Why shouldn’t beetroot in baking be appreciated just as much as carrots or pumpkin? Let’s bake a wonderful, intensely chocolatey, rich and moist cake with purée made from cooked beetroot! No one will guess what mysterious ingredient is hiding inside, and the cake will stay
The best chocolate fruit loaf. This chocolate loaf with prunes and walnuts is dense and substantial, deeply chocolatey and moist without being heavy or stodgy. Packed with plenty of prunes and walnuts, with a hint of orange, it is wonderfully soft. Could this be an alternative
Black Forest Squares are a combination of chocolate, cream and, of course, cherries :). If, like me, you live in a country where fresh cherries are not particularly popular, you can use frozen cherries with equally good results. The base is my favourite brownie
Chocolate cake squares made with a moist cocoa sponge and an easy chocolate cream. This small celebration-style cake is decorated with a swirl of whipped cream and cherry preserve. I soaked the chocolate cake with port mixed with boiled water, but you could use
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
Without a doubt, the best chocolate Bundt cake I have ever eaten. Made with real chocolate and topped with a chocolate glaze, it is simple and quick to prepare. Highly recommended!
Adding carrots, courgettes, beetroot or even tomatoes to cakes is nothing unusual these days – they simply make cakes more flavourful and moist, while helping them stay fresh for longer. But what do you think about adding… sauerkraut? Chocolate sauerkraut cake i
Chocolate egg white Bundt cake made with the egg whites left over from making doughnuts or Polish chruściki (faworki). Because you can only make so many meringues ;). This cake is wonderfully delicate, with just the right amount of chocolate flavour, and practically
Dubai-style mazurek is a fusion-style take on the traditional Polish Easter mazurek, combining a crisp cocoa shortcrust pastry base with the hugely popular – and delicious – Dubai chocolate. It’s well worth trying, especially if you enjoyed my Dubai-style chocolate tart.
Mikado mazurek is a rather unusual Polish Easter cake made with… cooked rice! Nutty and chocolatey, moist, slightly sticky and absolutely delicious. The rice is probably what gives the cake its characteristic moist and chewy texture, while also
A wonderful layered cake, almost like a little celebration cake. A chocolate cake with peanut butter cream, flavoured with almond liqueur and salted peanuts, layered with blackcurrant jam and topped with crisp meringue. What more could you want?
The best chocolate and hazelnut Bundt cake. Flourless; it is made with hazelnuts and chocolate, so you cannot help but think that it tastes like… Nutella ;). Easy to make, beautifully fragrant and with an interesting nutty texture. To intensify the chocolate
This chocolate pumpkin cake with crunchy coconut pecan topping is the best pumpkin cake I’ve ever tasted. In fact, it’s also one of the best chocolate cakes I know! It’s wonderfully soft, rich and moist, with a texture that’s slightly reminiscent of brownies, yet much lighter.
This chocolate cake with chocolate meringue is every chocoholic’s dream – and that’s no exaggeration. A rich, moist and intensely chocolatey cake is topped with a light chocolate meringue that’s crisp on the outside and soft and marshmallow
I fell in love with this chocolate cake from Nigella Lawson’s Feast from the very first bite – not simply because it’s Nigella’s recipe, but because it’s genuinely delicious. It immediately reminded me of the classic Polish murzynek chocolate cake
This chocolate bundt cake with cheesecake filling is absolutely irresistible! It’s the perfect cake for chocolate lovers, with a delicious creamy cheesecake surprise hidden inside. The chocolate sponge is soft, moist and rich without being heavy, while the
This chocolate plum cake is wonderfully moist, soft and generously topped with juicy plums and a rich chocolate glaze. The plums pair beautifully with the deep chocolate flavour and delicate hint of almond, creating a perfectly balanced cake that’s hard to resist. It makes
A completely different take on carrot cake – made with chocolate and presented as an elegant cake. It doesn’t taste like a classic carrot cake at all. You won’t find cinnamon or warming spices here, nor the traditional cream cheese frosting. Even the texture is quite