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Birthday

Adam Liaw’s Swedish almond loaf is finished with a moreish butterscotch almond topping.
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Adam Liaw’s Swedish almond loaf cake with butterscotch topping

Serve a slice with sour cream and a strong black coffee.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Helen Goh’s Dubai chocolate brownies.

Helen Goh takes the viral Dubai chocolate bar and makes it even better

Inspired by the pistachio chocolate, this brownie is a textural treat in every bite.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Top with cream cheese or a dusting of icing sugar.
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This nutty ingredient will take your carrot cake to the next level

A missing ingredient led Helen Goh to improvise this winning update to the classic cake.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
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
Danielle Alvarez’s double lemon cake with vanilla sugar.
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Double-lemon loaf cake with sugar crust

Danielle Alvarez’s lemon cake of dreams also happens to be dairy-free.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
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Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s lime and coconut sheet cake.
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Lime and triple coconut sheet cake

This tropical traybake will brighten the dreariest winter’s day.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Everyday chocolate cake with whipped cocoa cream.
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Creator of the ‘world’s best chocolate cake’ shares her new, improved kid-friendly recipe

Helen Goh swaps the original’s dark chocolate ganache for whipped cocoa cream in this simple “everyday” recipe.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Strawberry and cream bombe Alaska.

Looking for the ultimate party pud? Emelia Jackson’s retro ice-cream cake is the bombe

This showstopping summer celebration cake delivers plenty of bang but is much easier to make than it looks.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Emelia Jackson
Two-layer chocolate swirl pavlova sandwiched with creme fraiche.

Chocolate swirl pavlova with raspberries and creme fraiche

This meringue has a wonderful texture – slightly chewy on the inside yet light and airy. Other fruits such as strawberries, figs or blackberries are wonderful here, too.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Adam Liaw's arroz con pollo.
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Adam Liaw's arroz con pollo

This delicious one-pan chicken dish is a family favourite across the Spanish-speaking world.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/topic/birthday-l9p