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Baking & Desserts

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Cakes | Icing | Cupcakes | Chocolates | Cheesecakes | Scones | Pies, Tarts & Other Pastry | Meringues | Biscuits, Cookies & Bars | Sauces | Jams, Curds & Spreads | Savoury Baking | Vegan Baking
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Maltese Figolli Biscuits

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My take on the traditional Maltese figolli biscuit – Lemon and orange blossom biscuits sandwiched with a delicious almond filling.

Chocolate Orange Meringues

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Delicious meringue with a hint of orange and a rich milk chocolate ganache filling.

Double Chocolate and Caramel Profiteroles

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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

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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

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crispy pastry filled with creamy vanilla custard and topped with fresh, juicy berries. A delicious, elegant summer dessert.

Summer Fruits Flapjacks

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5 from 2 votes
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

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4.93 from 14 votes
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

5 from 2 votes
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.

Gin and Tonic and 18 Amazing Foods to Cook with Gin

Discover 18 amazing foods to cook with gin.

Vanilla, Rhubarb & Ginger Trifle

Layers of cointreau soaked ginger cake, rhubarb, homemade vanilla custard and whipped vanilla & ginger cream.

Very Berry Scones

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5 from 2 votes
55 minutes

A twist on the traditional fruit scone recipe, jam packed full of dried cranberries, blueberries and cherries.

Fondant filled chocolates

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Create some of your chocolate box favourites at home – strawberry and orange creams and delicious after dinner mints.

Rocky Road

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4.29 from 7 votes
15 minutes

A scrumptious, indulgent and easy-to-make rocky road recipe.

Black Forest Pavlova

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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

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5 from 1 vote

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

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My step-by-step guide to making Easter eggs at home.

Scones (The Perfect Afternoon Tea Treat)

A plain afternoon tea scone filled with strawberry jam and clotted cream. In the background there's a stack of scones, a jar of strawberry jam and a block of butter.
4.6 from 10 votes
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

5 from 2 votes
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

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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

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5 from 1 vote
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)

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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

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43 minutes

Delicious coffee sponge with a hidden caramel centre, topped with whipped vanilla cream and drizzled with a bit more caramel.

Caramel Sauce

5 from 5 votes
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

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25 minutes

Add a fun twist to a dinner party or surprise someone with a special message with homemade fortune cookies.

Basic Pizza Dough

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2 hours

My perfect pizza dough recipe. Guaranteed to disappear from my family’s plates every time.

Apple Crumble Flapjacks

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5 from 11 votes
30 minutes

Apple crumble flapjacks – Golden flapjacks with a layer of juicy apple and raisins. Perfect on their own as a snack or smothered in hot homemade custard for a warming dessert.

Spiced Orange Popcorn

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10 minutes

Sweet cinema-style popcorn with orange and spices – The perfect accompaniment to a Christmas film.

Traditional Deep-Filled Mince Pies

My recipe for traditional deep-filled mince pies. A delicious light almond pastry filled with homemade mincemeat – Christmas wouldn’t be the same without them.
1 hour 50 minutes

My recipe for traditional deep-filled mince pies. A delicious light almond pastry filled with homemade mincemeat.

Birthday Cake (All-In-One Vanilla Sponge)

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4.64 from 65 votes
45 minutes

A delicious, light vanilla sponge birthday cake recipe. Quick and simple to make and perfect for decorating to make a birthday really special.

Making Mincemeat

Dried fruit and spices soaked in orange and lemon juice, and brandy – yum.

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