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Have you been good lately? Then you’re well-placed to receive a food treat from a friend or loved one soon. Lucky you, because treats are delicious!
A treat is generally a sweet smaller portion of food – like lollies, caramel ice-cream or red velvet cupcake , that is given as an unexpected gift. A treat can also be given for celebrations, such as cake for birthdays.
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Red velvet melting moments
By LexiLindley

Details
servings 10
Level of difficulty Easy
Preparation time 90
Cooking time 23
Cost Average budget
- 250g unsalted butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp red food colouring
- 225g plain flour
- 35g cocoa powder
- 85g icing sugar
- 30g cornflour
- For the cream cheese icing
- 50g unsalted butter
- 125g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla paste
- 50g cream cheese
- ¼ tsp lemon extract
Classic melting moment biscuits married with red velvet cake and cream cheese icing
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Chocolate Chip Cookies :D

By nikita
A retro recipe for chocolate-studded biscuits with a soft squidgy middle - make plenty as they're guaranteed to be
- 150g salted butter, softened
- 80g light brown muscovado sugar
- 80g granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 225g plain flour
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 200g plain chocolate chips or chunks
Chocolate Cookies

By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
The best chocolate cookies using drinking chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour/maida
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp hot chocolate powder
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon honey
Corn Cheese Patties

By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
I made these patties with boiled mashed potatoes and sweet corn
- Boiled and mashed potatoes -1 cup
- Boiled corn – 1/4 cup
- Lime juice - 1 tsp
- Green chilli chopped-2
- Chat Masala - 1/2 tsp
- Grated mozzarella cheese-1/8 cup
- Green Coriander chopped- 2 tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Bread crumbs to coat
- Oil to sprinkle
Perfect Fairy Cakes Recipe For Kids

By josephine
Mix butter and sugar together in a bowl
- 175g Butter
- 175g Caster Sugar
- 225g Self-Raising flour
- 2 Eggs
Happy 21st!

By HappyChappy11
For those who aren't such cake-lovers, this cookie stack is a tasty alternative!
- 100g soft brown sugar
- 100g caster sugar225g plain flour
- 100g butter
- 1 egg
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 225g plain flour
- 140g milk chocolate
- 85g white chocolate
- 85g plain chocolate
- 150g butter
- 350g icing sugar
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 2tbsp milk
- 50g cocoa powder
- various types of chocolate to melt and drizzle as decoration
Raw pumpkin (ish) pie

By elliebed, The Boo, The Bear and the goji berries
A raw food twist on the classic pumpkin pie
- For the base:
- 1 cup of walnuts
- 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds
- 7 meejool dates, pitted
- Pinch of himalayan or fine sea salt
- For the filling: Set 1:
- 2 cups of cubed squash (I used butternut)
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- Pinch of himalayan sea salt
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (you could use raw honey or yacon syrup)
- For the filling: Set 2:
- 1 cup of cashew nuts soaked overnight and drained
- Zest of 1 lime
- Juice of two big limes (3 smaller)
- 1 cup of nut milk- I used a mix of homemade cashew and hemp milk
- The seeds of 1 vanilla pod or 1/4 tsp alcohol and sugar free vanilla extract
- Just over 1/4 cup of melted coconut oil- around 85ml
Amazing low carb chocolate cake

By MiriamG
cake: Beat the egg whites with the vanilla extract and then mix all the other ingredients, except the baking powder
- 2 egg whites
- 5 tablespoon grounded almonds
- 2 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 4 tablespoon sucralose
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- cream:
- 50 ml coconut milk
- 3 tbspoon desiccated coconut
- 3 tbspoon sucralose
- 1 tablespoon corn flour
Sweet Pumpkin Rolls

By Emma, Bake Then Eat
A sweet pumpkin roll full to bursting with sweet spices and topped with a cinnamon glaze and pecans sprinkled on to...
- For the dough
- 60 millilitres tepid water 1/4 cup
- 1 scant tablespoon dried yeast
- 240 millilitres milk 1 cup
- 90 grams Unsalted butter 1/2 cup
- 100 grams sugar 1/2 cup
- 425 grams (1 15 ounce can) pumpkin puree 1 + 2/3 cup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 680 grams Plain flour (All Purpose) 5 1/2 cups
- For the filling
- 90 grams Unsalted butter 1/2 cup
- 250 grams light brown sugar 1 cup packed
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 100 grams pecans - optional 1 cup
- For the glaze
- 15 grams Unsalted butter 1 heaped tablespoon
- 40 millilitres milk 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
- 75 grams light brown sugar 3/8 cup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 110 grams Icing sugar (Confectioners sugar) 1 cup
Raspberry Oat Muffins

By chouya , blog Qui dort dine
Preheat oven to 190 ° C. Fill the muffin cups with paper liners
- 125g rolled oats
- 375ml milk
- 250g flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 pinch of bicarbonate soda
- 115g powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 90g honey
- 60g melted butter
- 150g raspberries
Rudolph's Treat

By HappyChappy11
Hosting a dinner party? Stuck for a good starter idea? Look no further
- 4 small carrots
- 1 bar of chocolate
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Biscotti
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