Chocolate Cake with Orange Chilli Marmalade
This beautifully moist chocolate cake is a wonderful partner to Jane and Paul’s Orange and Chilli marmalade which beautifully balances the sweetness and gives you a jaffa hit with a twist. 1¾ cup flour 2 cups sugar ¾ cup cocoa 1½ tsp baking powder 1½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 3 eggs 1 cup […]
Apple and Bay Leaf Creams
Recipes and Images By Amber Bremner These layered desserts are fragrant with the heady scent of bay leaves, typically used in savoury dishes for their subtle peppery warmth. They also pair beautifully with apple and lemon, adding a little complexity to this otherwise quite simple recipe. Get your hands on some fresh bay leaves, if […]
Easy Feijoa Tart
Recipes and Images By Kathy Paterson My go-to pudding if I need one in a hurry and you can vary the fruit to fit the season. Make an egg wash by lightly whisking just the yolk and a teaspoon of cold water together—this gives a gorgeous, dark honey colour to your cooked pastry. Serves […]
Poached Feijoas with Yoghurt Cream, Granola Sprinkle and Chocolate Shavings
Recipe and Images by Kathy Paterson Serves 4 Granola Sprinkle 1 cup quick-cook rolled oats or use puffed rice ½ cup whole almonds, roughly chopped ¼ cup raw cashew nuts, roughly chopped ¼ cup coconut chips 1 tbsp white sesame seeds 1 tbsp chia seeds ½ tsp ground ginger or ground cinnamon pinch […]
Roasted Feijoa and Lime Shortcake
Recipe and Images by Kathy Paterson Roasted Feijoas Try roasting feijoas, it’s a great way to preserve them for a few days. If you are using roasted feijoas for the shortcake recipe, then finely grate the zest of the lime before juicing. 12 large feijoas, halved, flesh scooped out with a teaspoon juice of […]
Blue Cheese Panna Cotta, Fresh Figs, Honey and Pine Nuts
Recipe Harriet Boucher, Images Brydie Thompson This is a sophisticated dessert that blends both sweet and savoury. A perfect twist on a cheese platter to finish off your autumn dinner parties. For the Panna Cotta 375ml (1½ cups) milk 375ml (1½ cups) cream 70g (⅓ cup) caster sugar 100g blue cheese 3 tbsp boiling […]
Peach & Blackberry Crumble
Make the most of late season peaches with fresh blackberries in this free form crumble. ¾ cup flour ¼ cup brown sugar 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp cinnamon 100g butter, chilled, chopped ½ cup slivered almonds 4–6 peaches (Golden Queen are my favourite) 2 cups fresh blackberries Mix the flour, sugar and spices in […]
Blackberry & Apple Crumble Cake
Recipe Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Brydie Thompson Blackberries and new season apples are a wonderful combination. If you can’t find Granny Smith apples, opt for a tarter variety than the modern sweet apples. This cake is a delicious afternoon treat served with a dollop of cream but equally delicious for dessert with a scoop of vanilla […]
Lemon Posset with Roasted Summer Fruit
Recipes by Wayne Good, Images by Ashlee Decaires Lemon Posset with Roasted Summer Fruit This is the easiest dessert in the world! It is very rich, so a small portion will suffice. With the roasted fruit, I usually do a panful, as I love them with my muesli and yoghurt for breakfast. Use beautiful berries […]
Raspberry Frangipane Tart
Recipe Vicki Ravlich-Horan, Images Brydie Thompson Raspberry Frangipane Tart I’m a sucker for frangipane! Wave an almond croissant in my direction and I will crumble. While frangipane goes beautifully with a buttery croissant, the addition of tart raspberries is a perfect complement. Other fruit like plums, apricots and blackberries will also work. You will have […]