BANOFFEE MADELEINES

Bake tasty sweet and savoury treats with these sensational silicone trays

Master your madeleines then get creative – like these choc cakes topped with caramel, banana and whipped cream in the style of luscious banoffee pie.

5 minutes, or until thick and creamy.

STEP 3 Si flour and baking powder twice and fold into egg mixture with bu er. Stir in rainbow sprinkles. Put half of the ba er into the pan holes.

STEP 4 Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden and firm to touch. Stand in pan for 8 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack. Wash and dry pan and repeat with remaining ba er, stirring mixture before filling pan a second time.

STEP 5 Meanwhile, for the icing, si icing sugar into a small bowl and stir in enough water to form a smooth icing consistency. Stir in pink food colouring.

STEP 6 Dip top halves of madeleines in icing and place on a tray. Sca er with rainbow sprinkles. Serve.

BANOFFEE MADELEINES Preparation time 25 mins Cooking time 20 mins Makes 18

2 free-range eggs

1/ 2 cup caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/ 2 cup plain flour

2 Tbsp Dutch-processed cocoa

1/ 2 tsp baking powder

100g unsalted bu er, melted, cooled 300ml thickened cream, whipped

into so peaks

/ cup Biscoff caramel smooth spread 1 small banana, thinly sliced diagonally Chocolate curls or shavings, to garnish

CHOCOLATE SAUCE 100g dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

1/ 2 cup thickened cream

STEP 1 Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced (200°C conventional). Place a 9-hole silicone madeleine pan on an oven tray.

STEP 2 Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla in the small bowl of an electric mixer for 5 minutes, or until thick and creamy.

STEP 3 Si flour, cocoa and baking powder twice, then fold into egg mixture with bu er. Put half of the ba er into the pan holes.

STEP 4 Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden and firm to touch. Stand in pan for 8 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack. Wash and dry pan and repeat with remaining ba er, stirring mixture before filling pan a second time.

STEP 5 Meanwhile, for chocolate sauce, melt dark chocolate and cream in a heatproof jug in a microwave in 30-second bursts, until melted and smooth. Set aside.

STEP 6 Spoon whipped cream into a piping bag fi ed with a 1cm round nozzle, and Biscoff spread into a piping bag with a star nozzle. Pipe Biscoff spread on madeleines. Top each with a slice of banana, pipe cream on top and sca er with curls of chocolate. Serve with choc sauce.

GARLIC THYME AND PARMESAN SAVOURY MADELEINES

Preparation time 15 mins Cooking time 15 mins Makes 18

Bunch of thyme sprigs 3 free-range eggs

2 tsp caster sugar

3/ 4 cup plain flour

1 1/ 2 tsp baking powder 100g unsalted bu er, melted / cup milk

1/ 4 cup finely grated parmesan,

plus extra, to serve 1 tsp chopped thyme leaves,

plus extra, to serve

1/ 4 tsp finely ground black pepper,

plus extra, to serve

1 tsp sea-salt flakes, plus extra,

to serve

1 Tbsp garlic oil

STEP 1 Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced (200°C conventional). Place a 9-hole silicone madeleine pan on an oven tray. Put 2-3 thyme sprig tips in the base of each hole.

STEP 2 Beat eggs and sugar in the small bowl of an electric mixer for 5 minutes, or until thick and creamy.

STEP 3 Si flour and baking powder twice, then stir into egg mixture with bu er, milk, parmesan, thyme, pepper and salt. Put half the ba er into holes.

STEP 4 Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden and firm to touch. Stand in pan for 2 minutes, then carefully transfer to a lined oven tray. Cover with foil to keep warm. Wash and dry pan and repeat with remaining ba er, stirring mixture before filling pan a second time.

STEP 5 Serve madeleines warm, drizzled with garlic oil. Sprinkle with extra salt, black pepper, chopped thyme and grated parmesan.

You can create a variety of gorgeous goodies and enjoy delicious results with your silicone madeleine pans – perfect for dainty French madeleines and other cakes, chocolate-making and so much more. The flexible silicone material allows for easy release, and lets you bake in the oven or chill in the fridge, then pop the pans in the dishwasher for easy clean-up!