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Baking & Desserts
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Chocolate Meringue Nests
2 hours 5 minutes
Take your meringues to another level by adding chocolate! These easy to make chocolate meringue nests are crispy on the outside, chewy in the middle and very chocolatey.
Dairy-Free Chocolate Buttercream
10 minutes
This dairy-free (and vegan) chocolate buttercream is so deliciously rich you’d never guess it doesn’t contain any dairy. Perfect for topping my dairy-free chocolate cupcakes.
Dairy-Free Chocolate Cupcakes
35 minutes
You’d never guess that these easy chocolate cupcakes have no dairy so they’re perfect if you’ve got an allergy or intolerance. The recipe can also be used to make a 7″ chocolate cake too.
Baileys Cupcakes
30 minutes
These Baileys cupcakes are so simple to make there’s really no excuse not to. Perfect topped with Baileys buttercream and perhaps a hidden Baileys truffle centre too!
Baileys Buttercream
5 minutes
I can now top my cakes with my favourite drink with this delicious, smooth Baileys buttercream!
Gin & Lemon Scones
35 minutes
A delicious twist on traditional scones, flavoured with gin and lemon zest.
White Chocolate Buttercream
10 minutes
White chocolate buttercream, easy to make and perfect for piping onto cupcakes, layer cakes, macarons or special celebration cakes.
Coffee Cupcakes
30 minutes
Delicious coffee cupcakes that are easy to make and packed full of coffee flavour. Perfect topped with coffee buttercream.
Chocolate Custard
15 minutes
How to made delicious, homemade chocolate custard. Perfect for pouring over a warm chocolate pudding – yum!
Hidden Hearts Cupcakes
1 hour 20 minutes
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The perfect cake for someone you love – vanilla cupcakes with a hidden heart centre.
Coffee Buttercream
5 minutes
How to make perfect coffee buttercream icing. Ideal for cupcakes, macarons and layer cakes – especially coffee & walnut cake.
The Mix-and-Match Cupcake Creator
Create your own perfect cupcake recipe. Choose your sponge, choose your filling, choose your icing and enjoy!
(Better than at the Cinema) Sweet Popcorn
5 minutes
How to make sweet popcorn at home that tastes even better than at the cinema, including four different ways to pop your corn.
Homemade Strawberry Jam
15 minutes
Cooling & setting 1 hour
Easy to make, homemade strawberry jam with extra tips for using frozen strawberries, what to do if you don’t have a sugar thermometer and what to do if your jam doesn’t set.
Easy Chocolate Cupcakes
35 minutes
These chocolate cupcakes are easy to make and taste delicious. They get their extra chocolate-y flavour from both cocoa powder and grated milk chocolate. Perfect topped with smooth chocolate buttercream.
Easy Vanilla Cupcakes
30 minutes
These vanilla cupcakes are so easy to make, simply mix all of the ingredients together and bake. They’re perfect for birthdays, cake sales, tea with your friends and any other celebration you can think of.
Caramel Cupcakes
30 minutes
Easy to make caramel cupcakes which get their caramel flavour from using both light brown sugar and adding caramel sauce to the mix.
Caramel Buttercream
3 minutes
Easy to make delicious caramel buttercream in just a few minutes. Perfect for topping cupcakes, layer cakes or special celebration cakes.
Mince Pie Cupcakes with Brandy Buttercream
45 minutes
Almond cupcakes with a mincemeat centre and topped with brandy buttercream.
Orange Liqueur Truffles
How to make orange liqueur truffles. There are two versions of this recipe, my original chocolate coated truffles and a quick and easy version. Both versions taste absolutely delicious and are the perfect gift for someone special.
Raspberry Trifle Cupcakes
55 minutes
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The classic dessert in cupcake form – Raspberry soaked sponge finger-style cupcakes filled with fresh raspberries and custard and topped with whipped vanilla cream.
Mince Pie Truffles
Delicious festive chocolates with a milk chocolate, mincemeat and brandy truffle filling.
Christmas Pudding for Stir Up Sunday
18 hours 30 minutes
Soaking Time 12 hours
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Have fun this Stir Up Sunday by getting the whole family involved in making a delicious Christmas Pudding complete with lucky silver six pence.
Pumpkin Pie
1 hour 50 minutes
Chilling Time 30 minutes
Homemade pumpkin pie is the taste of autumn with crisp shortcrust pastry and a soft, creamy spiced pumpkin filling.
Spicy Chai Tea & Cranberry Iced Loaf
2 hours 55 minutes
Proving Time 2 hours
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Spicy Chai Tea & Cranberry Ice Loaf – A family-sized iced bun packed full of plenty of Twinings Spicy Chai Tea-soaked cranberries.
Bara Brith Biscuits
40 minutes
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A crunchy spiced shortbread biscuit with orange zest and Twinings tea-infused raisins.
Millionaires’ Cupcakes
1 hour
Chocolate cupcakes topped with caramel buttercream with a hidden shortbread and caramel centre.
Chocolate Crunch Meringues
2 hours 25 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
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Crisp, yet chewy, chocolate meringue topped with whipped cream, McVitie’s Digestives Nibbles and hazelnuts.
Easy Soda Bread – Perfect For Baking With Children
45 minutes
Irish soda bread is so easy to make with no kneading or proving, perfect for getting children involved in the kitchen and it tastes delicious dipped in soup or smothered in butter and jam.