Sticky Date Pudding

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
100g butter, chopped
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup self-raising flour

Toffee sauce
150g butter, chopped
1 cup single cream
1 1/2 cup brown sugar

Preheat oven to 180C. Place the dates, water and bicarbonate soda in a bowl allow to stand for 5 minutes.
Place the date mixture in the bowl of a food processor with the butter and sugar and process until well combined. Add the eggs and flour and process until just combined. Pour into a greased tray or in patty pans for single serves.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
To make the toffee sauce, place butter, cream and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until butter is melted. Bring to the boil and cook for 5 minutes or until thickened slightly. Spoon over puddings and served with cream or ice cream.

Chocolate Cheesecake Slice

Ingredients

250g scotch finger biscuits
125g butter, melted
500g cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup caster sugar
3 eggs
200g dark chocolate, melted

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a slice pan and line with baking paper.
Process biscuits until finely chopped. Add butter. Process until just combined. Press over the base of prepared pan. Cover and refrigerate for 10 minutes until firm.
Using an electric mixer beat the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time beating to combine. Transfer half the mixture to another bowl.
Stir the chocolate into remaining cream cheese mixture. Spoon mixtures alternating over base. Run a skewer through mixture to create a marbled effect. Bake for 25 minutes or until centre cheesecake is just firm to touch.

Margarita Cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1/4 tsp salt
125g butter, softened
1 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
Zest and juice of 1 1/2 limes
2 tbs tequila
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk

Tequila-lime icing
125g butter, softened
2 3/4 cups icing sugar
1 tbs lime juice
2 tbs tequila
Pinch of salt

Preheat oven to 180C. Line party pans with paper liners.
Beat the butter and sugar together until pale, light and fluffy. Then add the eggs to the mixture one at a time and mix well.
Add the lime zest, lime juice, vanilla and tequila to the butter mixture.
Add the flour and salt and mix until combined. Then add the buttermilk ad mix well.
Spoon batter into paper pans and cook for 25 minutes or until just slightly golden.
Once the cupcakes are cooked, allow them to cool on a rack for 5-10 minutes. Brush the tops of the cupcakes with 1-2 tbs tequila.
To make the icing, mix the butter and slowly add the icing sugar until its all combined. Then add the lime juice, tequila and salt and mix until combined. If the mixture is too wet just add some more icing sugar. Then spoon onto cupcakes and garnish with lime zest.
Makes 14

Chocolate Turkish Delight Cake

Ingredients

2 55g Turkish Delight bars, finely chopped
1 cup water
125g butter, softened
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups self-raisingflour
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder

Preheat oven to 160C. Grease a round cake tin as cut baking paper to fit.
Combine the chocolate and water in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook stirring until chocolate melts. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Use an electric mixer to beat the butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time. Beating well each addition. Add the flours and cocoa powder and store until just combined. Add the melted chocolate mixture and stir to combine. Spoon evenly amount the lined muffin pans . Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove from the oven and transfer to wire rack to cool.

Ice Cream Bread

Ingredients
2 cups ice cream, any flavor
1 1/2 cup self-raising flour
Flavors to taste

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a loaf tin with baking paper.
Mix the ice cream and self-raising flour together. Add in chocolate or fruit for extra texture and mix well.
Spoon into the loaf tin, bake the oven for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean from the loaf.
Serve with jam or chocolate spread
Below are Flavors I cooked.
- strawberry with berries
- chocolate flake

Vanilla Butter Cakes

Ingredients

90g butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
1 cup self-raising flour
2 tbs milk

Preheat oven to 180C. Line patty pan with paper cases.
Beat butter, vanilla, sugar, eggs, sifted flour a milk in a bowl with electric mixer on low speed until ingredients are combined. Increase speed to medium, beat until mixture has changed to a pale colour.
Spoon 1/4 cup of mixture into paper cases.
Bake for about 20 minutes. Stand cakes in the pans for 5 minutes then turning onto a wire rack to cool.
Decorate as you please.