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Unicorn cupcakes

Funfetti vanilla cupcakes under smooth white fondant faces with pink fondant ears and twisted horns. Purple buttercream manes, sprinkles and piped eyes complete the unicorns.

BritishCakes and baking2 hr 30 minMakes 12824 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-15692 · Hand-built original

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Vegan apple pie

A plant-based apple pie with olive oil and sweet potato pastry, a cinnamon and vanilla apple filling, and a glossy baked glaze under demerara sugar. It is served warm with vegan ice cream or cream.

BritishDesserts4 hrServes 6–8418 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: potato

Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken

HB-15703 · Hand-built original

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Vegan bara brith

A Welsh tea bread of tea-soaked dried fruit, mixed spice, ginger, nutmeg, grated apple and chia seeds bound with self-raising flour, brushed with maple butter as it cools.

BritishCakes and baking3 hrServes 1036 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: peel

HB-8706 · Hand-built original

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Vegan Christmas cake

A rich vegan fruit cake soaked in sherry, topped with marzipan and a smooth aquafaba icing.

BritishCakes and baking4 hrMakes 1 x 8in cakeVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: below

HB-17325 · Hand-built original

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Vegan cottage pie

A comforting vegan cottage pie with a soy-sauce-rich mince, carrot and celery base under fluffy dairy-free mash. Grilling the top gives the mash golden, crisp ridges.

BritishMain course1 hrServes 4–6153 kcalEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chunks

HB-15713 · Hand-built original

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Vegan leek and potato soup

A dairy-free leek and potato soup given body by celeriac and a quick steeped vegetable stock. Blended until velvety, it is garnished with chopped chives.

BritishLight meals & snacks1 hrServes 6-882 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: potato

Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken

HB-15717 · Hand-built original

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Vegan shepherd’s pie with lemon and garlic Tenderstem broccoli

A hearty vegan shepherd's pie of kidney beans, black lentils and vegetables under a mustard and olive oil mash, served with lemon and garlic Tenderstem broccoli.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 6595 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: olive oil

HB-17693 · Hand-built original

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Vegan toad-in-the-hole with red onion gravy

Frozen vegan sausages baked in a risen soya-milk batter, served with a dark, savoury red onion gravy.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 2451 kcalEgg-free

Main ingredient: olive oil

HB-17395 · Hand-built original

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Vegetarian Casserole

BritishVegetarianVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: rapeseed oil

HB-2483 · Hand-built original

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Vegetarian Chilli

BritishVegetarianVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: vegetables

HB-2484 · Hand-built original

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Veggie shepherd’s pie

A lentil, mushroom and tomato filling hides under a mash of sweet potato, potato and cauliflower in this vegetarian shepherd's pie. The top bakes up golden with crisp forked peaks.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 4141 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cauliflower

HB-15742 · Hand-built original

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Venison and chestnuts with winter vegetables

Venison marinated for a day in red wine and port with juniper, braised with chestnuts, and served with glazed winter carrots, celeriac, potatoes and cavolo nero.

BritishMain course14 hrServes 4232 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-8739 · Hand-built original

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Victoria Sandwich Cake

Two light sponge layers are sandwiched with lemon-sharpened jam and softly whipped cream, then dusted with powdered sugar. This classic tea-time cake slices cleanly with a serrated knife.

British8–12 servings318 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-15745 · Hand-built original

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Victoria Sponge

The classic Victoria sandwich is always a teatime winner – every bite brings a taste of nostalgia

BritishAfternoon tea, Treat40 minCuts into 8-10 slices409 kcalVegetarianDiabetic

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-1021 · Hand-built original

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Victoria Sponge

Victoria Sponge is a British cakes and baking built around eggs.

BritishCakes and baking1 hrServes 12501 kcalVegetarianLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: eggs

HB-3061 · Hand-built original

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Watercress and pea soup

A vivid green soup of watercress, peas and parsley blended with cream, garnished with pea shoots, baby watercress, croûtons and crumbled bacon.

BritishLight meals & snacks40 minServes 48 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: bacon

HB-18263 · Hand-built original

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Welsh cakes

Small round griddle cakes made from a flour and butter dough studded with sultanas, cooked on a bakestone and dusted with sugar while warm. A classic Welsh teatime bake, best eaten the day they are made.

BritishCakes and baking40 minMakes 10 cakes5 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-8768 · Hand-built original

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White wine slow-braised leg of lamb

A leg of lamb floured and browned, then braised slowly in a whole bottle of dry white wine with onions, garlic, stock, oregano and redcurrant jelly until the pan juices form their own gravy.

BritishMain course2 hr 30 minServes 6-887 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-8777 · Hand-built original

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Whole roasted cauliflower cheese

A whole cauliflower is blanched, roasted until golden, and flooded with a cheddar, cream and mustard sauce. Garlicky panko crumbs with parsley are sprinkled over the sauced cauliflower at the table.

BritishSide dishes2 hr 30 minServes 4 as a side dish108 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cauliflower

HB-15784 · Hand-built original

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Wild mushrooms, lovage and fried eggs

Mixed mushrooms fried golden with tarragon, garlic and butter have eggs cracked into wells among them and cooked under a lid until the whites set. A pounded lovage, garlic and olive oil dressing and dollops of mascarpone finish the pan, with toast alongside.

BritishLight meals & snacks1 hrServes 4159 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: vegetable oil

HB-17778 · Hand-built original

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Winter crumble tart

Bramley apples and blackberries fill a crisp pastry case under a hazelnut and oat crumble. The strained fruit juices are boiled down to a syrup and poured over warm slices with custard or cream.

BritishDesserts1 hr 30 minServes 8502 kcalVegetarianHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-18435 · Hand-built original

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Winter fruit salad

Dried fruit simmered with honey and vanilla, infused with Earl Grey tea and chilled.

BritishSalad30 minServes 6192 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: fruit

Pairs well with: coffee, orange juice, fresh fruit, toast

HB-4606 · Hand-built original

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Yorkshire parkin

Parkin is a sticky ginger cake from Yorkshire that's especially nice on Bonfire Night. Make this a few days in advance to mature if you can bear to wait.

BritishCakes and baking2 hrServes 4397 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-2544 · Hand-built original

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Yorkshire Puddings

Yorkshire Puddings is a British side dishes built around flour.

BritishSide dishes1 hrServes 6197 kcalVegetarianDiabetic

Main ingredient: flour

HB-3062 · Hand-built original

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