An intensely chocolatey cake made with Cassis liqueur, a blackcurrant liqueur, and finished with a silky chocolate glaze. Its texture is reminiscent of a brownie, but it’s lighter, delicately airy and wonderfully moist. Best of all, it’s completely flourless.
My favourite jam. The only thing I love more is plum butter. I adore blackcurrants for their flavour, their aroma and their beautiful colour, and turning them into jam is a real pleasure. Blackcurrants are naturally rich in pectin, so the jam thickens beautifully all on its own ;).
A chocolate cake with halva and blackcurrants. It’s a flavour combination you’ll want to come back to again and again… I used frozen blackcurrants to decorate the cake, but when they’re in season, there’s nothing to stop you using fresh instead. Simple and delicious!
The best muffins with redcurrants. Fresh and delicious even the following day, and packed with plenty of juicy currants. You’ll love them!
Redcurrant buns with streusel are the taste of summer. They are worth making at least once during the redcurrant season, so you can really enjoy these lovely fruits. You can use black, red or white currants, or a mixture of them. Out of season, use frozen fruit
Seriously loaded cupcakes ;). The deep, tangy flavour of blackcurrants and chocolate is simply irresistible. I made these with the last blackcurrants of the season, but you can make them even in “December in the afternoon” using frozen fruit. These chocolate blackcurrant
A delicious and original lemon cake with blackcurrants. It’s assembled slightly differently from a traditional layer cake, creating vertical stripes of sponge separated by fruit buttercream. At first glance, it may look rather time-consuming, but it really isn’t – you can have everything
Blackcurrant-coloured macarons filled with a silky blackcurrant curd enriched with Crème de Cassis liqueur. The vibrant and sweet purple shells contrast beautifully with the lightly tangy filling, creating a perfect balance of sweetness and fruitiness.
This recipe for a cake charmingly called Glacier Cake came from one of my readers, who happens to share my name (Dorotka, thank you!). Despite its name, it isn’t an ice cream cake. Instead, it features layers of sponge biscuits, creamy custard filling, fruit jelly
A flawless no-bake cake with a whipped cream, coconut filling and blackcurrant jam. This festive coconut zebra cake with blackcurrant jam stands out on the Christmas table with its beautiful colours. Everyone loves it, and it looks as though it is covered in
Coconut and blackcurrant ice lollies are a wonderfully refreshing vegan dessert. Made with just three ingredients and no dairy, they rely on creamy coconut milk (or coconut cream) and the vibrant flavour of blackcurrants. Frozen in ice lolly moulds, they
A delicate cheesecake with fruit and jelly — light, airy and incredibly delicious. This version is made with homogenised cheese. From time to time you ask whether this type of cheese can be used in baked cheesecakes, and I usually would not recommend it; here,
A simple yet delicious no-bake Lotus Biscoff cake. It’s made with layers of Biscoff biscuits, a creamy mascarpone filling enriched with Biscoff spread, a layer of blackcurrant jam to balance the sweetness, and finished with a silky Biscoff topping. It’s incredibly
Have you ever tried currant ice cream? If so, you’ll know just how special it is. These tart, juicy berries are the perfect match for a classic homemade ice cream base. The soft pastel colour, the burst of fruitiness and that refreshing flavour — for me, it’s the taste of summer.
A shortcrust tart filled with white chocolate cream and topped with fresh summer fruits. The simple white chocolate and mascarpone cream is based on a recipe by Nigella Lawson from her book How to Be a Domestic Goddess. In the original version, the cream was served
When the temperature dropped by a few degrees, I baked a few shortcrust tart shells in advance – so during the heatwave I can avoid the oven and simply fill them with creams and fruit. These bases freeze beautifully, making them perfect for quick desserts
An outstanding forest fruit cheesecake squares, topped with a vibrant berry mousse made from a mix of forest fruits – perfect to use frozen berries at this time of year. It’s a cheesecake you can make all year round :). The beautiful colour, light texture and
A fruit terrine is the perfect dessert for hot days :). There’s probably no better time to make it than mid-summer, when fresh seasonal fruits are at their best. A fruit terrine is simply an abundance of fruit set in clear jelly. Ready-made clear jelly is easy to find nowadays