Dessert

Retro dessert recipes with chocolate

There's some recipes which never seem to go out of fashion, especially when they involve chocolate. This collection of desserts honours those beautiful sweet dishes from our childhood, from chocolate-glazed profiteroles to black forest cheesecake. There's all the morning tea favourites like neenish tarts and lamingtons, plus special occasion cakes, puddings and pavlova. Take a trip down memory lane with these gorgeous desserts and give them a regular place in your kitchen again.
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Black forest cheesecake
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Black forest cheesecake

Rich and creamy, this black forest cheesecake is stuffed with juicy cherries and comes with a beautiful chocolate crust. Sinful indulgence at its best.
Chocolate mud cake
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Chocolate mud cake

Chocolate mud cake is possibly the most popular choice of cake, and for good reason. It’s quite delicious! Use the best-quality chocolate you can afford for this version.
flourless chocolate roulade with espresso cream
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Flourless chocolate roulade with espresso cream

It is fine to use just 1 x 300ml carton (tub) of cream for this recipe. Make sure egg whites are only beaten until soft peaks form. If too firm, the cake is more likely to crack when rolling. Note

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