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Strawberry, Rhubarb & Pink Moscato Trifles - These light, sweet mini trifles are the perfect way to top off a rich meal and are super easy to make. The famous combination of strawberry and rhubarb is made even better in a sweet sparkling wine jelly, with sponge cake and a creamy vanilla custard.

Mandarin might not be the first thing you think of when you are matching flavours with rhubarb, but they go so well together! With a lightly zested mandarin macaron shell and rhubarb jam, these light, fruity macarons are just perfect for afternoon tea.

Recipe: Mandarin & Rhubarb Macarons

A rich cherry sauce is one of the loveliest matches for a crisp roasted duck, which is why duck and cherries make the perfect filling for these buttery, flaky pastries. Not healthy by any means but totally worth the splurge!

Recipe: Duck & Cherry Pastries

These sweet little lemon-scented sponge cakes are the perfect match for this super easy homemade rhubarb jam. An awesome afternoon tea treat!

recipe: Lemon Madeleines & Rhubarb Jam

These fragrant banana pudding cakes are matched up with a heavenly warm ginger butterscotch sauce, perfect with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream! Exactly the type of dessert you want to curl up on the couch with on a cold night.

recipe: Banana Puddings with Ginger Butterscotch Sauce

These melt in your mouth shortbread cookies take inspiration from Neopolitan ice cream - three different combinations of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla goodness! Fantastic with a cup of tea or coffee.

recipe: Neopolitan Melting Moments

Who didn't love alphabet soup when they were growing up? Well this is even better - Homemade Vanilla Bean Alphabet Marshmallows. So fun to put in your hot chocolate, great for kids!

recipe: Vanilla Bean Alphabet Marshmallows

These malt chocolate cupcakes are covered in a sticky sweetened condensed milk buttercream, my favourite drink in cupcake form! And the cutest cupcake holders ever.

recipe: Milo Cupcakes with Condensed Milk Icing

Here's a fun spin on the traditional croquembouche - pink and brown choux pastries stacked into the shape of a cupcake, to make a Cupcakebouche! And super tasty, filled with raspberry and chocolate pastry cream.

recipe: Raspberry & Chocolate Cupcake Croquembouche

Adding matcha (Japanese green tea) powder to this white chocolate mousse gives it an awesome colour and flavour. The only thing that could make it better is making your own homemade honeycomb to add a bit of crunch!

Recipe: Matcha & White Chocolate Mousse with Homemade Honeycomb