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Baked Maple Cheesecake with Roasted Pumpkin Seeds | Recipe

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Meet pastry chef and decadent baker Petra Galler of Butter, Butter.
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Choccy Ripple-Misu (aka ‘The Rippa’) | Recipe

This dessert is our mash-up of a classic tiramisu and the much-loved Australian choccy ripple cake. It’s bogan meets Italy, kind of like driving through Portofino in a VL Commodore, with just as much impact.
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The story of how one kind deed led to the founding of one of Aotearoa’s most worthwhile – if somewhat bittersweet – charities, The Cake Detective.
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Q&A with Halo & Swoon Co-Founders – José Stichbury and Sarah Lynds

Verve chats to the Co-Founders of Halo & Swoon - José Stichbury and Sarah Lynds. A new brand providing bakers tasty and healthy baking.
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