Loved by generations (and for good reason), these desserts are sure to send waves of nostalgia, as well as some delicious aromas, wafting through your kitchen. Fluffy soufflés, luxurious tarts and generously iced cakes will test the resolve of chocolate addicts while fresh and fruity flavours show up in pavlovas, panna cottas and a zesty lemon tart.
From warming winter puddings and crumbles to summer trifles and sorbet, these recipes will see you through the year. Master them one at a time.
Chocolate cake with fudge icing recipe
(Credits: Mikkel Vang)Chocolate cake with fudge icing
White chocolate and banana baked rice puddings
(Credits: William Meppem)White chocolate and banana baked rice puddings
Golden-syrup dumplings with ginger and spice
Ginger-carrot cake with salted butterscotch frosting
Alistair Wise’s custard tart
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Alistair Wise’s custard tart
Sesame doughnuts with custard (jin deui)
(Credits: Sharyn Cairns)Flower Drum’s sesame doughnuts with custard (jin deui)
Chocolate mousse with white chocolate and corn flake crumble
Flour and Stone’s fig and honeycomb pavlova
(Credits: Andrew Finlayson)Flour and Stone’s guide to making the perfect pavlova
Coffee caramel panna cotta
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Coffee caramel panna cotta
Red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese-marshmallow frosting
Peter Gilmore’s quince, pecan and crème caramel trifle with Gretchen’s honey cream
Spiced Fuji apple crumble with dulce de leche ice-cream
Orange and almond shortbread
(Credits: Chris Chen)Orange and almond shortbread
Passionfruit vanilla slice
(Credits: Brett Stevens)Passionfruit vanilla slice
Stickey date pudding
(Credits: Chris Court)