CINNAMON PILLOWS WITH DARK-CHOCOLATE CENTRE

20 mins plus 15 mins chilling Cooking time 15 mins Makes 20

125g butter, chopped, softened ½ cup brown sugar

½ cup golden syrup

2 cups plain flour

3 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 20 squares dark chocolate (125g) ¼ cup icing sugar mixture

STEP 1 Line 2 large oven trays with baking paper. Put butter and brown sugar into a large bowl. Beat with electric hand beaters on high for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add syrup and beat until combined. STEP 2 Stir in flour, cinnamon and bicarb until a soft dough forms. Form into a ball, flatten into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 15 minutes. STEP 3 Preheat oven to 160ºc fanforced (180ºc conventional). Measure 1 Tbsp of dough, then halve it. Roll each half into a ball and gently squash each into a disc. Put 1 square of chocolate on centre of 1 disc. Top with Preparation time 20 mins plus 35 mins chilling Cooking time 45 mins Makes 4

Cooking oil spray, to grease 2 free-range eggs

250ml milk

150g butter, melted

½ cup golden syrup

¾ cup brown sugar

3 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp mixed spice

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

2 cups plain flour

¼ cup Dutch cocoa Chocolate-coated coffee beans Cinnamon-spiked cream cheese frosting

1½ 250g blocks cream cheese (375g

in total), chopped, softened

1¼ cups icing sugar mixture, sifted ½ tsp ground cinnamon Chocolate ganache

125g quality dark chocolate, chopped 125ml thickened cream