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
Dubai-style mazurek is a fusion-style take on the traditional Polish Easter mazurek, combining a crisp cocoa shortcrust pastry base with the hugely popular – and delicious – Dubai chocolate. It’s well worth trying, especially if you enjoyed my Dubai-style chocolate tart.
Matcha mazurek is a Polish Easter cake made with a shortcrust pastry base and a white chocolate ganache flavoured with Japanese matcha green tea. Its striking, vibrant green colour and distinctive tea flavour make it a particularly beautiful Easter treat.
Mikado mazurek is a rather unusual Polish Easter cake made with… cooked rice! Nutty and chocolatey, moist, slightly sticky and absolutely delicious. The rice is probably what gives the cake its characteristic moist and chewy texture, while also
Easter mazurki are famous for their incredible sweetness, especially the traditional old Polish versions… and Michałek Mazurek is no exception. This modern take on the classic Easter treat is inspired by one of Poland’s favourite chocolates. It’s packed with Michałki
A wonderfully sweet Michałek cheesecake with a rich chocolate and peanut flavour and an exceptionally creamy texture. The cheesecake filling combines twaróg, double cream, melted white chocolate and peanut butter to recreate the flavour
The perfect mazurek – made with prunes, caramel spread and chocolate ganache. It has a buttery almond shortcrust base, layers of rich flavours and, admittedly, plenty of calories… but the taste makes it all worthwhile! The flavours are perhaps more suited to
Kajmakowiec is a fantastic no-bake cake made with generous layers of creamy caramel and whipped cream filling, blackcurrant preserve and toasted flaked almonds, sandwiched between layers of salty crackers. Surprisingly, it isn’t overly sweet
Cranberry and white chocolate tart is exquisite and so… Christmassy. It consists of a crisp biscuit base, homemade cranberry jam with a subtle hint of orange, and white chocolate ganache. Lightly decorated with rosemary sprigs and fresh cranberries,
Cinnamon walnut twist bread made with laminated yeast dough is the best of both worlds: the rich, buttery pastry from my St. Martin’s croissants, combined with the upgraded walnut filling from my walnut buns. A crisp, flaky pastry crust
Delicious doughnuts filled with pastry cream and topped with a distinctive chocolate glaze, popular all over the world. They were undoubtedly inspired by Boston cream pie. Traditionally, pastry cream is used to fill these doughnuts (you can use my homemade
The best chocolate and hazelnut Bundt cake. Flourless; it is made with hazelnuts and chocolate, so you cannot help but think that it tastes like… Nutella ;). Easy to make, beautifully fragrant and with an interesting nutty texture. To intensify the chocolate
‘Cheese’ cake is actually a dessert that looks just like a block of yellow cheese, complete with plenty of large holes! It is incredibly quick and easy to make, using just a few ingredients. Even a child could make it ;). The main ingredient is mango purée, which gives the dessert
Strawberry and chocolate cheesecake is perfect for hot weather. Sweet yet refreshing, delicate and light as a cloud, this no-bake cheesecake is made with your favourite fruit :). With really warm days approaching, it is worth having a chilled strawberry dessert
Classic Easter Bundt cake made with pistachios. This pistachio cake is beautifully green and aromatic, with the addition of cardamom and a lemon glaze. An elegant bake and a beautiful centrepiece for the Easter table!
Are you a fan of yeast-based dough? You absolutely must try this recipe for fluffy pumpkin yeast doughnuts! These pumpkin ring doughnuts have an incredibly vibrant orange colour (Hokkaido pumpkin is best for making the pumpkin purée), but…
More precisely – little doughnuts. Crispy, bite-sized, just one bite :). Yeast dough deep-fried in oil and soaked in sugar or honey syrup, often served with chopped nuts or cinnamon… In Turkey, they are very popular and sold all year round by street vendors
Pistachio and lime cake is made with ground nuts – pistachios and almonds – and is gluten-free and made without baking powder. This gives it its characteristic “marzipan-like” texture. The addition of freshly grated lime zest combined with the pistachios