Recipe Cards

The very talented Ella of Ella Bakes got in touch. She had an idea that she wanted to discuss with me. Her sister was moving out and she wanted to get her some baking items and write her a recipe card for several favourite recipes. She wanted to know if I could make the blank cards for her to write each recipe on. 

She had ideas of me decorating each card with a little paper version of each of the baked goods she was writing the recipe for. She was happy for me to come up with a suitable design. "I just want them to be beautiful and I know that's what you do!" she wrote 😊. There were to be seven cards, each one A5 (148 x 210mm) in size.

The first card I put together was for challah, the plaited bread typically eaten on Shabbat and Jewish holidays. I made my own little paper versions, adding little packets of yeast and flour and some eggs to the design.

Next up was Rocky Road, which I believe is similar to the Tiffin Cake that I love to make. This time I cut out a teeny tiny chocolate bar and some marshmallows, then created some yummy looking pieces of the milk chocolate, biscuit and marshmallow filled treat.

Ella wanted to share with her sister how to make the very best chocolate chip cookies. I crafted some tiny cookies and added a wooden spoon, spatula and an oven glove to the design. The cookies looked good enough to eat!

Next came brownies, those moist and gooey baked treats! I created a paper version of the square cookie (the brownie is classified as a bar cookie rather than a cake) and added a whole tray of it too. Some chocolate squares added the finishing touch.

Pizza was also on Ella's list. I had fun creating some paper versions of the Italian dish, adding toppings of cheese, tomatoes and pepper. I had the most fun creating this tiny pizza cutter, below.

The last two recipe cards were for Amsterdam cookies and crêpes. I initially thought that Amsterdam cookies were somewhat illicit but it turned out that I had got it all wrong! They are actually stuffed cookies with a surprise nugget of white chocolate hidden inside. These cookies are best enjoyed warm while the centres are still melty. Yum! I added the flag of Amsterdam to this recipe card. It depicts three Saint Andrew's Crosses and is based on the escutcheon in the coat of arms of Amsterdam.

The recipe card for crêpes, below, showed a triangular folded version of the pancake-like pastry drizzled with chocolate. I added a mini frying pan, eggs and flour, just some of the ingredients needed for these delicious thin treats.

Ella was very excited to see the finished cards. I was concerned that all the little paper creations might not be so suitable for kitchen use, but she said that she didn't mind the cards looking worn after time, it shows that they're loved! In the meantime she is going to put them into clear plastic wallets, in a binder, so that they can be taken out and admired.

"They look amazing. Thank you so much!" she wrote to me. I hope that her sister enjoys using each card. So much love went into them!

* This post has been shared on The Good. The Random. The Fun., Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday), Inspire Me Monday, Handmade Monday, Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do, Party In Your PJ's and The Happy Now Blog Link-Up.