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
Drunken Izydor is a delicious layered cake generously soaked with alcohol. Two layers of fluffy cocoa cake are filled with sour cherry jam, an indulgent walnut layer (and this is where most of the alcohol is!), and a delicious chocolate buttercream. This cake has been
Strawberry mousse is a must during strawberry season! This time, I’ve paired it with a pistachio cake. This pistachio cake with strawberry mousse is a wonderful dessert combining strawberries and pistachios: a pistachio cake enveloped in strawberry mousse, finished
The essence of summer. This strawberry and lemon curd cake is made not with a traditional sponge, but with new vanilla cake layers that do not need soaking. Simple to make, with the flavours of lemon curd, strawberries and lightly whipped cream coming
Miodownik (Medovik) is a very popular Russian honey cake, traditionally baked during the Christmas season and made up of multiple layers of honey cake sandwiched with a light and delicious dulce de leche cream enriched with honey. Russian Medovik consists
An American classic – a cake that is as striking as it is delicious. Red Velvet Cake gets its intense red colour from artificial food colouring (I wouldn’t recommend replacing it with natural beetroot colouring – I tried, and the cake turned out a rather rusty colour).
Marcinek is a popular and much-loved Polish layered cake made with thin pastry layers and a delicate cream filling. It comes from the Białowieża Forest region and is particularly associated with the town of Hajnówka. This year, the local authorities in Hajnówka
Kyiv Cake is a traditional Ukrainian celebration cake made with crisp, nutty meringue layers sandwiched with delicious buttercream. What makes it so special? The wonderfully crisp meringue layers are made with toasted hazelnuts (although cashews were
Chocolate cake with peanut butter is a fantastic cake for all peanut butter lovers. Prepare yourself for a flavour you will find yourself coming back to again and again :). Simply heaven in every bite! Soft, moist and intensely chocolatey cake layers are sandwiched
This hazelnut and coffee meringue torte is a wonderful dessert for chilly evenings or elegant dinner parties. Sophisticated, rich in flavour and simply irresistible, not a crumb will be left behind. The torte is made with two crisp hazelnut meringue
This courgette cake with lime curd and cream cheese frosting is a beautifully fresh and vibrant bake. Made with grated courgette, it stays wonderfully moist, while the homemade lime curd adds a bright citrus flavour. Finished with a silky cream cheese frosting
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
I love cakes that are light, not overly sweet, simply decorated and beautifully understated in flavour. This refreshing lemon cake was the perfect dessert for a hot summer day while we were out enjoying the sunshine – it was chilling in the fridge, waiting
This beautiful pistachio cake is made with layers of chocolate sponge, a silky pistachio cream prepared with 100% pistachio paste, a fresh citrus syrup and juicy raspberries. The vibrant green finish of finely ground pistachios makes it truly eye-catching, while the
A wonderful coconut dessert with raspberries on a red velvet cake. Light, delicious and elegant :). Perfect for finishing a summer lunch or for an afternoon treat. First, we bake the red cake, then top it with a coconut cheesecake layer studded with raspberries.
An irresistible meringue cake layered with a smooth hazelnut cream and topped with Kinder Bueno bars. Two crisp meringue discs are sandwiched with a light mascarpone and whipped cream filling enriched with hazelnut spread, then decorated with even more hazelnut
Before the weekend, I prepared a classic Prague Cake (Tort Praga) for you – a rich chocolate sponge layered with a silky buttercream made with sweetened condensed milk, finished with a glossy chocolate glaze over a thin layer of apricot jam.
If you can’t decide whether to bake a cake or a meringue, why not have both in one dessert? Raspberry Dream is made with two soft sponge layers, each topped with crisp meringue, and filled with a light raspberry cream. It’s similar to your favourite