Hot Cross Bun Waffles
Preparation 5 Minutes
Cook 10 Minutes
Serves 1
Method
Cut Hot cross bun in half
Heat your waffle iron and place both halves on the waffle iron to toast
Scoop vanilla ice-cream and place between the toasted bun
Drizzle with chocolate sauce and serve.
Ingredients
Sunbeam Hot Cross Buns
Quality Vanilla Ice-cream
Chocolate Topping or left over Easter eggs, melted
Recipe Collection
Spiced Lemon Cake
Pre-heat oven to 180Β°C (160Β°C fan-forced).
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Β Place butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer, beat until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time until well incorporated.
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Fold in the sifted flour, almond meal, baking powder and spice alternately with the sour cream, mixing until well combined. Add lemon juice and rind, mixing well.
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Spoon batter into a greased and lined 20cm square cake pan. Sprinkle the pine nuts and currants over the top and bake for 40- 45 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
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For the syrup: Place sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer until reduced, thick and syrupy. Remove cinnamon stick.
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Drizzle the syrup evenly over the cake, allowing it to be absorbed. Allow to cool in the pan for 1 hour. Serve cake pieces with a dollop of thick cream or yoghurt.
Rum & Raisin Trifle
Place the raisins, sultanas, currants, mixed peel, almonds and dates in a bowl and pour over 3/4 cup rum.Β Cover and allow to macerate for at least 8 hours or overnight. Keep additional raisins seperate and add 1/4 cup rum these will be used for garnishing the trifle.
Pre heat the oven to 140 degrees C. Β
Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until light and creamy.Β Gradually add the eggs and beat well. Β
Place the butter mixture, soaked fruit mixture, flour bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and allspice in a large bowl and stir to combine. Β
Line a 20cm square cake tin with two layers of non-stick baking paper.
Spoon in the mixture and bake for 2 hours or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Β
Cool in the tin.Β Once the cake has cooled remove from tin and freeze to semi-firm
Cut the fruit cake into 3cm pieces and decoratively line the base of trifle bowl & pour over the extra rum
Layer custard over fruit cake and repeat cake & custard layers if desired.
Whip caster sugar & thickened cream until stiff and add to trifle
Garnish with rum soaked raisins, and crushed ginger snaps
To make spun sugar, combine sugar with the water in small heavy-based saucepan. Stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves; bring to the boil.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, without stirring, until mixture is golden brown. Remove from heat; stand until bubbles subside. To make spun sugar, drizzle toffee between 2 wooden spoons over baking paper-lined oven tray.
Shape & stand at room temperature until set.
Broccolini and Beans
- Place broccolini and beans in a medium saucepan of boiling water and cook for 3 β 5 minutes. Remove and drain well.
- In a small saucepan cook butter, lemon, garlic and chilli for 1 minute. Add parsley and almonds. Pour over broccolini and beans and toss to combine. Serve.
Zucchini Salad
Cut the zucchini into long, thin ribbons using a mandolin or vegetable peeler.
Whisk together lemon juice and olive oil, season.Β Β Pour over the zucchini, gently toss to combine then allow to sit for 10 mins to marinate.
Drain zucchini and arrange on a serving platter.Β Β Sprinkle over pine nuts, sultanas, raisins and feta.Β Β Scatter over mint leaves just before serving.
Caramel Walnut Brioche Pudding
Butter both sides of sliced Brioche and layer in greased pan (mine is 8β x 11β).
2.Β Β Β Β Β Sprinkle dried Mixed fruit and Walnuts evenly over bread.
3.Β Β Β Β Β Mix eggs, sugar and vanilla paste until sugar is dissolved,then mix together with Cream and Milk.
4.Β Β Β Β Β Pour egg mix over Brioche and let soak whilst you make your caramel.
5.Β Β Β Β Β In heavy based pan add butter, golden syrup and condensed milk, stir until all melted on low heat. This can then be spooned over Brioche into all gaps, finish by sprinkling more Walnuts and Cinnamon.
6.Β Β Β Β Β Place in oven 165βc fan forced for 35-45 minutes, or until centre is set.
7.Β Β Β Β Β Enjoy
# You may like to soak Mixed Fruit in a little Brandy!
Decadent Fruit Mince
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl till combined.
Place into sterilised jars and store in a cool dark dry place to macerate for as long as you can before using.
This fruit mix made ahead can be used for so many great Sunbeam Recipes!
