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Delightful desserts to add to your baking repertoire

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New York cheesecake

A few tips to make it perfect: use full-fat cream cheese or it will be watery, and try not to overcook it. It will keep cooking as it cools, as the eggs set.

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Orange and almond cake

This marvellous cake, which is dense and soft, has a base of boiled oranges, which you cook until very soft, then blitz in a food processor.

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Vanilla layer cake

It contains more eggs than the classic, and milk. But it's still an easy cake to make, all in just one tin. The sponge is split once cooled and filled with whipped cream

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Ultimate profiteroles

Have a go at making choux pastry to create these gorgeous profiteroles. It's easier than you may think, all made in a saucepan, before piping and baking

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Grapefruit meringue pie

A classic lemon meringue is given a makeover using ruby grapefruits and lime. Although the sweet pastry is homemade, if you're not so confident, just buy shortcrust pastry ready-made from the shops.

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Chocolate fondant

These individual desserts have a crisp exterior, but when you get your spoon in, a chocolatey sauce just oozes out. Everyone loves them.

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Baked chocolate cheesecake

Made on a base of chocolate chip biscuits, topped with crushed raspberries or cherries, the filling is made with dark chocolate and just a hint of orange.

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Tarte Tatin

The process starts on the hob, so you'll need a skillet or other deep frying pan which can go into the oven. You'll need also apples which don't disintegrate on cooking

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