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Christmas cake icing

The classic two-stage covering for a Christmas cake: a smooth layer of marzipan sealed with apricot jam, then snowy royal icing worked into peaks or spread flat. Enough for one 7-inch cake.

BritishCakes and baking2 hrMakes enough to cover 1 cake2414 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-13186 · Hand-built original

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Christmas cake present

The same dark brandy fruit cake is wrapped in marzipan and fondant, then tied with ribbons so the finished cake looks like a gift. It keeps for weeks and improves with an occasional feed of brandy.

Cakes and baking3 hrMakes 20cm/8in square cake263 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: currants

HB-18450 · Hand-built original

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Christmas Light Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes made from cake mix enriched with pudding mix, sour cream and vanilla, topped with swirled vanilla buttercream. A black icing string loops over the frosting with colourful candy-coated chocolates studded along it as Christmas lights.

AmericanDessert2 hr 2 minMakes 18 cupcakes385 kcalVegetarianGluten-free

Main ingredient: box

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

HB-8910 · Hand-built original

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Christmas pudding cake

A dark, brandy-soaked fruit cake with cranberries, figs, dates and toasted nuts is dressed to look like a Christmas pudding. Marzipan, fondant, a spoonful of mincemeat and holly complete the disguise.

BritishCakes and baking3 hrMakes 20cm/8in cake188 kcalDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: currants

HB-18448 · Hand-built original

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Christmas Red Velvet Poke Cake

A boxed red velvet cake baked in a 9×13-inch dish, soaked with sweetened condensed milk and melted white chocolate, and frosted with a cream cheese and whipped topping mixture.

AmericanDessertVegetarianGluten-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-8911 · Hand-built original

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Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Moist vanilla cupcakes under tall swirls of green buttercream piped to look like Christmas trees, finished with sprinkles. Pretty enough for the holiday table.

AmericanDessert42 minServes 24435 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-13193 · Hand-built original

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Churro Cheesecake

Cheesecake filling baked between two crescent roll sheets dusted with cinnamon sugar, chilled until firm, and served with strawberries and a condensed milk drizzle.

AmericanDessertVegetarianGluten-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: cheese

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

HB-12380 · Hand-built original

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Churro Cheesecake Bars

Crescent-roll dough layered around a vanilla cheesecake filling, coated top and bottom with cinnamon sugar and baked until set, then chilled and cut into bars.

AmericanDessert2 hr16 bars209 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: cheese

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

HB-9740 · Hand-built original

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Cinnamon Apple Teacake

A soft, moist teacake with chopped cinnamon apple through the crumb and a fanned layer of apple slices on top, brushed with apricot glaze. No electric mixer needed.

WesternCakes1 hr 5 minServes 12220 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: granny smith apples

HB-13201 · Hand-built original

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Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake

A baked cheesecake on a cinnamon graham cracker crust with a cinnamon sugar paste layered through the cream cheese filling, cooled slowly, chilled, and topped with sweetened whipped cream.

AmericanDessert8 hr 30 minServes 12795 kcal

Main ingredient: crackers

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

HB-6570 · Hand-built original

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Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Pancakes griddled with a spiral of butter, brown sugar and cinnamon filling piped over the batter as it cooks, stacked and spooned with a warm cream cheese glaze.

AmericanBreakfast30 minServes 4802 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-9214 · Hand-built original

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Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cake

A sour cream tube cake with a pecan cinnamon streusel through the middle and on top, plus a hint of cardamom in the crumb and a honey glaze. Baked for brunch or an afternoon pick-me-up.

Serves 8 to 10749 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: sugar

HB-13211 · Hand-built original

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Cinnamon Sugar Rhubarb Cake

A soft, buttermilk-rich sheet cake crowded with tart chopped rhubarb and a lemon-vanilla crumb, finished with a crackly cinnamon sugar topping.

AmericanDessert1 hr 10 minServes 12276 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-17628 · Hand-built original

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Classic Baked Cheesecake

A baked cheesecake with a buttery biscuit crumb base and walls, filled with a smooth cream cheese mixture lightened with sour cream and lemon zest, then topped with fresh berries.

Dessert1 hr 15 minServes 12299 kcalDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: arnott's marie crackers or other plain biscuit

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

HB-6572 · Hand-built original

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CLASSIC Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

CLASSIC Blueberry Cheesecake Bars is a sweet built around note. Ready in 4 h 50 min.

Sweet4 hr 50 minServes 9444 kcalRenal

Main ingredient: ¼ oz marie crackers or graham crackers

HB-0617 · Hand-built original

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Classic Kugelhopf (Alsatian Yeast Cake)

Make this traditional kugelhopf recipe—a buttery, sweet Alsatian yeast bread baked in a tall, ridged mold and flavored with golden raisins, citrus, and almonds.

