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Lemon Pound Cake

A big lemon Bundt pound cake made with lemon-lime soda and plenty of zest, finished with a powdered sugar glaze sharpened with dried lemon zest.

AmericanDessert2 hr16 serving(s)25 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: lemon

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-7478 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Pound Cake

A tall sour cream pound cake flavoured with lemon zest and juice, baked in a tube pan and finished with a simple dusting of powdered sugar.

Dessert2 hr12–16 servings510 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: spray

HB-7479 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Pound Cake

A dense American pound cake made with four sticks of butter creamed with sugar and lemon zest, six eggs, and self-rising flour, baked in a Bundt or tube pan.

AmericanDessert1 hr 45 minServes 8722 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-9234 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Raspberry Cake

Two lemon layers, made with whipped egg whites and raspberries folded through the batter, are filled with raspberry jam and frosted with a lemon buttercream. The cake is kept deliberately light so the berries stay vivid.

AmericanDessert1 hr 50 minServes 10741 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-14347 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

Small, fluffy pancakes made from a lemon-scented ricotta and buttermilk batter, cooked in butter and served with blueberry syrup or your own toppings.

AmericanBreakfast0 min8 to 10 small pancakes150 kcalVegetarianDiabetic

Main ingredient: ricotta

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-7481 · Hand-built original

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Lemon School Cake

A simple tray sponge flavoured with lemon zest is baked in a rectangular tin, iced with a pourable lemon icing and scattered with multi-coloured sprinkles. Cut into squares, it is made for sharing.

Cakes and baking1 hrServes 15266 kcalVegetarianDiabetic

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-14348 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Scones

Tender lemon scones made with grated frozen butter and cream, cut into wedges, baked until golden and drizzled with a thick lemon glaze.

AmericanBread1 hrVegetarian

Main ingredient: lemon

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-7482 · Hand-built original

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Lemon Tart

This lemon tart recipe has a luscious lemon curd filling and buttery shortbread crust. Make it for a spring dessert topped with whipped cream and berries!

FrenchDessert7 hr 15 min8 - 10 serving(s)504 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-1357 · Hand-built original

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Lemon, Green Chilli and Cheddar Tart

A British puff pastry tart with lemon, green chilli, cheddar and fresh herbs.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 424 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cheddar

HB-4046 · Hand-built original

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Lemon-Elderflower Pound Cake

A lemon and elderflower pound cake soaked with a brown-butter lemon glaze, served with slow-roasted strawberries in elderflower syrup.

6 servings578 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: large

HB-18270 · Hand-built original

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Lemon-Lime Soda Cake With Lemony Glaze

With a pound-cake crumb, this classic 7UP cake is ultra-moist and bright thanks to cream cheese, real citrus zest, and lemon-lime soda in both batter and glaze.

2 hr8–12 servings1137 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: nonstick vegetable oil spray

HB-0021 · Hand-built original

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Lemon-Poppy Seed Tart

A pressed poppy seed shortcrust, baked until barely golden, holds a smooth lemon filling made with eggs, melted butter and lemon sugar. The tart is baked gently until just set and dusted with powdered sugar to serve.

8–10 servings426 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-14357 · Hand-built original

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Lemonade Scones

Fluffy scones mixed from just self-raising flour, thickened cream and lemonade, baked until golden and served with whipped cream and jam.

Australian, New Zealand, UKBaking25 minServes 10216 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: self raising flour

HB-7487 · Hand-built original

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Light berry cheesecake

Light cheesecake with mixed berries: a base of whole-grain biscuits and almond butter, filling made with Greek yogurt and light cream cheese.

ItalianCheesecakes4 hr 35 minServes 6379 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: vanilla bean

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-1366 · Hand-built original

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Louisiana Crunch Cake

A coconut pound-style cake baked in a sugar and toasted coconut crusted pan, glazed and scattered with more coconut for its signature crunch.

