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Black Forest Pudding

Black Forest Pudding From Hairybikers.com Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin Self-saucing puddings like this are little miracles. You bung everything in the baking dish and it magically separates into moist sponge and gooey sauce. We like to add a drop

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Winter Ginger, Pear and Almond Cake

Winter Ginger, Pear and Almond Cake By Jamie Oliver Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin From jamieoliver.com Ingredients   • 200g butter • 200g caster sugar • 4 large free-range egs • 220g ground almonds   Caramelised Ginger Pears   •

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Cranachan Raspberry Cake

Cranachan Raspberry Cake By Jamie Oliver Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin From jamieoliver.com Ingredients   • 150 g butter, softened • 50g brown sugar • 3 large free-range eggs • 100ml Scottish honey • 50ml whisky • 250g self-raising flour

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Banana and Pineapple Cake

Banana and Pineapple Cake Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin From “The Hairy Dieters: Good Eating”  Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ingredients Oil, for spraying 175g self-raising flour 2tsp baking powder 1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda 1tsp grated nutmeg 75g soft light

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Sweetroll

Sweetroll inspired by The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim video game By the Geeky Chef Selected and adapted by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin Ingredients For the cake:   • 1 1/2 cups flour • 1/2 cup sugar • 1/3 cup milk • 1

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Lemon and Ricotta Tart

Ingredients   For the pastry   • 1 x 400g/14oz ready-made puff pastry • plain flour, for dusting • 1 lemon, finely grated zest only   For the filling   • 300g/10½oz ricotta cheese • 200g/7oz mascarpone cheese • 200g/7oz

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Chocolate Chickpea Cake

Chocolate Chickpea Cake Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin Ingredients   • 150g unsalted butter • Extra virgin olive oil • 350g golden caster sugar • 350g dark chocolate (70%) • 1x 400 can of chickpeas • 3 large eggs •

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Goblin Shortbread

Goblin Shortbread Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin From “The World of Warcraft Official Cookbook” Ingredients   • 1/2 cup salted butter, room temperature • 1/2 cup sugar • Pinch nutmeg • 1 teaspoon lime zest • 1/4 cup pistachios, roughly

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Sweetroll

Sweetroll By the Geeky Chef From The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim video game Selected and adapted by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin Ingredients Method Preheat oven to 350. Mix dry cake ingredients together. Separately, mix wet cake ingredients together. Add wet ingredients to

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Dalaran Brownies

Dalaran Brownies made out of the World of Warcraft Cookbook. Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin Ingredients   Batter:   • 1/2 Cup Butter • 1/3 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder • 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar • 2 Eggs • 1 Teaspoon

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Swedish Sticky Chocolate Cake

Swedish Sticky Chocolate Cake (Kladdkaka) by Alix Traeger Selected and baked by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin, and served at our April 2018 Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting. Ingredients for 6 servings   • 1 ⅓ cups (267 g) sugar • 2 eggs

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Green Tea Matcha Cake

Green Tea Matcha Cake Selected and baked by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin, and served at our March 2018 Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting today. Ingredients   • 200 g butter • 200 g sugar • 4 eggs, separated • 200 g plain

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Jamie Oliver’s “My Christmas Cake” from December’s P-D.S.G.

Jamie Oliver’s, My Christmas Cake Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin Jamie Oliver’s, My Christmas Cake, packed with dried fruit, cocoa, stout and spice. Three hours thirty minutes, plus cooling and decorating. Ingredients   • 200g unsalted butter, at room temperature,

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Thyme, Pear, Honey and Sultana Cake

DE MYSTERIIS DOM SULTANAS Thyme, Pear, Honey & Sultana Cake from the book “Bake in Black” Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin Ingredients   • 150g golden sultanas • 150g sultanas • 5 tbsp pear schnapps • 200g butter, softened •

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Tandil lemon cake

Tandil lemon cake By The Hairy Bikers Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin   Ingredients   • 100g unsalted butter (at room temperature) • 225g caster sugar • 3 eggs (separated) • 1 tbls lemon zest • 350g plain flour •

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Walnut, orange and olive oil cake

Walnut, orange and olive oil cake with spice syrup By Lyndey Milan Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin From “Lyndey and Blair’s Taste of Greece” Ingredients   • 3 eggs • 3/4 cup caster sugar • 1 orange, grated zest and

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German Apple Cake

German Apple Cake By Rick Stein Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin Both cakes were gluten free at this months group. Not one piece of either cake was left by the end!!! Ingredients • 2 dessert apples, peeled, cored and sliced

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Pineapple and coconut cake

Pineapple & Coconut Cake By Jamie Oliver Selected by “Nerd Consultant” Calvin Made for the March PDSG. Ingredients • 200g fresh pineapple • 110g unsalted butter (at room temperature) , plus extra for greasing • 110g caster sugar • 2

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