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Easter Simnel Cakelets Easter Simnel Cakelets
Put the dried fruit into a bowl with the orange zest and juice. Leave in a warm place for an hour or so to allow the fruit to plump up.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 180°C. Sift the flour, mixed spice and nutmeg into a large mixing ...Read recipe >>

Alex Mackay's Coeur a la Creme Alex Mackay's Coeur a la Creme
Line 4 small, perforated heart moulds with four pieces of dampened muslin cloth, leaving plenty overlapping around the sides.
Whisk the fromage frais together with the crème fraîche, sugar and lemon juice. Spoon the cheese mixture into the muslin lined heart moulds. Tap the ...Read recipe >>

Raspberry Creme Brulee Raspberry Creme Brulee
Preheat the oven to 100°C/80°C fan.
Split the vanilla pods and scrape out the seeds. Place the pod and seeds in a saucepan with the cream and milk and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and set aside to infuse for 10 minutes.
While the milk infuses, divide...Read recipe >>

Caramelised White Chocolate Fondue Caramelised White Chocolate Fondue
Preheat the oven to 120°C.
Line a large rimmed baking tray with baking parchment. Finely chop the white chocolate and place evenly over the parchment. Place the tray in a warmed oven and gently cook the chocolate for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally every 15 minutes or so. After the chocolate ...Read recipe >>

Heart Fondant Chocolate Cakes Heart Fondant Chocolate Cakes
Preheat the oven to 200 C°.
Grease 4 Le Creuset heart ramekins with butter and then dust with a little flour. Break the chocolate into pieces and place in a heatproof bowl and place over a saucepan of simmering water. Make sure the water does not touch the bottom ...Read recipe >>

Sliced Strawberries with Grand Marnier Zabaglione Sliced Strawberries with Grand Marnier Zabaglione
Divide the strawberries between two glass bowls or glasses. Whisk the egg yolks, Grand Marnier, 2tbsp water and sugar in a medium metal bowl. Set bowl over a large saucepan of gently simmering water (do not allow the bottom of the bowl to touch the water). Whisk...Read recipe >>

Pine Nut Brittle with Rosemary & Sea Salt Pine Nut Brittle with Rosemary & Sea Salt
Preheat oven to 180 C. Place the pine nuts on a baking dish and toast in the oven until golden brown about 7 minutes. Allow to cool.
Place the sugar in a large, heavy saucepan over high heat and stir with a wooden spoon until sugar begins to melt. Lower ...Read recipe >>

Sticky Gingerbread Sticky Gingerbread
Makes 12 Squares
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Butter a 20cm square cake tin and line with baking parchment. Mix 350ml boiling water with the golden syrup, black treacle and bicarbonate of soda. Allow to cool.
Cream the butter until light and fluffy in a stand up mixer. Gradually add the egg bit...Read recipe >>

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a ssaucepan of simmering water. Stir until melted and smooth. Be sure that the chocolate does not get too hot or burn. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.
Meanwhile, in a medium sized bowl mix together the...Read recipe >>

Mexican Wedding Cookies Mexican Wedding Cookies
Makes around 3 dozen
Preheat oven to 180°C and place rack in the centre of the oven.
To toast nuts, place them on a baking tray and bake for about 8 minutes, or until lightly brown and fragrant. Cool. Once the nuts have cooled completely place them, along with 25g of the flour from the recipe, into ...Read recipe >>

Cinnamon & Chocolate Fruit Mince Pies Cinnamon & Chocolate Fruit Mince Pies
Makes around 24
Preheat oven to 180°C.
Combine all ingredients except chocolate and demerara sugar in a large bowl, stir to combine, and spoon into sterilised jars and refrigerate for at least 1 day or up to 2 weeks, inverting jar occasionally. Makes about 5 cups fruit mince.
For the cinnamon pastry, sift ...Read recipe >>

Gingerbread Christmas Pudding with Orange Sauce Gingerbread Christmas Pudding with Orange Sauce
Makes 6-8 cup Pudding
For sauce:
Combine all ingredients in small bowl; stir to blend well. (Can be made 4 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.)
For pudding:
Coat inside and centre tube of 6- to 8-cup pudding mould generously with butter. Sift flour and next 6 ingredients into medium bowl...Read recipe >>

Pumpkin & Cinnamon Muffins with Almond Streusel Pumpkin & Cinnamon Muffins with Almond Streusel
Makes 12
Preheat the oven to 190 C. Line a 12 hole deep muffin pan with muffin paper cases.
Combine the flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a large bowl. Stir through the brown sugar.
Combine the buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract and melted butter in another large mixing bowl. Add the dry ingredients and ...Read recipe >>

Blueberry & Vanilla Crumble Cheesecake Blueberry & Vanilla Crumble Cheesecake
Serves 12
You can cook this cheesecake without any fruit or topping or change them to your liking eg raspberries, strawberries, lemon, blackberries, baked apples, cooked rhubarb, or add other nuts to the topping such as hazelnuts or pecans.
Line the bottom and sides of a 24cm cake tin with non stick baking...Read recipe >>

Profiteroles with Cream & Chocolate by Flavia Rowse Profiteroles with Cream & Chocolate by Flavia Rowse
Makes around 3 dozen choux puffs
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6.
Place the water and the butter in a medium sized saucepan. Allow the butter to melt and bring the water to a rolling boil. Remove the pan from the heat, add the flour and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture ...Read recipe >>

