Brazil nuts
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Now this really is the tough nut to crack – fine after dinner entertainment with friends (a prize for the perfect specimen) but if you need a quantity neatly shelled your time might be better spent finding a shop that has fresh-looking, shelled Brazils.
Glazed Nut Topping
This is suitable for all cakes but is especially good on the Creole Christmas Cake, which is too rich to cope with marzipan or even sweet icing.
Makes 15 squaresFour Nut Chocolate Brownies
If you've never made brownies before, you first need to get into the brownie mode, and to do this stop thinking 'cakes'. Brownies are slightly crisp on the outside but soft, damp and squidgy within.
Serves 4Toffee-fudge Bananas with Toasted Nuts
The world record for making this recipe is not five minutes, but just three – it's quite simply the fastest dessert recipe I've ever come across. It's also amazingly good, and if it is conceivable that anybody on this earth does not love delectably t
Makes one 8 inch (20 cm) round cakeLast-Minute Sherry Mincemeat Cake
Forgotten to make your Christmas cake and only days to go? Don't despair - this superb fruit cake can be made on the same day that you eat it, so no one will guess you've not been super-organised!
For the pre-soaking:Christmas Sherry Mincemeat Cake
Hard though it is to believe, you could actually make this cake in the morning and serve it for afternoon tea on Christmas Day, so if you haven't been organised enough, this could be your answer!
