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From BBC Food Try Delia’s delicious lemon cake recipe filled with homemade lemon curd. Equipment and preparation: You will need to grease two 18cm/7in sandwich tins 4cm/1½in deep, lined with baking parchment, also greased. Ingredients For the cake 1 lemon, zest only, grated 1 tbsp lemon juice 175g/6oz self-raising flour, sifted 1 level…
From Sainsbury’s A nutty cake with an almondy flavour, delicious with a cup of tea! Serves: 12 Preparation time: 45 Minutes Cooking time: 35 Minutes Cooling Time: 10 Ingredients 175g unsalted butter, softened 225g caster sugar 3 medium eggs 225g self-raising flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 50g shelled pistachios 50g ground almonds…
From Sainsbury’s Deliciously spooky spider-web cupcakes for Halloween made with dark and white chocolate. Serves: 15 Preparation time: 10 Minutes Cooking time: 20 Minutes Ingredients 150g dark chocolate (50% cocoa solids), 100g broken into pieces, 50g finely chopped 100g butter 90g self-raising flour by Sainsbury’s 200g light muscovado sugar 15g cocoa powder 1 large…
From BBC Food Try this recipe for an enriched yeasted cake, coloured a fabulous pink and adorned with fresh strawberries Ingredients For the cake 300ml/½ pint milk 1 vanilla pod, split in half, seeds scraped out 400g strong plain flour, plus extra for sprinkling 3 tsp dried yeast 3 tbsp soft brown sugar…
by Chrissie Walker Looking for Japanese flavours in a dessert but using traditional Western techniques? This could be the recipe for you. Yuzu Cupcakes with Matcha Tea Frosting are little fancies that would be a welcome addition to a very English afternoon tea, but they use very Japanese Yuzu juice giving a citrus tang;…
From Sainsbury’s This is a healthier version of traditional passion cake. Serves: 16 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 60 Minutes Ingredients 50g walnuts, chopped 2 small ripe bananas, mashed 50g soft light brown sugar 3 medium eggs, beaten 250g self raising wholemeal flour 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 2 teaspoons baking powder…
From Sainsbury’s A rich and fruity festive pudding with a chocolate twist. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 35 Minutes Cooking time: 2 Minutes Ingredients 1 x 250g pack Sainsbury’s dried ready-to-eat figs 1 x 300ml single cream 250g Sainsbury’s mixed luxury dried fruit 1 x 200g bar white chocolate, broken into squares 200ml orange…
From Sainsbury’s These fruity banana muffins are ideal for freezing. Serves: 24 mini muffins Preparation time: 10 Minutes Cooking time: 15 Minutes Ingredients 250g plain flour 75g JS porridge oats plus a spoonful for decoration 2 teaspoons baking powder 3 eggs, beaten 175g caster sugar 250ml corn or sunflower oil 2 medium-ripe JS…
From Delia Smith This American idea for making a pie is blissfully easy – no baking tins and no lids to be cut, fitted and fluted. Gooseberry Pie looks very attractive because you can see the fruit inside and, because there is less pastry, it’s a little easier on the waistline. Perhaps one of…
From Sainsbury’s Sweet, nutty root vegetables in a delicious soup topped with a swirl of cream. Comfort food at its best. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 45 Minutes Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped 3 celery sticks, chopped 1 garlic clove, peeled & finely chopped 1 tablespoon…
From Sainsbury’s A lovely moist banana cake for a special tea time. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 25 Minutes Ingredients 125g soft margarine 4 tablespoons clear honey 2 ripe bananas, mashed plus 1 banana mashed with 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 medium size eggs 125g plain wholemeal flour 2 teaspoons…
Mincemeat and Cranberry Tart is a seasonal delight, although if you keep a stash of cranberries in the freezer and a jar of mincemeat in the larder then you can have this all year round. The base is a cross between a cake and a pastry and that makes this bake much more interesting. Recipe…
From Sainsbury’s Fun fairy cakes for the children to help bake. Serves: makes 12 Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 15 Minutes Cooling Time: 10 Ingredients 100g softened butter 100g caster sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla essence 2 medium eggs, beaten 100g self-raising flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 100g icing sugar 1-2 tablespoons hot…
From Sainsbury’s A fairy cake sized Christmas Cake. Get creative and decorate as you like. Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 45 Minutes Ingredients 500g Silver Spoon fondant icing 200g Billington’s dark muscovado sugar 175g butter 750g mixed dried fruit 2 teaspoons fresh ginger Zest and juice of 1 orange 85g pecan nuts…
From Sainsbury’s Delicious sweets to serve over the festive season. Serves: Makes 30 (approx) Preparation time: 30 Minutes Ingredients 125g butter 2 tablespoons golden syrup 1 tablespoon milk 150g pack deluxe plain chocolate, melted 250g digestive biscuits, crushed 50g raisins 50g glacé cherries, chopped 40g chopped hazelnuts 50g deluxe white chocolate, melted Glace cherries…
by Chrissie Walker These are sweet bites with a pleasing hit of sour from the cranberries. They are simple to make, and there’s no need for cooking so the kids can get involved too. Ingredients 100g Crazy Jack Soft Dates 40g cocoa powder (NOT drinking chocolate) 40g smooth peanut butter 30g Crazy Jack Desiccated…
From Sainsbury’s Enjoy this moist, rich cake topped with smooth chocolate and crispy sprinkles. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 45 Minutes Ingredients 225g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 225g caster sugar, plus 60g for the icing 4 medium eggs 225g self-raising flour 100ml milk, plus 1 tablespoon 1…
From Sainsbury’s Light and airy, yet decadently moist, this is a foolproof chocolate cake that everyone will love. Serves: 12 Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 25 Minutes Ingredients 350g unsalted butter or margarine, softened 200g Fairtrade caster sugar 3 medium eggs, beaten 200g Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference extra fine sponge flour, sifted…
by Chrissie Walker One delicious Basque dessert is the ‘Gâteau Basque’ which is a traditional deep-filled double-crust cream pie. It’s called Etxeko biskotxa in Basque, which translates as ‘cake of the house’. Here is the basic version flavoured with a dash of spirits but one could add fruit jam at the bottom for more…
From BBC Food An easy to make tea-time treat, subtly spiced with the warming flavour of ginger. Perfect for the colder months. Ingredients 200g/7oz self-raising flour 200g/7oz sugar 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 55g/2oz margarine, plus extra for greasing 1 free-range egg, beaten 2 tbsp golden syrup 240ml/9fl oz…