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Father’s Day Gift Ideas

August 28, 2015 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 2 Comments

Father's Day Gift Ideas

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With Aussie Dad’s celebrating Father’s Day in just over a week, we have been shopping to find gifts for the Man of the House. We have been painting our home over the past few months. The study will be one of the next rooms tackled, so we thought it would be fun to find a few items to modernise the study area. Rose gold, marble, monochromatic, and geometric are popular homeware trends. We found some great, affordable items that will look fantastic in the study.

Father's Day Gift Ideas

The bronze clock with marble effect face, is a classic piece that will work well with the black and white study. The marble effect planter complements the clock. We found a lovely miniature palm for the pot. The desk lamp is nice and sturdy with a metal base and can be easily adjusted to focus the light where you need it.

Father's Day Gift Ideas

Dad loves double chocolate chip muffins, so we baked a batch and they are in the freezer, all ready for breakfast in bed on Fathers Day.

Double Chocolate Chip Muffins by A Spoonful of Sugar

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Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
14 mins
Total time
24 mins
 
These delicious Double Chocolate Chip Muffins are perfect for breakfast, morning tea, afternoon tea, or whenever you need a treat!
Author: Lisa
Recipe type: Cupcakes & Muffins
Cuisine: Baking
Serves: 15
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups plain (all purpose) flour
  • 1 tsp bicarb soda (baking soda)
  • 1 cup caster (superfine) sugar
  • ¼ cup cocoa
  • 100 gram ( 3.5 oz) butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup yoghurt
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Sift the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Add half of the chocolate chips.
  2. Melt the butter. Add the remaining wet ingredients and mix well.
  3. Add the combined liquids to the dry ingredients and fold together until just combined.
  4. Divide the mixture between the muffin pans. Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips.
  5. Bake at 200 deg C (390 deg F) for 12 - 14 mins, or until centre springs back when pressed lightly. Leave in pans for approx 3 minutes before removing and cooling on a wire rack.
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Double Chocolate Chip Muffins by A Spoonful of Sugar
Father's Day Gift Ideas

Gift ideas include: Boathouse Desk Lamp Copper; Lisa T Marble Effect Desk Clock; Lisa T Marble Effect Planter; Metal Ampersand; Pillar Candle Black Fig and Apricot; Geo Graphic Jumbo 3 Pack Tea Towels;  Sven Stool; Lisa T Black Wire Basket; Round Ceramic Candle Dish;  Canteen Side Plate Jet; Daily Stoneware Mug Warm Grey, Gourmet Acacia Serving Tray. These products are all available from Target and are great value items to decorate your home (or give to Dad!).

Father's Day Gift Ideas

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  1. Erika says

    August 29, 2015 at 6:10 am

    fathers day? I wouldn’t mind these stuff for myself, especially the cupcakes, mmm xx
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    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      September 3, 2015 at 6:22 am

      Chocolate Chip Muffins are always a winner here 🙂

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