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Special occasion recipes for when you feel like indulging or splashing out. Or which cost a bit more or are more fiddly and time-consuming to make than the other recipes on the site.

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  Becca's amazing chocolate cake
Apr 6, 2012
We couldn't let Easter Day go by without something outrageously chocolatey so if you fancy getting into the kitchen try this - our most popular recipe ever from student Rebecca Carey. (Well, actually Becca's mum but Becca made it on video here). You can also find it - and other treats - in our Ultimate Student Cookbook
  A voluptuous Valentine’s dinner for two
Feb 29, 2012
Which will do equally well for Leap Year should you be thinking of popping the question ....
  Sarah Randell's Caramel Apple Ginger Pudding
Feb 24, 2012
A wickedly indulgent but really easy pudding from Sarah Randell, Food Director of Sainsbury's Magazine
  A proper old-fashioned apple crumble
Jan 20, 2012
The secret of a really good apple crumble is cooking the fruit before you top it with the crumble mixture. Takes a bit longer but it makes it possible to get your fruit soft and fluffy and your topping nice and crunchy
  Blueberry Oat Muffins
Jan 13, 2012

A great recipe for a weekend bake from Signe Johansen, who as a student helped out on 'The Ultimate Student Cookbook' and has now written her own cookbook Scandilcious.
  Sticky honey and mustard sausages
Dec 21, 2011
There may be more sophisticated party food but there's nothing as tasty - or as easy to make!
  Festive fig and chestnut couscous
Dec 16, 2011
If you're planning a pre-Christmas feast before you head home for the holidays this makes a great vegan option.
  Mulled Christmas Crumble
Dec 9, 2011
If Christmas pudding doesn't rock your boat try this yummy Christmas crumble. 
  How to bake a simple birthday cake
Nov 18, 2011
In her new series for students our new contributor Emma, who blogs as Poires au Chocolat, shows how to make a simple, delicious birthday cake for your friends.
  Hallowe'en butternut squash muffins
Oct 28, 2011

And a final recipe for those Hallowe'en parties: Sig bakes up some spookily good muffins to get you into the mood . . .
  Black Magic Jellies
Oct 22, 2011

If you're thinking of inviting friends over to celebrate Hallowe'en next week, these purply-black vodka jellies will make a show-stopping dessert.
  Thai-style chickpea and cashew nut cakes
Jul 30, 2011

A veggie equivalent of the ever-popular Thai fish cakes. Not difficult but it does involve a fair amount of chopping so rope in someone to help.
  Salmon with roasted peppers and basil
Jul 28, 2011
Salmon used to be a luxury and cod cheap as chips. Now it's almost the other way round so take advantage of the fact that both peppers and basil are at their best to make this simple dish.
  Carmel’s Chocolate and Banana Cake
Jun 3, 2011
A fantastically simple recipe that makes a big cake and also uses up any squidgy black bananas in your fruit bowl. It comes from Irish chef Carmel Somers ‘Eat Good Things Every Day’ which is an excellent beginners cookery book
  Smoked salmon pizza with cream cheese and rocket
Apr 30, 2011
The best recipes look impressive but are in fact ridiculously easy. This is one of them. You may think one pizza is a bit stingy for two but the cream cheese makes it quite rich. Double the recipe if you’re not convinced . . .
 
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