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MAKES 16-20 pieces PREP 20 mins plus 3 hrs chilling COOK 8 mins EASY 50g butter, plus extra for the tin400g blonde white chocolate (or use500g regular white chocolate),broken into pieces100g white cho

SERVES 8-10 PREP 20 mins plus cooling and 1 hr macerating COOK 45 mins EASY 200g butter, softened, plus extrafor the tin200g golden caster sugar4 eggs200g self-raising flour1 tsp baking powder2 tbsp m

■ Serves 10 ■ Prep 30 mins plus setting and overnight chilling ■ Cook 15 mins 4 tbsp custard powder2 tbsp caster sugar500ml double cream2 raspberry swiss rolls, cut into2cm-thick slices200g fresh or f

If your cheese biscuits have gone soft, pop them into a hot oven for a few minutes to refresh and crisp them up again. They will firm up as they cool. Sprouts are an integral part of Christmas, but ma

Ingredients (Makes 30) 50 g hazelnuts 175 g plain cake (such as Madeira) 75 g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 2 tbs rum To decorate: 200 g dark chocolate, broken into pieces Chocolate vermicelli, f

Pack these moreish little tarts into a freezerproof container for an easy cook-from-frozen solution. MAKES 6 PREP 30 mins plus cooling COOK 1 hr 15 mins EASY ❄ 4 red onions, thinly sliced2 tbsp sunflo