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
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.
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!
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,
A fantastic springtime raspberry mazurek that is simply irresistible! Fresh, lightly sweet and bursting with intense raspberry flavour thanks to freeze-dried raspberries. Finished with crushed raspberries and crunchy mini meringues, this elegant Polish
These rhubarb and strawberry crumble bars feature a delicious fruity filling sandwiched between two layers of buttery oat crumble. They’re quick to make, require no mixer, and are wonderfully crisp and crumbly. If you prefer, you can make them using rhubarb only.
This is one of the best plum crumble slices you’ll ever make. Unlike many plum cakes, this version doesn’t include almonds or other nuts – just simple, inexpensive ingredients you’re likely to have in your kitchen already. It’s so delicious you’ll want to bake it again and again!
Fried Egg mazurek is another addition to my festive desserts inspired by a fried egg. Fried Egg Mazurek is made of delicious shortcrust pastry, icing, passion fruit curd piped on top to resemble the egg yolks, and chopped pistachios as the chives ;).
Absolutely delicious! A shortcrust pastry topped with the lightest, most wonderful vanilla foam – a filling I had never made quite this way before. It’s even lighter than marshmallow, and the raspberries (or blackberries, blueberries or bilberries) nestled inside
This apple crumble slice with caramel sauce features a buttery shortcrust crumble enriched with rolled oats and served with a luscious homemade caramel sauce. A wonderful autumn dessert packed with apples. Although it’s not especially tall or showy,
This simple and delicious plum crumble slice combines buttery shortcrust pastry, creamy vanilla custard, ground almonds and juicy plums dusted with cinnamon. It’s a crowd-pleasing bake that’s perfect for plum season. The pastry stays beautifully crisp
This irresistibly delicious apricot crumble slice is wonderfully easy to make. A buttery shortcrust pastry scented with cardamom and almonds encases a generous layer of juicy, ripe apricots, which bake into a fragrant, lightly tangy filling. It’s the taste of summer
Deliciously crisp blueberry oat squares with a wonderful sweet-and-tart flavour and a subtle hint of lemon. They’re incredibly quick to make, require no mixer, and the recipe couldn’t be simpler. Even if you’re new to baking, you’ll have no trouble making
Inspired by the classic American cherry pie, this delicious crumble cake features a generous layer of juicy cherries sandwiched between two layers of buttery, almond-scented shortcrust crumble. It’s baked in a springform tin, with the base partially baked first for
Raspberry crumble slice is one of the very best raspberry traybakes: buttery shortcrust pastry with a generous layer of juicy raspberries! One of the best things about this recipe is that you can make it with frozen raspberries, so you don’t have to wait for