Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Serves: 4 • 1/2 cup (110 g) caster sugar • 200g raspberries • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence • 2 eggs, separated • 2 extra egg whites • icing sugar, to dust • thick cream, to serve 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C...
Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes + overnight freezing Serves: 8 • 11/2 cups (330g) caster sugar • 3 cups (750mL) water • 2 cups (500mL) freshly squeezed Valencia orange juice • finely grated rind of 1 orange • 300g frozen cranberries 1....
Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: nil Serves: 8 • 500g strawberries, hulled and thickly sliced • 2 teaspoons icing sugar • 20cm plain sponge cake • 1/4 to 1/3 cup liqueur (such as Frangelico or Grand Marnier) • 250g tub mascarpone (Italian-style cream...
2 kg green apples, washed 1/4 cup (60 ml) lemon juice 1 cinnamon stick 2-3 cups (440g-550g) sugar 10 drops pink food colouring (optional) 2 teaspoons rose flower water 1 cup (tightly packed) unsprayed rose petals 1. Chop the apples into 3cm chunks, and place into a...
Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes + 4 hours setting Serves: 8 • 2 1/2 cups (625mL) milk • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways and seeds scraped • 6 egg yolks • 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar • 3 teaspoons gelatine • 300mL cream, whipped Fruit salad •...
Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Makes: 12 Lime Curd • 100g unsalted butter, chopped • 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar • 1/3 cup (80mL) lime juice • 1 tablespoon finely grated lime rind • 6 egg yolks Coconut Friands • 11/2 cups (225g) icing sugar...
Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 6-8 • 6 cups (1.5L) milk • 50g butter • 11/2 cups (330g) Arborio rice • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 200g dark chocolate, chopped • 1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar • 250g strawberries, washed, sliced 1. Put the...
Preparation time: 30 minutes + 30 minutes chilling Cooking time: 11/2 hours Serves: 8-10 Pastry • 11/2 cups (225g) plain flour • 1/4 cup (35g) icing sugar mixture • 125g cold butter, chopped • 3-4 tablespoons iced water Filling •750g ricotta •1/2 cup (120g)...
Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour + overnight chilling Serves: 8-10 • 250g packet choc ripple biscuits • 80g butter, melted • 2 x 250g packets cream cheese, at room temperature, chopped • 300mL cream • 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind • 1/2...
Recipes for chocolate truffles are quite common, but most require liquor. My recipe doesn’t. There are many different types of truffle, ranging from apricot to almond to white chocolate. Simple chocolate truffles are still the most popular, though, and here’s...