Shortcakes

An extraordinary apple and walnut tart: crisp, buttery pastry, a layer of apples and a delicious walnut filling… Autumn is in full swing, so let’s make the most of what it has to offer. Perfect with a mug of warming tea.

The best traditional Polish homemade apple pie. Made with a simple pastry that comes together in just a few moments, with no need to pre-bake the base. The filling is deliciously tart and flavoured with cinnamon, although you can also use grated o

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.

A delicious and wonderfully easy no-bake tart with white chocolate and strawberries. The vibrant red strawberries, creamy white filling made with Philadelphia cream cheese and white chocolate, and dark Oreo base create a beautiful contrast.

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.

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

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

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,

What can you make with rhubarb curd? A rhubarb and meringue tart is probably the first thing that comes to mind ;). I made individual tartlets, although you can of course make one large, classic-sized tart. I was feeling particularly lazy

Pecan pie bars are an irresistible combination of shortcrust pastry and pecans. They are impossible to stop eating and disappear in a single afternoon ;). They are baked in a rectangular tin and, once cooled, cut into squares and served that way.

Simply a wonderful plum shortcrust cake. If you are planning your first bake with plums this season, you can start with this recipe – you will not be disappointed. Perfect almond shortcrust pastry, delicate and slightly crumbly, melting in your mouth.

The famous Oreo and peanut butter pie. Pure decadence – a combination of a sweet and salty, creamy peanut butter filling, an Oreo biscuit base and chocolate ganache. You might think that one slice of this pie would be

Passion fruit tart is an even better version of lemon tart! Exotic flavours that you are sure to love. Easy to prepare, with the best homemade shortcrust pastry base. Passion fruit tart is refreshing and fresh, beautifully yellow and wonderfully spring-like, despite the weather outside ;).

Probably the best lemon mazurek you could possibly imagine. Very simple to make – we bake a shortcrust base for the mazurek and then top it with homemade lemon curd. Fresh and zesty, not too sweet, and sprinkled with crushed meringue. A delicious classic!

My favourite treat ever since we moved here. I discovered them at Cornish Bakery in Stratford-upon-Avon, a lovely place to stop for coffee and a warm mushroom and mozzarella croissant, not to mention the perfect Cornish pasties with different fillings.

A delicious, delicate mazurek combining many wonderful flavours, made entirely with egg whites. If you have some frozen egg whites, this is a great way to use them :). Bosnian mazurek is a nutty meringue mixture with hazelnuts, almonds and chocolate,