It’s a delicate, soft and wonderful cake, packed with buttery crumble and juicy blackcurrants. Light and refreshing, it stays fresh for days. Sadly, blackcurrant season is so short…

A delicious almond and redcurrant cake with a perfectly balanced sweet and tangy flavour. The redcurrants add a pleasant sharpness to the dessert. Finished with a buttery crumble topping and a light dusting of icing sugar – the perfect cake for summer!

This is a recipe for traditional cheese cookies called Kołaczki. I’d come across them in other cultures before, but although they’re popular in Poland, I’m not entirely sure of their exact origin. In Polish, we call them Kołaczki. They’re made from

Soft and delicious courgette muffins filled with cream cheese (or curd cheese). It’s such a wonderful combination of flavours! With a subtle hint of cinnamon and a crunchy sugar topping, these muffins are incredibly moist and stay fresh for days. What more could you want?

The famous old-fashioned American classic – pineapple upside-down cake. If I had spent my childhood in the USA, this would have been my favourite dessert :). Pineapple rings are arranged at the bottom of the cake tin, and once baked, the cake is flipped

A simple and easy-to-follow recipe for a pear cake. Even though it uses plenty of pears, you might be surprised at how small the cake turns out ;). Moist, quick and effortless to make, it’s perfect for a light dessert. If you like, you can add a hint of ginger

The best pumpkin and apple racuchy – Polish-style yeast pancakes! The addition of yeast makes them wonderfully thick and fluffy. No eggs are needed in this recipe, as the pumpkin purée gives the batter a lovely texture and flavour on its own.

Delicate curd cheese pancakes made wonderfully fluffy thanks to beaten egg whites. Their flavour is reminiscent of Japanese cheesecake, but they’re much quicker to make ;). Light and airy, they’re like little cheese clouds. I served mine with sour cream and fruit sauce.