As long as winter hasn’t quite let go, it’s the perfect time to bake warming cakes with apples, cinnamon and cardamom. Scandinavian baking is still full of surprises for me – comforting, inviting and wonderfully homely. Fyriskaka is a Swedish classic
Chocolate-coated gingerbread cookies that are always soft, baked in adorable silicone gingerbread moulds. Do they remind you of the gingerbread from a well-known German discount supermarket? Quite possibly – and they’re just as soft! This is a wonderful recipe
This cranberry and white chocolate tart is wonderfully festive. The tart combines a crisp biscuit base, cranberry jam with a hint of orange, and a smooth white chocolate ganache. Decorated simply and with a winter touch – sprigs of rosemary and fresh cranberries.
Cinnamon swirl bundt cake is a cake made with sour cream and a cinnamon swirl running through the middle. It’s delicious, wonderfully moist and filled with the warm aroma of cinnamon. Perfect for the weather outside, which still can’t quite decide whether it’s already
Rhubarb muffins – lightly sweet, with a crunchy topping and tart pieces of rhubarb. With the addition of chopped walnuts and cinnamon, the flavour combination is simply fantastic. Not only for rhubarb lovers!
Pumpkin cheesecake tart is another take on the classic American pumpkin pie. It tastes like a combination of pumpkin pie and cheesecake – simple and quick to prepare, and it doesn’t require baking in a water bath. The filling is richly pumpkin-flavoured and wonderfully aromatic.
A simple cinnamon cake with polenta and rhubarb, made with finely ground cornmeal (polenta). It’s a versatile cake you can bake all year round – simply swap the fruit depending on the season, and replace the cinnamon with spices like cardamom and finely grated citrus zest.
A delicious autumn shortcrust cake with plums and hazelnuts. A wonderfully buttery base topped with plenty of juicy plums – no need to pre-bake the crust. Rich in flavour, beautifully scented with cinnamon and dusted with icing sugar after baking.
Spartak Cake is a multi-layered chocolate version of the famous honey cake, commonly known as miodownik. It’s a classic of Eastern European cuisine, particularly popular in Ukraine and Russia, and is often described as a “lighter cousin” of Medovik.
Gingerbread cake with cranberries and mascarpone cream is a lightly spiced, soft winter layer cake. A dessert that combines warm aromatic spices, a gentle fruity tartness and the honeyed sweetness of mascarpone cream. Perfect for a festive table or winter birthdays
Deliciously moist Dorset apple cake – a classic British bake from Dorset in south-west England. The cake combines chunks of sweet-tart apples with the signature crunchy topping created by baked demerara sugar. Traditionally, it’s made with the
If you love cheesecake but can never resist the caramel filling of a pecan pie, this recipe will be a dream come true. This American-style cheesecake is inspired by classic Pecan Pie – so popular at Thanksgiving. It combines a creamy baked cheesecake with a crunchy
Pumpkin chocolate squares are a beautifully spiced autumn bake studded with a generous amount of chocolate chips. The texture sits somewhere between a blondie, a brownie and a soft cookie – slightly dense, wonderfully moist and meant to be that way.
Rich, moist and intensely spiced gingerbread made with honey and molasses, topped with a lightly salty cream cheese frosting made with Philadelphia. Deeply flavoured, perfectly spiced and wonderfully festive. The recipe is simple to follow
Banana and poppy seed cake is not your traditional banana bread. It’s more of a classic butter cake with just a small amount of banana added. Thanks to that, it turns out moist, aromatic and wonderfully soft. It disappeared in just one day — the kids loved it :). A lemon icing
Homemade zucchini bread is an easy, moist and absolutely delicious bake. It is flavoured with cinnamon, nutmeg, chopped nuts and dried cranberries – so yummy!
Golden cinnamon cookies are perfect for this time of year and full of flavour. Named after their main ingredient — golden syrup — they have a delicious caramel and cinnamon taste… perfect autumn cookies.
Apple cake with apple halves is a classic shortcrust cake with cinnamon apples in the middle. It’s simple (no need to peel or slice the apples), delicious, and has already won a few hearts!