After our original gin and tonic tart went viral last year, food editor Warren Mendes decided it was time to update the old recipe. Here, he's kept the classic flavour combinations of gin and tonic and added candied citrus for a true showstopper.
91 desserts to rival MasterChef's Heston Blumenthal
When it comes to the weird and whacky, it’s likely Heston Blumenthal has tried his hand at it. We’re taking on the molecular-loving chef with these 91 dessert recipes that are anything but ordinary.
Espresso martini layer cake
Warren Mendes takes an all-time favourite cocktail – the espresso martini – and turns it into a show-stopping crowd-pleaser.
Ferrero Rocher skillet brownies
Everyone’s favourite chocolate treat just got a whole lot better, incorporated into these delicious skillet brownies that are dangerously irresistible. You’ll need 4 x 8cm, 200ml-capacity skillets or 4 x 200ml ramekins for this recipe.
Chocolate and Turkish delight cake
This Mediterranean-inspired dessert signals easy entertaining and adds the final touch to a long, laid-back alfresco lunch.
The 3-ingredient white choc cheesecake that's an Easter essential
Part cheesecake, part decadent white chocolate cake, 100 per cent amazing.
S'mores pie
Check out Phoebe Wood's take on the classic bonfire dessert of melted marshmallows, chocolate and cookies.
Pina colada mango sundae ‘snow egg’
Remember the snow egg? Created by Peter Gilmore at Sydney’s Quay restaurant, it’s one of the country’s most famous (and difficult!) desserts. This is our re-worked, pina colada mango sundae version. Totally achievable, but just as dreamy and delicious. You’ll need to start this recipe a day ahead, and you’ll need a 1.75L terrine for the ice cream, a shallow metal tray for the mango granita and 6 chilled serving glasses.
Banoffles - cookie dough waffle sandwiches with banoffee cheesecake
Take a lazy Sunday breakfast and pair it with rich banoffee cheesecake, and voila: the banoffle is born.
Salted chocolate doughnuts
Join in on the doughnut craze with these moreish doughnuts that have the added kicked of a salted chocolate glaze. The hardest part will be trying to stop after your second one.
No-bake chocolate cheesecake
Give your oven a rest this weekend thanks to this decadent and dramatic cheesecake.
Jamie Oliver's espresso cheesecakes
Take your cheesecake game to the next level with this espresso-spiked version that's the perfect pick-me-up at any time of the day.
The new Black Forest cake
Decadent, rich and ready for a celebration - this cake is the ultimate showstopper. We've taken everything you love about the classic and upped the ante, including a Swiss meringue buttercream icing and a panna cotta filling. This one really is the cherry on the cake.
Nutella cheesecake with chocolate mirror glaze
It's the ultimate in dessert decadence. Tempt your guests with this indulgent Nutella cheesecake with chocolate mirror glaze.
Margarita tarts
Need we say more?
Dreams do come true: Jamie Oliver has made a Ferrero Rocher cake
The cake that's so good it should be illegal.