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Baking & Desserts
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Two Ingredient Fruit Juice Jelly
6 minutes
+ SETTING 1 hour
Treat your little ones to this simple two ingredient homemade jelly – made from fresh fruit juice it even counts towards their five-a-day.
Chocolate Apple Pops
10 minutes
How to make these cute and fun chocolate apple pops, perfect for Halloween or Guy Fawkes Night celebrations.
Quick and Easy Homemade Butter
5 minutes
Making homemade butter is quick, easy and fun. This simple recipe will have you making your own in minutes.
Dark Chocolate and Salted Caramel Ganache Squares… or Truffles!
1 hour 30 minutes
Dark chocolate and salted caramel ganache squares – the perfect indulgent after dinner treat.
White Russian Cupcakes
50 minutes
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White Russian Cupcakes inspired by the classic cocktail – Baileys whipped cream sponge, topped with a White Russian buttercream and a hidden dark chocolate and vodka ganache centre.
Maltese Figolli Biscuits
45 minutes
My take on the traditional Maltese figolli biscuit – Lemon and orange blossom biscuits sandwiched with a delicious almond filling.
Chocolate Orange Meringues
6 hours
Cooling Time 3 hours 55 minutes
Delicious meringue with a hint of orange and a rich milk chocolate ganache filling.
Double Chocolate and Caramel Profiteroles
2 hours 10 minutes
Double chocolate and caramel profiteroles – crisp choux pastry filled with milk chocolate mousse and topped with dark chocolate sauce and caramel.
Cherry Pies With A Pretty Lattice Top
1 hour 20 minutes
Homemade cherry pies with a pretty lattice top – crisp almond pastry, filled with juicy cherries. Perfect for a summer picnic or with a scoop of icecream for dessert.
Summer Berry and Custard Tarts
2 hours 30 minutes
crispy pastry filled with creamy vanilla custard and topped with fresh, juicy berries. A delicious, elegant summer dessert.
Summer Fruits Flapjacks
30 minutes
A delightful mix of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blackcurrants, sandwiched between crunchy oats in this easy to follow flapjack recipe.
Easy Vanilla Buttercream
3 minutes
How to make perfect vanilla buttercream – Easy to make with just four everyday ingredients, and ideal for cupcakes, sandwich cakes, macarons and decorated celebration cakes.
Cheese Scones
35 minutes
How to make really easy, and deliciously cheesy scones. Then once they’re made, why not turn them into yummy scone-wiches, perfect for a picnic on a summer’s day.
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Very Berry Scones
55 minutes
A twist on the traditional fruit scone recipe, jam packed full of dried cranberries, blueberries and cherries.
Fondant filled chocolates
Create some of your chocolate box favourites at home – strawberry and orange creams and delicious after dinner mints.
Rocky Road
15 minutes
A scrumptious, indulgent and easy-to-make rocky road recipe.
Black Forest Pavlova
2 hours 5 minutes
A delicious, indulgent, grown-up dessert recipe – Crisp meringue topped with whipped cream, kirsch soaked cherries and chocolate shavings.
Caramel Filled Chocolates
Caramel filled chocolates – Perfect as a gift or simply an indulgent treat for yourself. Find out how to make them yourself with this step-by-step tutorial.
How to Make Easter Eggs
My step-by-step guide to making Easter eggs at home.
Scones (The Perfect Afternoon Tea Treat)
35 minutes
How to make the perfect afternoon tea treat – scones. Once they’ve baked, enjoy them with butter, jam and plenty of clotted cream.
Pear Crisps
3 hours 37 minutes
A delicious, fruity and healthy alternative to crisps for your little ones to enjoy. Really easy to make and no nasty added extras.
Chocolate Chip Soda Bread
42 minutes
Traditional Irish soda bread with a sweet, chocolatey twist. Unbelievably simple to make, no kneading, no proving, and ready for the oven in under 10 minutes.
Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Cookies
25 minutes
Chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies. Soft and gooey on the inside, slightly crisp on the outside. Absolutely delicious!
Fairy Cakes (From my boys for my birthday)
Making fairy cakes with children is so simple and so much fun. Here’s my recipe for simple vanilla cupcakes and two different types of icing.
Caramel Macchiato Cupcakes
43 minutes
Delicious coffee sponge with a hidden caramel centre, topped with whipped vanilla cream and drizzled with a bit more caramel.
Caramel Sauce
12 minutes
Delicious caramel sauce – Quick and easy to make with just three ingredients. Drizzle it on pretty much anything to add some lovely caramel sweetness.
How to Make Fortune Cookies
25 minutes
Add a fun twist to a dinner party or surprise someone with a special message with homemade fortune cookies.
Basic Pizza Dough
2 hours
My perfect pizza dough recipe. Guaranteed to disappear from my family’s plates every time.