Type: Desserts
Saffron custard panettone pudding
Around Christmas, the test kitchen turns into a grotto full of elves and panettone. Well, maybe not the elves, but the packs…
Chocolate cake
We had some arguments in the test kitchen, and a few heated debates, before coming round to accepting that a chocolate cake,…
Flourless orange and ricotta polenta cake
For some unknown reason, flourless citrus cakes win every popularity contest hands down. There is solid proof, in the form of end-of-day…
Apricot, marmalade and almond pudding
Tins of fruit – apricots, peaches and pineapples in particular – are lifesavers when looking for a quick pudding that doesn’t rely…
Semifreddo with ‘cranko’
Making semifreddo can seem complicated until you actually make it, when the secret that it’s not is revealed. Particularly with a cheat’s…
Prickly pear sorbet
Prickly pears are really idiosyncratic: they’re the fruit form of the desert cactus, with a flavour so distinct that it’s hard to…
Chocolate, rose and walnut ice cream
There’s something a little bit Arabian nights about the combination of ingredients here, with the Turkish delight and rose water. The rose…
Lemon, yoghurt and juniper berry ice cream
The spark of inspiration for this dish was struck over a gin and tonic. The recipe went off-piste to become something else…
Campari and grapefruit sorbet
This is so refreshing and party-like that it can be served at pretty much any point during a meal. Before you start…