DAY Recipe

INGREDIENTS

125 g unsalted butter , at room temperature
1/4 cup brown sugar , firmly packed
2 eggs
1/4 cup apricot jam
3 cups crumbled fruitcake
3/4 cup self-raising flour
1/4 cup desiccated coconut
2 teaspoons mixed spice
1/2 cup milk
extra mixed spice , to decorate
lemon ICINGINGREDIENTS
100 g unsalted butter , at room temperature
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar icing

DIRECTIONS

Grease a 19cm x 30cm lamington pan. Line base of pan with baking paper.
Beat butter and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in [...]

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup butter , softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 cup chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer, gradually adding sugar and beating well. Add egg and vanilla and beat well. Combine flour, soda, salt and spices; add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in pecans.
Shape dough into two 12-inch rolls. Wrap in wax paper and [...]

INGREDIENTS

100 g baking chocolate
100 g butter
50 g flour
3/4 cup caster sugar
3 eggs
250 g pitted cherries

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Melt chocolate and butter by placing both in a heatproof bowl and standing over a pan of boiling water. Stir until melted and well combined. (I actually use the microwave on low for this step.)
Beat flour sugar and eggs until white and doubled in bulk, this will take about 5 [...]

INGREDIENTS

300 g low-fat chocolate ice cream (10 oz, softened)
1/3 cup pine nuts (50 grams - 1 2/3 oz, roughly chopped)
250 g low-fat vanilla ice cream (8 oz, softened)
100 g dried apricots (3 1/3 oz, roughly chopped)
100 g dried figs (3 1/3 oz, chopped)
100 g dried peaches (3 1/3 oz, roughly chopped)
25 g glace green cherries (7/8 oz, chopped)
25 g glace red cherries (7/8 oz, chopped)

DIRECTIONS

Line a 20 cm x 10 cm (8 in x 4 in) bar tin with [...]

INGREDIENTS

melted butter , to grease
125 g butter , chopped
160 ml sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1 (250g)packet plain sweet biscuits, crushed (such as Marie)
45 g desiccated coconut
375 g licorice, coarsely chopped (packet licorise allsorts)
200 g dark cooking chocolate , chopped
30 g Copha

DIRECTIONS

Brush a 19 x 29cm (base measurement) lamington pan with melted butter to lightly grease. Line the base and sides with non-stick baking paper, allowing it to overhang slightly.
Combine the butter, condensed milk and golden syrup [...]