Maybe you’ve watched The Great British Bake Off one too many times. Maybe you just need some sugar. Whatever the reason, it’s time to bake. 

Compiled by: Cari Johnson

Topsy Turvy Feijoa Cake

Kristina Jensen’s gooey upside down feijoa caramel cake is the autumn cake you’ve been waiting for.

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Triple Chocolate Cookies

A medley of white, milk and dark chocolate make these cookies are a triple threat.

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Feijoa, Date and Ginger Loaf

This flavour-packed loaf makes the perfect afternoon snack with a cup of tea.

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Hokey Pokey Melting Moments

This classic biscuit is taken up a notch with crunchy hokey pokey.

Also try: Yoyos that melt in the mouth and this Lemon Meringue Pie from The French Cafe never fail to impress.

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Chocolate Stout Cake

A great hit with teenagers (‘cos it’s got booze in it), you can double the mixture no sweat and make a great big cake for all their mates to share.

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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Everyone knows carrot cake is just a vehicle for cream cheese frosting.

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Charlotte’s Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Bernadette Gee’s cookbook Magnolia Kitchen is an internet sensation. These chewy delights were named after Bernadette’s one-and-only light-of-her-life daughter Charlotte.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies with Salted Date Filling (GF)

For when you need something chewy and gooey, stat.

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Moroccan Honey and Mint Syrup Cake

A Moroccan spin on the classic coffee cake. It’s moist and airy with a hint of coconut flavour.

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Vanilla Chiffon Cake

This airy dessert is part pavlova and part cake – the best of both worlds.

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Homemade 100’s & 1000’s Biscuits

Give the kids a go at decorating and no two biscuits will look the same.

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Apple Crumble Cake

This classic crowd-pleaser is all about the harmony between warm spices and granny smiths.

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• Try making a sourdough starter.
• Bake the ultimate chocolate swirl cheesecake.
• Master Peta Mathias’ vegetarian-friendly tarte tatin.
• Make the most addicting cheese puffs with old sandwich bread.
• Bake the cutest little pumpkin cupcakes (with cream-cheese frosting).
• Learn how to dehydrate fresh strawberries in the oven.
• Discover how to make the best cheesy vegetable scones.