Recipe 156 of 161 - only five recipes left after this one! This lemon tart is delicious and very easy to make, I recommend it! Step by step recipe below and list of ingredients at the end of the post. Recipe calls for 400g of sweet pastry; I used the same Jamie Oliver recipe I …
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Chocolate Roulade
A roulade is like a Swiss roll that can be either savoury or sweet, and it can be made from pastry, bread, cake or meat. This chocolate roulade is made with chocolate sponge cake, filled with chocolate mousse and covered in chocolate ganache. Delicious! Step by step recipe below and list of ingredients at the …
Christmas Pudding
Christmas pudding is a steamed cake traditionally served as part of the Christmas dinner in Britain, Ireland and in other countries where it has been brought by British and Irish immigrants. It’s quite rich and fruity but light at the same time. Step by step recipe below and list of ingredients at the end of …
Chocolate Soufflé
This chocolate soufflé recipe is very good! It’s also quite sweet so if I made it again I would probably reduce the amount of sugar or omit the chopped white chocolate. Step by step recipe below and list of ingredients at the end of the post! Melt the butter and chocolate together carefully. Fold the …
Chocolate Self-saucing Pudding with Passionfruit Posset
I’d never heard of self-saucing pudding before I came to New Zealand. As the name suggests, this is a pudding that makes its own sauce. You may ask yourself how the heck that is possible, as I did. Well, you start by making a very simple cake batter. Then you sprinkle a mixture of sugar …
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Hummingbird Bombe Alaska
I was bewildered by the name of this recipe. After doing some research I learned that Bombe Alaska (or Baked Alaska) is a dessert consisting of ice cream and cake topped with browned meringue, and Hummingbird Cake is a pineapple and banana cake that was apparently named after the bird because it was sweet enough to attract hummingbirds (who eat nectar). So, …
Bread & Butter Pudding with Crème Anglaise
I absolutely love bread puddings, they are one of my all-time favourite desserts. This recipe is quite good and the crème anglaise (French for ‘English cream’ - it’s a light vanilla custard sauce) is so delicious I could eat it on its own with a spoon! Step by step recipe below and list of ingredients …
Chocolate Gold Rush Frypan Brownie
A gold rush (or gold fever) is a new discovery of gold that brings an avalanche of miners seeking their fortune. A major gold rush took place in the 19th century in Otago, New Zealand. In the case of this recipe, the gold is the hokey pokey. Hokey pokey is the New Zealand term for honeycomb toffee, which is a sugary …
Creamy Rice Pudding
I love rice pudding. In Argentina it's called ‘arroz con leche’ (literally ‘rice with milk’). It’s one of my dad’s favourite desserts; he could eat a whole pan by himself. I thought I wouldn’t like this version because it has cinnamon and orange in addition to vanilla, and I normally prefer it with just vanilla. …
Deep-Dish Apple Pie
I love apple pie. This version is different to the ones I’ve made in the past, because in addition to butter, the pastry also has lard. Pros and cons of this: Pros: Lard makes a super crisp, flaky pastry. When you take it out of the oven it looks amazing!It’s easy to work with pastry …
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