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Cakes and Desserts

A wheat-free sponge cake
A wheat-free sponge cake

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes approx 20 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook. It serves 6-8 people.


The best-ever carrot cake
Carrot Cake

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes 30 minutes to prepare and approx 55 minutes to cook. It makes 16-20 slices and serves up to 10 people.


Chocolate hazelnut cake
Chocolate hazelnut cake

This recipe is ranked medium difficulty. It takes 25 mins to prepare and 45 mins to cook. It also serves 8-10 people.


Russian Shortcakes
Russian shortcake

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes 15 mins to prepre and 20-25 mins to cook. It makes 16-18 squares.


Almond cookies
Almond cookies

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes 15 mins to prepare and approx 20-25 mins to cook. Makes about 32 cookies.


Oat and Fig Cookies
Oat and fig cookies

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes 20 mins to prepare and approx 8-10 mins to cook. Makes about 30 cookies.


Scottish highland oatmeal rolls
Scottish highland oatmeal rolls

This meal is ranked easy. It takes 15 mins to prepare plus soaking and raising time, it also takes 20 mins to cook and makes 12 rolls.


chocolate pecan pie
Chocolate pecan pie

This pastry based recipe is rated advanced. It takes approx 25 mins to prepare and 50 mins to cook. It serves 8 people.


Chocolate Amaretti Puddin
Chocolate amaretti pudding

This pudding difficulty is ranked easy. It takes 15 mins to prepare and approx. 20 mins to cook. It serves up to 4 people.


Chocolate and Raspberry Roulade
Chocolate and raspberry roulade

This recipe is ranked medium difficulty. It takes 15 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook. It serves up to 6 people.


Citrus Iced Tea
Citrus iced tea

This recipe is rated easy. It takes approx 10 mins to prepare and cook. It serves up to 4 people.


Easter Bonnets
Easter bonnets

This recipe is ranked as easy. It takes 20 mins to prepare and 15-20 mins to cook and serves 6-8 people.


Mincemeat and marzipan afternoon loaf
Mincemeat and marzipan afternoon loaf

This dish difficulty is ranked medium. It takes 25 mins toprepare and 50-60 mins to cook, it also makes 10-12 slices and serves up to 6 people.


Chestnut Loaf
Chestnut loaf

This loaf is ranked easy, it takes 20 mins to prepare and 1 hour 15 mins to cook. It also serves 4-6 people.


Chocolate Terrine

This chocoholic's delight is ranked eaasy. It takes 15 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook. - Share it with someone special!


Modern Christmas Cake
Modern christmas cake

This recipe is ranked medium difficulty. It takes about 45-50 mins to prepare, excluding soaking fruit and approx 3 - 3 1/2 hrs to cook at a low temperature. It serves over 8 people.


10 Minute Truffles
Ten-minute truffles

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes 10 mins to prepare. It can also serve up to 10 people.


Honey Nut & Polenta Cake
Pear, pecan and chocolate cake

This cake is ranked as easy. It takes 10 mins to prepare and 50-60 mins to cook. It serves up to 8 people.


Crunchy pears in cinnamon and honey wine

This recipe is ranked easy, it takes 20 mins to prepare and approx 45 mins to cook. It also serves 4-6 people.


Chocolate Fridge Cake

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes 15 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook. It serves 4-6 people


Soft Berries in Passion Fruitr Fromage Frais
Soft berry fruits in passion fruit fromage frais

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes 20 mins to prepare and requires no cooking time. It serves 4-6 people.


Strawberries and mangoes in vermouth
Strawberries and mangoes in vermouth

This recipe is ranked easy,. It takes approx 20 mins to prepare with no cooking time. It serves 4-6 people.


Strawberry Cream
Strawberry cream

This recipe is rank easy. It takes 20 mins to prepare with no cooking time. It serves up to 6 people.


Grilled nectarines

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes approx 10 mins to prepare and 5-8 mins to cook. It serves 4 people.


