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Easter egg cake pops

Easter egg cake pops

Brighten up the family Easter celebration and engage the kids with these zesty, creative lollipop-style cakes.
Easter Egg Rocky Road

Easter egg rocky road

This easy rocky road recipe will help keep the kids occupied over the Easter long weekend. With marshmallows, Turkish delight and biscuits this treat makes good use of any leftover eggs the Easter Bunny left lying around.
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Golden cinnamon biscuits

Golden cinnamon biscuits

The dark caramel flavours of brown sugar and golden syrup spiced with cinnamon mean these simple golden cinnamon biscuits are absolutely full of flavour.
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Bunny biscuits

Bunny biscuits

Pashmak is available from specialty food shops. Note
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triple choc brownies

Easy recipes to bake with your little ones

Want to get creative in the kitchen this weekend and satisfy your sweet cravings? This collection of decadent treats are easy to make, perfect for getting your little ones involved with the cooking or decorating process. From our butterfly-topped brownies to our triple-chocolate brownies, these little baked goods make lovely lunchbox fillers, birthday party food and edible rewards. Take a flick through our recipes with your kids and let them cook what to make this weekend.
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Chilli chicken pizza with pesto

Chilli chicken pizza with pesto

This end-of-the-week favourite gets a contemporary makeover here by adding chilli and pesto ... and for the kids, you can simply leave out the chilli.
Liquorice allsorts slice

Liquorice allsorts slice

A colourful and creative slice that can be made in less than 15 minutes. A perfect sweet treat for kids and adults alike.
Apricot and Walnut Biscuits

Apricot and walnut biscuits

These golden biscuits are delicious and great to make with the kids. Full of crunchy walnuts and chewy apricot pieces, they'll be a sure-fire hit!
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Apple ice-cream

Apple ice-cream

Enjoy the cool, fruity flavours of fresh apple swirled throughout creamy vanilla custard - absolutely perfect for an afternoon treat.
Tahini dip

Tahini dip

For that party, barbecue or family get-together, it's tempting to just scoop up a selection of dips from the supermarket. Make your own, however, and you'll save money, know exactly what has gone into the food, plus most homemade dips, like this one, are ridiculously quick and easy to make.
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Coconut Ice Snow Balls

Coconut ice snow balls

Make ahead Make snowballs up to 1 week ahead. Cover, then refrigerate. Try tinting the extra coconut with food colouring. Note
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Breakfast croissants

Breakfast croissants

This light, flaky golden croissant is beautiful stuffed with fresh ham, eggs and oozy melted cheese to create the perfect lazy weekend breakfast or brunch.
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Lolly Cake BISCUITS

Lolly cake biscuits

storage Lolly cake biscuit will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Slice it as you need it. For round biscuits, place a 30cm x 40cm (12-inch x 16-inch) sheet of baking paper on the work surface. Spoon biscuit mixture onto paper and shape into a 30cm (12-inch) long, 5cm (2-inch) […]
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bat cave

Bat cave

The cave is made up of three cakes, so while it may look fiddly and complicated, it isn’t. The kids’ll think you used magic to make it. Cooked cakes can be frozen for up to one month. Thaw at room temperature for about six hours. Cake can be iced and decorated one day ahead (except […]
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doing the right thing

Doing the right thing

EQUIPMENT 20cm (8-inch) square cake board We’ve use a mixture of lollies to turn this into a rubbish bin. To make this a recycle bin, use a variety of milk bottles. Save any licourice off-cuts for another use. Note
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icy fruit kebabs

Icy fruit kebabs

We used watermelon, mandarins, kiwifruit, mango and strawberries. Use any combination you like. Note
teddy bear biscuits

Teddy bear biscuits

The kids will love these delightful teddy bear biscuits. You can experiment with different coloured smarties to have a variety of coloured noses, if you like.
vegemite pinwheels

Vegemite pinwheels

Unbaked pinwheels can be frozen for up to a month. Bake them straight from the freezer, adding about 10 minutes to the baking time. Note
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Easy Florentines

Easy florentines

It is very important to allow biscuits to cool completely before you attempt to remove them from trays, to avoid breaking Note
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bug catcher

Bug catcher

EQUIPMENT 20cm x 30cm (8-inch x 12-inch) rectangular cake board We used Tic Tacs to make the ladybird `trail’. Use as many ladybirds as you like to decorate the cake board. Use any critter lollies you can find, sour worms work well, or even use plastic spiders, if you like. If using non-edible decorations, make […]
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gelato bouquet

Gelato bouquet

Gelato flavours used for this recipe: lemon, green apple, strawberry and mango although any flavours can be used. A very firm ice-cream may be used in place of the gelato, scoop it directly onto the ice-cream cones just before serving. Make sure the oven trays and cake board fit in your freezer before starting. Note
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candy cupcakes

Candy cupcakes

Boiled lollies are made from a thick syrup of boiled sugar and water, to which colour and flavourings are added before the mixture is rolled, cut into pieces and hardened. Also known as rock candy, humbugs and bullseyes. Note
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pizzetta caprese

Pizzetta caprese

For this recipe we used small (15cm diameter) packaged pizza bases for this recipe. Note
Giant Donut

Giant donut

Bake one cake at a time, unless you have access to two savarin pans. Have the sprinkles close by for decorating, as this icing sets rapidly after it has been warmed. If you’re not happy with the icing, leave it to set completely, then snap or lift off any ugly pieces on the cake or […]
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