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Cooking time
Prep:45 minsCook:50 mins - 55 minsplus chilling
Skill level
Easy
Servings
Serves 10
Sweet cocoa pastry is filled with a rich, fruity filling
of chocolate and cherries in this heavenly German
gateau-inspired dessert
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5 mins more until cooked through. Brush with egg
white and return to the oven for 2 mins; this will help
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and remaining cocoa and fold in, together with the
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Scrape into the tin and scatter over the cherries. Bake for 20-25 mins until the filling has slightly
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few cherries and a dusting of icing sugar. Serve with
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cherry onto the nozzle until the stone comes out of
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Cooking
time
Prep:10 minsCook:20 minsPlus resting
Skill level
Easy
Servings
Makes 12
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versatile foundation for either sweet or savoury fillings
Ingredients
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the eggs into the well and start whisking slowly. Add
the milk and water in a steady stream, whisking
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4.
Slide the pancake out of the pan and either
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depending on what you fill the pancakes with.
Cooking time
Prep:20 minsCook:45 mins
Skill level
Moderately easy
Servings
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This traditional favourite is an ideal post-Sunday
lunch pud
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whisking constantly. Return to a clean pan and heat
Cooking time
Prep:20 mins
Skill level
Easy
Servings
Enough icing for the top
This festive icing is easy to use, looks amazing and
makes a lighter end to a meal. The perfect centrepiece for Christmas tea
Ingredients
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whisk. Scoop the frosting onto the top of the cake
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whisked over. For a deep, swirled topping, dollop
a few good spoonfuls of the frosting on top, then
gently paddle the frosting out to the sides of the cake
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more forgiving than other icings in case you make
a mistake, although try to avoid moving it around
more than 5 minutes after putting it on the cake.
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is a cinch to put together when time is short. You
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or still-intheir skin lychees. If youre really stuck
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Cooking time
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Skill level
Moderately easy
Servings
4FSWFT
This classic French recipe is a fine way to elevate the
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Cooking time
Prep:20 minsCook:40 mins
Skill level
Moderately easy
Servings
4FSWFT
If you like a sweet chocolate filling for your pancake
you'll love this indulgent fondant cake with deep, rich
sauce
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1.
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spit as it hits the hot caramel. Add the orange zest,
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slightly. Add the pancakes to the pan and warm
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through. Serve immediately.
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the almonds are toasted. Tip the praline onto the
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and hardened. Break the praline into chunks and
whizz in the food processor until coarsely chopped.
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smooth and silky. Remove from the heat and cool to
room temperature.
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with chopped praline and top with another pancake.
Continue in this manner until you have used all 12
pancakes, topping the stack with a pancake.
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hot through. Gently warm the remaining chocolate
sauce, cut the cake into wedges and serve scattered
with the remaining praline chocolate sauce, and a
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Gregg's tangy lemon tart
Cooking time
Prep:25 minsCook:1 hrPlus chilling
Skill level
Moderately easy
Servings
4FSWFT
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is chilling, make the filling. Beat all the ingredients,
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for 10 mins, then remove the tart tin from the oven,
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Servings
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thirds into the warm pastry case. Place in the oven
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icing sugar. Best eaten the same day
Warm honey cup puddings
Cooking time
Prep:5 minsCook:20 mins
Skill level
Easy
Servings
Serves 2
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1.
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then serve with a scoop of the pistachio ice cream
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stirring now and again, and it will loosen as the sugar
dissolves. Spoon into a small freezer-proof container
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Cooking time
Prep:20 minsCook:50 mins - 55 mins
Skill level
Moderately easy
Servings
Cuts into 10 slices
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a crunchy nutty topping - a spin on a classic
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Cooking time
Prep:20 minsCook:1 hr, 15 mins
Skill level
Easy
Servings
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Cooking time
Prep:25 minsCook:1 hrPlus cooling
Skill level
Easy
Servings
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Cooking time
Prep:15 minsCook:55 mins
Skill level
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Servings
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Skill level
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Servings
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classic fruity pudding with homemade shortcrust
pastry
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film and popping it in the fridge after youve made it
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for 20 minutes until golden. Leave to cool in the tin
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days in an airtight container
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Cooking time
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Servings
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A traditional, comforting dish where simplicity is the
key to success - one for all the family
Ingredients
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Cooking time
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Servings
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1 onion
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pinch nutmeg
pinch mustard powder
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having a starchy taste.
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stock, season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and mustard
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heat. Chop the cooked chicken into even-sized pieces
and add to the sauce. Add your veg and pour into the
pie dish.
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pastry, trying not to make any tears. Measure the
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slightly larger than the top, lift it carefully over the
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you move the pastry. Trim off the pastry hanging
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pattern.
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allow the steam to escape. You can use any leftover
pastry to decorate the top of the pie with pastry
shapes if you like. Place the pie in the oven for 25
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Custard tart
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over a medium heat. Add the chopped onion and
leave to cook for 5 mins, stirring occasionally. Finely
slice the mushrooms and add them to the pan with
the onions.
When the onions and mushrooms are almost cooked,
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Cooking time
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Servings
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Ingredients
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zest 1 lemon
100g golden caster sugar
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1 vanilla pod, split
1 strip lemon zest
whole nutmeg
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advance.
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reduce the temperature to 140C/120C fan/gas 1.
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Cooking time
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Skill level
Easy
Servings
Cuts into 10 slices
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finely grated zest 1 lemon
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top with a spoon.
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knife. Decorate with grated chocolate or a pile of
chocolate curls. The cake keeps moist and gooey for
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Cooking time
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Skill level
Moderately easy
Servings
Makes 12
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cake recipe
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Prep:15 mins - 20 minsCook:45 mins
Skill level
Easy
Servings
Serves 10
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warm with some ice cream
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remove from the tin. Dust with icing sugar and serve
warm with custard or ice cream or cold with cream.
Cooking time
Prep:15 minsCook:40 mins
Skill level
Easy
Servings
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Retro rocks. This classic pineapple upside-down cake
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sides of a 20-21cm round cake tin. Arrange pineapple For the icing
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cakes, then sprinkle with decorations.
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Cooking time
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overnight chilling
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Cuts into 10 slices
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for a further 10 minutes.
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paper. When cold, drizzle the remaining honey over.
Cut into thick slices.
Cooking time
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Easy
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A tea-time treat - packed with sweet honey. A great
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1 Seville orange
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Prep:1 hrCook:55 minsPlus cooling
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Moderately easy
Servings
Cuts into 12 slices
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Cappuccino cake
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Easy
Servings
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then, using a palette or cutlery knife, spread the rest
of the frosting over the top of the cake. Decorate with
a dusting of cocoa powder or drinking chocolate. If
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Prep:20 minsCook:1 hr
Skill level
Easy
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skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 mins,
then remove to a wire rack.
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