Classic desserts to master if you're stuck indoors
From puddings and pies to sponge cake and tarts of all stripes, these sweet treats have stood the test of time.
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.
Between summer trifles and sorbet, warming winter crumbles and cobblers, these recipes will see you through the year. Master them one at a time.
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Frank Camorra's tarta de queso (cheesecake)
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Chocolate cake with fudge icing
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Bethany Finn's lemon delicious pudding
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Restaurant Hubert's crème caramel
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Ginger-carrot cake with salted butterscotch frosting
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Flower Drum's sesame doughnuts with custard (jin deui)
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Chocolate mousse with white chocolate and corn flake crumble
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Flour and Stone's guide to making the perfect pavlova
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Blueberry cobbler with ice-cream
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Red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese-marshmallow frosting
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Rice pudding with vanilla and caramelised mandarin compote
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Spiced Fuji apple crumble with dulce de leche ice-cream
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Coconut lamingtons with cherry jam
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Warm choc-chip peanut butter cookies
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