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Hummingbird Cupcakes

Banana, pineapple and coconut cupcakes with pecans and warm spices, frosted with a whipped cream cheese frosting and a sprinkle of crushed pecans.

AmericanDessert, Snack1 hr 5 minServes 24432 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: butter

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

HB-14131 · Hand-built original

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Hummingbird Pancakes With Caramelized Pineapple and Pecans

Banana pancakes with cinnamon, topped with pineapple caramelized in butter and maple syrup and toasted pecans.

BreakfastMakes 12 pancakes126 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pineapple

HB-7313 · Hand-built original

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Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie

Marbled matcha and cocoa butter cookies baked fresh, then sandwiched with ice cream and strawberry jam.

KoreanDessertVegetarian

Main ingredient: cookies

Pairs well with: milk, coffee, tea

HB-16625 · Hand-built original

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Ice cream sandwiches

No-churn vanilla ice cream served between two chocolate chip cookies is the ultimate summer dessert. Try decorating yours with your favourite ice cream toppings - like honeycomb, sprinkles or chopped nuts. For this recipe you will need a hand-held electric whisk or stand mixer and a thermometer.

AmericanDesserts12 hr 30 minVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-2991 · Hand-built original

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Inside-Out German Chocolate Cake

German chocolate cake turned inside out: three cocoa layers filled with toasted coconut and pecan condensed-milk filling, then sealed under a chocolate glaze that is part chilled and spread, part warmed and poured.

4 hrMakes 12 servings.504 kcalVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-18388 · Hand-built original

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Invisible Apple Cake

Invisible apple cake is made with thinly sliced apples layered in a light, buttery batter. It bakes into a tender, custardy cake with warm cinnamon and apple flavor.

American, French, French AmericanDessert2 hr 50 minServes 6266 kcalVegetarianDiabetic

Main ingredient: eggs

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-1180 · Hand-built original

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Irish Coffee Cupcakes

Coffee and vanilla cupcakes with a hidden white chocolate, whisky and coffee ganache centre, crowned with Irish cream whipped cream.

IrishCakes and baking1 hrMakes 12217 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: unsalted butter

HB-14193 · Hand-built original

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Irish Cream and Chocolate Cheesecake

A no-bake cheesecake on a buttery digestive biscuit base, its cream cheese filling loosened with Irish cream liqueur and folded with whipped cream and grated chocolate.

IrishDesserts2 hr 10 minServes 6 (makes a 18cm/7in cheesecake)769 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-14194 · Hand-built original

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Irish Honey Cake with Fairy Icing

A spiced honey cake brushed with honey and orange blossom syrup, spread with orange blossom butter icing and topped with homemade honeycomb, pistachios and citrus zest.

IrishCakes and baking3 hrServes 6–8946 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: grease

HB-14196 · Hand-built original

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Italian Christmas pudding cake

Panettone slices dampened with liqueur line a springform tin around layers of Marsala mascarpone cream studded with chocolate chips and pistachios. Pomegranate seeds jewel the chilled, unmoulded cake.

ItalianDesserts12 hrServes 12-1435 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pandoro

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-18026 · Hand-built original

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Italian Sandwich

Toasted baguette layered with mozzarella, salami, prosciutto, tomato and basil, with garlic oil and pesto.

ItalianAppetizer, Brunch, Lunch20 minServes 4599 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: salami

HB-4447 · Hand-built original

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Jaffa Cake Tarts

Chocolate pastry tartlets filled with Seville orange marmalade and almond cream, each topped with a glazed dome of chocolate mousse and orange decorations.

Desserts4 hrMakes 12709 kcalLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-14213 · Hand-built original

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Jamaican Black Cake

A dark, rich Jamaican celebration cake made from dried fruit soaked in sweet red wine and rum, blended smooth and folded into a spiced batter with browning and burnt sugar. It is the centrepiece dessert for Christmas and other special occasions.

JamaicanDessert2 hr 50 min12 people415 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: dried fruit

Pairs well with: Sorrel Drink, Vanilla ice cream

HB-4228 · Hand-built original

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Jamaican Black Cake

Two dark, dense fruit cakes made from rum and red wine-soaked dried fruit ground to a paste, with molasses, brown sugar and warm spices. The baked cakes are brushed repeatedly with rum and rested for at least two weeks before eating.

DessertMakes two 9" cakes670 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: cranberries

HB-7352 · Hand-built original

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Japanese Cheesecake

A tall, jiggly cheesecake baked in a water bath, where a lemon-scented cream cheese batter is lightened with a glossy meringue. It cools slowly in the switched-off oven, then chills until cold before slicing.

Dessert1 hr 45 min12 servings49 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-7362 · Hand-built original

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Japanese Creme Sandwiches

Fried Japanese milk bread pockets filled with whipped cream and strawberries, or with whipped cream and custard finished with a torched sugar crust.

AmericanDessert40 min10 servings206 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-9912 · Hand-built original

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Jelly Cake

A peach-flavored drink sets with gelatin into a wobbling jelly cake, chilled until firm and decorated with condensed-milk whipped cream and cherries. Optional jelly candies and coloring add extra festivity.

