If you haven’t yet managed to convince your children to try spinach cake – this might be the one that does the trick! This playful “watermelon” cake is made from a vibrant green spinach sponge, topped with a light whipped cream layer and finished with red strawberry jelly
This apple poppy seed cake – often referred to as Japanese poppy seed cake – is wonderfully moist and full of flavour, just the way we like it. It’s made almost entirely from rich poppy seed mixture, though it can also be baked on a thin shortcrust base if you prefer.
This cherry cheesecake is a truly delightful no-bake dessert, light, creamy, and melt-in-the-mouth. It sits on a delicious chocolate sandwich cookie base and is finished with a smooth chocolate ganache topping. You can use sour cherries, sweet cherries
These triple chocolate cookies made a perfect homemade Christmas gift – and turned out to be a total hit. Slightly crisp on the outside, soft and chewy in the centre, and intensely chocolatey. Everyone loved them!
A classic vanilla and chocolate marble bundt cake – perfectly sweet, beautifully soft and one of the best I’ve ever baked. Highly recommended.
Cherry and chocolate buns are simply irresistible. You already know how well cherries and chocolate work together – there was no way these could be missing here. I had to wait a little for good cherries (I rely on deliveries to local Polish shops!),
I’d been meaning to make chocolate ice cream for ages, but never quite had enough freezer space for an ice cream maker… until now. And it was absolutely worth the wait. Homemade chocolate ice cream is something else entirely – it shouldn’t even share
If you happen to have some leftover chocolate sweets or pralines after the holidays, they’re perfect for baking. That’s exactly how this orange brownie came to life, inspired by the iconic Terry’s chocolate orange (a personal favourite). This brownie is wonderfully moist
Nigella Lawson’s Torta alla Gianduia was such a hit that I couldn’t resist experimenting further with Nutella. The combination of hazelnuts and chocolate is one of my absolute favourites, and these brownies truly deliver. Rich, dense and wonderfully fudgy
For those who enjoy fresh, zesty flavours, this one’s a real treat. This passion fruit mazurek is baked in a tart tin and filled with a beautifully tangy, creamy filling bursting with tropical character. It’s a slightly more modern take on the traditional Polish Easter
Some say these cookies simply melt in the mouth… And it’s hard to disagree. These soft chocolate buttermilk cookies are wonderfully tender and, best of all, they stay soft for hours… Deeply chocolatey, easy to make, and perfect for cosy autumn evenings.
Cassis Cake – chocolate cake with blackcurrant cream and meringue. Cassis cake is a truly delicious layered dessert made of soft chocolate sponge, filled with blackcurrant cream and blackcurrants in jelly, and topped with a crisp chocolate meringue. Intensely fruity and refreshing,
This no-bake “3 BIT” cake is so popular it hardly needs an introduction ;). I was asked for the recipe by a friend of a friend — in fact, an English lady who buys this cake in a Polish shop here in the UK. As you can see, it’s loved across different cultures! As Joey Tribbiani would say:
A rich and intense chocolate cheesecake, based on a recipe by Nigella Lawson. With a chocolate topping and a biscuit base, this is a truly indulgent dessert. Traditionally made with cream cheese such as Philadelphia, I prefer to use Polish curd cheese, finely ground three times.
A truly royal mazurek… The combination of rose petal preserve, marzipan and chocolate — could it sound any better? This mazurek is incredibly simple to make, yet wonderfully refined and elegant. It’s worth using the very best ingredients, and I’m more than certain it will
Marzipan hearts with pistachios — more of an idea than a recipe. They look absolutely delightful and taste just as good. Perfect as a homemade gift, and if you love marzipan as much as I do, you’re bound to fall for them!
These outrageously delicious chocolate cookies truly live up to their name — they’re simply irresistible. They’re everything you could want in a chocolate cookie: crisp on the outside, soft in the centre and almost brownie-like inside. They stay wonderfully
Buckwheat chocolate cookies are delicious gluten-free treats made with nutritious buckwheat flour. Baking with buckwheat flour isn’t always straightforward. It has a distinctive, slightly bitter flavour that not everyone enjoys, absorbs more moisture