This almond lemon cake is so wonderfully delicious that I’m almost lost for words trying to describe it. Anyone who loves marzipan flavours is sure to fall in love with it. Moist, aromatic and pleasantly dense rather than light and fluffy, with a lovely hint of lemon.
Pignoli cookies are traditional Italian cookies made with pine nuts, perfect for Christmas and often given as a sweet homemade gift. They are wonderfully simple, made with just a few ingredients: marzipan, sugar, egg whites and pine nuts. The combination
Mostaccioli (Mustaccioli) are traditional Italian Christmas cookies packed with wonderful aromas and flavours: honey, orange, almonds, chocolate and warming spices. They are especially popular in southern Italy and originate from Naples, where they have
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
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
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
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
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
Pistachio and strawberry friands are delicate pistachio cakes, usually made not with whole eggs but with egg whites alone. They require very little effort; the method is similar to making muffins, except that the egg whites are gently whisked
Pistachio and lime cake is made with ground nuts – pistachios and almonds – and is gluten-free and made without baking powder. This gives it its characteristic “marzipan-like” texture. The addition of freshly grated lime zest combined with the pistachios
A delicious, delicate mazurek combining many wonderful flavours, made entirely with egg whites. If you have some frozen egg whites, this is a great way to use them :). Bosnian mazurek is a nutty meringue mixture with hazelnuts, almonds and chocolate,
This hazelnut and coffee meringue torte is a wonderful dessert for chilly evenings or elegant dinner parties. Sophisticated, rich in flavour and simply irresistible, not a crumb will be left behind. The torte is made with two crisp hazelnut meringue
A festive twist on the beloved raspberry cloud cake. This poppy seed and cherry meringue cloud cake layers crisp meringue, vanilla whipped cream and juicy cherries over a light poppy seed cake. It’s the perfect dessert for Christmas, featuring classic
These flourless almonds and walnuts blondie are quick to make, wonderfully moist and packed with nuts. Rich, buttery and incredibly easy to prepare, they’re proof that simple ingredients can create something truly delicious. Although they’re quite low in height and may
Sweet, ripe fresh figs baked into a delicate almond cake. This almond fig cake is wonderfully simple to make – all you need to do is whisk the ingredients together, so there’s no need to use a mixer. Rustic, moist and full of almond flavour, it’s perfect
A wonderful spring tart with a perfect shortcrust pastry, rich almond filling, roasted rhubarb and juicy raspberries. Every element works beautifully together – the sweet almond filling complements the tart rhubarb and raspberries perfectly,
A delicious puff pastry tart filled with rich almond frangipane and juicy plum pieces. The pastry is partially baked before adding the filling, ensuring it stays crisp and fully baked underneath despite the soft almond filling. This elegant tart is quick to prepare