Easter fruit salad with rum syrup

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes it takes 30 mins to prepare plus syrup to prepare. It serves 2-4 people.


Easter biscuits

This recipe is ranked as Medium. It takes 30 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook. It serves 4-6 people


Simnel cake

This recipe is ranked medium. It takes 40 mins to prepare and 2hrs 30 mins to cook. It serves at least 6 people.


Pancakes

This recipe is ranked medium difficulty. It takes 20 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook. It serves 6-8 people


Rich Fruit Cake Using Bush Mills Whisky
Rich fruit cake (with whiskey)

This recipe difficulty is ranked advanced. It takes 30 mins toprepare and 2 hrs 30 mins to cook. It serves 8-10 people and can be stored.


Modern Christmas Cake
Christmas Cake

This recipe difficulty is ranked and advance and require supervision is under age. it takes 40 minutes to prepare and 2 hours to cook. it serves up to 10 people.


Brandy & Ginger Fruit Cake
Brandy and ginger fruit cake

This recipe is ranked medium difficulty. It takes 30 mins to prepare and 2 hrs 30 mins to cook. It also serves 6-8 people and can be stored for a week.


ingredients honey fruit cake
Honey fruit cake

This recipe difficulty is ranked as medium. It takes 25 minutes to prepare and 2hours and 15 minutes to cook. It serves 6-8 people


Condensed milk fruit cake
Condensed milk fruit cake

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes 10 mins to prepare, excluding standing time and 2 hrs to cook. it serves about 6 people.


Cake spices
Tropical Temptation Fruit Cake

This recipe difficulty is ranked as Medium. It takes 30 minutes to prepare 2hours and 50 minutes to cook. It serves 6-8 people and can be store for several weeks.


Butterscotch apples

This dish difficulty is ranked easy. It takes 5 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook. it serves about 4 people.


Peas, Beans and Legumes
Fruit stir-fry

This dish difficulty is ranked as Easy. It takes 15 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook. Ity serves 4-6 people.


Mascarpone ice-cream

This recipe is ranked as Easy. It takes 20 minutes to prepare (excluding standing time) nd 15 minutes to cook. It also serves 6-8 people.


Honey, nut and polenta cake
Honey, nut and polenta cake

This recipe is ranked medium. It takes 20 mins to prepare and up to 50mins to cook. It serves 6-8 people.


Caramelised clementines
Caramelised clementines

This recipe is ranked easy, it takes 5 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook excluding standing time. It also serve 2 people.


Pear and Raspberry Slice

This recipe is ranked Medium difficulty. It takes 20 minutes to prepare and approx. 50 minutes to cook. It also serves 4-6 people.


Apple crumble

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes approx 20 mins to prepare and 30-40 mins to cook. It serves 6-8 people.


White christmas cake

This recipe is ranked Medium for difficulty. It takes 45 mins to prepare and 1hour and 30 min to cook. It also serves about 10 people and can be stored.


Plum and hazlenut crumble

This recipe is ranked easy. It takes 15 minutes to prepare and 30-40 minutes to cook. It serves up to 4 people.


Red fruit cheesecake

This recipe is ranked medium for difficulty. It takes 25 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook. It also serves 6-8 people.


Strawberry Ice Cream
Strawberry ice-cream

This recipe is ranked as Easy. It takes approx 20 minutes to prepare plus a 2 hour standing period. It serves 4-6 people.


Ginger, lemon & ricotta Cheesecake
Ginger, lemon and ricotta cheesecake

This recipe is ranked Easy. It takes 3 hours to prepare including standing time. It require no cooking time. It also serves 4-6 people.


Rhubarb Brown Betty
Rhubarb brown betty

This meal is rankes Easy. It takes 15 minutes to prepare and 30-40 minutes to cook. It also serves 4-6 people.


Grapes, pineapple & Mangoes
Baked coconut and pineapple cheesecake

Recipe for baked coconut and pineapple cheesecake


Marmalade ice-cream

This recipe is ranked as Easy. It takes approx 20 minutes to prepare. It serves 6-8 people.