Bakes

Hairy Bikers Bakewell tart is a raspberry Bakewell: an almond shortcrust case spread with jam, then filled with ground almonds, sugar and six eggs. So the BBC Food recipe makes one 23cm tart, or 10 slices of about 550 calories, in roughly 2 hours by my timings. On BBC Food, their recipe is described as …

Hairy Bikers vegan brownies swap butter and eggs for plant milk, groundnut or walnut oil and ground flaxseed, with nut butter swirled through. And in Veggie Feasts, the recipe makes 12 in about 1 hour 40 minutes with cooling, at 365 calories each by my sums. The pair promise these “still taste fantastic”, and call …

Hairy Bikers sweet potato brownies fold roasted sweet potato mash into a dark chocolate batter, along with bourbon-soaked raisins, pecans and chocolate chips. And following their BBC Food recipe, you get 12 in about 3 hours with cooling, at 555 calories each by my sums. The pair made these on their Route 66 series, in …

Hairy Bikers cherry pecan brownies are gooey squares packed with dark and white chocolate chunks, pecans and dried sour cherries. And on BBC Food, their Best of British recipe makes 16 squares in about 70 minutes, at 375 calories each by my sums. These keep for days, though Si and Dave doubt “it will last …

Hairy Bikers chocolate brownies, which they call Biker brownies, use 70% dark chocolate, butter and chopped hazelnuts, plus optional spoonfuls of chocolate spread. And with the British Classics recipe you get 12 at about 505 calories each, ready in about 1 hour 50 minutes by my reckoning. “Fudgy and fantastic” is how Si and Dave …

This Hairy Bikers apple cake is their Hairy Dieters Spiced Apple Cake, with lemony Bramley slices folded through a cinnamon batter made with sunflower oil. And going by their official site, it serves 12 at 229 calories a slice, while I allow 1 hour 25 minutes including cooling. On their own site they write, “Bet …

This Hairy Bikers Manchester tart swaps the usual pastry for an oat flapjack base, then layers raspberry jam, vanilla custard, coconut and cherries on top. And from Everyday Winners, it makes 9 squares in about 5 hours with cooling and chilling, at about 505 calories each by my sums. But if you want the classic …

This Hairy Bikers cranachan layers whisky and honey cream with toasted oats, flaked almonds and fresh raspberries in tall glasses. And this lighter version is from their BBC series Best of British, serving 6 in 40 minutes at about 445 calories a glass. In the words of the BBC write-up, half-fat crème fraîche goes in …

Hairy Bikers millionaire shortbread layers a buttery base, a condensed milk caramel and a thin coat of chocolate in one square tin. So I cut 16 squares of about 275 calories from the Mums Know Best recipe, and with my setting times it’s ready inside 3 hours. It’s billed as “a truly decadent treat”, with …

Hairy Bikers Welsh cakes start with 100g of dried cherries soaked in hot whisky, then go into a buttery dough and onto the griddle. And this Chicken & Egg recipe gives you 20, each about 140 calories by my estimate, in roughly 1 hour 45 minutes. Whisky takes Welsh cakes to “another level of deliciousness”, …