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Sticky Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce

This is my Nan's recipe. It is just the best!

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Lemonade scones

Four ingredients, 5 mins to prep, 15 mins to cook, and 5 mins to devour, these lemonade scones are the perfect afternoon treat!

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Pavlova

Our national dessert: crisp meringue on the outside with a soft marshmallow centre.

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Sour Cream Apple Slice

An old favourite for morning and afternoon tea.

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How to whip cream by hand (in a jar!)

Make whipped cream on the go with this easy recipe that's perfect for camping or cooking with kids. There's no mess, no whisks or beaters, and very little washing up.

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Tiramisu 'Ice Cream'

A creamy and easy-to-make 'ice cream'. Lovely for a dinner party dessert.

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Strawberry and Cream Santas

It’s strawberries and cream, but not as you know it! What could be cuter than a little army of strawberry Santas ready to take along to the work or school Christmas party - delicious AND hilarious!

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Christmas cake plus in-season mangoes equals a dessert that will delight during the festive period. This is a good recipe for using up leftover Christmas cake, or you can simply buy extra cake! How to make a merry mango trifle: key tips When adding your sherry, make sure you try to sprinkle it evenly over the cake slices in the dish, so that all the cake gets an even sherry kick, and there aren’t some slices that are too boozy. The beauty of a trifle is seeing all the layers through the glass side of your trifle dish, so be extra careful when making your cream layers so that there aren’t smudges of cream up the side of the bowl. Placing the trifle in the fridge for at least 3 hours, or overnight, ensures that the cake absorbs the alcohol and mango juices, and the custard cream is lovely and firm. It’s a great dessert to prep the day before Christmas Day so that all you have to do on the big day is serve it! Key ingredients in this merry mango trifle recipe Choose firm, in-season mangoes for this trifle, as they’ll be at their sweet best. An everyday supermarket fruit cake is fine for this recipe, or you can use homemade fruit cake if you have some. Just be sure that the cake is quite fresh and moist, and not dried out, otherwise it will crumble rather than slice nicely. Brandy custard and whipped double cream combine wonderfully to create the thick custardy cream layers of this trifle. This recipe calls for sherry, but if you can use an alternative, if you prefer. Take a look at the notes below the recipe for some ideas. Here are some more incredibly tasting and looking trifle recipes to try. I have my eye on this decadent Cherry Ripe trifle! This recipe was originally submitted by suetabor, a member of the Australia’s Best Recipe community. Introduction and additional recipe notes by Natasha Shaw.