Incredibly moist courgette cake enhanced with a zingy lime icing! If you are too looking for new ways to use up the neverending harvest of courgettes this year, we have you covered! With this courgette and lime cake, you can now have this wonderful vegetable for all three courses: starter, main and dessert! And there’s […]
DESSERTS & BAKING
Here, you will find our indulgent Desserts & Sweet Bakes to enjoy both in everyday life and on your special occasions! From 20-minute cookies to multi-element bakes, we have something for both the novice bakers and the advanced pastry chefs!
Key Lime Pie Biscuits
Key Lime Pie-inspired sandwich biscuits have proved to be a huge success in our house! Featuring melt-in-the-mouth sweet shortbread biscuits, sandwiching buttercream and zingy lime curd, these Key Lime Pie Biscuits will fly off the table before you’ve had time to make tea! Ingredients and Substitutes butter: we used unsalted butter, 170g of it needs […]
Chewy Fruit Flapjacks
Flapjacks and granola bars are the easiest and tastiest treats to take to work for some snacking at your desk. These easy fruit flapjack bars are chewy, sticky and you can use any nuts, seeds and dried fruit that you have in your cupboards! Why Brown Sugar is Perfect for Chewy Oat Flapjacks? I am […]
Summer Raspberry Cake
Strawberries, move over! Raspberries are taking the spotlight in this Summer Raspberry Cake! If you like a traditional Victoria Sponge, you will enjoy our version of lemon and raspberry cake with a layer of buttercream in the middle! Baked in one tin, the sponge is topped with tangy summer raspberries, then sliced in half after […]
French Fruit Tart (Tarte Aux Fruits)
There is no better dessert for summer than one that’s covered in a range of fresh fruit! That’s why we make a simple French Fruit Tart (also known as Tarte Aux Fruits) every time we have guests over in the summertime! Delicious crisp shortcrust pastry, filled with silky smooth creme patissiere and topped with all […]
Canelés de Bordeaux: Canele Recipe Without Rum
The easiest Canele Recipe without rum for the notoriously difficult pastry to achieve! These French Canelés de Bordeaux have been an obsession of mine for a few years now. Nothing compares to their dark caramelised crust and incredibly moist middle! Our version of the small french pastries is made in silicone moulds, without beeswax or […]
Moist Carrot Cake with Pecans and Cream Cheese Frosting
We were looking for that perfectly moist and fruity carrot cake recipe and settled for a Mary Berry and Ottolenghi carrot cake hybrid. It’s light and fluffy, with a hint of coconut just like Ottolenghi’s, yet rich and fruity, just like Mary’s. The cream cheese frosting with a subtle hint of honey flavour adds yet […]
Polish Babka | Traditional Easter Bundt Cake
Easter is celebrated across the world! Today we are sharing a recipe for Traditional Eastern European Easter Bundt Cake that is both easy to make and impressive to look at! Polish Babka is a cross between enriched bread and a cake, that is typically made with lemon icing dripping down the sides! Serve a slice […]
Easter Pastries | Simnel Pinwheels with Puff Pastry and Marzipan
If you don’t fancy making a traditional Simnel Cake this Easter, here’s an easy recipe for you! Pinwheels made with puff pastry and marzipan will only require 20 minutes of hands-on time! We used shop-bought ready-rolled puff pastry, mixed fruit and peel and LOTS of marzipan to make these delicious mini Easter Pastries. Enjoy these […]
Lithuanian Honey Cake With Fourteen Layers
No Easter, Christmas, Christening or Wedding goes without this delectable layer cake in Lithuania! Made with ten everyday ingredients and no special equipment (not even a cake tin), this Layered Honey Torte is a simple, yet impressive looking cake that even beginners can make! I am sharing my mother’s recipe for the most delicious Lithuanian […]