Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 12 oz softened butter
• 12 oz caster sugar
• 1 lb self raising flour
• 6 large eggs
• 2 teaspsoon vanilla extract
• 4 tblsp cocoa powder

Fudge filling:

• 2 tin condensed milk
• 7 oz milk chocolate
• 7 oz dark chocolate

Mandarin Orange Cake

Ingredients

• 80 ml sunflower oil
• 4 egg yolks
• 120 ml water
• 1.50 tsp vanilla extract
• 200 g plain flour
• 200 g caster sugar
• 2 tsp
• baking powder
• 4 egg whites

Home Made Ice Cream Cones

Ingredients

For the cones:

• 2 large eggs
• 100 g caster sugar
• 60 g unsalted melted butter
• 30 ml milk
• 1 seeds from vanilla pod
• 50 g plain flour
• pinch of salt
• sunflower or vegetable oil
• 100 g melted chocolate
• 250 ml milk

Easter Lemon Tartlet

Ingredients

• 150 g raspberries
• 50 g sugar
• 20 ml water
• 1 small vanilla pod or 2 drops vanilla extract

For the lemon curd:

• 4 large free-range egg yolks (beaten)
• 350 g caster sugar
• 110 g unsalted butter
• 4 lemons (juice and zest)

Coconut Rice Pudding

Ingredients

• 3 oz pearl rice
• 3/4 pint coconut milk
• 3/4 pint cream
• 1.50 oz caster sugar
• 0.50 vanilla pod

Coconut Crème Brûlée

Ingredients

For the coconut crème brûlée:

• 8 egg yolks
• 250 g caster sugar
• seeds scraped from 1 vanilla pod (pod also retained)
• 300 ml milk
• 600 ml double cream
• 400 g tin of coconut milk

Panna Cotta with Summer Fruits

Ingredients

• 4 gelatine leaves
• 2 tblsp artificial sweetener
• 4 tblsp milk
• 600 g natural yogurt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Cheese Cake

Ingredients

Banoffi topping:

• 2 bananas
• 100 g caster sugar
• 100 g unsalted butter
• cheese cake centre:
• 100 ml cream
• 400 g cream cheese
• 50 g icing sugar
• 1 vanilla pod
• chocolate base
• 75 g dark chocolate
• 180 g crunched cornflakes

Easter Bakewell Cake

Ingredients

FOR THE ALMOND CAKE LAYERS

• 325 g plain flour
• 25 g cornflour
• 4½ tsp baking powder
• 225 g butter , at room temperature
• 400 g golden caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp almond extract
• 5 medium egg whites , lightly beaten
• 300ml whole milk

Dr Oetker's batten bites

Ingredients

• 115 g (4oz) baking margarine
• 115 g (4oz) caster sugar
• 2 medium eggs, beaten
• 115 g (4oz) plain flour
• 7.50 ml (1 ½ tsp) dr. oetker baking powder
• dr. oetker bright red gel food colour
• dr. oetker cake release spray

Vintage Style Rose and Quilt-Iced Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 15 Dr. Oetker cupcake cases
• 225 g (8oz) baking margarine
• 225 g (8oz) caster sugar
• 4 medium eggs, beaten
• 5 ml (1 tsp) dr. oetker natural vanilla extract
• 225 g (8oz) plain flour
• 3 sachets (3 tsp) dr. oetker baking powder
• To Decorate:
• icing sugar to dust
• 454 g (16oz) dr. oetker white regal-ice ready to roll icing
• 30 ml (2 tbsp) dr. oetker apricot glaze or honey
• Dr. Oetker bright red gel food colour (optional)
• Dr. Oetker white designer icing
• Dr. Oetker soft silver pearls

Lemon Meringue Pie

Ingredients

• sweet pastry ingredients:
• 300 g plain flour
• 110 g caster sugar
• 150 g butter
• 1egg
• lemon curd ingredients:
• grated zest of 2 lemons
• juice of 1 lemon
• 4 large eggs
• 110 g caster sugar
• 110 g butter (cold, cut into small cubes)
• italian meringue ingredients:
• 2 tblsp cold water
• 75 g caster sugar
• 0.50 tblsp liquid glucose
• 2 egg whites

Sticky Toffee Pudding with Irish Whiskey Caramel Sauce

Ingredients

• 150 g butter (at room temperature, plus extra for greasing)
• 175 g stoned dates (preferably medjool)
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 175 g light muscovado sugar
• 175 g self-raising flour (plus extra for greasing)
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• for the caramel sauce:
• 300 g caster sugar
• 250 ml cream
• 75 g unsalted butter
• 1 vanilla pod (split with seeds scraped out)
• fresh mint sprigs, to decorate
• whipped cream or toffee ice cream, to serve

Birthday Cake

Ingredients

• 8 oz self-raising flour (sieved)
• 8 oz caster sugar
• 8 oz butter (softened)
• 2 oz ground almonds
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tsp (lemon extract)
• rind of 2 lemons
• for the filling:
• 8 oz unsalted butter (softened)
• 4 oz lemon curd
• 12 oz icing sugar (sieved)
• to decorate:
• 2 x 500 grams readymade roll out icing
• 1 packet of royal icing
• food colouring

Baked Chocolate and Hazelnut Cheesecake

Ingredients

• for the base:
• 75 g butter (plus extra for greasing)
• 250 g ginger nut biscuits (crushed)
• for the filling:
• 1 vanilla pod (split in half and seeds removed)
• 2 x 250 g tubs mascarpone cheese
• 100 g caster sugar
• 2 tblsp cornflour
• 3 eggs
• 200 g jar of chocolate and hazelnut spread
• 1 tsp finely chopped stem ginger (in syrup)
• raspberries, chocolate shavings and whipped cream, to serve

Blood Orange Crème Brûlée

Ingredients

• 2 blood oranges (segmented)
• 25 g (approx) caster sugar
• juice ½ lemon
• 2 tblsp gran marnier
• 1 l cream
• 10 egg yolks
• 100 g icing sugar
• 1 vanilla pod
• to glaze:
• caster sugar
• to garnish:
• citrus tuille & vanilla ice cream

Winter Warming Rice Pudding

Ingredients

• 500 ml cream
• 500 ml milk
• 1 vanilla pod
• 180 g pearl rice
• 80 g caster sugar
• 270 g egg yolk

Apple Compote

Ingredients

• 2 granny smith apples
• 1 tsp sugar

Chocolate Brownie with Fudge Sauce and Caramelised Pecans

Ingredients

• 225 g butter
• 275 g caster sugar
• 100 g pecan nuts (roughly chopped)
• 275 g plain chocolate (finely chopped, at least 70% cocoa solids)
• 4 eggs
• 100 g self-raising flour
• 75 g cocoa powder
• for the fudge suace:
• 150 ml double cream
• 25 g caster sugar
• 25 g butter
• 175 g plain chocolate (finely chopped, at least 70% cocoa solids)
• vanilla ice cream or softly whipped cream, to serve

Rhubarb and Orange Crumble Cake

Ingredients

• for the crumble:
• 125 g plain flour
• 4 tblsp caster sugar
• 75 g butter (at room temperature)
• pinch of ground cinnamon
• for the fruit:
• 750 g rhubarb (cut into 1 cm (½inch) pieces)
• 1 tblsp caster sugar
• 1 tsp freshly grated orange rind
• juice of ½ orange
• seeds from ½ vanilla pod
• for the cake:
• 175 g butter (at room temperature, plus extra for greasing)
• 175 g caster sugar
• seeds from ½ vanilla pod
• 3 eggs (beaten)
• 175 g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tblsp milk
• whipped cream, to serve