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Amaretti Chocolate Cake

Ingredients
250g plain chocolate
50g amaretti biscuits
100g ground almonds
150g caster sugar
100g softened butter
4 medium eggs
4 tbsps bottlegreen pomegranate & elderflower cordial
100g fresh cherries
Icing sugar
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180c/gas mark 4. Line a 20cm springform tin. Melt 150g of chocolate. Blitz amaretti biscuits, ground almonds and sugar in food processor, add the butter, eggs and 2 tbsps of cordial, process again. Add melted chocolate and briefly process. Pour mixture into the tin, cook for 35-45mins. To finish the cake, cut melt remaining chocolate and mix with 2tbsps of cordial and cut star shapes out when it's set. Decorate cake with icing sugar, stars and chocolate dipped cherries. www.breakthrough.org.uk/bakeoff/

TROPICAL PAVLOVA

Ingredients
5 egg whites
275g light brown muscovado sugar
300ml double cream
8 tbsps Bottlegreen lime cordial
Selection of tropical fruits, such as mango, papaya, passion fruit and kiwi
Method
Pre-heat oven to 140c, gas mark 1. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl until stiff, gradually add sugar. Pile the meringue into the centre of the lined baking tray, spread to approx. 25cm, swirling the meringue into peaks, make a dip in the centre. Cook for 1 hour 20 minutes. Place 6 tbsps of the Bottlegreen lime cordial into a small saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer until syrupy, cool. Whisk the cream and the remaining cordial until standing in soft peaks. Prepare the fruits, spoon the cream into the centre of the pavlova, arrange the fruits on top, drizzle over the cooled syrup and serve cut into slices.
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Ingredients
5 egg whites
275g caster sugar
25g flaked almonds
284ml double cream
200g fresh cherries
4 tbsps bottlegreen pomegranate & elderflower cordial
1 tsp arrowroot or cornflour
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 200c, gas mark 6. Line a baking tin with baking parchment. Whisk egg whites until stiff, gradually add the sugar.Spread the meringue into tin and sprinkle with almonds, cook in the oven for 5 minutes, reduce the heat to 170c, gas mark 3 and continue to cook for a 20 minutes. Meanwhile, stone the cherries, place in saucepan with cordial and cook until softened, stir a little of the juices into the arrowroot/cornflour, add to cherries and cook until thickened, cool. Place a tea towel covered with greaseproof paper on the work surface, tip out roulade with the almonds on the bottom. Whisk the cream into soft peaks, spread over the roulade followed by the cherry filling and roll.
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175g (6oz) butter, plus extra for greasing
175g (6oz) caster sugar
3 large eggs
175g (6oz) self-raising flour
50g (2oz) desiccated coconut
6 tbsp Bottlegreen Lemongrass & Ginger cordial
50g (2oz) icing sugar
50g (2oz) stem ginger in syrup, drained and thinly sliced
Fine strips of lemon zest
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C, Gas Mark 4. Butter a 1.2 litre capacity non-stick ring cake tin. Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs. Fold in flour using a metal spoon. Add coconut, then gently stir in 2tbsp of Bottlegreen Lemongrass & Ginger cordial. Spoon into the cake tin. Bake for 45 minutes. Dilute the remaining cordial with 4 tbsp just-boiled water. Spoon this over top of the cake. Leave cake to cool. To decorate, mix the icing sugar with a little cold water to make a thin icing. Drizzle this over the cake. Top with sliced ginger and lemon rind.
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325g softened butter
225g golden caster sugar
4 large free range eggs
225g self raising flour
2 tsps baking powder
250g strawberries, chopped
3 tbsp Bottlegreen pomegranate and elderflower cordial
200g icing sugar
250g Mascarpone cheese
50g prepared seeds
Pink colouring
14g freeze dried strawberries
150g white chocolate
Heat chopped strawberries with tbsp of cordial for a few minutes. Pre heat oven to 180c, gas mark 4, grease 3 x 18 cm cake tins. Beat the 225g butter and sugar, gradually add eggs. Stir in flour and baking powder followed by cooled strawberries and a little pink food colouring. Divide between tins, bake for 25-30 minutes. Beat butter and icing sugar with cordial, add mascarpone and a little food colouring, divide the mixture in half and add finely chopped strawberries and pomegranate to one half. Divide the icing with fruit between layers. Spread the remaining icing and decorate.

150g digestive biscuits
50g butter
450g full fat soft cream cheese
2 tbsp cornflour
4 tbsp Bottlegreen Elderflower Cordial
2 free range egg yolks
150ml sour cream
8 tbsp Bottlegreen Elderflower Cordial
2 gelatine sheets
400g summer berries
Icing sugar
Pre heat oven 200c, gas 6. Line the base of a 20cm/8in tin. Crush the biscuits, melt the butter and mix. Press into base of tin, bake for 8 minutes, cool. Reduce oven to 150c/gas 2. Place cream cheese into bowl, mix a little of the cordial with the cornflour to a smooth paste and add to cheese with the remaining cordial, egg yolks and sour cream. Whisk until smooth, pour into tin and cook for 45-50mins. Cool in tin. Make the topping by soaking the gelatine in cold water then place the cordial in a small pan. Add 8 tbsp water and gently heat. Stir in the gelatine until melted, cool. Top cheesecake with berries. Spoon glaze over, place in the fridge to set.