Print Recipe Poached pears in chilli and marsala syrup Ingredients 210g (1 cup) castor sugar 30ml (2 tbsp) balsamic vinegar 125ml (½ cup) marsala 1 chilli, seeded and finely chopped 4 pears, peeled water, for cooking 20ml (4 tsp) mascarpone Instructions 1 Put the castor sugar, vinegar, marsala and chilli in a pot. Add the
Print Recipe Vanilla sponge with lavender syrup Ingredients Syrup 60ml (¼ cup) white sugar 45ml (3 tbsp) water handful lavender leaves, crushed thin rind of 1 lemon Sponge 160g butter 150g castor sugar 5ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract 2 large eggs 280g (2 cups) self-raising flour 125ml (½ cup) milk 250ml (1 cup) fresh cream,
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