Mangomisu is a fresh, tropical take on traditional tiramisu. Ladyfingers are soaked in a fragrant mixture of mango purée and orange juice, then layered with a light mango mascarpone cream and slices of fresh ripe mango. A few strawberries add extra colour
The perfect apple pie – quite simply the best I’ve ever tasted. This apple pie features an exceptional buttery pastry (a new favourite on the blog!) with a texture and flavour remarkably similar to puff pastry. It flakes beautifully and resembles a quick, shortcut version of traditional
Here’s a classic preserving principle that’s especially useful when making homemade jams and preserves: combine fruits that are naturally low in pectin with fruits that are rich in it. In this recipe, sweet strawberries are paired with redcurrants
Brooklyn Blackout Cake is an intensely chocolatey layer cake made with plenty of cocoa, generously filled with rich chocolate pudding, coated in a thick layer of chocolate frosting and finished with dark chocolate cake crumbs. It is not overly sweet, while the sour
This Basque mango cheesecake was created almost immediately after my Basque Pumpkin Cheesecake. The colour was just as beautiful, and I simply had to test the recipe with mango purée. The result is… absolutely incredible. Rich, creamy
These Swedish crispy oat cookies are incredibly easy to make and contain very little flour – they’re made almost entirely from oats. Once baked, they develop their characteristic lace-like texture. After cooling, they can be coated on one side with chocolate
Everyone knows and loves (because how could you not?) the classic French dessert, crème brûlée. A delicate and delicious custard made with cream, egg yolks and sugar, finished with a crisp caramelised topping. The addition of mango purée takes
This rhubarb and apple crumble with oats is a delicious dessert that can easily be made using frozen rhubarb. The shops near me are currently full of beautiful pink forced rhubarb, and since I absolutely love rhubarb, I’m starting my rhubarb baking season
If I owned a pâtisserie, these are exactly the buns I would be serving at this time of year. Delicate, richly buttery brioche buns topped with tender roasted rhubarb, pistachio cream and chopped pistachios. What an absolute delight for the taste buds!
Italian ricotta plum cake is made with ricotta cheese blended directly into the batter. If you happen to have other fruit at home, such as peaches, apricots, blueberries or apples, they will work beautifully too. The cake contains only a small amount of fat and
Italian cornmeal cookies are wonderfully delicious and butter cookies that everyone will love :). They have a distinctive texture thanks to the addition of cornmeal. Highly recommended!
Red Velvet macarons were inspired by the famous American Red Velvet Cake. Of course, they must be a deep red colour and filled with a lightly salted Philadelphia cream cheese frosting. Delicious!
Majorcan almond cake is an interesting and simple cake to bake – made with just a few ingredients and no flour. The main role is, of course, played by ground almonds (without skins), while freshly grated citrus zest and cinnamon add wonderful flavour.
For me, this pecan tart earns the title of tart of the year (if I were to give out such awards). The combination of pecans and golden syrup is truly one of the best flavour pairings. It is no surprise that it is an essential part of the table during American Thanksgiving :).
A classic recipe for the best strawberry semifreddo. An Italian dessert served sliced straight from the tin, with the texture of the finest ice cream. No ice cream maker is used in this recipe, which means that to achieve a light and fluffy semifreddo we do not need the air
Semifreddo is a frozen dessert that is much easier to prepare than ice cream and does not require the use of an ice cream maker. It should be served partially frozen, which makes it more velvety in texture. This raspberry and limoncello semifreddo recipe does
Another delicious way to use up leftover festive chocolates. This Coconut Pavlova combines a crisp white meringue with coconut cream, mango sauce and jewel-like pomegranate seeds. It’s a wonderfully tropical combination – light, refreshing
A double chocolate Pavlova means double the joy :). This smaller Pavlova is made with just four egg whites and features a crisp shell with a soft, marshmallow-like centre. It’s topped with Nutella cream, drizzled with chocolate sauce and finished with Maltesers.