Blackberry & Apple Crumble Blackberry & Apple Crumble
Preheat oven to 190 degrees C and place rack in the centre of the oven. Butter a 9 inch (23 cm) deep dish pie plate or an 8 x 8 x 2 inch (20 x 20 x 5 cm) baking dish. (Can also make 8 individual ramekins.)
Place all the ...Read recipe >>

Sarah Benjamin's Lime Curd Cupcakes Sarah Benjamin's Lime Curd Cupcakes
Makes 12 Cupcakes with curd left over
The curd makes more than you need for this recipe but never fear, as croissants and lime curd in the morning for a weekend treat has got to be high on my list of favourites...Read recipe >>

Sarah Benjamin's Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing Sarah Benjamin's Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
Makes 12 Cupcakes
Preheat the oven to 170C. Line a standard-sized muffin tin with paper cases; set aside. Whisk together the plain flour, cocoa, and sea salt; set aside.
Using an electric mixer, whisk together the sugar and oil. Add the egg and beat until well incorporated. Mix in the red gel-paste ...Read recipe >>

Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla & Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla & Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Makes 18 Cupcakes
Set the oven rack in the middle position. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F)
Pour the milk, egg whites and vanilla extract into a medium bowl and mix with a fork until blended.
Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl ...Read recipe >>

Strawberry Summer Cake Strawberry Summer Cake
Preheat oven to 190° C.
Butter and flour a 9” deep round pie dish or a 9” springform cake tin.
In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a larger bowl beat the butter and caster sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Mix...Read recipe >>

Mini Individual Pistachio Savarin with Sour Cherry Syrup Mini Individual Pistachio Savarin with Sour Cherry Syrup
Makes 6 small bundts
Traditionally savarin is a rich yeast cake baked in a ring mold and soaked in a rum or kirsch syrup. I have made an easier version and used a fresher and healthier syrup…
*Tip: This also works as one large cake/bundt....Read recipe >>

Strawberry Balsamic Focaccia Strawberry Balsamic Focaccia
Place flour and salt in a large bowl, mix to combine and make a large well in the middle. Sprinkle the yeast into the centre of the well. Double check the temperature of the water by dripping a bit on the underside of your wrist. It should be slightly warmer ...Read recipe >>

Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie
Combine flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Using the pulse button cut in shortening and butter until coarse meal forms. It should be blondish in colour and resemble breadcrumbs. Blend in enough ice water 2 tablespoons at a time to form moist clumps.
Gather dough into ball; cut ...Read recipe >>

Divertimenti's Easter Sugar Cookies Divertimenti's Easter Sugar Cookies
Makes 40-50 cookies (depending on the cutters used)
Preheat oven to 180 degrees F.
In a bowl, stir together flour and baking powder.
In another bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy and light.
Beat in eggs and vanilla...Read recipe >>

Divertimenti's Lamingtons Divertimenti's Lamingtons
Serves 8-10 (assuming most people will want 2 pieces)
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Grease a 20cm square cake tin and line with baking parchment. In a small saucepan, gently melt the butter with the milk. When melted, remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly. Meanwhile, place the sugar and eggs into a large...Read recipe >>

Alex Mackay's Roast Pears with Chestnuts & Chocolate Alex Mackay's Roast Pears with Chestnuts & Chocolate
Serves 4
Preheat your oven to 190˚C/375˚ Gas 5 Halve and core the pears, then put them in an ovenproof pan with the chestnuts, butter and honey, and bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven.
While these are cooking, bring the water for the chocolate sauce to the boil with the ...Read recipe >>

Monisha Bharadwaj's Rich Rice Pudding Monisha Bharadwaj's Rich Rice Pudding
Serves 4
Put the rice and enough hot water to cover it in a heavy pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until the water has been absorbed. Add the milk and keep simmering until the rice becomes mushy. Further mash the rice roughly with a whisk while still on...Read recipe >>

Divertimenti's Rhubarb & Ginger Fool Recipe Divertimenti's Rhubarb & Ginger Fool Recipe
Whisk together all the ingredients except the cream, and cook over a gentle heat until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Whip the cream into soft peaks and fold into the custard.
For the rhubarb:
Place the rhubarb in a medium sized pan and mix in...Read recipe >>

Marcia Barrington's Chocolate Sorbet Marcia Barrington's Chocolate Sorbet
Makes 400ml sorbet/serves 4
I am rather partial to a chocolate sorbet. And if like me, you want chocolate cakes and puddings to have an intense rich flavour, and are always in search of that extra special chocolate ‘hit’ - then this is a recipe for you. It can be made in the conventional ...Read recipe >>

Marcia Barrington's Mint Ice Cream Marcia Barrington's Mint Ice Cream
Serves 8
Mint really is one of the easiest herbs to grow. Just remember to plant it in a separate pot to the rest of your herb garden because it tends to spread and take over very rapidly. Experiment with different mint varieties - peppermint, spearmint, and apple mint all have different ...Read recipe >>

Frozen Berries with Hot White Chocolate Frozen Berries with Hot White Chocolate
Combine the chocolate, double cream, and the vanilla in a heat-proof bowl and set it over a pan of simmering water until the chocolate melts.
About 5 minutes before serving, remove the berries from the freezer and place them on individual serving plates.
Ladle the warm chocolate sauce over the ...Read recipe >>

Individual Pavlovas with Mango & Passion Fruit Individual Pavlovas with Mango & Passion Fruit
Makes Approx 36 mini, 8 individual, or 1 large meringue
Take a medium sized mixing bowl and check it for any signs of grease or dirt. It must be absolutely clean, or your egg whites will not froth satisfactorily. Add the egg whites and begin to whisk. If you are using electric beaters, start on a low speed and increase ...Read recipe >>