Loved by generations (and for good reason), these desserts are sure to send waves of nostalgia, as well as some delicious aromas, wafting through your kitchen. Fluffy soufflés, luxurious tarts and generously iced cakes will test the resolve of chocolate addicts while fresh and fruity flavours show up in pavlovas, panna cottas and a zesty lemon tart.
From warming winter puddings and crumbles to summer trifles and sorbet, these recipes will see you through the year. Master them one at a time.

Chocolate cake with fudge icing recipe
(Credits: Mikkel Vang)Chocolate cake with fudge icing

White chocolate and banana baked rice puddings
(Credits: William Meppem)White chocolate and banana baked rice puddings

Golden-syrup dumplings with ginger and spice

Ginger-carrot cake with salted butterscotch frosting

Alistair Wise’s custard tart
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Alistair Wise’s custard tart

Sesame doughnuts with custard (jin deui)
(Credits: Sharyn Cairns)Flower Drum’s sesame doughnuts with custard (jin deui)

Chocolate mousse with white chocolate and corn flake crumble

Flour and Stone’s fig and honeycomb pavlova
(Credits: Andrew Finlayson)Flour and Stone’s guide to making the perfect pavlova

Coffee caramel panna cotta
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Coffee caramel panna cotta

Red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese-marshmallow frosting

Peter Gilmore’s quince, pecan and crème caramel trifle with Gretchen’s honey cream

Spiced Fuji apple crumble with dulce de leche ice-cream

Orange and almond shortbread
(Credits: Chris Chen)Orange and almond shortbread

Passionfruit vanilla slice
(Credits: Brett Stevens)Passionfruit vanilla slice

Stickey date pudding
(Credits: Chris Court)