Cherry and butter muffins
30.08.21

Cherry and butter muffins

The best buttery muffins with cherries. They’re delicious, with a lovely hint of vanilla, and so easy to make. Buttery and moist, with a soft, cakey texture, made using simple pantry ingredients.

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Strawberry and pistachio tart
30.08.21

Strawberry and pistachio tart

It’s a great way to end the strawberry season. I knew the combination of strawberries and pistachios would be good, but I didn’t expect it to be this delicious! The tart base is made from buttery shortcrust pastry, filled with a rich pistachio cream and topped

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Confetti cupcakes
30.08.21

Confetti cupcakes

Simple and delicious confetti cupcakes, perfect for kids’ parties of any age. Made with a classic vanilla cupcake batter and filled with colourful rainbow sprinkles, these cupcakes are topped with creamy mascarpone frosting and finished with an extra sprinkle

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Upside-down sour cherry cake
30.08.21

Upside-down sour cherry cake

A quick and easy sour cherry cake – just the way we like it! Although fresh sour cherries are hard to find in England, I usually buy them frozen. Trust me, they’re just as good. The best part of an upside-down cake is that you don’t have to worry about

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Polish sweet buns with blueberries (jagodzianki)
30.08.21

Polish sweet buns with blueberries (jagodzianki)

Summer isn’t complete without these buns. This is one of my favourite recipes for sweet Polish jagodzianki. Of course, they’re best made with wild blueberries, but I had to settle for shop-bought ones… It didn’t take me long to choose this recipe

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Lemon cream brandy snap baskets with fruit
30.08.21

Lemon cream brandy snap baskets with fruit

Summer surprised me this year – just as I was starting to warm to the British weather. I love the subtle English summers, slightly cooler in the mornings and evenings. I only enjoy scorching temperatures when I’m on holiday abroad… For the past month

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Blackcurrant crumble cake
30.08.21

Blackcurrant crumble cake

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…

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Almond redcurrant cake with crumble
30.08.21

Almond redcurrant cake with crumble

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!

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Polish raspberry kołaczki
30.08.21

Polish raspberry kołaczki

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

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Cream cheese courgette muffins
30.08.21

Cream cheese courgette muffins

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?

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Pineapple upside-down cake
30.08.21

Pineapple upside-down cake

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

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Easy pear cake
30.08.21

Easy pear cake

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

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Polish pumpkin and apple racuchy
30.08.21

Polish pumpkin and apple racuchy

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.

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Curd cheese pancakes
30.08.21

Curd cheese pancakes

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.

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