Notes about Recipes in this book

• LPC (Lazy person’s cake)

  • Astrid5555 on October 24, 2021

    Perfect for when you need a very quick chocolate fix. Sandwiched together with apricot jam and used the ganache only as a topping.

• Toffee apple self-saucing pudding

  • nomeshk on February 19, 2026

    My dad raved about this. Had to make it with eating apples rather than Bramleys, but it worked well. Would like to try it with the recommended tarter apples. Took far longer to cook than the suggested 35 mins in a 160C fan oven.

• Indian semolina shortbread (Nankhatai)

  • Astrid5555 on October 02, 2023

    Buttery, crumbly, crunchy, quick to make!

• The brioche cube

  • Astrid5555 on November 16, 2021

    There is a lot of butter in the dough, but it all comes together in the end, do not despair. My cube pan did not have the exact size dimensions specified in the recipe so I slightly underfilled the cavities, and the dough did not rise high enough during baking to force the brioche into the exact cube shape. Nevertheless, they looked great and tasted excellent filled with the pastry cream. The bruléed tops are a nice touch but not essential.

• Batter-style waffles

  • Beth891 on December 04, 2024

    Nice flavour but no where near as light and fluffy as other waffle recipes I've made. I only used the zest of 1 lemon and it was definitely lemony enough 2 would have been far too much!

• Ricotta bombolini

  • Astrid5555 on November 16, 2021

    These are addictively good! The batter needs to rest for 30 minutes before frying, but I even put it into the fridge for several hours and fried them off right before we needed them. Perfect make-ahead dessert. Highly recommended!

• Mince pies

  • ChelseaP on November 07, 2022

    The pastry is gorgeous and easy to work with. Don’t skimp on the Demerara sugar on top, gives it a lovely crunch. Used a shop bought mince and jazzed it up with some brandy and grapefruit zest but will be trying the full recipe in future.

• Cherry and ricotta cake

  • ChelseaP on July 07, 2022

    Divine! Ravneet Gill can do no wrong. If you like cherry desserts, google her Cherry Pie recipe on the Damson Jelly Academy blog - it's incredible.

• Eat Your Books

  A spectacular second offering by Ravneet Gill which is guaranteed to release the inner pastry chef in us all.

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