Better baking
This retro celebration cake will never go out of fashion. Here’s the secret to whipping up a great one
Bring out a black forest cake – a high-rise stack of airy chocolate sponges, sweet-sour cherries and clouds of cream – then stand back and soak up the accolades.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Emelia Jackson
Emelia Jackson’s lemon, lime and bitters tartlets with a ‘dream’ curd you’ll want to eat by the spoonful
Take a refreshing mixed drink and turn it into a luxurious dessert that’s tart, sweet and bitter in all the right ways.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Emelia Jackson
Patience and grunt work: Emelia Jackson’s secrets to making the perfect pavlova
So many things can go wrong with Australia’s best-known dessert. Follow these simple tricks, and you’ll have the crisp, snowy meringue of your dreams.
- 1-2 hrs
- Emelia Jackson
Looking for the ultimate party pud? Emelia Jackson’s retro ice-cream cake is the bombe
This showstopping summer celebration cake delivers plenty of bang but is much easier to make than it looks.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Emelia Jackson
Emelia Jackson’s blueberry cookies with a crumble topping you can put on anything
Already mastered the classic chocolate chip cookie? Step things up a notch with this fresh seasonal bake plus bonus pro-tips to lift your baking game.
- < 30 mins
- Emelia Jackson
Weekend baking project: Emelia Jackson’s eclairs (and the secret to her MasterChef-famous choux pastry)
Like magic, choux transforms from pasty dough to puffed up pastry. And it’s easier than you might think.
- 2 hrs +
- Emelia Jackson
Emelia Jackson’s no-stress, soft-centred chocolate puddings make a deliciously simple dessert
Low fuss but high impact, this crowd-pleasing pudding is both malted and molten.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Emelia Jackson
Emelia Jackson’s egg custard tart with quince puree
The only thing better than an egg custard tart is an egg custard tart with a layer of delicately spiced quince puree at its core.
- 2 hrs +
- Emelia Jackson
Emelia Jackson’s step-by-step guide to making the perfect sweet tart pastry (and the secret to avoiding a soggy bottom)
This buttery and rich pastry is a little more foolproof than a traditional shortcrust.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Emelia Jackson
The baking recipe you actually want to collapse: Emelia Jackson’s flourless chocolate souffle cake
Usually, a collapsed cake would be considered a failure. But in this celebratory dessert, the fallen meringue-like top is the crowning glory.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Emelia Jackson