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Wow your guests at your next dinner party with this show-stopping focaccia, guaranteed to impress.

This recipe is an extract from Gill Meller's new book, Gather, available nationally now.

Bacon and herb focaccia

tsp fine sea salt, plus salt flakes

yeast

bacon rashers,

onion, thinly sliced

sage and thyme leaves

rosemary

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There is something about a sticky, honey-drenched cake like this one that is so appealing, says chef Gill Meller.

This recipe is an extract from Gill Meller's new book, Gather, available nationally now.

Spelt honey cake with coriander and orange syrup

unsalted butter,

(220 grams) golden caster sugar

(115 grams) honey

orange

4.00 tsp coriander seeds, toasted, crushed

eggs

(150 grams) white spelt flour

tsp baking powder

almond meal

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“Made with spelt flour, fresh carrots and a sharp apple purée, this cake is so unbelievably moist that I want to call it a pudding, but I’m going to resist as it’s good to eat at any time," says Gill Meller. This is an edited extract from Root, Stem, Leaf, Flower by Gill Meller (Hardie Grant Books, $49.99) and is available where all good books are sold.

Apple, carrot, lemon and cinnamon cake recipe

apples

light brown soft sugar

currants

& lemon

sunflower oil, plus extra to grease

carrots, peeled,

tbs grated root ginger

cinnamon

spelt flour

lemon

unsalted butter, softened

pure icing sugar, sifted

Calendula flowers, petals picked, to decorate (optional)

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Gill Meller&#8217;s vibrant sponge uses spelt flour for a more wholesome and nutty taste. The orange syrup adds sweetness and makes this cake wonderfully moist.

Coriander seed, spelt and orange honey cake with cardamom yogurt sorbet

unsalted butter

golden caster sugar

tbsp clear honey

coriander

almonds

For the sorbet

tsp clear honey

cardamom pods, bruised

Pared zest ¼ orange

natural yogurt

For the honey coriander syrup

You’ll also need:

23cm round springform cake tin, greased and lined with non-stick baking paper

To make the sorbet, put the sugar and honey in a small pan along with the cardamom pods, orange zest and 4 tbsp water. Put over a low heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until the syrup begins to thicken slightly. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

Put the yogurt in a mixing bowl. Strain the syrup through a sieve onto the yogurt (discard the solids left in the sieve) and mix together well with a balloon whisk. Pour the mixture into an ice-cream machine and churn until soft set. Transfer to a lidded plastic container and freeze for 3-4 hours or overnight. (Or you can freeze the sorbet in a plastic → container and whizz with an electric hand mixer every hour until set.)

Heat the oven to 170°C/150°C fan/gas 3½. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric hand mixer until creamy. Add the sugar, honey, zest and coriander seeds and beat until very light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, adding a spoonful of the flour with each and beating thoroughly before adding the next egg and spoon of flour.

Combine the remaining flour with the baking powder and sift into the bowl over the beaten butter mixture. Use a metal spoon to fold the dry ingredients into the butter until combined. Stir in the ground almonds and mix until combined. Spoon the batter into the lined tin and spread evenly with the back of the spoon. Put the tin on a baking sheet (the batter may leak a little during cooking) and bake for 60-65 minutes (don’t open the oven before it’s been in for an hour) until the sponge is springy to the touch and a skewer pushed into the middle comes out clean.

Let the sponge cool slightly while you make the syrup. Combine all the syrup ingredients in a pan, whisk together and put over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes, without stirring, until reduced. Gently prick the surface of the cake, still in its tin, with a skewer. Drizzle over the syrup so it soaks into the sponge. Leave for 30 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack. Serve cool or slightly warm, with the sorbet.

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