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Honeycomb rocky road
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Honeycomb rocky road

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 400g/14oz milk chocolate, broken into pieces 225g/8oz butter, cubed, plus extra for greasing 6 tbsp golden syrup 75g/3oz dark chocolate (approx. 52% cocoa solids), broken into pieces 500g/1lb 2oz digestive biscuits, roughly crushed to nut-sized pieces 4 x 32g chocolate coated honeycomb bars, cut into bite-sized pieces Method Grease and line a 30x23cm/12x9in traybake…

Rhubarb crumble
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Rhubarb crumble

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 10 sticks of rhubarb 8 tbsp caster sugar 1 tsp ground ginger 110g/4oz butter, softened 110g/4oz demerara sugar 200g/7oz plain flour   Method Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Cut the rhubarb into 7½cm long sticks and place on an oven tray. Sprinkle with 4 tablespoons of water and the caster sugar….

Rhubarb rose strawberry bake with scone topping
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Rhubarb rose strawberry bake with scone topping

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the base 1 vanilla pod 250g/9oz frozen or fresh rhubarb 400g/14oz strawberries, halved 2 drops rose extract or 1 tsp rosewater (see recipe tip) 1–3 organic roses, petals only, plus extra for decoration (optional) For the scones 225g/8oz self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting pinch of salt 4 cardamom pods, seeds removed and crushed 55g/2oz…

Caraway and lemon shortbread
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Caraway and lemon shortbread

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 250g/9oz plain flour 75g/2¾oz ground rice or fine semolina 200g/7oz butter, softened 100g/3½oz caster sugar, plus 2 tbsp for sprinkling 1½ tsp caraway seeds, lightly crushed 1 lemon, grated zest only salt Method Line a 20cm/8in square baking tin with baking paper. Put the flour and ground rice in the bowl of a…

Chocolate and brandy shots
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Chocolate and brandy shots

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 200g/7oz dark chocolate (approx. 52% cocoa solids) 2 tbsp brandy 150ml/¼ pint pouring double cream 250g/9oz full-fat mascarpone cheese, at room temperature Method Remove 2 squares of chocolate and finely grate them. Set aside for the garnish. Break the remaining chocolate into a pan, pour in the brandy and cream. Set aside to…

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