The Delia Collection: Baking by Delia Smith

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  • Preserved ginger cake with lemon icing

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Cooking for a crowd
    • Ingredients: stem ginger in syrup; ground ginger; fresh ginger; golden caster sugar; molasses; self-raising flour; ground almonds; icing sugar; lemons
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  • The ultimate carrot cake with mascarpone, fromage frais and cinnamon icing

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert
    • Ingredients: carrots; pecans; dark brown sugar; sunflower oil; self-raising wholemeal flour; mixed spice (UK); oranges; sultanas; desiccated coconut; mascarpone cheese; fromage frais; ground cinnamon; golden caster sugar
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  • Traditional Dundee cake

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Cooking ahead; Cooking for a crowd; Scottish
    • Ingredients: golden caster sugar; plain flour; dried currants; sultanas; glacéed cherries; candied peel; ground almonds; oranges; lemons; blanched almonds
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  • Old-fashioned cherry cake

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Cooking for a crowd
    • Ingredients: glacéed cherries; butter; golden caster sugar; eggs; plain flour; ground almonds; bitter almond essence; Demerara sugar
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  • Fresh coconut layer cake

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert
    • Ingredients: coconut; self-raising flour; golden caster sugar; mascarpone cheese; fromage frais
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  • Very sticky prune and date cake

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Cooking ahead; Cooking for a crowd
    • Ingredients: prunes; dates; raisins; currants; butter; condensed milk; plain flour; wholemeal flour; marmalade; apricot jam
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  • Polenta and ricotta cake with dates and pecans

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert
    • Ingredients: polenta; ricotta cheese; dates; pecans; Amaretto; self-raising flour; ground cinnamon; golden caster sugar; Demerara sugar
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  • Honey and spice cake

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Cooking for a crowd
    • Ingredients: honey; ground ginger; ground cinnamon; ground cloves; plain flour; golden caster sugar; oranges; lemons; candied peel; icing sugar; crystallized ginger
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  • Blueberry and cinnamon muffin cake with streusel topping

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert
    • Ingredients: blueberries; ground cinnamon; plain flour; golden caster sugar; butter; self-raising flour; Demerara sugar; hazelnuts
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  • A classic sponge cake (with passion-fruit filling)

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert
    • Ingredients: self-raising flour; butter; golden caster sugar; passion fruit; mascarpone cheese; fromage frais
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  • Iced lemon curd layer cake

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert
    • Ingredients: lemons; self-raising flour; butter; golden caster sugar; eggs; icing sugar
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  • Austrian coffee and walnut cake with coffee cream

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Austrian
    • Ingredients: instant coffee powder; walnuts; self-raising flour; butter; golden caster sugar; espresso powder; Demerara sugar; mascarpone cheese; fromage frais
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  • Moist chocolate and almond cake

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert
    • Ingredients: dark chocolate; ground almonds; butter; golden caster sugar; eggs; self-raising flour; crème fraîche; flaked almonds
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  • Easter Simnel cake

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Cooking for a crowd; Easter / Lent; British
    • Ingredients: blanched almonds; marzipan; plain flour; mixed spice (UK); light brown sugar; butter; mincemeat; mixed dried fruits; candied peel; oranges; lemons; fondant icing; redcurrant jelly; egg yolks
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  • Spiced apple muffin cake with pecan streusel topping

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Cooking for a crowd
    • Ingredients: tart apples; ground cinnamon; ground cloves; nutmeg; butter; plain flour; golden caster sugar; self-raising flour; Demerara sugar; pecans
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  • Irish whiskey Christmas cakes

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Cooking for a crowd
    • Ingredients: Irish whiskey; Angostura bitters; prunes; glacéed cherries; almonds; candied peel; raisins; currants; ground cinnamon; nutmeg; ground cloves; molasses sugar; oranges; lemons; self-raising flour; Demerara sugar; butter; eggs; apricot jam; egg whites; molasses; golden icing sugar
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  • Coconut lime cake

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert
    • Ingredients: dessicated coconut; limes; self-raising flour; golden caster sugar; butter; coconut milk powder; icing sugar
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  • Sticky gingerbread

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Cakes, large; Dessert
    • Ingredients: ground ginger; plain flour; ground cinnamon; nutmeg; white pepper; treacle; golden syrup; dark brown sugar; butter
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  • Spiced date and walnut loaf

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea
    • Ingredients: dates; walnuts; butter; treacle; golden syrup; milk; plain flour; mixed spice (UK); ground ginger
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  • Irish tea bread

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Irish
    • Ingredients: raisins; currants; sultanas; candied peel; Demerara sugar; Lapsang Souchong tea; pecans; self-raising flour
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  • Quick apricot, apple and pecan loaf

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Quick / easy; Afternoon tea
    • Ingredients: dried apricots; tart apples; pecans; ground cinnamon; wholemeal flour; plain flour; butter; brown sugar; Demerara sugar
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  • Bara brith

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Welsh
    • Ingredients: milk; light brown sugar; yeast; strong white flour; mixed spice (UK); mixed dried fruits; honey
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  • Banana and walnut loaf

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea
    • Ingredients: bananas; walnuts; ground cinnamon; plain flour; wholemeal flour; oranges; lemons; butter; dark brown sugar; Demerara sugar
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  • Stollen

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea; Christmas; Cooking for a crowd; German
    • Ingredients: golden caster sugar; yeast; strong white flour; butter; currants; sultanas; dried apricots; glacéed cherries; candied peel; almonds; marzipan
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  • Sultana loaf cake

    from The Delia Collection: Baking The Delia Collection by Delia Smith

    • Categories: Bread & buns, sweet; Afternoon tea
    • Ingredients: sultanas; tea; self-raising flour; Demerara sugar
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  • Flapjacks

    • kateastoria on November 20, 2014

      These are english flapjacks, not american. They're a bar cookie made from rolled oats, closer to granola bars than pancakes.

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  • ISBN 10 0563487364
  • ISBN 13 9780563487364
  • Published Sep 08 2005
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 144
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Ebury Press
  • Imprint BBC Books

Publishers Text

Delia's seventh book in this enormously popular Collection brings us tantalising baking recipes. From cakes and muffins to breads and biscuits, Delia has chosen over 50 of her most popular recipes - updating old favourites and adding some that are completely new. This Collection is aimed at both experienced cooks and newcomers who can be sure that with Delia's approachable style, they will be guided by a trusted hand through her fail-safe recipes. Including tips and ideas to help cooks of every ability, the reader is guaranteed delicious and rewarding results every time. Delia is a publishing phenomenon with sales of more than 18 million cookery books. This series is the first time her recipes have been arranged by subject.

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