When the weather outside is less than inviting, I start baking autumn cookies. Could there be anything more wonderful for cooler evenings? These cookies are made without any flour, so you can be sure that the flavour of the hazelnuts really shines through.
A classic chocolate Swiss roll filled with chestnut cream infused with a hint of dark rum. Finished with a glossy chocolate ganache and decorated with delicate chocolate curls, it makes an elegant and impressive addition to any Christmas dessert table.
A deeply chocolatey brownie topped with luscious tiramisu cream and fresh strawberries (or raspberries, if you prefer). It is an irresistible combination. These elegant brownie squares are easy to portion, not overly sweet and perfect alongside a cup of
Another wonderful courgette cake—this time made with hazelnuts. Soft, moist (like all courgette cakes), intensely nutty, delicately spiced with cinnamon and finished with a glossy chocolate glaze. The batter also works beautifully for muffins. Who could resist?
These wholemeal oat and chocolate cookies are truly perfect. Packed with oats—so many, in fact, that you probably would not guess just how much oatmeal they contain from the taste alone. And, of course, there is plenty of chocolate. They are among our all-time favourites
I have always wanted to make these for St Nicholas Day, although I have not always managed to find the time! 😉 These adorable brownie bites are decorated to resemble Santa hats. The combination of brownie and strawberries is absolutely delicious, and at the
Chocolate cupcakes made from the same mayonnaise-enriched batter you may already know from chocolate layer cakes. Enhanced with fruit, these cupcakes are wonderfully moist, rich and intensely chocolatey. Because the sponge is quite delicate, it works
The combination of chestnuts and chocolate comes together beautifully in this light, gluten-free chestnut pudding cake. This chocolate and chestnut dessert is surprisingly simple to make, wonderfully moist and yet remarkably light. As you might expect, chocolate takes
Spelt chocolate chip cookies are some of the most delicious cookies you can bake. Slightly crisp, slightly chewy in the centre and wonderfully soft, they owe their exceptional flavour to wholemeal spelt flour, dark brown sugar and generous amount of
One of those cakes that never fails to lift your spirits. Chocolatey, simple to make, and topped with an intensely rich chocolate and coffee glaze finished with desiccated coconut (although in Sweden it is often traditionally topped with icing instead).
This no-bake toffee cracker cake is exceptionally delicate, perfectly balanced in sweetness and utterly irresistible. Three luscious layers — vanilla custard cream, toffee cream and whipped cream — are sandwiched between salted crackers and finished with
Delicate butter cookies studded with dark chocolate and fresh redcurrants. Crisp around the edges, soft in the centre, with a delicious balance of sweet and tart flavours. Delicate shortbread cookies with redcurrants and chocolate. These large, buttery biscuits spread
Creamy and delicately sweet ice cream for true white chocolate lovers. This white chocolate ice cream is wonderfully rich and smooth, and it tastes even better served with homemade strawberry sauce. An utterly irresistible dessert!
Reese’s chocolates are incredibly popular and much loved, although I only discovered them fairly recently myself (we rarely buy ready-made sweets). It turned out that the children absolutely adore them, and my husband simply cannot stop eating them ;).
The popular and much-loved Polish “cushion cake” is essentially a cheesecake baked into a chocolate sponge. A cheesecake lattice is piped over the top of the chocolate batter, and as the cake rises during baking, it creates the characteristic little “cushions” on the surface.
I had never baked brownies quite like these before. A classic, deeply indulgent brownie with the addition of halva and tahini (sesame paste). The flavour is absolutely wonderful — the little pieces of halva add sweetness to the rich, slightly savoury brownie, making it almost
Yes, I know. Completely simple, right? But I simply couldn’t resist…
Here’s the recipe for a chocolate orange marmalade cake that became the very first bake after moving house — partly to get to know the new oven and partly to use up a few jars of orange marmalade. Although it’s not exactly seasonal, the cake turned out beautifully.