1 hr 30 min10–12 servings407 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: optional

HB-2821 · Hand-built original

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Classic lemon tart

A blind-baked shortcrust tart filled with a sharp lemon cream, caramelised under the grill with icing sugar and served with goats' cheese cream.

FrenchDesserts4 hrServes 665 kcalDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: eggs

Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites

HB-13231 · Hand-built original

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Classic lemon tart

A large, deeply lemony tart in homemade sweet pastry, glazed at the end and served with crème fraîche.

Desserts3 hrServes 1086 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-13232 · Hand-built original

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Classic Vanilla Bundt Cake

A tender vanilla Bundt cake with a sour cream crumb, brushed repeatedly with a warm citrus glaze until it shines.

1 hr 25 min12–16 servings226 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: shortening

HB-13239 · Hand-built original

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Clementine and redcurrant almond cake

An upside-down almond sponge baked over syrup-glossed clementine segments and redcurrants, turned out and brushed with orange syrup.

Cakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 6–826 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: below

HB-13240 · Hand-built original

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Clementine Cake

An upside-down clementine cake with a brown sugar and butter base, a whipped egg white crumb and plenty of citrus zest.

AmericanDessert50 minServes 12218 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-13241 · Hand-built original

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Clementine Pound Cake

A clementine-scented pound cake enriched with cream cheese, finished with a glossy two-chocolate honey glaze.

Serves 8 to 10406 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: rising

HB-13242 · Hand-built original

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Club Sandwich

A stacked sandwich of cheddar, lettuce, tomato, hard-fried egg, and ham between butter-toasted bread spread with mayonnaise. Made in pairs and served warm.

KoreanSnack30 minServes 2580 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: bread

Pairs well with: coffee, tomato soup, green salad, French fries

HB-16999 · Hand-built original

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Coca Cola Cake

An easy chocolate sheet cake made with Coca Cola in both batter and frosting, topped with pecans and an ooey-gooey chocolate icing with a subtle soda flavour.

AmericanDessert1 hr 15 minServes 12669 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeRenal

Main ingredient: flour

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

HB-17745 · Hand-built original

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Cocoa and Chicory Sheet Cake

A dark cocoa and chicory sheet cake with a brewed chicory crumb, glossed with cocoa sauce and scattered with cacao nibs and flaky salt.

Makes one 9-by-13-inch sheet cake210 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-13245 · Hand-built original

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Coconut and Cardamom Cake

A tender cardamom butter cake with coconut frosting, coated in toasted shredded coconut.

1 hr 30 min8–10 servings552 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: ⅓ cups all-purpose flour

HB-13246 · Hand-built original

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Coconut cake

A two-layer coconut sponge made with desiccated coconut and coconut cream, sandwiched and covered with coconut and lime buttercream and scattered with toasted coconut chips.

Cakes and baking2 hrServes 8–1080 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-6594 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Cheesecake

A baked cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and a coconut extract filling, covered with coconut whipped cream and toasted coconut.

AmericanDessert1 hr 10 minServes 18403 kcal

Main ingredient: coconut

Pairs well with: coffee, fresh pineapple

HB-5516 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Cream Poke Cake

A white cake made with pudding mix, poked and soaked with cream of coconut and sweetened condensed milk, topped with Cool Whip and toasted shredded coconut.

AmericanDessert2 hr 50 min12 servings277 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-8919 · Hand-built original

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Coconut Sugar Cake

A traditional Antiguan coconut candy pressed in two layers, white underneath and pink on top, sweetened with cane sugar and warmed with fresh ginger and vanilla. Cut into squares once chilled, it eats like a firm, chewy sweet rather than a baked cake.

AntiguanDessertMakes 16 squares368 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: source

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

HB-3405 · Hand-built original

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Coconut-Sugar Crinkle Cookie Sandwiches

Brown-buttered toasted coconut gives these crackled cookies a deep, nutty sweetness. A whipped white chocolate and rum ganache sandwiches pairs of them together.

40 minMakes 9388 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: butter

HB-18432 · Hand-built original

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Coffee and hazelnut cake

Three hazelnut sponges brushed with coffee and liqueur syrup, layered with espresso cream icing, chocolate and hazelnut praline. A rich, grown-up celebration cake.

Cakes and baking2 hrServes 8–12534 kcalVegetarianDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: coffee

HB-18073 · Hand-built original

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Coffee Cake Cookies

Cookies built like miniature coffee cakes: a cinnamon cookie dough pressed with an indent, filled with buttery cinnamon streusel and drizzled with a vanilla glaze.

AmericanDessert, Snack53 minServes 15240 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-6608 · Hand-built original

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Cold Oven Pound Cake

This pound cake goes into a cold oven and rises as the heat climbs, giving an exceptionally fluffy crumb. A dusting of confectioners' sugar finishes the cooled Bundt.

Serves 12 to 16370 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-18015 · Hand-built original

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