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.

Dubai-style pistachio cheesecake with kataifi pastry and chocolate ganache, inspired by Dubai chocolate. This is the second bake in my “Dubai” series, following my Dubai-style chocolate tart. A cheesecake with a chocolate biscuit base, a deliciously

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.

Pineapple and coconut cheesecake is a lightly tropical cheesecake in wonderfully sunny colours :). It has juicy pieces of pineapple and a delicious coconut crumble, both underneath and on top of the cheesecake filling. Fresh raspberries make a lovely accompaniment

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

This wonderful cheesecake is baked between layers of shortcrust pastry, inspired by the classic Polish sernik królewski, but with the addition of rhubarb. A delicious cheesecake filling, made without separately whipping the egg whites, is

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

I haven’t baked anything with pistachios in ages… perhaps I’m suffering from a pistachio deficiency ;). This no-bake pistachio cheesecake was inspired by my Lotus Biscoff cheesecake. Since summer suddenly arrived in the UK in the middle of spring, I was

Homemade kefir bread rolls – quick, easy and delicious! Simple homemade white bread rolls made with plenty of kefir, which stay fresh even the next day :). I baked mine nestled closely together, but you can also shape them into individual

An exceptionally fluffy skyr cheesecake – made with the popular Icelandic cultured dairy product called skyr, which is low in calories and high in protein. Skyr has a thick, creamy, yoghurt-like consistency, which makes it wonderfully versatile and suitable for all

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