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Basque Cheesecake

A crustless cheesecake baked hot until its top darkens almost to burnt, with a soft, creamy, barely-set centre.

1 hr 5 minVegetarianGluten-free

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-17561 · Hand-built original

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Baumkuchen (German Tree Cake)

There’s something so magical about slicing into a Baumkuchen. The layers inside reveal beautiful rings, like a tree trunk-hence the name, which means German tree cake. Plus it’s simpler than it looks! This recipe i

GermanDessert3 hr 10 minServes 12459 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: temperature

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

HB-0183 · Hand-built original

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Bear Glutinous Rice Cakes

Chewy glutinous rice cakes tinted golden with gardenia powder and filled with sweet red bean paste. A chocolate pen turns each ball into a little bear face.

KoreanDessertVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: glutinous rice flour

Pairs well with: black tea, milk, fruit, nuts

HB-15921 · Hand-built original

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Beet Red Velvet Cake

A lightly chocolaty, crimson layer cake made silken with beet purée, sandwiched and frosted with a tangy cream cheese frosting.

American10 to 12 servings549 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: beet

HB-12817 · Hand-built original

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Beet Tartare

Roasted baby beets chopped and seasoned like a classic tartare with shallot, pickled peppers, mustard, and mayonnaise, topped with fried garlic and capers and served with chips for scooping.

8 servings40 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: potato

Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken

HB-12818 · Hand-built original

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Beetroot chocolate cake

A dark, moist beetroot and chocolate cake with whipped egg whites folded through for lightness, served with crème fraîche or double cream.

Cakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 8–10414 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-12823 · Hand-built original

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Belizean Milk Cake

This traditional dessert is a treat for the senses, blending the unique flavors of Belize with the comforting taste of milk caramel.

BelizeanDessert1 hr 15 minServes 8627 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-0256 · Hand-built original

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Berry Cheesecake Delight

A layered icebox dessert of graham crackers, no-bake cheesecake filling and strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, topped with whipped topping and chilled until the crackers soften.

AmericanDessertGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: cheese

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

HB-12346 · Hand-built original

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Berry Tart

A crisp homemade pastry shell filled with vanilla bean custard and covered with fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries under a shiny apricot glaze.

Dessert6 hr 18 minServes 8272 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-12832 · Hand-built original

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Best Chocolate Lava Cake

Individual chocolate cakes hide a spoonful of chilled ganache in the centre of the batter, so the middles stay molten after a short, hot bake. The ramekins are buttered and sugared for a clean turn-out.

4 servings379 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: cream

HB-18197 · Hand-built original

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Best Easy Chocolate Cupcakes

Deeply chocolate cupcakes from a melted butter and dark chocolate batter with cocoa, vinegar and oil for moisture, topped with a cocoa buttercream and sprinkles.

WesternBaking, Cupcakes, Dessert30 minServes 12320 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-6159 · Hand-built original

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Big Green Onion Pancake

A large yeasted flour pancake layered and folded with oil, salt and chopped green onion, then pan-steamed until cooked through.

AsianBreakfast1 hr 30 minServes 4223 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: coffee, orange juice, fresh fruit, toast

HB-10558 · Hand-built original

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Bingsu Smoothie with Chewy Rice Cakes

A frosty red bean smoothie layered over sweet red bean paste, studded with chewy bingsu rice cakes, and topped with whipped cream. It eats like a drinkable version of shaved-ice bingsu.

KoreanDrinkVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: red bean paste

Pairs well with: rice cakes, cookies, fresh fruit, toast

HB-16855 · Hand-built original

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Birthday Cake

Birthday Cake is a Western cakes built around note.

WesternCakes57 minServes 12339 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: plain

HB-2739 · Hand-built original

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Birthday cake

Birthday cake is prepared from its core ingredients in a straightforward, home-style way. Serve it fresh and hot where appropriate.

