Occasional cakes

They’re crisp, delicate, buttery and beautifully scented with lemon. Fresh and full of spring flavour. Does it smell like spring where you are yet? If not, these spring cookies will bring it to you…

Beautiful, spring-like and absolutely delicious. For this recipe I used a traditional all-in-one sponge-style cupcake batter – still one of my all-time favourites! Chocolate chips work perfectly in these cupcakes. Today they’re presented in an Easter version, topped

Marbled coffee bundt cake is one of the tastiest bundt cakes I’ve ever baked. It’s delicious, light and crumbly, simple to prepare, and exactly the kind of flavour I love. Despite the generous amount of butter, the ingredients are perfectly balanced, making the cake soft

Bounty loaf cake – inspired by the famous coconut chocolate bar – is a rich chocolate cake with a hidden coconut filling inside. Mine is closer to a dark chocolate version (my favourite), with an intensely chocolatey sponge, but you can use the same coconut filling

To say they’re delicious would almost be an understatement… ;). They’re outstanding! Extra nutty cookies – buttery, irresistible and deeply nutty. Perfectly crisp shortcrust pastry filled with a rich walnut frangipane and topped with a whole

Delicious and beautiful walnut crinkle cookies made with walnuts, though you can easily use your favourite nuts instead. Soft in the centre, slightly crisp on the outside, with a delicate hint of rum. Packed with nuts and dusted generously with icing sugar

If there’s one dessert that can lift your mood in minutes, it’s definitely brownie. This time, a winter version with fresh cranberries and walnuts. Rich, deeply chocolatey, and beautifully balanced – once baked, the cranberries taste a little like sour cherries.

Delicious, shortbread cookies with a double dose of walnuts. These treats combine a delicate buttery shortbread cookies, a cloud-like walnut meringue and a crunchy walnut half on top. They’re so charming they disappear in no time ;). Beautiful and impressive

Spartak Cake is a multi-layered chocolate version of the famous honey cake, commonly known as miodownik. It’s a classic of Eastern European cuisine, particularly popular in Ukraine and Russia, and is often described as a “lighter cousin” of Medovik.

Heidesand cookies are traditional German buttery shortbread cookies. They originate from northern Germany, although they are popular and baked throughout the country during Advent. Rich and intensely buttery, they are made from simple ingredients: butter

Pistachio and cranberry cookies are still very much winter biscuits, rich in dried fruit and nuts. Of course, you can swap the nuts for others, but in this version – with pistachios and cranberries – they feel especially festive. The cookies themselves are made from simple,

A perfect cheesecake for the Easter table. This deliciously creamy almond cheesecake is made with almond butter and almond cream – products easily available online or in well-stocked shops, and also simple to prepare at home. The cheesecake is baked

Pistachio Brownies take classic brownies to a whole new level. They’re absolutely delicious! Friends have even nicknamed them “Dubai brownies” ;).  To make pistachio brownies, in addition to the usual brownie ingredients, you’ll need 100% pistachio paste

Gingerbread cake with cranberries and mascarpone cream is a lightly spiced, soft winter layer cake. A dessert that combines warm aromatic spices, a gentle fruity tartness and the honeyed sweetness of mascarpone cream. Perfect for a festive table or winter birthdays

Espresso Martini Cheesecake is an irresistible no-bake dessert inspired by the iconic cocktail Espresso Martini. Espresso Martini Cheesecake – an elegant, coffee-infused winter dessert with a hint of alcohol, perfect for special occasions (adults only!). The perfect excuse?

The perfect poppy seed cake for the winter holidays. Delicious, moist and full of flavour — made with poppy seeds steeped in hot milk. Perhaps that’s why it tastes so wonderfully similar to traditional poppy seed roll…? Regular readers may notice similarities in ingredients

After making the delicious boiled lemon bundt cake I couldn’t resist any longer – so I made a cake with boiled oranges. It’s hard to say whether it’s better, so I’ll simply say it’s just as fantastic and everyone loved it. A beautiful and delicious centrepiece

Are you a fan of raspberry cloud cake? Then this cheesecake is for you! Made up of five (!) layers, this cheesecake is a faithful take on the viral baking hit – with a creamy cheesecake twist. It features a base of your favourite biscuits, a perfectly smooth cheesecake layer