Fruit cakes

A simple yet delicious butter cake with a subtle custard flavor, apples, and cinnamon. Wonderfully soft and tender, perfect with a glass of milk for an afternoon treat :). Makes a large tray bake!

A classic sponge cake with pastry cream and strawberries — simple, timeless and always delicious! Yesterday, someone commented on Facebook: “I’ve been looking for a sponge cake with cream and strawberries recipe on your blog.” Honestly, it was almost embarrassing

One of those bakes you start making in spring and keep returning to until late autumn — simply swapping the fruit depending on the season. It’s wonderfully tasty and very delicate (best served with a spatula, as it can crumble easily). Not overly sweet, either.

A true classic — apple crumble is essentially a delicious apple pie-style filling with raisins, topped with a buttery crumble. It’s best served warm, although it has its fans when cold too ;). A simple, quick dessert packed with apples — perfect for sharing and ideal for

For those who don’t own a traditional bundt tin but still want to bake something special for Easter — this cake is just the thing. In fact, it’s so light and delicate that it wouldn’t hold its shape well in a classic bundt mould anyway. It tastes absolutely divine — truly irresistible

A quick, autumnal pear cake with the addition of hazelnuts and chocolate. Personally, next time I’d skip the chocolate and simply enjoy the delicate nutty sponge infused with the aroma of pears ;). This pear, hazelnut and chocolate cake is very quick to make if you have a food processor

A truly irresistible banana tart. Bananas paired with homemade vanilla custard, whipped cream and salted caramel sauce, all on a perfectly crisp shortcrust pastry base. Pure heaven! Loved by both adults and children.

A soft and quick Apple Swiss roll (especially easy if, like me, you use jarred apple filling) – and my children absolutely love it :). Perfect for a light afternoon treat or simply with a cup of coffee. Highly recommended!

A delicious, soft butter cake with bananas and cinnamon. Perfect for those moments when you’re wondering what to do with overripe bananas ;). Quick to make, and it tastes like a little escape to sunny Spain in the middle of winter…

A moist rhubarb and orange cake soaked with a fragrant fruit syrup. The well-known “Rhubarb Triangle” in Yorkshire is famous for its pink forced rhubarb, available from January to April. It’s the last chance to enjoy it before outdoor-grown rhubarb takes over.

A simple rhubarb traybake on a shortcrust base. It’s quite low, which means there’s not a lot of cake… and somehow it disappears from the tin before you know it :). Delicious, refreshing and moreish with every bite. I used pink forced rhubarb, but you can absolutely use

A slightly different take on the classic French Fraisier cake – made with almond meringue layers and a silky strawberry mousse. This delicate, summery almond cake with strawberry mousse is simply irresistible :). You can also swap the strawberries for raspberries

A modern take on a classic chocolate cake with cherries – this one includes not only cocoa but also a generous amount of chocolate :). That’s why I decided it doesn’t even need a chocolate glaze. And it truly doesn’t – this chocolate cherry cake is

Crispy rhubarb squares with a tropical twist, thanks to the addition of pineapple and coconut. Absolutely delicious! This recipe is wonderfully simple – just mix all the ingredients together, no kneading required. The dough has a crumbly texture, similar to an oat crumble.

A shortcrust tart filled with white chocolate cream and topped with fresh summer fruits. The simple white chocolate and mascarpone cream is based on a recipe by Nigella Lawson from her book How to Be a Domestic Goddess. In the original version, the cream was served

A tart with roasted rhubarb and a sour cream filling – it tastes like a light custard-style cheesecake. The secret to a perfect rhubarb tart is roasting the rhubarb with sugar beforehand. This allows it to release its juices, which are then drained off and not added to the tart.

When the temperature dropped by a few degrees, I baked a few shortcrust tart shells in advance – so during the heatwave I can avoid the oven and simply fill them with creams and fruit. These bases freeze beautifully, making them perfect for quick desserts

It would be a shame not to make the most of beautifully ripening rhubarb :). This time, inspired by a rustic apple tart, I’ve made a simple rhubarb version. You don’t even need a tin to make it – that’s where its rustic charm comes from. It features perfectly crumbly