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Carrot, pineapple and walnut cake with cream cheese topping

A carrot cake sweetened with chopped tinned pineapple and walnuts, baked in a spring-form tin and topped with a mascarpone and lemon zest icing that is piped or spread over the cooled cake.

AmericanCakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 1211 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: beaten

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

HB-6340 · Hand-built original

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Cassata Slab Cake

This sheetcake version of Italian cassata houses a booze-soaked spongecake and sweet ricotta under a blanket of green marzipan dotted with candied fruit.

3 hrAbout 12 servings605 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: nonstick vegetable oil spray

HB-2773 · Hand-built original

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Cassava Pone (Guyanese Cassava Cake/Pudding)

A dense and chewy Caribbean baked dessert made from freshly grated cassava, coconut, brown sugar, and a blend of warm spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. It is traditionally served as an afternoon snack or dessert. It has a crispy exterior and a sticky, pudding-like interior.

Guyaneseside-dishes1 hr 45 minServes 10403 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeRenal

Main ingredient: yuca

HB-0428 · Hand-built original

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Castella Cake

A light, fluffy Japanese sponge cake sweetened with honey, beaten slowly for maximum airiness and baked in a loaf pan until pale gold, best sliced thick for afternoon tea.

1 hr 20 minMakes 1 loaf2150 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: spray

HB-17679 · Hand-built original

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Castella Sponge Cake

Nagasaki's honey sponge: fine, bouncy and moist, baked low in a wooden or lined tin.

JapaneseDessert1 hrServes 6284 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: green tea, coffee, fruit

HB-5619 · Hand-built original

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Cheat's treacle tart

A quick treacle tart made with a shop-bought pastry case, filled with golden syrup, cream, breadcrumbs and stem ginger, and served with ginger cream.

BritishDesserts1 hr 30 minServes 6–8344 kcalVegetarianDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-13065 · Hand-built original

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Cheese scones

Savoury scones loaded with cheddar in the dough and more cheese on top, mixed in a food processor and baked as six golden wedges.

WesternBaking, Snack35 minServes 6371 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: flour

HB-6377 · Hand-built original

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Cheese-Wrapped Rice Cake Skewers

Softened garaetteok skewers are wrapped in sheets of pan-melted pizza cheese and served with a ketchup and gochujang sauce. The cheese firms into a chewy blanket around the rice cakes.

KoreanSnackServes 2VegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: rice cakes

Pairs well with: tteokbokki, pickled radish, fish cake soup, cola

HB-16917 · Hand-built original

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Cheesecake Egg Rolls

Crisp fried egg roll wrappers around a sweet cream cheese filling with strawberry or chocolate chips, dusted with powdered sugar.

AmericanDessert1 hrServes 12193 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

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

HB-13302 · Hand-built original

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Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

Fresh strawberries hollowed and piped full of sweet vanilla cream cheese, topped with graham cracker crumbs for a bite-size party dessert.

AmericanAppetizer, Dessert15 minServes 12128 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: powdered sugar

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

HB-13305 · Hand-built original

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Cherries Jubilee Cupcakes

Chocolate-marbled cupcakes hide a whole cherry in the center and wear a pink cherry jubilee cream of cream cheese and homemade cherry sauce. They are rich, fruity, and celebration-ready.

KoreanDessertVegetarian

Main ingredient: cherries

Pairs well with: coffee, milk, vanilla ice cream, tea

HB-16893 · Hand-built original

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Cherry Bakewell cupcakes

Almond cupcakes with a hidden raspberry jam centre under sharp lemon icing, each crowned with a glacé cherry.

Cakes and baking1 hr 30 minMakes 12237 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: margarine

HB-13321 · Hand-built original

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Cherry Madeira Cake

A butter Madeira cake with ground almonds and halved glacé cherries, baked in a loaf tin.

BritishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 6–840 kcalVegetarianDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: cherries

Pairs well with: tea, coffee, custard, fresh berries

HB-5085 · Hand-built original

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Chestnut Cube Pound Cake

Cube pound cakes with chestnut paste in the batter and whole candied chestnuts (bonui bam) inside, brushed with syrup and topped with chestnut cream and chestnuts.

KoreanDessertVegetarian

Main ingredient: chestnut

Pairs well with: coffee, tea, milk, fruit

HB-16378 · Hand-built original

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Chestnut, leek and mushroom tartlets

Puff pastry tartlets filled with wild rice, leeks, oyster mushrooms, chestnuts, rosemary and sage, seasoned with soy sauce, are baked blind, filled and returned to the oven until hot. A winter vegetarian starter with real substance.

Starters & nibbles3 hrServes 475 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: mushroom

HB-17804 · Hand-built original

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Chewy Rice Cake Toast and Rice Cake Ang-Butter

Two playful sweets built on chewy rice cake ice cream: one toasted in bread with soybean powder and cereal, the other crowned with warm butter and red bean jelly. Both are best eaten while the centers are still cold and stretchy.

KoreanDessert10 minServes 1319 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: rice cake ice cream

Pairs well with: coffee, milk tea, roasted grain tea, fruit

HB-16862 · Hand-built original

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Chicken tikka-style sandwich filler

A no-cook spiced chicken mix of yoghurt, mayonnaise, garam masala and turmeric with red pepper and stem ginger. It fills sourdough sandwiches or tops a green salad, finished with coriander and optional Bombay mix.

IndianLight meals & snacks30 minServes 476 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-6482 · Hand-built original

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Chickpea Pancake With Pea Salad

A chickpea flour pancake baked in a hot cast-iron skillet until crisp at the edges, spread with smashed green peas with garlic and lemon, then topped with dressed snap peas, pistachios, mint and lemon zest. Two pea preparations, one pancake.

4 servings208 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: chickpea

HB-17814 · Hand-built original

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Chikuwa Fish Cake Tempura (Chikuwa Isobe-age)

Chikuwa fish cake pieces in a mayonnaise batter flecked with aonori seaweed, fried briefly until crisp outside and soft inside. Lemon wedges are served alongside.

JapaneseAppetizer15 minServes 456 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: thick chikuwa

Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame

HB-6497 · Hand-built original

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Chinese Fried Pumpkin Cakes (Nan Gua Bing)

Sticky rice and pumpkin cakes with a mochi-like, gooey centre — plain or filled with red bean paste, rolled in sesame seeds and fried until the outside turns crisp and golden.

ChineseDessert50 minMakes 24 cakes161 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pumpkin

Pairs well with: hot tea, coffee, fresh fruit, red bean soup

HB-18794 · Hand-built original

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Chinese Sticky Rice Cake / Nian Gao (Vegan)

A baked, chewy sticky rice cake made from glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and soymilk, sweetened with coconut sugar and topped with chopped nuts, with an optional layer of red bean paste.

ChineseDessert1 hr 10 minVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup, coffee

HB-9519 · Hand-built original

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Chinese Zucchini Pancakes

Thick zucchini and scallion pancakes flavoured with Chinese five spice and sesame oil, rested so the zucchini releases its juice into the batter. A black vinegar, garlic and chili dipping sauce is served alongside.

Asian, ChineseBreakfast, Starter15 minServes 4378 kcalVegetarianDairy-free

Main ingredient: zucchini

HB-6518 · Hand-built original

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Chocolate and cherry cake

A moist chocolate sponge layered with cherry jam and whipped cream under a swirl of dark chocolate ganache. A celebration cake that can be baked ahead and frozen before icing.

BritishCakes and baking1 hrServes 8–10315 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: sifted

HB-13146 · Hand-built original

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Chocolate Birthday Cake

Chocolate Birthday Cake is a cakes and baking built around greasing.

Cakes and baking1 hrServes 10–12460 kcalVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-3060 · Hand-built original

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Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake is a dish built around flour. Ready in 45 min.

45 minServes 8351 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: flour

HB-2802 · Hand-built original

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