An incredibly creamy strawberry layer cake. It has everything you love: vanilla custard, stracciatella cream, strawberries and desiccated coconut. An added bonus is that it requires no baking, which is especially welcome during hot weather :).
Delicate lemon cake with blueberries and a lemon glaze. It tastes absolutely delicious and is so easy to make – you simply mix the ingredients together :). A wonderful light and fluffy dessert. It can also be baked as muffins. Highly recommended!
A moist, fluffy and tender quince cake with a delicate almond note and a fantastic Amaretto icing. It stays fresh for a long time. For this recipe, I used quinces poached in cinnamon syrup (see the end of the recipe for instructions on how to make them).
If you love cakes with plenty of fruit and a generous layer of crunchy crumble, this recipe is definitely worth trying :). This simple crumble cake is packed with juicy plums that soften as they bake, creating a fragrant, lightly cinnamon-spiced filling. The crumble, made with
Marian Burros’s famous plum torte is a very simple plum cake. It became one of the most recognisable recipes ever published by The New York Times. The recipe first appeared in the newspaper in 1983. It quickly became hugely popular with readers and was r
A delicate, buttery cake with raspberries and chocolate, topped with a crunchy almond crumble. Quick and easy to make, it looks beautiful dusted with icing sugar (very wintry!), while the raspberries give it a summery feel :). And, of course, the combination of raspberries
An intensely almondy cake with a small amount of flour, one of those marzipan-like cakes. Generously soaked with fresh citrus juice, it is moist, fragrant and wonderfully rich. It may not be to everyone’s taste, but I’m sure there are plenty of you who will absolutely love it!
An easy and delicious spring-summer bake: buttery shortcrust pastry with rhubarb and strawberries. Perfectly sweet, with a delicious crumble topping made from the same dough as the base, so there’s very little extra work. This makes a generous traybake
An easy and delicious peach cake packed with juicy fruit. Tender, delicate pastry, cinnamon and sweet, ripe peaches make a wonderful combination. The cake is quick to prepare and requires no rolling – simply spread two-thirds of the dough over the base of the tin, add the
Delicious and quick to make, these muffins are packed with blueberries! During blueberry season, you can of course use wild blueberries instead, but other small fruits work well too. I baked these in ramekins this time, but traditionally they are baked in a muffin tin.
A moist and juicy coconut cake with blueberries and a delicate coconut flavour. A lovely seasonal fruit cake that works beautifully with many different fruits; I’ve also baked it with plums and apples. Highly recommended.
A delicious no-bake chocolate tart with a chocolate biscuit base and fresh blueberries. Rich and intensely chocolatey, but not overly bitter, thanks to the milk chocolate that makes up most of the filling. The filling is a thick, luscious chocolate ganache made traditionally
Your favourite banana bread in a new version – with a curd cheese filling. Delicious! Banana bread with curd cheese, served with honey and a glass of milk, makes a perfect mid-morning snack or afternoon treat. It is simple to make, and you can also add dried fruit, such as chopped
Soft, moist and quick to make, this apple and cinnamon cake is wonderfully simple – the recipe is very similar to making muffins. An easy autumnal cake with apples, perfect with a cup of tea.
An amazing cranberry cake with a nutty crumble topping. Soft, sweet and tart, with plenty of buttery, nutty crumble. Still perfect for winter, as fresh cranberries are readily available in shops at this time of year – it would be a shame not to use them in some
An incredible crumbly cranberry cake, taken to another level with the addition of brown butter. It tastes divine – the buttery, melt-in-the-mouth shortcrust has a wonderful nutty flavour that pairs perfectly with the tart cranberries. With flaked almonds, cinnamon
Bavarian apple cheese cake tart is a wonderful autumnal bake. It is like a traditional cheesecake on a shortcrust base, with the delicious addition of apples, cinnamon and almonds :). Unassuming in appearance and quite low – more like a tart – it definitely tastes better than it looks.
This easy summer fruit cake is wonderfully simple, yet impressive from the very first bite. Soft, fragrant with fruit and beautifully golden after baking – simply delicious. You can make it with any of your favourite fruits. Everyone in our house