Cakes and baking1 hrServes 1023 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-3333 · Hand-built original

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Birthday Cake Cookies

Gluten-free sugar cookies made with applesauce and melted vegan butter, folded with natural sprinkles, chilled and baked until just set.

AmericanDessertServes 12141 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: apple

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

HB-11259 · Hand-built original

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Black Cake

Black Cake: Saint Vincentian dark rum-soaked fruit cake. A Christmas tradition with deep flavors and island heritage.

VincentianCake101 hr 5 min8-10 servings519 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: mixed dried fruit

HB-0279 · Hand-built original

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Black Cake

Meet Black Cake, the deep, dark, unmistakably festive bake that appears on every celebration table in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Dried fruit steeped for days in rum, warm nutmeg and cinnamon, and a crumb so moist it almost glistens. This is a cake with patience baked into it. Weddings, Christmas, christenings: wherever Vincentians gather, a black cake is quietly waiting to be sliced.

VincentianDessert13 hr1–2 servingsVegetarian

Main ingredient: example

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

HB-0280 · Hand-built original

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Black Cake

Black Cake is a Trinidadian dessert centred on raisins, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.

TrinidadianDessertVegetarianLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: raisins

HB-4173 · Hand-built original

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Black Forest Cake

Black Forest Cake is a German dessert built around pan. It takes 3 hours 20 minutes in total and makes 8–12 servings. It pairs well with coffee and vanilla ice cream.

GermanDessert3 hr 20 min8–12 servings779 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: unsalted butter

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

HB-0281 · Hand-built original

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Black Forest Cheesecake

A no-bake cheesecake on a crushed chocolate biscuit base, layered with plain and cocoa cream cheese and topped with whipped cream and cherries.

KoreanDessertVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: cream cheese

Pairs well with: coffee, tea, fresh berries

HB-16465 · Hand-built original

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Black Sesame Pound Cake

Black sesame runs through both the crumb and the white chocolate glaze of these pound cakes. The loaves bake with a butter-piped split down the center, bakery style.

KoreanDessert3 mini pound cakes1311 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: black sesame

Pairs well with: coffee, tea, milk, fruit

HB-17124 · Hand-built original

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Black Velvet Cake

Come to the dark side with this gorgeous black velvet cake! Not only is it a showstopper and perfect for any Halloween party, but supremely moist and delicious to boot! Each bite is loaded with the most amazing cocoa flavor.

AmericanDessert2 hrServes 12539 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: sugar

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

HB-0284 · Hand-built original

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Blackberries and Vanilla Cream With Crispy Puff Pastry

Crisp, shattering shards of baked puff pastry layered with lemony vanilla mascarpone cream and juicy fresh blackberries, finished with chopped pistachios.

4–6 servings193 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: thawed

HB-12854 · Hand-built original

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Blackberry and Chocolate Ice Cream Icebox Cake

A no-bake frozen layer cake of chocolate graham crackers, blackberry whipped cream and chocolate ice cream that slices into neat striped layers.

6 hr 20 minMakes one 9x5" cake184 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: cream

HB-12855 · Hand-built original

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Blackberry and raspberry tart

Grated shortcrust pastry makes an easy press-in case for a whisky-kissed pastry cream piled with raspberries and blackberries. An apricot glaze, toasted almonds and icing sugar finish the fruit.

Desserts3 hrServes 6-8756 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-18437 · Hand-built original

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Blood Orange–Rosemary Olive Oil Cake

A tender olive oil cake perfumed with rosemary sugar, topped with fresh citrus and a cascading blood orange caramel.

10–12 servings305 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: extra-virgin olive oil

HB-12862 · Hand-built original

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Blue cheesecakes

Individual baked Stilton cheesecakes on pumpkin seed and digestive biscuit bases, served with pickled beetroot, a honey drizzle, toasted hazelnuts and baby basil.

Desserts14 hrServes 835 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: Stilton

HB-6197 · Hand-built original

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