Baking

Shortbread Stars

Classic shortbread that everybody loves! Cut into fun shapes using biscuit cutters and sprinkle with Chelsea Coffee Sugar crystals for crunchy topping.

Superb Chocolate Cake

Ice with chocolate or mocha icing if you wish.  For a shiny look to an icing, use hot or boiling water to mix the icing sugar to a spreadable icing.  If you are using butter in your icing, the hot water will help melt it and make it a smooth mixture ready for spreading.

Traditional Icing

I have been using this icing recipe since I was 9 years old. 27 years later, it's still the perfect icing.

Add colour, sparkles, hundreds and thousands or whatever takes your fancy. This icing is also ideal for cute cupcakes and the filling for yoyo biscuits.

For more recipes by Trudi Nelson, go to www.freshinthekitchen.co.nz

Traditional Toffee

This is soft, silky toffee which is sweet and buttery. This is a really simple toffee recipe and kids of all ages will love to help. Especially with the wrapping!

For more recipes by Trudi Nelson, go to www.freshinthekitchen.co.nz

Triumfle

A playful, yet surprisingly challenging little dish. Jordan Bleu's seminal desert is not to be 'trifled with' by amateurs.