Coffee and Walnut Layer cake

Ingredients:- for the sponge * 50 grams walnut pieces * 225 grams caster sugar * 200 grams plain flour * 4 teaspoons instant espresso powder * 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder * 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda * 4 large egg * 1-2 tablespoons milk for the butter-cream frosting * 350 grams icing sugar * 175 grams soft unsalted butter * 1 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder (dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water) * approx. 10 walnut halves (to decorate) Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180 C/ gas mark 4/ 350F. 2. Butter two 20cm/ 8 inch sandwich...

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Ghoul-Graveyard Cake

Ingredients:- for the cake * 250 ml milk * 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar * 225 grams plain flour * 50 grams cocoa powder * 2 teaspoons baking powder * 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda * 200 grams caster sugar * 110 grams butter (or soft margarine) * large egg * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for the icing * 300 grams icing sugar * 60 grams butter * 2 teaspoons cocoa powder * 2 teaspoons golden syrup * 60 ml milk * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 1/2 teaspoon black food colouring paste * black sugar sprinkles * hallowe's themed jelly lollies (at least...

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Cherry Cheese cake

Ingredients:- * 125 grams crumbled digestive biscuits * 75 grams soft butter * 300 grams cream cheese * 60 grams icing sugar * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice * 250 ml double cream * 1x284 grams jar black cherry spread Method 1. Blitz the biscuits in a food processor until beginning to turn to crumbs, then add the butter and whiz again to make the mixture clump. 2. Press the mixture into a 20cm/ 8 inch spring-form tin,...

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Ginger Passionfruit trifle

Ingredients:- * 400- 500 grams shop-bought sponge cake * 125 ml stone's green ginger wine * 500 ml double cream * 4 teaspoon icing sugar * 8 passionfruit Method 1. Slice or break the sponge into pieces and arrange half of them in a shallow dish or cake stand with slight lip or upward curve at edge, then pour half the ginger wine over them. 2. Mound up the remaining half of sponge and pour the remaining ginger wine on top. 3. Whip the cream with the icing sugar until it is firm but not stiff, you want soft peaks. 4. Scoop the insides of 2...

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Cheesecake Ice Cream

Ingredients * 175 ml full fat milk * 200 grams caster sugar * 125 grams cream cheese * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract * 1 large egg * Juice of 1/2 lemon * 350 ml double cream * 50 grams crumbled digestive biscuits (optional) Method 1. Heat the milk in a pan, and while it's getting warm, beat together the sugar, philadelphia, vanilla and egg in a bowl. Still whisking pour the hot milk into the cream cheese mixture and pour this back into the cleaned-out...

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