Impressive recipes for a special occasion
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Fig recipes
Fig and goat’s cheese sweet tartlets
These fig and goats cheese tartlets are a twist on cheesecake, featuring oats and seeds in the crunchy base and a lightly sweetened goat’s cheese on top.
Patisserie recipes
Choux buns with raspberry, rose and pistachio
These choux buns are filled with a silky pistachio cream and a sharp raspberry and rose coulis – plus a pretty speckled craquelin on top.
Celebration cake recipes
Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting
This magnificent pistachio cake combines a light and nutty sponge with a decadently rich cream cheese icing!
Coronation recipes
Bangla egg-stuffed mutton chops
Try Vivek Singh's egg-stuffed update on mutton chops. This Bengali favourite adorns the menus of many clubs back in India and it is extra special.
Rice recipes
Tahdig (crispy Persian rice)
Get to grips with tahdig (rispy Persian rice). Yuma Hashemi shows you how to achieve the perfect crispy-chewy saffron rice every time.
Winter pasta recipes
Lasagne sheets with celeriac sauce, olive tapenade and egg yolk
Sheets of pasta don’t just have to become lasagne! In Liguria, they’re traditionally served tossed in pesto, but they’re great with any creamy, rich sauce.
Celebrity chef Christmas recipes
Jeremy Lee’s profiterole tower
A classic profiterole tower: delicate choux puffs stuffed with custard and ice cream, with a jug of warm chocolate sauce to pour over the top.
September seasonal recipes
Confit duck leg with shoestring fries and plum ketchup
Meltingly tender duck and a tangle of crisp potatoes are paired with a sweet, tangy plum sauce in this surprisingly easy confit duck recipe.
African recipes
Smoky jollof rice
Jollof rice gets a smoky flavour boost in this delicious jollof recipe from Lerato Umah-Shaylor. One helping is never enough.
Brilliant blackberry recipes
Lemon and blackberry stripe cake
This lemon and blackberry cake is an eye-catching centrepiece for any birthday or bake sale. The real drama comes when cutting it open to reveal the vertical stripes of sponge.
Cheesecake recipes
Champagne jelly cheesecake
This chic Champagne jelly cheesecake was made for special occasions. A creamy filling is topped with sparkling jelly and edible silver leaf.
Platinum Jubilee recipes
Lemon and strawberry meringue cake
Expect gasps when you unveil this gloriously OTT strawberry cake filled with lemon curd, berries and cream and topped with a meringue crown.
Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Chocolate coconut meringue wreath
This is one epic dessert. A chocolate coconut meringue wreath topped with fruit curd, chocolate cream, toasted coconut and melted chocolate.
Impressive recipes for a special occasion
Frozen thandai semifreddo meringue cake
Ravinder Bhogal's spectacular frozen thandai semifreddo meringue cake is perfect for a big Diwali gathering or other special celebration.
Sharing recipes to feed a crowd
Giant Ferrero Rocher éclair to share
The award for the biggest, best pastry goes to our giant Ferrero Rocher éclair. This showstopper serves 8-10 for an ideal Christmas dessert.
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