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
A wonderful flourless chocolate almond cake topped with whipped cream and a glossy mixed berry compote. Quick to make and absolutely irresistible. I received this recipe from one of the Moje Wypieki readers just before Christmas. The original
A traditional Polish murzynek with the warm flavours of festive spices. This richly chocolatey cake is wonderfully aromatic, beautifully moist thanks to the addition of plum jam or plum butter, and stays fresh for several days. It’s a quick and easy way to satisfy any chocolate craving
A wonderfully simple yet incredibly delicious chocolate loaf cake. Thanks to the addition of cherry jam, it’s exceptionally moist and stays fresh for several days. This is a small-batch recipe – just enough to satisfy a craving for something chocolatey. You can also
Torta di pane is a well-known Italian cake traditionally made with stale bread. This isn’t the classic version, but rather one of the many regional variations that have evolved over time. Here, stale bread finds its way into the cake in the form of breadcrumbs made
My favourite chocolate cake, this time in a summer version with strawberries! This chocolate strawberry cake is wonderfully light and fluffy, yet intensely chocolatey. The strawberries add a delicious seasonal touch and pair beautifully with
A wonderfully rich chocolate cake topped with mascarpone cream and fresh strawberries. Simply perfect! Everyone loves this cake without exception. It bakes up beautifully level, slices neatly and serves a crowd with ease. And after all, chocolate and
A chocolate cake for those who enjoy wholemeal bakes – and for everyone else, too. This cake is so light, delicate and fluffy that you would never guess it contains wholemeal flour. It proves that baking can be a little healthier without sacrificing flavour.
A quick seasonal chocolate cake with rhubarb and strawberries. The cake is reminiscent of a traditional Polish murzynek cake, but with an even richer chocolate flavour. You may also know it in its plum version. Rhubarb paired with chocolate has a completely different
In fact, a cake called ‘Nutella Cake’ hardly needs any advertising ;). The cake is compact and moist, though not heavy. It smells of Nutella, although it tastes like a deeply chocolatey cake. It looks beautiful and tempting, even though it is so simple to make! It
Do you like the combination of bananas and chocolate? This cake is FOR YOU. A deeply chocolatey cake, sticky but not heavy. Bananas add sweetness, aroma and charm. It smells wonderful. This chocolate banana cake is perfect for lifting your
A flourless chocolate cake made with ground almonds instead of flour, topped with whipped cream and fresh cherries. Unlike a brownie, this chocolate cake is not overly dense, but has a slightly bittersweet character that is beautifully balanced by the sweetness
A classic chocolate Swiss roll filled with chestnut cream infused with a hint of dark rum. Finished with a glossy chocolate ganache and decorated with delicate chocolate curls, it makes an elegant and impressive addition to any Christmas dessert table.
The combination of chestnuts and chocolate comes together beautifully in this light, gluten-free chestnut pudding cake. This chocolate and chestnut dessert is surprisingly simple to make, wonderfully moist and yet remarkably light. As you might expect, chocolate takes
One of those cakes that never fails to lift your spirits. Chocolatey, simple to make, and topped with an intensely rich chocolate and coffee glaze finished with desiccated coconut (although in Sweden it is often traditionally topped with icing instead).
A cake that still smells of summer… And it does not even matter if you think you do not like desiccated coconut — here, even coconut sceptics will enjoy it. The recipe author herself, Nigella Lawson, calls it a “Bounty cake”, which should already be recommendation enough :).
The popular and much-loved Polish “cushion cake” is essentially a cheesecake baked into a chocolate sponge. A cheesecake lattice is piped over the top of the chocolate batter, and as the cake rises during baking, it creates the characteristic little “cushions” on the surface.
Here’s the recipe for a chocolate orange marmalade cake that became the very first bake after moving house — partly to get to know the new oven and partly to use up a few jars of orange marmalade. Although it’s not exactly seasonal, the cake turned out beautifully.