Cakes for kids

My children’s favourite ice cream cake… and my husband’s too. Both Maltesers and malted milk drink powder disappear remarkably quickly in our house, which is probably why I don’t buy them very often!

Strawberry banana ice cream is incredibly quick to make, wonderfully simple and naturally healthy. No ice cream maker required – just a food processor and a handful of ingredients. Made without eggs or refined sugar, it can easily be made vegan by using coconut

Strawberry sandwich cake is a simple and quick no-bake dessert made with strawberry mousse, fresh strawberries and jelly. Perfect for warm June days! Light and fluffy strawberry mousse filled with juicy strawberry pieces is layered between chocolate biscuits

Since we had already started experimenting with Nutella, I happened to have two jars waiting in the cupboard, bought at a great promotional price. The obvious solution? Homemade Nutella ice cream! This recipe is perfect for anyone who loves the classic

Delicious, soft chocolate cookies filled with Nutella… Sometimes you don’t need much to know, even before baking, that a recipe is going to be a winner. That was certainly the case here. Quick and easy to make, yet the result completely won us over. Absolutely

Chocolate-dipped frozen banana pops are a wonderful summer treat for children and a fun homemade alternative to shop-bought ice creams. Frozen bananas coated in chocolate and covered with your favourite toppings are simple to make and absolutely delicious.

Rye shortbread cookies are my children’s favourite cookies; they disappear so quickly. I appreciate them for how easy and quick they are to make, as well as for the addition of rye flour. The girls fill them themselves with their favourite jam, and because rye flour

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.

These chocolate cherry cupcakes by Nigella Lawson (from How to Be a Domestic Goddess) taste absolutely wonderful. They are soft, delicate and beautifully fragrant, while the cherry jam keeps them wonderfully moist. I will definitely be returning to this recipe very soon

Today, something simple and muffin-inspired. I’m not entirely sure what made these muffins so special, but everyone absolutely loved them. They stay fresh for a surprisingly long time and somehow seem to taste even better with each passing day.

Lemon poppy seed muffins are among my all-time favourites. Refreshing, intensely lemony, wonderfully fragrant and beautifully fluffy, they are hard to resist. Don’t be put off by the addition of poppy seeds – there are only 2 teaspoons in the entire

Rudolph vanilla shortbread cookies are delicate, buttery vanilla biscuits decorated with red chocolate sweets and chocolate details. The dough is wonderfully easy to work with, making the cookie-cutting process a real pleasure, especially for children. Highly

Wonderfully milky cookies that are lightly crisp, soft in the centre and taste a little like miniature sponge cakes. Perfect for children! Although they are quite sweet, they are truly delicious and can easily be packed into a lunchbox for those last summer days at school

I chose to make the marshmallow fluff filling for a reason. I simply cannot imagine these cookies with any other filling. Of course, chocolate whoopie pies can be filled with another light cream, Nutella or even plum preserves, but they absolutely must be

Cookie ice cream is not just for children. Simply add your family’s favourite biscuits to a creamy vanilla ice cream base and you will create a frozen dessert that everyone will love. Whether you choose chocolate chip cookies, butter biscuits, fruit and nut cookies or

These lightly sweet curd cheese cookies filled with fruit have become our cookie recipe of the year. They are absolutely delicious! Quick to make, wonderfully versatile and loved by children, they are the perfect homemade treat for any occasion. Ready for a fantastic

Ladyfingers—the perfect sponge biscuits. Truly perfect. They are indispensable for tiramisu, chilled cheesecakes and countless other desserts. Perhaps they will even become your children’s first homemade biscuits? Made without baking powder or artificial improvers

I have always wanted to make these for St Nicholas Day, although I have not always managed to find the time! 😉 These adorable brownie bites are decorated to resemble Santa hats. The combination of brownie and strawberries is absolutely delicious, and at the