21 Cakes That Should Be Illegal

Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease 3 8-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Dust the sides of the pan with flour, tapping out any excess. Whisk together the oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, ginger and zest. I

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Line the bottom of a 15-x-10-inch Swiss roll tin with parchment paper. 2. Place the egg yolks and icing sugar in a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment and whip until the yolks h

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Grease four 5-ounce ramekins and sprinkle them with sugar, tapping out any excess. Place these in a larger pan (such as a roasting pan). 2. Sprinkle the berries evenly on the bottom of each dish. 3. Stir the

To make the cupcakes: 1. Preheat oven to 175°C. 2. Line muffin tin with cupcake papers and set aside. 3. Sift together cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Add eggs, water, cream, oil and vanilla. Mix wit

Preheat an oven to 180°c. Grease the inside of the ramekins or dariole moulds with butter, and then dust with cocoa powder. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes. Melt the chocolate, Tabasco® and butter in a pan over a low heat. In a separa

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C. Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper, but do not grease the pan. 2. Whip the eggs and sugar on high speed until they are almost white in colour, more than triple in volume and hold a rib

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C. Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper, but do not grease the pan. 2. Whip the eggs and sugar on high speed until they are almost white in colour, more than triple in volume and hold a rib

1. For the cake, preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease 2 8-inch round cake pans, line the bottoms with parchment paper and then lightly dust the sides of the pan with flour, tapping out any excess. *Please note that only 1 cake layer is needed for this r

1. For the caramel, bring the water, sugar and corn syrup to a boil over high heat and continue to boil, uncovered and occasionally brushing the sides of the pot with water, until it turns a light amber colour. Remove the pot from the heat and caref