For many people, Easter simply wouldn’t be complete without a traditional sand cake (babka piaskowa), such is its place in Polish baking tradition. I’ve tried countless recipes over the years, but this time I turned to my grandfather’s old notebook

These French-style rhubarb pastries are quick, easy and absolutely delicious. Better still, if you already have a sheet of frozen puff pastry or Danish pastry in the freezer, they can be prepared in no time at all :).

Rhubarb crumble is simply divine, utterly irresistible and, for me, one of the very best desserts. It’s all thanks to that wonderful contrast between sweet and tart flavours. A crisp, buttery crumble topping with warm, tender rhubarb and its delicious

The elderflower season is short, lasting from late May to early June, which perfectly coincides with the arrival of rhubarb. Perhaps you’ve already made some elderflower syrup? This is a wonderful way to use it. These aromatic, moist cupcakes are sweet, fragrant and pleasantly

These lemon polenta and cranberry cookies are absolutely delicious – crisp, buttery and wonderfully refreshing with their bright lemon flavour. And despite the cranberries, they feel delightfully spring-like!

Italian ricotta plum cake is made with ricotta cheese blended directly into the batter. If you happen to have other fruit at home, such as peaches, apricots, blueberries or apples, they will work beautifully too. The cake contains only a small amount of fat and

Italian cornmeal cookies are wonderfully delicious and butter cookies that everyone will love :). They have a distinctive texture thanks to the addition of cornmeal. Highly recommended!

Drunken Plum Cake is a layered cake filled with Nutella cream, plum preserve and, most importantly, plenty of dried prunes soaked in rum. It’s perfect for Christmas or later for New Year’s Eve celebrations! A family-sized cake that’s ideal for sharing, served as neat

A light, wonderful and easy sponge cake with cream cheese filling and blueberries. The cake batter is first made with sour cream, giving it a texture that’s wonderfully soft and slightly reminiscent of a yeast cake.

Red Velvet macarons were inspired by the famous American Red Velvet Cake. Of course, they must be a deep red colour and filled with a lightly salted Philadelphia cream cheese frosting. Delicious!

Continuing with the theme of chocolate and orange cakes, today I have a new chocolate meringue cake with hazelnuts and oranges. This chocolate and hazelnut meringue cake with oranges is absolutely wonderful! Intensely crisp, irresistible from the very

Cranberry cupcakes with white chocolate frosting are a delightful combination of tart and sweet flavours in one little cupcake :). Before you begin, remember that the white chocolate frosting needs to be prepared the day before so that it can simply be whipped the next day.

A summer strawberry classic, but with the addition of sweet cheese filling. And as my husband said, this sweet cheese filling does all the “hard work” here – the buns are delicious and it is hard to stop at just one… They are soft, wonderfully buttery and topped with

A simple cake with strawberries and lemon icing. Quick to prepare, requiring no mixer, and delicious. I used the recipe for your favourite cranberry and pistachio cake to create a summer version. Its texture is similar to a muffin cake, which is a big advantage if you are

If you enjoy all kinds of tangy fruit curds (such as lemon or passion fruit curd), you will fall in love with this tart filled with cranberry curd. This cranberry tart tastes absolutely incredible! It combines a delicious sweet-and-tart cranberry

Well-known and much-loved poppy seed noodles, one of the traditional Christmas Eve dishes in Poland. In my family there was no tradition of serving this dish, but I discovered it through my husband’s family, where it was served as łazanki with poppy seeds

Delicious and completely no-bake – Strawberry Iceberg cake is a summer version of the popular Iceberg cake. Layers of buttery custard cream are sandwiched between layers of petit beurre biscuits and sponge biscuits, topped with a light whipped

Peanut butter truffles with a flavour that will win you over. In these homemade chocolates, peanut butter is combined with vanilla and white chocolate. They are delicate, smooth, sweet and salty, and their flavour is one that never seems to become boring