This chocolate cake with Nutella and strawberries is only 20 cm in diameter, but it’s surprisingly generous! The chocolate sponge is soft and tender, with a lovely melt-in-the-mouth texture, and goes beautifully with the creamy Nutella filling and fresh strawberries.
These pear and hazelnut brownies are rich, chocolatey and wonderfully fudgy, with juicy pieces of pear and crunchy toasted hazelnuts. They’re really easy to make, too – no mixer needed! I use two types of dark chocolate, with 50% and 70% cocoa
These little chocolate cupcakes are so easy to make, with fresh strawberries and chocolate chips adding a delicious twist to a simple chocolate cake recipe. They’re soft, moist and full of chocolate flavour, made with everyday ingredients and hardly any effort.
This no-bake chocolate millet cheesecake is a variation on my almond and strawberry millet dessert. It tastes just like a traditional chocolate cheesecake, yet there isn’t a trace of curd cheese in it! The secret is cooked millet, blended until smooth and creamy
Chocolate cake and raspberry mousse – a combination worth making at least once during raspberry season! This raspberry and chocolate traybake is a generous, family-sized dessert in a neat, elegant form. The rich chocolate flavour is definitely the star here (so it’s
These almond and raspberry brownies are an absolute dream! They’re rich and intensely chocolatey, with a lovely fudgy texture, a hint of almond and tart raspberries that balance the sweetness perfectly. Ground almonds replace most of the flour, giving the brownies
This indulgent cake brings together two favourites: rich, moist Devil’s Food Cake and a smooth, creamy vanilla cheesecake. The layers are sandwiched with chocolate ganache and finished with a generous coating of silky chocolate on top. It’s a
This delicious Bounty cake has a soft, moist chocolate cake, a generous layer of creamy coconut filling and a smooth chocolate topping. If you love Bounty bars, you’ll love this cake! It’s easy to make with simple ingredients, yet looks impressive enough
This chocolate brownie with a cheesecake layer, dulce de leche and walnuts is the ultimate autumn treat. The brownie is rich and fudgy, with a creamy layer of cheesecake, gooey caramel swirls and crunchy walnuts on top. It’s wonderfully indulgent and perfect
These mini Black Forest cheesecakes are inspired by the classic Black Forest gâteau, with rich chocolate cheesecake, fluffy whipped cream, tangy cherry gel and a generous scattering of dark chocolate shavings. They’re baked without a biscuit base
This elegant chocolate mousse cake looks like it belongs in a top patisserie! It’s one of Anna Olson’s most impressive chocolate desserts (do you watch her baking shows?). Rich, intensely chocolatey and utterly delicious, it’s a real showstopper. The mousse
Bûche de Noël, or French Yule Log, is a classic Christmas dessert shaped to look like a tree trunk. It’s traditionally made from a filled sponge roll, and my version pairs a chocolate sponge flavoured with warming spices with a light vanilla mascarpone cream.
This time, it’s all about smashed chocolate eggs on top of rich, intensely chocolatey cupcakes – definitely a job best left to the children ;). These Easter cupcakes are wonderfully chocolatey, yet soft and moist. You can also add some thawed and well-drained
These quick and easy brownies are made in just one bowl and contain no refined sugar. Soft, sticky dates provide all the sweetness, as well as being the main ingredient. The brownies have a rich, intensely chocolatey flavour and are quite dark, so they’re
Torta Caprese is a classic flourless chocolate and nut cake from the Italian island of Capri. It’s traditionally made with almonds and Amaretto, but I’ve given mine a more homely twist, using walnuts and rum instead. There’s no flour or baking powder in this cake
The classic Sacher Torte (Sachertorte) was created in 19th-century Vienna by a young pastry chef, Franz Sacher. The chocolate cake layered with apricot preserve quickly became one of Vienna’s most famous desserts and remains a signature speciality
Deliciously creamy milk chocolate cheesecake with a biscuit base and a delicate milk chocolate topping. You often told me that my chocolate cheesecakes were a little too intense for you, so this time I’ve made a version for anyone who prefers sweeter,
Chocolate yoghurt Bundt cake with chocolate glaze is a deliciously moist cake made with thick Greek yoghurt. There’s plenty of cocoa in the batter, giving it an almost intensely chocolatey flavour, as though it were made with the finest chocolate…