For alcohol-free fruit cakes, replace the brandy with black tea or orange juice and proceed as per recipe. An alcohol-free version should be stored in the fridge and consumed within 1 month.

You require a thick glaze to coat madeleines. Adjust the consistency of glaze by adding more lemon juice to make the glaze thinner or more icing sugar to make it thicker.

We recommend using a soft, sifted icing sugar for this recipe.

For a more tender crumb, replace all-purpose flour with cake flour or pastry flour.

For alcohol-free fruit cakes, replace the brandy with black tea or orange juice. Proceed as per recipe. Cakes without alcohol should be stored in the refrigerator and consumed within 1 month.

A rich but light cake that is a guaranteed crowd pleaser. It is perfect as a birthday or celebration cake with its thick icing and delicious flavor. Satisfy your chocolate craving with this moist and fudgy decadent chocolate cake. For the true chocolate lover!

Create other animal shapes like hedgehogs or bunnies.

Quince paste can be found in Whole Foods Market or ordered online.

Use royal icing recipe from Cookidoo® and top with more orange zest.

For best flavour and results, choose orange flesh cempedak which are more aromatic.

Psyllium, or psyllium husks are the ground husks of the seeds of Plantago ovata, an herbaceous plant. It gives gluten-free doughs more volume and elasticity, contributing to a spongier crumb texture. It acts on doughs in the same way as guar gum or xanthan gum with better results. Not suitable for people allergic to egg proteins or nuts. Never buy in bulk (pulses, cereals, spices, seeds, flours, etc.) due to risk of cross contamination.

Individual steamed sticky date puddings: half-fill 12 lightly greased silicone cupcake moulds with mixture. Place into Varoma dish and onto Varoma tray (allow at least a 1-2 cm gap around the top of the cupcake moulds as the puddings will rise during steaming). Place 1500 g water into mixing bowl and place Varoma into position. Secure Varoma lid and steam 23-30 min/Varoma/speed 1, depending on the size of your puddings. Puddings are cooked when a wooden skewer inserted into the centre of a pudding comes out clean. Repeat with remaining batter in batches as required.

Thanks to one of our amazing New Zealand Thermomix® Consultants, Chloe Waru, for this recipe. It's beyond mouth-watering and will top your Christmas treat list, for sure.

If dough becomes warm and difficult to work with, place covered dough into the fridge until firm enough to handle.

For a neater cheesecake, line the base and the sides of the springform tin separately. For a classic rustic look, press two large sheets of baking paper into the base and sides of the springform tin, so that the baking paper looks messy and crinkled.

The time it takes to whip cream depends on the temperature of the ingredients and the fat content of the cream - the more fat it contains, the easier it is to whip and the stiffer the consistency it will achieve. The optimum temperature is 4-6°C. For better results, you can cool the mixing bowl.

These are a traditional Italian biscuit, translated it means "ugly but good". The recipe varies from region to region, with some regions preferring a mixture of nuts or a dusting of cocoa powder before serving.

Inspired by the critically acclaimed film Like Water for Chocolate .

You can replace Black cocoa powder with Dutch cocoa powder, if desired.

Replace 5 oz maple syrup or 5 oz date syrup with 5 oz honey.

Recipe inspired by Pamela Sue Wnuck Thermomix® Independent Consultant California.