Make-ahead dessert recipes
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Cherry and rosé sorbet with cherry compote and grilled madeira cake
Dish up a beautiful summer dessert with a difference. Serve cherry and rose sorbet and roast cherry compote on slices of grilled Madeira cake.
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Mango dessert recipes
Mango and cardamom creme brûlées
Vivek Singh's mango and cardamom crème brûlées are a delicious fusion of East meets West. The perfect end to an Indian feast.
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Margarita cheesecake with tequila strawberries
For a no-bake cheesecake with a twist, try our incredible margarita cheesecake, with crushed pretzel base and tequila strawberries on top
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Chocolate orange recipes
Chocolate orange cake with Cointreau drizzle
Try this crowdpleasing chocolate orange cake with Cointreau-laced icing as a festive alternative to a traditional Christmas cake.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Crème caramels with caramel oranges
These vegan crème caramels with caramelised orange slices make a spectacular (and easy) dinner party dessert – just sprinkle with pomegranate seeds to serve
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Clementine, pomegranate and cranberry jelly
We've combined lots of festive flavours including clementine, pomegranate and cranberry to create this fruity Christmas jelly.
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Russian honey biscuit cake
This Russian honey biscuit layer cake needs to be assembled well in advance to make its texture soft enough for slicing at afternoon tea.
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Christmas pudding recipes
Rum and pineapple Christmas pudding
An irresistible and boozy Christmas pudding made with rum and pineapple. You can make this pudding up to three months in advance, too.
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Retro puddings
Summer pudding arctic roll
A gorgeous blueberry sponge is filled with mixed berries and ice cream before rolling and freezing; a beautiful arctic roll recipe for the summer.
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Cheesecake recipes
Yuzu daiquiri cheesecakes
A perfect finish to any three-course meal, these zingy yuzu daiquiri cheesecake pots with salted lime praline crumbs offer something a little different for dinner party guests.
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Edd Kimber’s gâteau breton
Edd Kimber's gâteau Breton hails from Brittany. This French classic is a cross between a cake and a biscuit: dense, moist and delicious.
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Sweet tart recipes
The very best baklava
Versions of this crisp, nutty confection abound in Greece, Turkey and the Middle East. Reproduce it at home with this; the very best baklava recipe
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Italian dessert recipes
Torta caprese
Chef Francesco Mazzei shares his traditional Italian dessert, torta caprese, that's perfect for a celebration or group gathering.
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Pineapple fritters with salted caramel sauce
These crisp, creamy pineapple fritters are a surefire dessert winner. Sweet pineapple and thick clotted cream are deep-fried to golden perfection.
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Cheesecake recipes
Bounty parfait cheesecake
Try our vegan bounty cheesecake for your next dinner party dessert. A coconut biscuit base is topped with coconut cream tand dark chocolate.
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Sweet tart recipes
Chocolate, orange and frangipane tart
For cake-maker and owner of Pudding Fairy Laure Moyle, this chocolate, orange and frangipane tart tart is emblematic of her childhood growing up in France.
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