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Mother's Day

This is the right kind of vanilla slice, says its creator Katrina Meynink.

Vanilla slice with caramelised pastry and passionfruit

Katrina Meynink’s version of the Aussie bakery classic is a thing of beauty.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Emelia Jackson’s chocolate mousse.

Emelia Jackson’s light, airy chocolate mousse is the sweetest way to see in 2025

This make-ahead retro dessert, an irresistible combination of dark chocolate custard and whipped cream, is making a comeback on restaurant menus.

  • < 30 mins
  • Emelia Jackson
Katrina Meynink’s two-tone jelly and panna cotta.

Raspberry, moscato and elderflower jelly with yoghurt and white chocolate panna cotta

On our hot Christmas days, this light and refreshing pudding is the kind of dessert we all need.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Danielle Alvarez’s blueberry pancakes with whipped demerara butter.
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Blueberry pancakes with ‘irresistible’ whipped demerara butter

Dotted with berries, these light and fluffy pancakes are the stuff of weekend dreams.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s lemon ciambella (Italian ring cake).
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Cake for breakfast? Bring it on with this lemon ciambella

This Italian breakfast cake is simple and quick to make, and stays moist for a good few days.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
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Helen Goh’s lemon, orange and almond cake.

Lemon, orange and almond cake

A simple but rich cake, fine-textured and full of bright citrus flavours.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Danielle Alvarez’s polenta and strawberry scones.
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Get your Sunday bake-on with these quick polenta and strawberry scones

Pre-filled with jam, these delicious little double-decker scones come together and bake up quickly.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Strawberry and mascarpone parfait.
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Adam Liaw’s strawberry and mascarpone parfait

Parfait can refer to a pâté-type arrangement of chicken livers, a French frozen custard or an arrangement of fruit, cream and sorbet. This is more the latter.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Apricot, almond and cardamom cake.
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Apricot, almond and cardamom cake

This gently spiced cake contains nuggets of sun-dried apricot for a perfect balance of sweet and tart.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Asparagus tart.
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‘Spring isn’t just the perfect time to eat asparagus, it’s the only time’: Adam Liaw’s simple star tart

Spring isn’t just the perfect time to eat asparagus, it’s the only time.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw

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