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Chocolate

Would it even be an Australian mud cake without that signature white squiggle?
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Emelia Jackson gives this nostalgic supermarket favourite a rich, fudgy upgrade

Be the hero of every morning tea or dinner party with this dense, irresistible chocolate creation, complete with zig-zag stripes that show you mean business.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Emelia Jackson
Chocolate, hojicha and pecan cookies.
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If you like matcha, these extra-toasty choc chip cookies will be your cup of tea

A different powdered Japanese green tea gives these biscuits a mellow, nutty backbone.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh's chocolate, fig and marsala cake.

Helen Goh’s rich yet surprisingly light chocolate cake is your new gluten-free dessert

This is just the dessert to bring out after a long lunch, with dried figs lending bursts of crunch.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
The higher the percentage of cocoa, the lower the sugar content of chocolate, explaining the bitterness.

Is dark chocolate actually healthy (and is a square a day OK)? A dietitian explains

Dark chocolate comes in a wide variety of options, so it’s worth taking a closer look at the ingredient list to really understand the nutritional differences.

  • Susie Burrell
Helen Goh has broken with tradition to add chocolate to her favourite hot cross bun recipe.

Helen Goh’s sophisticated choc spin will tempt even the most traditional hot cross bun fans

In this grown-up twist on the Easter classic, cocoa and dark chocolate chunks add depth, casting fruit and spices into molten relief.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
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Jocelyn’s Provisions’ filled hot cross buns.

Brisbane’s best Easter treats of 2026

These cafes and bakeries are going all out with Easter-fied drinks and desserts, from creative hot cross buns to chocolate-topped lattes and more.

  • Neesha Sinnya
Lindt's Gold Bunny: Smaller and more expensive.

Easter egg prices jump and sizes shrink despite cocoa price crash

Lindt bunny prices have risen by almost a third and Cadbury eggs are rocketing as manufacturers and supermarkets scramble to justify shrinkflation this Easter.

  • Will Nicholas
White chocolate muffins.
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School holiday baking: Adam Liaw gives choc-chip muffins a little change-up

Two other types of chocolate chips help give these muffins an extra-rich flavour.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
RecipeTin Eats' molten chocolate lava cakes.

Move over chocolate muffin, there’s a new viral Olympic dessert, and it’s very ’90s

The gooey chocolatey cake with a molten centre was once everywhere, it’s now taking over the Olympic village. Make yours the RecipeTin Eats way or cheats method.

  • Erina Starkey
Emelia Jackson’s foolproof brownies.
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The secret to perfect glossy brownies: Emelia Jackson’s best recipe

These simple, foolproof tips guarantee you’ll bake chocolate brownies with a fudgy centre and that signature crackly top every time.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Emelia Jackson