Polish apple cake with light meringue foam
26.10.26

Polish apple cake with light meringue foam

This cake has become a real favourite on my blog! If you’ve been following Moje Wypieki for a while, you’ll probably recognise it – and there’s a good chance you’ve baked it yourself ;). I’m talking about my shortcrust cake with raspberries and light custard meringue

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Cinnamon shortbread hearts
24.10.26

Cinnamon shortbread hearts

These cinnamon shortbread hearts are made with the classic 3:2:1 ratio of flour, butter and sugar. Egg yolks give them a lovely delicate, crumbly texture, while a coating of cinnamon sugar adds a delicious crunch and a wonderful aroma. They’re simple to

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Pumpkin and orange cake
24.10.26

Pumpkin and orange cake

This pumpkin and orange cake is wonderfully moist, full of flavour and easy to make. Pumpkin, fresh orange zest, warming spices, walnuts and sweet dates make it a lovely autumn bake, perfect for the festive season too. It stays fresh for several days and makes a lovely

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Polish poppy seed doughnuts with amaretto icing
20.10.26

Polish poppy seed doughnuts with amaretto icing

These poppy seed doughnuts with amaretto icing were a real favourite this Tłusty Czwartek! The filling is packed with poppy seeds, dried fruit, nuts and honey, making these doughnuts absolutely delicious and very hard to resist. I’d never tried this combination

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Bûche de Noël – French Christmas Yule log
20.10.26

Bûche de Noël – French Christmas Yule log

Bûche de Noël, or French Yule Log, is a classic Christmas dessert shaped to look like a tree trunk. It’s traditionally made from a filled sponge roll, and my version pairs a chocolate sponge flavoured with warming spices with a light vanilla mascarpone cream.

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Apple and curd cheese cake
16.10.26

Apple and curd cheese cake

This cake has a similar flavour combination to my recently shared apple and curd cheese buns :). It’s a lovely, tender cake layered with curd cheese filling, soft cinnamon-spiced apples and topped with a buttery crumble. Delicious with a cup of tea or coffee

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Pumpkin and orange cinnamon swirl bread
16.10.26

Pumpkin and orange cinnamon swirl bread

This pumpkin and orange sweet bread is soft, fluffy and filled with a lovely cinnamon swirl. It’s surprisingly easy to make: just roll out the risen dough, sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar, roll it up and pop it into a loaf tin for a second rise. All it needs is a little warmth

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Apple curd cheese buns
14.10.26

Apple curd cheese buns

These soft, fluffy yeast buns are filled with creamy cheese and tender, cinnamon-spiced apples, then finished with a buttery crumble topping. They’re a perfect autumn bake, combining three classic flavours that work beautifully together. Absolutely delicious

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Twisted hazelnut cinnamon buns
11.10.26

Twisted hazelnut cinnamon buns

These twisted hazelnut buns are perfect for autumn – soft, fluffy and wonderfully fragrant, with a delicious filling made from ground hazelnuts, cinnamon, chocolate and cocoa powder. They’re some of the best sweet buns I’ve had recently, and my family agrees :).

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Jewish apple cake
05.10.26

Jewish apple cake

Jewish apple cake is a wonderfully moist, apple-packed cake with a lovely hint of cinnamon. It’s quite different from a classic Polish apple cake (szarlotka) – there’s no pastry base or layer of cooked apples here. Instead, it’s packed with pieces of fresh apple

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Plum pudding
03.10.26

Plum pudding

An amazing baked pudding with plums, a splash of almond liqueur and a dusting of cinnamon… A delicious and wonderfully quick dessert, with the plums adding just the right amount of tartness to keep it from being overly sweet. If I hadn’t felt obliged to share,

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Cinnamon and cardamom yeast knots
02.10.26

Cinnamon and cardamom yeast knots

These cinnamon and cardamom yeast knots are perfect for anyone who loves soft, buttery buns packed with warming spices. The delicate yeast dough is filled with brown sugar, cinnamon and cardamom, and the distinctive plaiting and knotting gives each bun a beautiful

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Tropical pumpkin layer cake
16.09.26

Tropical pumpkin layer cake

The perfect autumn bake with pumpkin, although this time we’re using it in a slightly different way – instead of pumpkin purée, we’re adding freshly grated pumpkin. The cake has a slight carrot cake feel to it, helped along by the delicious Philadelphia cream cheese frosting.

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Almond, cinnamon and strawberry cake
15.09.26

Almond, cinnamon and strawberry cake

This cake has everything I love most: it’s soft, moist, wonderfully aromatic and packed with juicy strawberries. The almonds and cinnamon give it a lovely depth of flavour, while the fruit makes every slice beautifully moist. It’s incredibly easy to prepare

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Plum cake with cinnamon crumble
15.09.26

Plum cake with cinnamon crumble

Plum cake with cinnamon crumble is a simple butter cake, perfect for the beginning of plum season. Soft and delicate, just sweet enough, and packed with plenty of juicy, pleasantly tart plums. The cinnamon crumble on top is the perfect finishing touch.

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Pumpkin cheesecake with dulce de leche and cinnamon
15.09.26

Pumpkin cheesecake with dulce de leche and cinnamon

An autumn pumpkin cheesecake with deliciously sweet dulce de leche and cinnamon. Although dulce de leche has a fairly subtle flavour, it pairs wonderfully with pumpkin. It also makes this pumpkin cheesecake extra sweet and gives it a silky, creamy texture.

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Cinnamon roll cheesecake
14.09.26

Cinnamon roll cheesecake

Cinnamon roll cheesecake is a creamy cheesecake inspired by the flavours of classic cinnamon rolls. A crisp lotus biscoff biscuit base is topped with a delicate vanilla cheesecake filling, with an aromatic cinnamon crumble layer running through the middle.

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Pumpkin and orange jam
13.09.26

Pumpkin and orange jam

With this recipe, I’m bringing this year’s pumpkin adventure to an end. If you still have a good supply of pumpkin at home, why not preserve a little of that autumn flavour in jars? Pumpkin jam is very easy to make, but pumpkin itself needs a little company to bring

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