Scone Cake!

A few weeks ago we were pressed for time in shaping scones, and cutting them, so scone cake was born!
So much easier, and take minutes.
Recipe for basic scone cake:
Ingredients:
100g butter
40g sugar
500g s.r flour
Teaspoon of baking powder
Teaspoon of cinnamon
Teaspoon of allspice
2 eggs
100g raisins
Around 250 ml of milk

Method:
Cream butter and sugar.
Stir in flour, and baking powder.
Add whipped eggs and milk.
Stir in raisins.
Mix well and put into two round cake moulds.
Bake for twenty minutes at 150.
Makes 12 slices.

Chocolate scone variation
Cream butter and sugar as above, and add flour,
but also add 30g of cocoa powder, and 50 g of broken up chocolate bar.
Add the eggs, and milk stir well.
Place into two cake moulds, and add the remaining chocolate in top.
Bake at 150 for 20 minutes or until skewer comes clean.

How Long?

I can't believe how long it is since I last posted, but tbh life.has.been.crazy!
Finally, finally in August I passed my driving test-third time. I was just about to give up, as it is so nerve wracking sitting in the waiting room. However, my nerves dissipated, and I actually ended up enjoying the end part of the test.
More exams in May; a couple of disappointments and some excellent grades in Physics, and Chemistry. My reflection? I think it is crazy that the C boundary for English and Maths is so much higher than GCSE 60% for a C, but the GCSE'S require 40% in some cases. I don't think exams measure accurately a child's capabilities, for example if a child is more hands on, or not great at the exam part. There is little give, as it is 100% exam, and no coursework.

Back to learning now, and really concentrating on the basics.
Home education is not for the faint hearted. Having children isn't for the faint hearted! Just at the weekend I managed to lose our ten year old on the beach for a whole 20 minutes. Can I say my heart stopped for that time? Just when I was thinking dramas were related to my adult children!
Eldest son managed to wreck his car in a smash this week, but thankfully unscathed. That is just one drama; there is always something happening. No joke that my life IS a living soap opera. Who on earth needs to watch more drama??

So, three in work, one in college, and six left to be home educated. Seeing the end of the tunnel, but grasping to reach it! The men in white coats are tempting me, but hey still here, still sort of sane.....ish.