Cakes and Biscuits recipes

White chocolate and berry scrolls (Chelsea’s buns)

White chocolate and berry scrolls If you think cooking with yeast and getting things to ‘rise’ is scary, you have to stop those thoughts right now. It really couldn’t be simpler, and the result will delight you! Just buy a jar of little brown yeast granules from your local supermarket […]

Vanilla cupcakes with white chocolate icing

Vanilla cupcakes with white chocolate icing They may look pretty and delicate – but I can tell you, grown men have been known to moan with delight tasting these cupcakes. They’re a winner. I’ve taken ‘icing’ to a whole new level and put nearly a whole block of white chocolate […]

Marmite & cheese beer bread bites

For my lockdown loaf beer bread, click here! Marmite & cheese beer bread bites The original plain recipe for this bread was handwritten in our tattered Great Barrier family recipe book. Mum had written above it, underlined twice: ‘Easy one bowl no mess operation!’. If that’s not enough to convince […]

White chocolate & berry cheesecake

Chelsea’s white chocolate & berry cheesecake This is still one of my most popular recipes ever – especially around Christmas time! People make it year after year, and can you blame them? It looks a million bucks and isn’t the slightest bit difficult to make. It can be made in […]

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies This recipe is actually one I got from my friend Dave Mckinnon.  They are to die for – soft and chewy and warm out of the oven, pretty much heaven. How flat they go will depend on how warm the butter in the mixture is – the […]