Cakes & biscuits
Recipes for delicious and simple cakes and biscuits
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Decadent chocolate mousse cake
Are you looking for an easy yet delicious dessert or cake to wow your guests at your next birthday or dinner party? Try this decadent chocolate mousse cake! Simple, scrumptious and guaranteed to delight any chocoholics!
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Decadent and moist chocolate cupcakes with Mars bars
I don’t know where I originally found the recipe for these decadent and moist chocolate cupcakes. It has been in my recipe journal for so long and used so often, that it has bits of cocoa and something sticky on the page. Yet this recipe has never let me down. This decadent and moist chocolate cupcake recipe is one of my go-to recipes – unless I am making cupcakes for friends with allergies. I have a number of recipes in my wheelhouse that I have tried and used on numerous occasions and know they will turn out. This recipe is particularly good because I can easily adjust the topping or…
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Pavlova: what to do with leftover egg whites
This Summer, when you have made ice cream and have leftover egg whites, use them to make a pavlova! Just follow these simple instructions to make this delicious and light treat.
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Allergy-friendly chocolate cupcakes
These allergy-friendly (vegan, nut-free, dairy-free) chocolate cupcakes are so rich and yummy, you don't realise they're vegan!
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Lime and raspberry tart
This lime and raspberry tart is great for afternoon tea in summer when the raspberries are fresh and sweet. It is also impressive enough to serve as dessert for a dinner party and goes particularly well with spicy Asian dishes. Mum loved this recipe. Citrus and raspberries were two of her favourite things – she would even choose them over chocolate. Well, sometimes she would. This recipe is definitely suitable for taking tea with Mum. It is based on a recipe by one of my favourite food editors, Donna Hay. I have made it countless times over the years and it always goes down well with our guests. It is…
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I finally have a teapot!
Tea with Mum finally has a new teapot! And to go with it, a new recipe for easy cinnamon snails and a new look for our website!
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Mini Orange Gugelhüpfe
This recipe for mini orange Gugelhupfe is simple yet delicious. Perfect for spring!
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Banana cupcakes: the tastiest use of overripe bananas
Mum was the baker in my family, but Dad had one cake he baked: banana cake. This is my banana cupcakes recipe, based on his recipe. It is the best way to use overripe bananas. The riper, the better!
