Olivia Jane's Cakes and Things: Dipped Loveheart Shortbread

For all those interested, I have had a very messy morning.

I was up all night watching the best movie in the world, Pretty in Pink.

For all those that haven't seen it, do so now. No one does angsty teen like Molly Ringwald with her second hand clothes and awkward lip biting. But it works.

Kristen Stewart's tried it, but she just looks constipated and confused all day long.

Why is she so fucking bored?! The girl is on the red carpet and it looks like she's in Sainsbury's trying to work out if she needs eggs or not. Someone needs to show that girl what her boyfriend looks like - might perk her up a bit.

- also this has to be pointed out 'oooh look at me I'm wearing converse on the red carpet, I'm so down to earth' FUCK OFF. Your Yigal Azrouel dress probably cost more than 100 pairs of converse. (although lusm the Israelis) He should be dressing me instead, and I will wear his dress in Tel Aviv WITH SOME HEELS. LIKE A HUMAN BEING WHO DOESN'T LIVE INSIDE THEIR OWN BUM.

^sorry that was the biggest tangent in the whole world.

Pretty in Pink. The best thing about it other than Molly Ringwald is Jon Cryer. (you know that guy from Two and a Half Men) Well I wish he had never turned into Alan Harper because him as Duckie is the best thing ever. He's amazing, and his hair is fantastic. This is the best clip of him, paying tribute to my favourite man in the world.

You can't not smile when you're watching that. Also love how Molly is wearing a sofa.

SO BACK TO MY MORNING.

I was up all night, as I've informed you, and then woken up freaking early to be accused of thieving by my mother. Only by the time I managed to get back into bed and drift off the woman comes into my room all 'Oops, just realised you weren't lying. Sorry :)'

In the end I had to just give up on trying to sleep.

I came downstairs to find my new nose ring in the post, which was obviously very exciting...until I realised I had no idea how to put it in, let alone take the other one out.

I seeked advice on youtube from this charming lady:

SO pretty!

In the end I managed to fangle the thing out of my nose, only to fumble around with the packaging for the new one that the hole pretty much closed up.
What with having the most sensitive nose in North West London, trying to re-pierce it was NOT FUN. My face became a crime scene.

After this long ordeal, I decided to go downstairs and fix myself a lemon tea (which may or may not have had some scotch in it) Ok it was just scotch. With some lemon. Gotta get the 5 a day. I DESERVED IT I WAS IN PAIN.

So there I sat squatting in the only dry part of my rainy garden with a bloody nose, hot scotch situation and a cigarette. All was nearly right in the world (except for a felt like a homeless crackhead) until the creepy gardener arrived and started telling me about his weekend at the Mayfair Club. The man needs to stop trying to convince me he's straight, it's not happening.

So here I am, a little drunk, bloody and feeling awkward while creepy gardener watches me eating my shortbread through the window.

So FINALLY here is the recipe for it. I promise you, it is really very good (and addictive)

Ingredients:

130g butter

150g plain flour

60g caster sugar

a pinch of salt

1. Cream the butter and sugar together til light and fluffy, then add the flour and salt and mix with hands until it is doughy.

2. Press into molds, or if you don't have any into a large springform pan. Cook in 170C oven for 25mins.

3. Remove from molds (or cut into squares if in a pan) and heat up some chocolate or candy melts.

4. Get some sprinkles into a cup, and prepare to dip the shortbread into the candy melts (or chocolate) then into the sprinkles, the onto a piece of foil.