The smooth, creamy liqueur gives this celebration cheesecake the wow factor. Top with grated chocolate and a dusting of cocoa. Ingredients: 100g/3½oz butter 250g/8¾oz digestive biscuits, crushed 600g/1lb 5oz cream cheese 25ml/1fl oz Baileys or other Irish cream liqueur 100ml/3½oz icing sugar 300ml/10½oz double cream, whipped 100g/3½oz grated chocolate To garnish 200ml/7¼oz double cream, whipped… Continue reading Irish cream and chocolate cheesecake
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Handmade chocolate truffles
A great edible gift for Valentine’s Day Ingredients: 225 g (8oz) cake crumbs 50 g (2oz) caster sugar 2 tblsp cocoa powder 3 tblsp apricot jam 1 tblsp rum chocolate vermicelli Method: 1. Mix cake crumbs, sugar and cocoa together in a bowl. 2. Add the jam and rum. Mix to a stiff paste. 3.… Continue reading Handmade chocolate truffles
Glazed honey & mustard sausages
Easy buffet fare Ingredients: 2 tbsp sunflower oil 48 cocktail sausages, separated if linked 3 tbsp clear honey 3 tbsp wholegrain or Dijon mustard ketchup and mustard, to serve Method: 1.Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6/fan oven 180C. Pour the oil into a large roasting tin and heat in the oven for 3-4 minutes. 2.Tip… Continue reading Glazed honey & mustard sausages
Blueberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake
Serve in generous slices! Ingredients: 200 g (7oz) plain digestive biscuits 100 g (3½ oz) butter 400 g (14oz) good-quality white chocolate, broken into pieces 250 g (9oz) full-fat cream cheese 250 ml (8½fl oz) double cream 250 g (9oz) mascarpone cheese 250 g (9oz) blueberries Method: 1.Note: You will need a 20cm (8in) Non-stick… Continue reading Blueberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake
Irish Tea Brack
A wonderfully simple recipe Ingredients: 225g/8oz Odlums Self Raising Flour 375g Shamrock Fruit Mix 300ml/½ pint Cold Tea 125g/4oz Caster Sugar 1 Egg (beaten) Good pinch Mixed Spice Method: 1. Place fruit and tea in bowl and leave to soak overnight. 2. Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas 3 and grease and baseline a 900g/2lb loaf… Continue reading Irish Tea Brack
Bakewell Tart
Bakewell Tart ~ Most of us have eaten it, but not so many of us have made this delicious afternoon tea treat, so why not give it a go today? Ingredients: Pastry: 175g/6oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour 125g/4oz Butter 1 Tablespoon Caster Sugar Cold Water (about 6 to 7 tablespoons) Filling: Raspberry Jam 25g/1oz Odlums… Continue reading Bakewell Tart
Raspberry & Custard Cream Slice
This looks delicious, the perfect dessert to have all year round! Ingredients: 500 g readymade puff pastry a little plain flour – for rolling 250 ml double cream 12 tblsp raspberry jam 16 tblsp icing sugar 2-3 tbsp cold water Custard: 250 ml whole milk 3 large egg yolks 70 g caster sugar 2 tblsp… Continue reading Raspberry & Custard Cream Slice