Raspberry season simply wouldn’t be complete without the classic pairing of raspberries and chocolate. These chocolate raspberry tartlets feature crisp cocoa pastry, a silky white chocolate mascarpone cream and plenty of fresh raspberries to balance the sweetness.
Absolutely delicious! A shortcrust pastry topped with the lightest, most wonderful vanilla foam – a filling I had never made quite this way before. It’s even lighter than marshmallow, and the raspberries (or blackberries, blueberries or bilberries) nestled inside
Austrian apricot cake (Marillenkuchen) is a classic summer bake that is hugely popular in Austria. It features a light, airy sponge topped with rows of fresh apricots, making it both simple to prepare and beautiful to serve – every slice gets its own perfect
This apricot and raspberry crumble cake is a fantastic fruit cake with a layer of creamy yoghurt and plenty of juicy summer fruit. The cake is baked in two stages: first, the sponge is partially baked on its own, then it’s topped with yoghurt, fruit and a cinnamon
This cranberry cheesecake cake is a wonderful winter bake featuring a light butter cake, a creamy cheesecake layer and tart fresh cranberries. It’s simple to make, beautifully delicate, and the cranberries perfectly balance the sweetness of the cake. A light
This apple crumble slice with caramel sauce features a buttery shortcrust crumble enriched with rolled oats and served with a luscious homemade caramel sauce. A wonderful autumn dessert packed with apples. Although it’s not especially tall or showy,
Redcurrants take me straight back to childhood visits to my uncle’s allotment and the hot redcurrant juice flowing from the steam juicer, which would later “magically” turn into jelly… We’re keeping the tradition alive – every year we go to a fruit farm and pick
There are some flavour combinations that never seem to lose their appeal. One of my favourites is plums paired with Amaretto, almonds and marzipan. This marzipan plum tart is a real delight if, like me, you love these flavours. A buttery almond pastry is filled with
This wonderful plum tart is topped with an irresistible marzipan and almond crumble. Richly almond-flavoured and wonderfully juicy from the fresh plums, it’s a dream dessert for marzipan lovers. Every element works perfectly together – the buttery almond
A plum and cinnamon galette is a rustic free-form tart baked directly on a large baking tray, without the need for a tart tin. It’s wonderfully simple to make: just roll out the pastry, arrange the fruit in the centre, fold the edges over the filling and bake.
This simple and delicious plum crumble slice combines buttery shortcrust pastry, creamy vanilla custard, ground almonds and juicy plums dusted with cinnamon. It’s a crowd-pleasing bake that’s perfect for plum season. The pastry stays beautifully crisp
This irresistibly delicious apricot crumble slice is wonderfully easy to make. A buttery shortcrust pastry scented with cardamom and almonds encases a generous layer of juicy, ripe apricots, which bake into a fragrant, lightly tangy filling. It’s the taste of summer
A wonderfully light apricot sand cake with juicy apricots and flaked almonds. Delicate with a fine, sandy crumb, it’s packed with seasonal fruit yet remains wonderfully simple and quick to make. Perfect for summer baking!
Pumpkin banana bread is a wonderfully comforting autumn bake that combines everyone’s favourite banana bread with the addition of pumpkin purée. Banana is definitely the dominant flavour, while the pumpkin makes the loaf exceptionally moist and helps it stay
This fig tart combines the very best homemade shortcrust pastry with a luscious mascarpone cream flavoured with honey and vanilla, finished with fresh figs. Sometimes the simplest combinations are the most delicious. Outside fig season
Tall, fluffy and wonderfully soft – this blueberry yeast cake owes its beautiful texture to a rich dough made with buttermilk, the same dough you may already know from my Orange Sweet Buns. It’s wonderfully elastic, easy to work with and rises beautifully despite
Light, fluffy and utterly delicious – that’s the best way to describe this Russian Apple Cake. Firm, tart apples work particularly well, though any variety will do. In Poland, we’d probably call it a sponge cake with apples, because that’s exactly what it is. The cake
Deliciously crisp blueberry oat squares with a wonderful sweet-and-tart flavour and a subtle hint of lemon. They’re incredibly quick to make, require no mixer, and the recipe couldn’t be simpler. Even if you’re new to baking, you’ll have no trouble making