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Perfect Gluten-free Baked Cheesecake

Perfect Gluten-free Baked Cheesecake

Use any biscuits you like for the biscuit base. I used Gullon Plain cookies. If not gluten-free I use digestives or tennis biscuits. A perfect bake cheese cake

Cranberry Jelly

Cranberry Jelly

An easy jelly to start making jelly. Only 3 ingredients and since cranberries have lots of pectin it sets well. A jelly differs from a jam because it has no whole fruit, just the juice of the fruit. Serve with meat as a condiment or 

Chocolate Cherry Marshmallows

Chocolate Cherry Marshmallows

This variation on marshmallows started as an experiment (like many things in my kitchen). The flavours were inspired by Flavour Nation’s chocolate cherry flavour. To bump up the chocolate, I added in chunks of dark chocolate to the warm marshmallow and glace cherries. When the 

How to make the perfect fudge

How to make the perfect fudge

This article first appeared on Food24 Fudge is one of those really classic homemade sweets that we made often as children.  The ingredients were cheap and, apart from the potential for full body burns, it is simple enough to make that children can easily master 

How to make a perfect vanilla cupcake

How to make a perfect vanilla cupcake

This article first appeared on Food24 Browsing through my mom’s recipe file (your mom probably had one too, they were all the rage before Pinterest) I found a combination of recipes cut from magazines (mostly pristine and untouched) and lots of hand written recipes titled 

How to make the perfect chocolate fondant

How to make the perfect chocolate fondant

This blog first appeared on Food24 A chocolate fondant is the heavenly concoction of partially baked chocolate pudding with a warm oozing chocolate filling, also known as a chocolate lava cake.  Perfect for dinner parties because they can be made ahead of time, but also 

How to make the perfect scones

How to make the perfect scones

This article first appeared on Food24 Scones are one of the first things I ever learned to bake and there isn’t much that can beat a freshly baked scone with a cup of tea on a Sunday afternoon.  To my sadness, establishments that offer “freshly 

How to make the perfect Brownies!

How to make the perfect Brownies!

This article first appeared on Food24’s website. How to make the perfect brownies Of all the recipes in my arsenal, this is by FAR the most requested.  And lucky you, because this is going to change your life.  Well maybe just a little bit, you 

Making a perfect carrot cake

Making a perfect carrot cake

This article was previously published by Food24 – written by Julie Donald The origin of carrot cake, as we know it, is somewhat obscured by history.  What we do know is that bakers have been using carrots in baked goodies since medieval times, carrot cake