Occasion - Gift Ideas

• 125g butter, room temperature
• ½ cup Chelsea Caster Sugar
• 1 Tbsp Chelsea Honey Maple or Maple flavoured syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg, whisked
• 1 ¾ cups plain flour, sifted
• ½ cup self-raising flour, sifted
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• Extra plain flour, for dusting
• Royal icing, for decorating (recipe below)
• Sugar flowers for decorating (optional)

• Royal Icing
• 2 egg whites
• 2 cups Chelsea Icing Sugar, sifted

• 175g butter, softened
• ½ cup Chelsea Icing Sugar
• 1½ cups plain flour
• ½ cup cornflour
• Pinch of salt

• 1 ¼ cups walnuts
• 125g butter, softened to room temperature
• 2 Tbsp Chelsea Caster Sugar
• Zest of 2 lemons
• 1 cup plain flour, sifted
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• ½ cup Chelsea Icing Sugar

Cookie Dough

• 2 Cups Plain White Flour
• ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 Tablespoon Ground Ginger
• 1 Cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar or Chelsea Dark Cane Sugar
• 150 grams Butter, cubed
• 1 Egg, beaten
• 1-2 Tablespoons Chelsea Golden Syrup

Icing for Piping

• 2 Egg Whites
• 2 Cups Chelsea Icing Sugar

• 1kg cherries
• 500g Chelsea Caster Sugar
• 2 Tbsp lime or lemon juice
• ¼ cup cherry brandy, brandy or cranberry juice
• 1 cup red rose petals
• 1 Tbsp distilled rosewater
• 1 x 275g jar whole-berry cranberry jelly

• 1 ¾ cups oil
• ½ cup lemon-grass stalks chopped and drained
• 3 Tbsp crushed chilli (more or less to taste)
• 1 cup chopped onions (about 3 medium onions)
• 1 cup crushed garlic
• 4 Tbsp turmeric (40g packet)
• 1 ½ cups white vinegar
• 1 ½ cups Chelsea White Sugar
• 4 tsp salt
• 4 cups carrots sliced at 2.5cm lengths
• 2 cups fresh beans sliced
• 3 cups cauliflower florets sliced
• 4 cups cabbage cut 2.5cm square pieces
• 2 ½ cups peanuts toasted and chopped finely
• 1 cup sesame seeds toasted (this can be easily done in the microwave)

• 1 ½ cups vodka
• ½ cup Chelsea Caster Sugar
• 4 Tbsp sweetened coffee essence
• 1 tsp coconut essence
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 600ml cream

• 1.25kg oranges (about 5)
• 800mls water
• 1kg Chelsea Jam Setting Sugar 
• 2 Tbsp whiskey

• 4 limes
• 1 tablespoon table salt
• 4 Tbsp vegetable or peanut oil
• 2 bird's eye chillies, finely chopped with seeds
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 2 tsp mustard seeds
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 6cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, finely grated
• 1 Tbsp ground cumin
• 1 Tbsp ground coriander
• 1¼ cups water
• 2 Tbsp white vinegar
• ¼ cup Chelsea Jam Setting Sugar

• 250g raw almonds
• ½ cup plain flour
• 3 lemons, finely grated rind & juice
• 300g fresh ricotta, drained
• 225g soft unsalted butter
• 1 ¼ cups Chelsea Caster Sugar
• 6 eggs, separated

Custard

• 350ml pasteurized milk
• 1 vanilla bean or few drops of vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 40g cornflour
• 65g Chelsea White Sugar
• 35g unsalted Butter

Choux Pastry dough

• 166g water
• 83g pasteurised milk lite
• 4g salt
• 5g Chelsea White Sugar
• 125g unsalted butter, diced, at room temperature
• 150g high grade flour
• 5 eggs, beaten

Eclair icing

• 120g Chelsea Icing Sugar
• Red and blue food colour
• Water

• 125g dark chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup water
• 125g butter, diced and softened
• 1¼ cups Chelsea Caster Sugar
• 3 extra large eggs
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ cup cocoa

• To Decorate
• 150g unsalted butter, diced and softened
• 250g Chelsea Vanilla Icing Sugar
• 3 tsp water
• Popcorn
• Caramel sauce or topping

• 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and very finely chopped
• ⅓ cup lemon juice
• 500g raspberries
• 300g strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 200g blackberries
• 1kg Chelsea Jam Setting Sugar

• 1.3kg ripe nectarines
• 1kg Chelsea Jam Setting Sugar

• 3 tspns vegetable oil
• 1 red onion finely sliced
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 long red chilli, deseeded, chopped*
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds
• 4 fresh mangos, peeled and coarsely chopped**
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 ¼ cups Chelsea Caster Sugar
• * For extra hot chutney add 2 long chillies.
• ** If unavailable, use defrosted frozen mango cheeks.

• 4 cups nuts (can use any mixture for example raw almonds, roasted peanuts, roasted mixed almonds, cashews, pecans etc)
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup Chelsea White Sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Finely ground salt