Spring dessert recipes
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb and strawberry cobbler
This fruity summer cobbler combines tangy baked rhubarb with a golden scone topping. Serve with double cream and pistachios for extra crunch.
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Baked cheesecakes
Mini burnt cheesecakes with rhubarb and orange compote
Don't be put off by these individual cheesecakes being 'burnt'. It means the toasty caramelised edges pack in flavour. You can't go wrong with this recipe!
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Baked cheesecakes
White chocolate and limoncello cheesecake
A caramelised Biscoff biscuit case holds a creamy, zesty white chocolate cheesecake topped with lemon curd; a showstopper dessert that will wow guests.
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Ice cream
Rhubarb jelly and Bird’s custard ice cream
Georgina Hayden has combined two classic flavours in one clever dessert featuring rhubarb jelly and Bird\s custard ice cream.
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Celebration cakes
Caramelised white chocolate, burnt butter and tahini cake
Bake John Whaite's epic white chocolate, burnt butter and tahini celebration cake to really impress your guests or celebrate a birthday,
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Easter baking
Chocolate and marshmallow mini egg traybake
Chetna Makan's easy Easter cake decorated with mini eggs is a chocolatey traybake treat to enjoy over the Easter weekend.
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Sweet tarts
Gin and lime custard tart
We've taken the flavours of a gimlet cocktail – gin and lime – and magicked them into a creamy custard tart. It makes a great dinner party dessert.
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb, lime and ginger custard tart
The magic combination of sweet custard and tart candy-pink rhubarb is a classic flavour match. The lime and ginger take it to new heights too
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Make-ahead desserts
Saffron and orange blossom crème caramels with cardamom and orange rhubarb
Ravinder Bhogal's saffron and orange blossom creme caramels with cardamom and orange rhubarb are a great dinner party dessert
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Make-ahead summer desserts
Blackcurrant ripple ice cream sandwiches
This blackcurrant ice cream recipe is a great make-ahead dinner party dessert. Just mix the ingredients together and set in the freezer.
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Cheesecakes
Gin and tonic cheesecake
A cheesecake recipe inspired by the nation's best-loved tipple, with a gin and tonic-flavoured jelly, creamy middle and Biscoff base.
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Italian desserts
Espresso martini tiramisu
Simply layer sponge fingers with a coffee and vodka-spiked mascarpone cream then chill until you're ready to serve this espresso martini tiramisu recipe
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Blackcurrants
Little coffee pavlovas
Steffi Knowles-Dellner's little coffee pavlovas are topped with mascarpone and blackcurrant jam. They're the perfect make-ahead dessert.
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Gill Meller recipes
Blackcurrant, thyme and goat’s cheese cake
Gill Meller pairs savoury, tangy goat's cheese with an oaty base and sweet-tart blackcurrants in this easy, no-bake cheesecake.
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Pannacotta
Pannacotta with gooseberry and elderflower compote
A perfectly set, wobbling gooseberry pannacotta is a wonderful thing on a summer evening. Serve the creamy dessert with elderflower compote.
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Make-ahead desserts
Baked lemon curd syrup sponges with brandy custard
We've given these lemon curd syrup sponges the grown-up treatment with a slug of brandy and boozy custard. An impressive dinner party dessert.
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