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Crispy Zucchini Pancakes

Pan-fried pancakes of salted, squeezed zucchini bound with rice flour, egg and cheese, served with a garlic, chive and lemon yogurt sauce.

AsianBreakfast25 minServes 4464 kcalHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: rice

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

HB-10680 · Hand-built original

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Crunchy caramel mini tarts

Mini pastry cases are blind-baked, filled three-quarters full with a condensed milk caramel, and topped with chocolate-coated cornflakes and white chocolate shavings.

Dessert1 hr 30 minMakes 246 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-6802 · Hand-built original

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Crustless Coconut Sugar Cheesecake

A crustless Basque-style cheesecake sweetened mostly with coconut sugar for a caramel depth, baked in a water bath until just wobbly and rested overnight for the silkiest slice.

1 hr 40 min16 servings308 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-13524 · Hand-built original

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Cucumber Sandwiches

Cucumber Sandwiches are a must-have for any afternoon tea party! Fresh cucumber and tangy cream cheese come together to create a light, satisfying finger sandwich perfect for sharing over a pot of tea.

AmericanAppetizer, Lunches15 minServes 1286 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: bread

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-0766 · Hand-built original

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Cupcake Frosting

A light cream cheese frosting folded with whipped cream, made for piping onto cooled cupcakes.

AmericanDessert10 minServes 24123 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: temperature

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-4381 · Hand-built original

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Cupcakes

Vanilla sponge cupcakes are baked until golden, cooled on a rack, and piped with a swirl of coloured buttercream made from butter, icing sugar and milk.

Dessert1 hrMakes 9 cupcakes15 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-6815 · Hand-built original

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Custard tart

A plain, perfect custard tart: milk and cream poured hot over eggs and sugar, baked in a ready-made pastry case with nutmeg grated over the surface. Just set, wobbling gently, served cool.

BritishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 648 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-18404 · Hand-built original

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Custard tart with Marsala figs

Grandpa's classic baked vanilla custard tart is served with autumnal ripe figs dressed with honey, Marsala and orange zest. Magnificent. You’ll need a 9½in tart tin.

BritishDesserts3 hrServes 12268 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-2883 · Hand-built original

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Dacquoise Cake

Almond dacquoise layers piped and baked until crisp-chewy, filled with cream cheese cream and green grapes.

KoreanDessertVegetarian

Main ingredient: almond powder

Pairs well with: coffee, tea, milk, fruit salad

HB-16029 · Hand-built original

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Daffodil Cake

A marbled angel food and sponge layer cake with a sunny yellow crumb, served with lemon-sugared macerated strawberries and softly whipped cream.

2 hr12 servings347 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-13549 · Hand-built original

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Danish Dream Cake

A light Danish sponge baked with a bubbling coconut and brown sugar topping that sets into a chewy, caramelised crust.

Danish1 hr 5 minServes 10–12535 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: eggs

HB-17491 · Hand-built original

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Daydream Believer Cupcakes

Almond-kissed cupcakes with a tang of sour cream under a pale apricot buttercream — light, moist and gently fruity.

Makes 12 to 15 cupcakes461 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: cream

HB-13556 · Hand-built original

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Devil’s Food Cupcakes

Deep, dark chocolate cupcakes made by blooming cocoa in boiling water, crowned with a whipped chocolate frosting and sprinkles.

Makes 18 cupcakes651 kcalVegetarianHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: boiling water

HB-13564 · Hand-built original

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Ding Dong Cake

Two moist chocolate layers sandwiched with a fluffy cooked-flour ermine frosting and poured over with chocolate ganache — a giant, better snack cake.

AmericanCake, Dessert1 hr 45 minServes 10817 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: vegetable oil

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-13573 · Hand-built original

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Dinosaur volcano cake

A red velvet sponge is stacked and carved into a volcano, coated in chocolate buttercream and orange white-chocolate lava, and set on green coconut grass. A fondant dinosaur, candied popcorn rocks and chocolate shards complete the birthday showpiece.

BritishCakes and baking3 hrServes 12-181706 kcalVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: salted butter

HB-18190 · Hand-built original

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Dirty Chai Cheesecake Brownies

A cocoa brownie batter spiced with homemade chai masala is swirled with a coffee-spiked cream cheese layer, baked until just set, chilled, and dusted with gold luster dust.

Dessert5 hr 45 minone 13x9" pan357 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-6851 · Hand-built original

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Dog cake recipe - with dog friendly fluffy frosting!

A peanut butter, carrot and whole wheat flour cake is baked in two layers and frosted with a fluffy whipped potato and yogurt frosting made for dogs.

Dog FoodDog Treats40 minServes 20120 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: eggs

HB-6855 · Hand-built original

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Don Angie's Tre Latte Olive Oil Cake

A light chiffon sponge is soaked overnight in three milks brightened with lemon zest and olive oil. Whipped mascarpone cream, a drizzle of oil and more lemon zest top each square.

Serves 10-12464 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: separated

HB-18440 · Hand-built original

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Dorayaki Pancakes

Two soft honey pancakes sandwiched with sweet red bean paste — Doramon's favourite.

JapaneseDessert25 minServes 4299 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeRenal

Main ingredient: red bean paste

Pairs well with: green tea, matcha ice cream, fruit

HB-5618 · Hand-built original

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Dorset apple cake

A classic British apple cake scented with cinnamon and nutmeg, studded with tangy Bramley apple and finished with a crunchy demerara sugar top.

BritishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 8–10297 kcalVegetarianDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-13581 · Hand-built original

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Dot Cake Iced Vanilla Latte

An iced espresso and almond milk latte with vanilla syrup, crowned with a frozen whipped topping of coco whip, vanilla protein powder and vanilla paste, plus dot sprinkles.

AmericanDrink5 minServes 1429 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: sugar

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-12291 · Hand-built original

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Double Chocolate Layer Cake

A deep, dark double chocolate layer cake: coffee-melted chocolate in the sponge, buttermilk for tenderness, and a ganache frosting of chocolate, cream and corn syrup spread thickly between and over the layers.

Serves 12 to 14704 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: callebaut

HB-18385 · Hand-built original

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Double Ginger Scones

Jumbo scones warmed twice over with ground ginger and chopped crystallized ginger, dotted with currants and brushed with egg wash before baking.

Makes 7 jumbo scones337 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-13584 · Hand-built original

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Dr. Bird Cake

A moist Jamaican-style spiced cake of banana, pineapple and pecans under a thick cream cheese frosting scattered with toasted coconut and more pecans.

Makes 1 single-layer cakeVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-13586 · Hand-built original

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Dried Squid Pancake

Soaked dried squid strips are mixed with cocktail shrimp, red and green peppers, pancake mix and egg, then pan-fried by the spoonful. The small pancakes are chewy, savory and crisp at the edges.

KoreanSideGluten-freeDairy-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: dried squid strips

Pairs well with: chili sauce, soy dipping sauce, kimchi, steamed rice

HB-16846 · Hand-built original

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Dutch Apple Snacking Cake

This plush snacking cake is loaded with diced apples and topped with a crunchy cinnamon streusel and a dusting of powdered sugar.

12 servings443 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: nonstick vegetable oil spray

HB-0797 · Hand-built original

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Dutch Baby Pancake

A puffed oven pancake baked in a hot buttered skillet, dusted with sugar and served with berries or syrup.

AmericanBreakfast0 minserves 4266 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-4998 · Hand-built original

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Earl Grey Ganache Tart

A cocoa and almond tart shell blind-baked until crisp, filled with a ganache of dark chocolate and Earl Grey-steeped cream. A thin chocolate layer under the ganache keeps the crust from softening.

KoreanDessertVegetarian

Main ingredient: dark chocolate

Pairs well with: black tea, coffee, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-16702 · Hand-built original

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Earl Grey Scones

Butter-free scones where Earl Grey leaves infuse the fresh cream that binds the dough. Folding the dough builds layers, and a cream brush before baking gives the tops a soft sheen.

KoreanDessertVegetarianEgg-free

Main ingredient: fresh cream

Pairs well with: tea, coffee, jam, clotted cream

HB-16703 · Hand-built original

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Easiest Ever MOIST Apple Cake

An exceptionally moist spiced apple cake mixed in one bowl with oil, fresh apple and flaked almonds, needing no mixer at all.

Cake1 hr 5 minServes 12401 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: plain all-purpose flour

HB-13599 · Hand-built original

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Easiest Vanilla Cake

A tender one-layer vanilla cake lifted with lemon and a whisper of almond, covered in a lemony cream cheese buttercream and sprinkles.

1 hr 30 minMakes one 9" cake622 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: vegetable oil

HB-13601 · Hand-built original

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Easter bunny lemon cupcakes

Zesty lemon cupcakes under fluffy lemon buttercream, rolled in desiccated coconut and decorated with marshmallow bunny ears, sugar pearl eyes and jelly bean noses.

AmericanCakes and baking1 hrMakes 12523 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: unsalted butter

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-13603 · Hand-built original

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Easter Cake

Easter Cake is an Easter cake, easter built around note.

EasterCake, Easter1 hr 15 minServes 12471 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: vanilla cake

HB-2887 · Hand-built original

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Easter fruit cupcakes

Spiced fruit cupcakes for Easter, baked in paper cases until risen and golden.

Cakes and baking1 hrMakes 12264 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: butter

HB-17334 · Hand-built original

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Easy Apple Cake

This buttery apple cake is pure fall comfort. Spiced with cinnamon, it has a bright kick from apple cider vinegar and a crunchy brown-sugar-and-walnut topping.

1 hr 30 min10-12 servings417 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: nonstick vegetable oil spray or unsalted butter

HB-2888 · Hand-built original

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Easy Apple Hand Pies with Puff Pastry

Granny Smith apples cooked in butter with brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon and vanilla, thickened with cornstarch and folded into puff pastry hand pies, baked and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

AmericanDessert40 minServes 8237 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: apple

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9388 · Hand-built original

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Easy Apple Pancake

A puffy oven pancake baked over butter-softened Golden Delicious apple slices, with cinnamon, brown sugar and a dusting of powdered sugar.

30 min4 servings230 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: eggs

HB-13607 · Hand-built original

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Easy chocolate cake

It’s so moist, dark and decadent and will keep well for 4–5 days. Each serving provides 477 kcal, 6.5g protein, 56g carbohydrates (of which 40g sugars), 25g fat (of which 10.5g saturates), 2.5g fibre and 0.6g salt.

Cakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 12477 kcalVegetarianLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: flour

HB-2896 · Hand-built original

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