Rachel Allen - All Things Sweet

Rachel puts a tasty twist on some classic dishes to show how even the most traditional desserts can be given a tantalizing new lease of life. On the menu are: Salted caramel crème brûlées, Meringues with pink grapefruit curd and cream; and Apricot fool with cardamom shortbread fingers.

The chef demonstrates items of confectionery for afternoon tea, making vanilla custard slice, mango and lime drizzle cake, and lavender sponge with rhubarb curd.

Rachel gives a masterclass in mouth-watering desserts that showcase the flavours of fresh fruit. On the menu are: Poached peaches with raspberry sherbet; Prosecco and raspberry jelly; Watermelon ginita; Melon popsicles; Ivan's Coconut; and lime ice cream with mango in mint syrup.

Rachel serves up the flavors of summer with some scrumptious and colorful treats you can enjoy at any time of the year. On the menu are: Strawberry and rhubarb cobbler; Nectarine custard tarts; and Yoghurt and elderflower cream with poached rhubarb.

For anyone with a passion for chocolate, you can never have too much of a good thing. Rachel takes us to chocolate heaven with these sweet dishes that showcase one of our favourite guilty pleasures: Chocolate and hazelnut praline ice cream; Roasted plums with white chocolate sauce; and Raspberry and white chocolate meringue roulade.

Even a home-cooked treat can whisk our taste buds off to far-flung lands. Rachel presents a selection of recipes using exotic spices and other ingredients for a truly international sweet menu: Baklava; Date, cardamom and ginger upside-down cake; and Pistachio and saffron kulfi.