7 lawson spiced Recipes

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground mixed spice, salt, soft unsalted butter, dark brown sugar , plus, dark brown sugar, eggs, sour cream, boiling water, bittersweet chocolate, broken into pieces, instant coffee, instant royal icing (1 cup plus 2 tbsp), ready-to-roll green fondant, cranberries , for decoration (about)

dried soft prunes, chopped, raisins, currants, unsalted butter, softened, dark muscovado sugar, honey, coffee liqueur, oranges , zested and juiced, mixed spice, good quality cocoa, free-range eggs, beaten, plain flour, ground almonds, baking powder, baking soda, dark chocolate-covered coffee beans, edible glitter, gold mini balls, edible gold stars

olive oil, scallions , cut into 3 pieces each and sliced into strips, fat cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced thinly, ginger, peeled, sliced thinly, and cut into strips, shelled raw shrimp, dry sherry, kosher salt

boneless mild-cure gammon, red wine, water (approximately ), onion, halved, garlic cloves, unpeeled, head fennel, halved, star anise, coriander seed, fennel seed, mixed peppercorns, red currant jelly, ground cinnamon, smoked paprika, red wine vinegar

cold water , for poaching the fish, limes , leaves torn into pieces (or use extra lime zest and juice), approximately 1-inch thick salmon fillets, preferably organic, skinned (about 1 1/2 lb in total ), unsalted butter, oil, onion, finely chopped, ground coriander, ground cumin, turmeric, basmati rice, hard-boiled eggs, quartered (optional), chopped cilantro leaves, plus more, for garnish, lime , zested and juiced plus segments, for garnish, fish sauce, to taste (recommended -- nam pla )