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Ginger Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting by Hazel Sheehan

This Ginger Cake Recipe is by Hazel Sheehan. For me there is no better way to celebrate Christmas than to bring the joy of baking, crammed with all the flavours of the season, straight into my kitchen. Nothing says Christmas, like a thick slice of cake, packed to the brim with the flavours and aromas …

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Irish Coffee Chocolate Slice Recipe by Chef Darren Hogarty

If you’ve ever fancied yourself a Bake Off champion and love a challenge in the kitchen, this Irish Coffee Chocolate dessert recipe by Chapter One’s Executive Pastry Chef Darren Hogarty is a show-stopper. A master of chocolate work and creator of some of the finest desserts in the country, Darren’s Michelin star creations will wow …

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Festive Spicy Orange Cake Recipe Infused with Honey & Gin Syrup by The Food DNA

This spicy orange cake recipe has everything you need this festive season – warm aroma of fresh oranges and ginger, a touch of cardamom spice, all soaked in luscious syrup with honey and gin. The dream! Oh…and it is gluten free! Ingredients: – 100g polenta – 220g ground almonds – 1 tsp baking powder – …

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Peanut Butter Apple Blondies Recipe with Salted Date Caramel by Darina Coffey

I feel strongly that cake and its delicious associates shouldn’t be the preserve of the afternoon or post dinner treat. That said, in order to get away with eating cake-like creations for breakfast, the slice in question needs to have a little substance to keep you going – cue my Peanut Butter Apple Blondies. These …

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Chocolate, Banana and Pecan Cookies Recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi

Chocolate, Banana and Pecan Cookies Recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi

This cookies recipe was introduced by Jim Webb, an original member of the Ottolenghi team along with Sami, Noam and Yotam. Jim mostly worked on pastry, bringing with him some brilliant ideas, along with a serious knowledge of bread and viennoiserie. It was Jim’s suggestion to add banana to the dough here, both for the …

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Smoked Salmon and Dill Tart Recipe by Rachel Allen

Rich and flavoursome, this deliciously luxurious salmon and dill tart recipe has a buttery, crumbly base and a creamy filling. Feel free to replace the dill with fennel or chives, if you prefer. Ingredients: Shortcrust Pastry – 200g plain flour – 100g chilled butter – 1/2-1 egg, beaten Filling – 25g butter – 1 large …

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Gingerbread Cake with Raspberries by Rachel Allen

Based on a classic Victoria sponge, this beautiful gingerbread cake recipe has the added twist of warm spices. It makes a great layered cake for an occasion, piled high with sweet summer raspberries. Ingredients: – 175g (6oz) butter, softened, plus extra for greasing – 175g (6oz) plain flour, plus extra for dusting – 175g (6oz) …

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Salted Caramel Peanut Bars Recipes by Rachel Allen

OK, these Salted Caramel Peanut Bars are not technically a bake, but they’ve earned their place in the book by being just generally incredible! The lovely biscuity peanut base is topped with a thick layer of chocolate studded with peanuts and sprinkled with sea salt, which ties it all together. Makes 18 Ingredients: – 100g …

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Baked Doughnuts with Three Fillings Recipe by Rachel Allen

These work a treat in the oven, which is a great alternative if you aren’t a fan of deep-frying. In this doughnuts recipe, they are brushed with melted butter as they come out of the oven to give their classic sugar coating a little more sticking power. Makes 10 Ingredients: – 115ml (3¾fl oz) milk, …

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Star Anise Friands Recipe

Blackberry and Star Anise Friands Recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi

This Star Anise Friands Recipe is from the Sweet cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi. These look splendid when iced – destined for top ranking on any tiered cake stand – but also work un-iced, in the cookie tin, for grabbing on a whim. They’ll lose their slightly chewy edge after the first day or so, but …

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Gianduja Chocolate Cake Recipe by Giorgio Locatelli

A chocolate cake recipe should leave your mouth feeling full of the flavour of chocolate, not sugar, and this cake does that. Gianduja, the famous hazelnut chocolate from Piemonte, is the chocolate that I grew up with, so this is quite a nostalgic cake for me, and I must admit there are times when I …

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Gluten-Free Banana and Butterscotch Cake Recipe by Emilie Lynam of The Cake Café

This banana and butterscotch cake recipe is wonderfully moist and the bananas stop the wheat-free cake from being too crumbly. We use brown sugar to bring out a caramel flavour in the cake that compliments the banana beautifully! In the café we top it with buttercream and butterscotch but its just as delicious dusted with …

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Blueberry and Banana Muffin Recipe by Chef Gareth Mullins from The Marker Hotel

Blueberry and Banana Muffin Recipe by Chef Gareth Mullins from The Marker Hotel

A delicious treat suitable for the whole family, this Blueberry and Banana Muffin recipe by Chef Gareth Mullins from The Marker Hotel with Rhubarb and Lemonade is sure to satisfy all tastebuds. Serves 4 Ingredients: Dry Ingredients – 1 1/2 cups of plain flour – 1 cup of castor sugar – 1 tsp of baking …

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Siúcra & Catherine Fulvio Pistachio Raspberry & Rosewater Meringue Tower Recipe

Pistachio Raspberry and Rosewater Meringue Tower Recipe by Siúcra and Catherine Fulvio

This pistachio raspberry and rosewater meringue tower recipe is a perfect summer soirée showstopper dessert. Impress your guests with this extravagant and heavenly but deceptively simple tower cake. Serves approx. 10-12 depending on slices Ingredients: Meringue – 7 egg whites – 420g Siúcra Caster Sugar – 2 to 3 drops rose water Crystalised Roses – …

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Celebrate National Baking Day with Ten Tempting Recipes to Bake Up a Storm

If you need an excuse to get your apron on and break out the rolling pin to do some procrasti-baking, National Baking Day is the perfect justification to whip up something sweet and delicious this evening. Baking is a therapeutic art, so set aside some time today to luxuriate in the kitchen – sifting, kneading …

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