2m is for social distancing. Can you find some things in your home and measure to see how many you would need for social distancing? Please comment on anything I need to improve on anything or If I could do something better next time.