KoreanDessertServes 6125 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: gelatin

Pairs well with: coffee, tea, fresh fruit, cookies

HB-16837 · Hand-built original

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Jelly Roll Cake

A thin vanilla and almond sponge baked in a sheet pan, rolled warm around a dusting of powdered sugar, then unrolled, spread with jelly and rolled again into a spiral.

EuropeanDessert1 hr 15 minServes 8404 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: eggs

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-14239 · Hand-built original

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Jetty Cake

Jeti chocolate drink mix, eggs, melted butter, flour and baking powder whisk into a batter that microwaves into a chocolate cake in minutes. The crumb is soft and deeply chocolatey from the drink mix itself.

KoreanDessertVegetarian

Main ingredient: Jeti chocolate drink mix

Pairs well with: milk, coffee, ice cream, fresh berries

HB-16836 · Hand-built original

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Jjamppong Fish Cake Soup

A Jin Jjamppong cup ramyeon and a cup of fish cake soup are combined with extra hot water and microwaved into a single spicy soup. The fish cakes deepen the ramyeon broth for a quick one-person meal.

KoreanMain courseServes 1502 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: cup ramyeon

Pairs well with: steamed rice, kimchi, pickled radish, kimbap

HB-16853 · Hand-built original

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Joconde Cake

A light almond joconde sponge rolled around whipped cream and fresh berries, chilled and crowned with more cream and berries.

1 hr 45 minMakes 1 cakeVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-17446 · Hand-built original

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Joraengi Rice Cake Soup

Gourd-shaped joraengi rice cakes simmer in beef bone broth until they float, then are topped with seasoned stir-fried ground beef and strips of egg garnish. The broth is rich and the cakes pleasantly chewy.

KoreanMain courseServes 4952 kcalDairy-free

Main ingredient: rice cakes

Pairs well with: kimchi, pickled radish, jeon, seaweed soup

HB-16839 · Hand-built original

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Karpatka Cake

Two rumpled choux pastry layers sandwiching a thick orange-scented custard buttercream, dusted with sugar like the Carpathian peaks it is named for.

Polish1 hrServes 8378 kcalVegetarianDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: milk

HB-17494 · Hand-built original

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Kentucky Butter Cake

A vanilla Bundt cake baked in a 10-inch pan and soaked while still warm with a butter, sugar and brandy syrup poured over holes poked in the crumb.

AmericanDessert1 hr 5 minServes 15442 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: butter

Pairs well with: coffee, whipped cream, berries, ice cream

HB-5509 · Hand-built original

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Key Lime Cake

A moist two-layer lime cake with whipped egg whites folded through the batter, sandwiched and covered with lime cream cheese frosting and crushed graham crackers.

Dessert1 hr 25 minServes 2

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-14268 · Hand-built original

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Key lime pie with ginger pastry

A gingery sweet pastry holds a sharp lime and stem ginger filling under swirls of torched Italian meringue. Lime slices, mint and a little grated chocolate decorate the chilled pie.

AmericanDesserts3 hrMakes 1 very large pieVegetarian

Main ingredient: flour

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

HB-18443 · Hand-built original

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Kids’ party cake

Two tall vanilla sponges are sandwiched with raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream, then coated smooth ready for fondant. The crumb stays soft and the layers slice neatly for a crowd of children.

Cakes and baking1 hrMakes 1 tall 23cm/9in round cakeVegetarian

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-18445 · Hand-built original

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Kimchi Pancake (Kimchijeon)

A crisp Korean kimchi pancake made from a flour and potato starch batter loaded with chopped cabbage kimchi, kimchi juice and scallion, fried in oil and served with a soy, vinegar and sesame dipping sauce and a scatter of toasted sesame seeds.

KoreanAppetizer0 minServes 2366 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: kimchi

HB-7402 · Hand-built original

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King Cake

A braided Mardi Gras ring of enriched dough filled with cinnamon, brown sugar and pecans, glazed and striped with purple, green and gold sugar.

American, New OrleansDessert2 hr 30 minServes 12528 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: milk

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-14277 · Hand-built original

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King Cake

A Carnival-season yeast ring with a cinnamon and brown sugar filling, baked until deep golden and finished with a vanilla glaze and bands of purple, green and gold sanding sugar.

6 hr 30 min10–12 servings503 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-14278 · Hand-built original

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Kladdkaka (Easy Swedish Sticky Chocolate Cake)

Sweden's beloved sticky chocolate cake, barely baked so the centre stays soft and fudgy under a thin, crackly crust.

30 minServes 6–8222 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: eggs

HB-17543 · Hand-built original

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Korean Spicy Fish Cake Stir Fry

Strips of fish cake stir-fried with onion and green onion in a soy, honey and red chili flake sauce sharpened with dashi powder.

KoreanAppetizer10 minServes 4162 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: sheets korean fish cake sheets

HB-10866 · Hand-built original

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Korean Spicy Rice Cake Skewers - Tteok Kkochi

Skewered rice cakes blanched, pan-fried until lightly crisp, and brushed with a simmered gochujang, soy and honey sauce.

AsianAppetizer25 minServes 451 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: rice

HB-10868 · Hand-built original

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