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Christmas Cake Pops

• Makes 28 Ingredients 125g butter, softened 3/4 cup (155g, firmly packed) brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour 1/4 cup (30g) cocoa powder, sifted 100g cream cheese, softened 1 cup (150g) icing sugar mixture 375g pkt milk chocolate melts 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 100g white chocolate melts Silver cachous, to decorate Method 1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line the base of a round 20cm cake pan. Use an electric mixer to beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour and cocoa powder and stir until just combined. Spoon into prepared pan and smooth the surface.

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Christmas is almost upon us (again!) and to help you get a head 2. Break up cake. Process in a food processor until mixture resembles start on your yuletide preparations, here’s a fab festive recipe that fine crumbs. Transfer to a bowl.

3. Process the cream cheese and icing sugar in a food processor doubles as a gorgeous gift! until smooth and combined. Add to the cake crumbs and stir until well combined.

Gingerbread Boxes • Makes 5 4. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Roll tablespoonfuls of cake Ingredients mixture into balls and place on the prepared tray. Cover with plastic 250g butter, at room temperature wrap and place in the fridge for 4 hours or until firm.

100g (1/2 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar 5. Place the milk chocolate melts in a heatproof bowl over a 100g (1/2 cup) caster sugar saucepan half-filled with simmering water. Stir with a metal spoon 60ml (1/4 cup) treacle until chocolate melts. Add the vegetable oil and stir to combine.

1 egg 6. Dip the end of 1 lollypop stick in chocolate then insert into a 565g (33/4 cups) plain flour, sifted ball. Return to the tray. Repeat with remaining balls. Set aside for 5 1 tbs ground ginger minutes or until set.

2 tsp ground cinnamon 7. Dip 1 cake ball into the melted chocolate, turning to coat. Gently 1 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda tap on the side of the bowl to remove excess chocolate. Insert the 375g pkt dark chocolate melts, melted cake pop in the polystyrene to stand upright. Repeat with remaining 1 egg white balls and chocolate. Set aside for 30 minutes to set.

300g (2 cups) pure icing sugar, sifted 8. Place white chocolate melts in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan 3 drops fresh lemon juice half-filled with simmering water. Stir until chocolate melts and is Silver cachous, to decorate smooth. Set side for 5 minutes to cool slightly. Spoon a little of the Bought chocolates, to fill each box melted chocolate onto the top of each cake pop, allowing it to run Method down the sides slightly. Sprinkle with silver cachous to decorate.

1. Use an electric beater to beat the butter, brown sugar, caster Return to polystyrene to set completely. sugar and treacle in a large bowl until pale and creamy. Add the egg and beat until well combined. Gradually stir in the flour, ginger, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda until a soft dough forms, adding a little extra flour if necessary. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead until smooth. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 20 minutes or until slightly firm.

2. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 3 baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Roll out half the dough between 2 sheets of non-stick baking paper until 4mm thick. Cut fifteen 8cm squares from the dough, rerolling as necessary. Bake on the prepared trays for 10-12 minutes or until light brown. Set aside on trays for 5 minutes to cool before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.

3. Reserve 5 gingerbread squares for the bases. Use a pastry brush to paint a thin layer of chocolate over the back of the remaining squares. Set aside until set.

4. Beat the egg white in a bowl until foamy. Gradually beat in icing sugar For a gift to eat, box and all, make the season’s classic spicescented sweet into a parcel filled with goodies. and lemon juice until a firm icing forms (if it’s too runny, add more sugar) 5. Transfer icing to a piping bag fitted with a 2mm plain nozzle.

Decorate the gingerbread squares with icing and cachous for the sides and lids. Set aside for 6 hours or overnight until set.

On Christmas Day, sample the food, rather than stuff yourself 6. Re-melt the remaining chocolate and spoon into a piping bag silly, and deal quickly with any leftovers. People often get fitted with a 5mm nozzle. Place 1 reserved gingerbread base on through Christmas unscathed, but come undone when faced a clean work surface. Use chocolate to join 2 sides to base. Stand with the pavlova in the fridge the next day. Send leftovers in corner of a square cake pan until set. Repeat to join remaining home with guests, or freeze leftovers in small portions.

2 sides. Repeat with the remaining gingerbread squares and

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