A French apple cake, the recipe itself comes from France. Delicate, moist and absolutely delicious, with a hint of rum and generous chunks of apple. Simply irresistible! Although it’s a simple cake made with basic ingredients, it has a certain French elegance about it ;).
Biscotti are traditional Italian biscuits that are baked twice. Dry, though less so than Polish rusks, and sweet, they can be wonderfully varied in flavour. They’re perfect with coffee or a glass of wine, and their ability to keep for a long time is, apart from their delicious taste, one
The last few days have been filled with the wonderful aroma of cinnamon. Delicious cinnamon buns for elevenses? Why not! These buns are sweet, but not overly so. They’re also wonderfully fluffy, soft and buttery – pure heaven in every bite. I could wax lyrical about
Vaniljhjärtan literally means “vanilla hearts”. These very popular Swedish pastries are delicious vanilla custard encased in delicate shortcrust pastry shaped like hearts. You will need heart-shaped moulds to make them; I have to admit that I have a bit of a habit of buying
Old-fashioned Swedish pralines called dammsugare (“vacuum cleaners”), which in appearance resemble Polish bajaderki. They are made using leftover cakes or biscuits, so perhaps the name comes from the idea of “cleaning out” the cupboards ;). Or maybe it comes
This cake apparently goes by many names. I’m sure you’ve tried it before :). Sometimes it’s known as “kudłacze”, sometimes as lamingtons… Whatever you call it, it’s simply delicious. I don’t think I’ve made it in years, so it was time to dig the recipe out of my
During the fruit season, I make Pavlova with all kinds of fruit. In summer, it’s easy to save up enough egg whites for a meringue cake – all you need to do is make proper homemade ice cream using egg yolks. This weekend I made a Pavlova with coffee cream and strawberries.
American sandwich cookies filled with peanut butter cream. Intensely chocolatey and wonderfully nutty! Chocolate whoopie pies have a texture similar to a sponge or butter cake (and are made in much the same way), staying soft and fluffy. They’re an American
A delicious meringue cake that is soft and marshmallowy in the centre and crisp on the outside. Meringue cake with custard and strawberries is a combination that’s impossible to resist. It tastes wonderful, but like most meringue cakes, it doesn’t keep well and
A fantastic white chocolate cake. There’s a whopping 300 g of white chocolate in the cake! It’s delicate, soft and fluffy straight after baking; as it cools, it becomes denser as the chocolate sets. This is the famous “mud cake”, but made with white chocolate.
Marian Burros’s famous plum torte is a very simple plum cake. It became one of the most recognisable recipes ever published by The New York Times. The recipe first appeared in the newspaper in 1983. It quickly became hugely popular with readers and was r
Inside out chocolate chip cookies, or chocolate cookies with chocolate chips. Just as delicious as the original version, although my children thought they were even better ;). In this reversed version, the cookies are deeply chocolatey with the addition of white chocolate chips.
Craquelin choux buns are currently one of the trendiest versions of choux pastry. Craquelin is a type of crumble made from butter, sugar and flour. Before baking, discs of the crisp dough are placed on top of the raw choux pastry. This creates wonderfully crunchy, irresistibly sweet
Reese’s macarons are utterly indulgent chocolate almond cookies filled with a creamy peanut butter filling. Decorated with chocolate and sprinkled with peanuts for extra crunch – a perfect combination! These macarons are made using Italian meringue, giving them a crisp
Red Velvet crinkle cookies – perhaps a little Valentine’s Day inspiration? Beautiful cookies that look like cracked, brownish-red, snow-covered earth. And they taste delicious too :). Their colour makes them perfect for both the Christmas season and Valentine’s Day. They are less
Cobbler is a classic American dessert, particularly popular in the southern United States. Its name most likely comes from the English word “cobble”, meaning “to pave” or “to arrange stones”. The term refers to the dessert’s characteristic appearance – pieces of dough
Chocolate hot cross buns are traditional British Easter buns with a delicious chocolate twist. If you enjoy traditional hot cross buns, it will be hard to resist these chocolate ones ;). Fragrant with warming spices and packed with raisins, dried cranberries, fresh orange
Strawberry Concorde cake is a white version of the famous chocolate Concorde cake. Traditionally, Concorde cake consists of chocolate meringue layers sandwiched with a decadent chocolate mousse; here, I have playfully reversed both the colours and flavours. If you love Eton Mess,