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Morning & afternoon tea

Would it even be an Australian mud cake without that signature white squiggle?
EASY

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.
EASY

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
Roasted capsicum hummus.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s roasted capsicum hummus

Store-bought roasted capsicum makes this change-up on hummus a simple 10-minute operation.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Chicken and potato kofte mezze.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s chicken and potato koftas

These delicious koftas are full of flavour and are best served with plenty of fresh vegetables.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Carrot cake, only more deeply spiced and brooding.
EASY

One-bowl cardamom and molasses carrot cake

This simple cake is a dump-and-stir dream – richly spiced with cardamom and molasses, and topped with a luscious cream cheese frosting.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
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Helen Goh's almond and raspberry ripple cake.
EASY

Almond and raspberry ripple cake

With its marbled interior and pink icing, this delicious almond butter cake is perfect for Mother’s Day.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Banana bread cooks beautifully in the air fryer.
EASY

Air fryer banana bread

This easy air fryer banana bread, which comes together in under 50 minutes, is an excellent way to use ripe bananas.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jane de Graaff
Anzac biscuits are an Australian classic.
EASY

The Anzac biscuit recipe Stephanie Alexander accidentally left out of The Cook’s Companion

Missing from the latest Cook’s Companion, Stephanie Alexander’s Anzac biscuit is more than a recipe. It’s a lesson in history, maths, language and STEM.

  • < 30 mins
  • Stephanie Alexander
Helen Goh's Anzac biscuits.
EASY

Helen Goh’s golden Anzac biscuits are the perfect treat to bake today

Elevate the icon with toasted coconut and sea salt. By pulling your trays two minutes apart, you can deliver both syrupy-soft and golden-crisp in a single batch.

  • < 30 mins
  • Helen Goh
Normandy apple tart.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Normandy apple tart

This apple and custard tart has a certain elegance in its simplicity: sweet shortcrust, a mix and pour sour cream custard, and tart Granny Smith apples topped with a crunch of demerara sugar.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw