Dacquoise is the perfect family-sized cake, ideal for birthdays, celebrations or simply for enjoying with a cup of coffee and friends. It is absolutely delicious and made of three layers, each different in flavour and texture. A light chocolate sponge is topped
Perfect Red Velvet Brownies. Richly chocolatey, intense and wonderfully fudgy. The only difference from classic brownies is the addition of red food colouring. Perfect for Halloween! These Red Velvet Brownies would pair beautifully with my Devil’s Food Cupcakes.
This fantastic Bounty cheesecake is made of a biscuit base, a creamy cheesecake filling with coconut soaked in coconut liqueur, a delicious milk chocolate topping and even more coconut! You will love both the flavour and texture of this cheesecake.
No-bake nocciola (Hazelnut) cheesecake tastes just like the famous Kinder Bueno bar! This heavenly dessert combines a wafer base, a creamy cheesecake filling enriched with delicious hazelnut cream, and a milk chocolate topping with toasted hazelnuts.
Nocciola Mazurek is an Easter bake inspired by the flavour of Kinder Bueno, made with a sweet hazelnut cream. Absolutely delicious! Toasted hazelnuts, milk chocolate and pieces of the popular chocolate bar add even more flavour and texture.
Pignoli cookies are traditional Italian cookies made with pine nuts, perfect for Christmas and often given as a sweet homemade gift. They are wonderfully simple, made with just a few ingredients: marzipan, sugar, egg whites and pine nuts. The combination
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
The sweet Prune in Chocolate series gets another delicious addition today: brownies. You may already know my Prune in Chocolate cheesecake, mazurek and muffins with the same flavour combination. In these brownies, chocolate naturally
Mostaccioli (Mustaccioli) are traditional Italian Christmas cookies packed with wonderful aromas and flavours: honey, orange, almonds, chocolate and warming spices. They are especially popular in southern Italy and originate from Naples, where they have
Pumpkin cheesecake brownies are a delicious seasonal bake. Their beautiful colour and wonderful chocolate-orange flavour make them the most tempting brownies of the coming autumn. You simply have to try them!
Lebkuchen hearts are simple to prepare and bake. They are a type of German gingerbread that is traditionally made in German homes in the run-up to Christmas. Hearts are the most popular shape, but stars, Christmas trees, angels and bells are also commonly baked.
Valentine’s Day and Fat Thursday are so close together in the calendar that you can celebrate Valentine’s Day with sweet, heart-shaped doughnuts. Your favourite yeast dough, delicious raspberry jam and a simple icing topped with crunchy freeze-dried raspberries.
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
Pistachio karpatka for all pistachio lovers. With a delicious pistachio custard buttercream, fresh raspberries, a dusting of icing sugar and simple decoration. Intensely pistachio-flavoured and absolutely delicious. You simply have to try this new recipe!
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
An exquisite crème brûlée cheesecake with a wonderfully creamy texture, inspired by the famous French dessert. A biscuit base, a vanilla cheesecake filling enriched with egg yolks and cream, topped with a delicious layer of crème brûlée and finished with crisp, caramelised sugar.
Frosted mazurek is a traditional Polish Easter mazurek made with classic shortcrust pastry and topped with a generous layer of frosting and almonds, baked together to create a delicate, meringue-like topping. The recipe dates back to 1879 and comes