Dessert2 hr 20 min16 servings478 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: flakes

HB-7515 · Hand-built original

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Magic Three Layer Custard Cake (From One Batter)

A single thin batter that bakes into three distinct layers: a light sponge top, a soft custard middle and a dense, fudge-like base.

Baking, Cake, Dessert1 hr 10 minServes 9145 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-14397 · Hand-built original

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Magic vanilla cake

Magic vanilla cake is surprising both to the eye and the palate! Each of the layers will have a different consistency: an authentic surprise and delight!

Cakes & Baking1 hr 50 minServes 0Vegetarian

Main ingredient: whole milk

HB-1400 · Hand-built original

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Mala Fish Cake Skewers

Fish cake skewers blanched, then brushed with a spicy gochujang and mala sauce and finished with scallions and sesame seeds.

KoreanSnack15 minServes 25 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: fish cake

Pairs well with: tteokbokki, kimbap, steamed rice, fish cake soup

HB-16235 · Hand-built original

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Malaysian-style fried fish sandwich

This Malaysian-style fried fish sandwich is served with homemade salt and chilli fries.

Thai and South-East AsianLight meals & snacks3 hrServes 4907 kcalHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: cod

HB-1417 · Hand-built original

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Malted Chocolate Cake With Namelaka and Cherries

Dark malted chocolate layers filled and frosted with a silky chocolate namelaka cream and a chunky homemade cherry jam.

1 hr 45 min8–12 servings697 kcalLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: spray

HB-14408 · Hand-built original

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Maman's Apple Tart

A thin, crisp French apple tart in the family style: overlapping apple segments brushed with Calvados butter, baked until caramelised, then finished with a cream and egg custard. Best eaten soon after the icing sugar goes on.

FrenchCakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 6347 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-18362 · Hand-built original

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Mango pancakes

Thin yellow crêpes are rolled burrito-style around a thick layer of sweetened whipped cream and a chunk of ripe mango, in the style served at yum cha. The batter rests for an hour and the finished pancakes are eaten straight away because of the cream.

Asian, ChineseDessert40 minServes 10150 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: fat

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-7544 · Hand-built original

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Maple Butternut Sheet-Pan Cake

A generous sheet-pan spice cake of shredded butternut squash and maple, frosted with a maple-brown sugar buttercream — built for a crowd.

Serves 20321 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: spray

HB-14418 · Hand-built original

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Maple syrup, walnut and buttermilk wholemeal scones

Hearty wholemeal and oatmeal scones with chopped walnuts, sweetened with maple syrup and mixed with buttermilk, best eaten warm.

Cakes and baking1 hrMakes 120 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-18226 · Hand-built original

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Marguerite Cake

A feather-light whisked sponge brushed with blackcurrant cassis syrup and filled with cassis whipped cream — an elegant, fruit-dark layer cake.

Makes 1 cake1626 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-14432 · Hand-built original

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Marshmallow-Stuffed Hot Chocolate Cake

A dark chocolate tube cake split and filled with fluffy marshmallow cream, draped in ganache and crowned with toasted marshmallow cubes.

Makes 1 cakeVegetarian

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-14439 · Hand-built original

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Mascarpone Cheesecake

An extra-silky filling, bright with lemon juice, and a sweet sour cream topping, make this mascarpone cheesecake the ultimate dessert for guests.

1 hr10–12 servings519 kcalGluten-free

Main ingredient: nonstick vegetable oil spray

HB-3064 · Hand-built original

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Mason Jar Pancake Mix

5 minServes 5534 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: flour

HB-3065 · Hand-built original

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Meskouta (Moroccan Yogurt Cake)

A Moroccan yogurt cake perfumed with lemon zest and a little rosemary.

55 minServes 8–10318 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: separated

HB-17339 · Hand-built original

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Microwave Chocolate Cake

A single microwave chocolate cake of oat flour, banana, and cocoa, studded with crumbled chocolate. The banana sweetens and moistens it without any added sugar in the batter list.

KoreanDessertVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: chocolate

Pairs well with: coffee, milk, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries

HB-16904 · Hand-built original

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