When the plum trees are laden with a bumper crop of plums… there is no need to think twice – it is time to bake plum sweet yeast buns! These taste just like your favourite yeast cake with plums and crumble. Soft and fluffy, easy to make and fragrant with cinnamon

Delicious rhubarb loaf cake. I called it a “loaf” because the addition of cinnamon and brown sugar, together with baking it in a loaf tin, makes it look a little more like a loaf. But it is, in fact, a delicious rhubarb cake. Moist, soft and wonderfully aromatic:

Wonderful maple and pecan sweet yeast buns – they are really hard to resist! They were inspired by our favourite maple pecan Danishes. This is one of the best nutty flavour combinations – sweet, sticky maple syrup, pecans nestled in it

Beautifully shaped lemon and poppy seed sweet yeast buns, finished with a lemon glaze. Light, fluffy and intensely lemony, with a lovely, unusual shape. Perfect with a glass of milk for a mid-morning snack :).

Wonderful, soft and delicate hot dog buns – the best I have baked so far. The addition of milk powder gives them a delicious milky flavour. They are baked close together, so after baking you can fry or toast them in butter to get lots of wonderfully crisp edges.

A wonderful whole-wheat bread packed with plenty of seeds and grains and sweetened with honey. Made with a rye sourdough starter, which I hope is already maturing in your pantry ;). Thanks to the small addition of yeast, this whole-wheat

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

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 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

Tiramisu cookies – perfect for all coffee lovers and fans of the classic Italian dessert! Soft, intensely coffee-flavoured cookies topped with delicate tiramisu-flavoured mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa. They are quick and easy to make, and the

‘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

Mango cupcakes with coconut cream are packed with tropical flavour. The mango purée makes these cupcakes wonderfully fruity, beautifully fragrant and full of mango flavour. It also keeps them moist and fresh for longer. Served with coconut cream and a little lime zest

The best pumpkin muffins of the season! Pumpkin crumble muffins are not only easy to make, but also absolutely delicious – delicate, beautifully orange, topped with plenty of crumble and finished with icing. I promise that after a few hours, all that will be left of

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

The famous bostock. A wonderful way to use up slightly stale brioche, challah or yeasted cake, if any happens to survive that long ;). This French pastry idea has gained international fame, and I am not surprised at all – delicious buttery yeasted

Avocado brownies are brownies made without butter. The butter is replaced with the healthier plant-based fat from avocado. These brownies are wonderfully moist, delicate and fudgy; they do not become firm like traditional brownies made with butter and chocolate.

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!