Got the kids at home for the next few weeks? Don’t fear, we’ve got all the delicious. baking activities to keep them occupied all summer long. From brownies to biscuits to cakes and chocolates, these are the recipes that’ll make sure the holidays come with a sweet ending.
"I've given these nostalgic treats a little modern makeover with this recipe for sour cherry and rosewater finger buns," says Phoebe Wood.
Remember this classic Aussie Arnott's biscuit? This long time favourite was sadly discontinued from shelves (except in South Australia!) so we decided to bake our own version.
If you thought chocolate brownies couldn't get any better, wait until you add Ferrero Rocher to the mix.
This simple flourless chocolate cake is the most delicious way to cap off a dinner party. This is an edited extract from A Table for Friends: The Art of Cooking for Two or Twenty by Skye McAlpine (Bloomsbury, $49.99).
Need an excuse to eat even more chocolate this Easter? Or just use up the leftover eggs laying around the house? Just add two pantry staples and this decadent chocolate brownie will be ready in no time.
These sweet ginger cookies can be enjoyed with a cup of tea or coffee, but beware, you won't stop at one.
The viral rainbow trend has seen the rise of multi-coloured bagels and even rainbow swirls through our coffee crema. Now delicious. Food Editor Warren Mendes has brought us the rainbow lamington, a truly happy Australian invention.
Forget rolling out the dough, chilling it and cutting into individual cookies: this simple ‘sheet cookie’ is something between a brownie and a biscuit – and better than both. It’s fudgy and nutty, with molten bursts of white, dark and milk chocolate
This traditional apple and rhubarb dessert is elevated by macadamias in the crumble, and of course, vanilla ice cream to serve.
These sweet and salty snack bars by Danielle Alvarez are made from everyday pantry staples.
“Now, I like a good plain biscuit almost as much as I do a plain cake, and jam drops would have to be one of the finest plain biscuits around. They were one of the first biscuits that I learnt to bake – and if any biscuits were designed to be made by children, it would have to be jam drops! For they are positively clamouring to be shaped by eager little hands and enthusiastically poked at to make way for a (slightly too big) spoonful of jam. What they lack in finesse they surely make up for in charm?” - Tilly Pamment
"Because the browned butter is melted you can prepare these by hand, which makes them a fun kids' activity. For perfectly chewy cookies, chill the dough in the fridge for a few hours or overnight." – Magdalenda Roze
You will need a kitchen blowtorch for this delicious dessert recipe. This is an edited extract from A Table for Friends: The Art of Cooking for Two or Twenty by Skye McAlpine (Bloomsbury, $49.99).
This chocolate torta Caprese is the answer to your gluten-free prayers. The traditional Italian almond and chocolate cake, topped with a vanilla ricotta and amaretto chocolate sauce, is by far the best thing you'll taste this week.
Banana and hazelnuts, a match made in dessert heaven.
