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Emelia Jackson

Emelia Jackson

Emelia Jackson

Good Food’s Better Baking columnist is a former MasterChef Australia winner and author of two baking cookbooks.

Emelia Jackson’s sour cream cheesecake.

Three tricks to reduce cracks on a baked cheesecake, the ‘little black dress’ of desserts

Emelia Jackson shares the secrets to a soft, luscious sour cream cheesecake without a crack in sight.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Emelia Jackson
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
Double chocolate peppermint cookies.

Get your festive bake on with Emelia Jackson’s Christmas cookies

Handmade biscuits are the perfect way to spread some holiday cheer – delicious, fun, and a treat everyone will enjoy.

  • Emelia Jackson
Emelia Jackson’s doughnuts contain a secret ingredient.

The secret to these fluffy cinnamon doughnuts? It’s all in the mashed spuds

The difference between gloriously puffy doughnuts and dense, oily rings comes down to an ingredient found in the vegie aisle.

  • < 30 mins
  • Emelia Jackson
Emelia Jackson’s perfect black forest cake.

This retro celebration cake will never go out of fashion. Here’s the secret to whipping up a great one

Bring out a black forest cake – a high-rise stack of airy chocolate sponges, sweet-sour cherries and clouds of cream – then stand back and soak up the accolades.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Emelia Jackson
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Emelia Jackson’s lemon, lime and bitters tartlets.

Emelia Jackson’s lemon, lime and bitters tartlets with a ‘dream’ curd you’ll want to eat by the spoonful

Take a refreshing mixed drink and turn it into a luxurious dessert that’s tart, sweet and bitter in all the right ways.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Emelia Jackson
Tiramisu panna cotta with sponge fingers.

Emelia Jackson’s secret to the perfect wobbly panna cotta

Magic happens when Italy’s favourite pick-me-up, tiramisu, meets the creamy just-set dessert.

  • < 30 mins
  • Emelia Jackson
Pavlova stack with passionfruit and mango.

Patience and grunt work: Emelia Jackson’s secrets to making the perfect pavlova

So many things can go wrong with Australia’s best-known dessert. Follow these simple tricks, and you’ll have the crisp, snowy meringue of your dreams.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Emelia Jackson
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
Emelia Jackson’s blueberry crumble cookies.
EASY

Emelia Jackson’s blueberry cookies with a crumble topping you can put on anything

Already mastered the classic chocolate chip cookie? Step things up a notch with this fresh seasonal bake plus bonus pro-tips to lift your baking game.

  • < 30 mins
  • Emelia Jackson

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/by/emelia-jackson-p5379z