A simple and speedy tart: just 3 minutes of preparation plus baking time! The only requirement is having a good-quality ready-made puff pastry in the fridge (fresh or frozen, but preferably made with butter rather than margarine). I like to buy good-quality fresh
Apple and orange cake with cinnamon is delicious and quick to make. The addition of orange gives this simple apple cake a completely new dimension and makes it anything but ordinary ;). I like to serve it with crème anglaise.
Pear and cinnamon sorbet is a sweet, intensely pear-flavoured frozen dessert. The cinnamon isn’t essential, but it works wonderfully here, making the sorbet taste almost like a traditional apple pie… You can also replace the cinnamon with freshly grated ginger
Panforte is a traditional Italian Christmas delicacy with a long history, originating in the city of Siena in the 13th century. There are no words to describe just how delicious it is! Its texture is most similar to nougat – slightly chewy and sticky, intensely flavoured
A gingerbread cheesecake, although nothing stands in the way of calling it a cake. An incredible combination of many noble festive flavours: warming spices, cheesecake, rum, cinnamon, plum preserves and Amaretto… The cheesecake and gingerbread layers are baked
Fig and cinnamon cheesecake is an exceptional dessert and one of the best cheesecakes I’ve had in a long time. Which is rather surprising, considering I’m not particularly fond of dried figs ;). The combination of nuts, figs, cinnamon, orange and creamy cheese is
This apple and cranberry cake is a fantastic twist on classic apple pie for cranberry lovers. The combination of apples and fresh cranberries is simply perfect. There’s no need to chill the dough or pre-bake the crust, so the recipe comes together quickly and easily.
An incredibly delicious dessert – hot plums baked under a buttery almond crumble topping. Perfect for an afternoon treat when it’s cold, rainy and windy outside and you’re holding a bowl of this warm, comforting dessert in your hands. Highly recommended!
You won’t be disappointed. These whole wheat bran muffins are wholesome, nourishing, moist and delicious. And you won’t feel guilty if you eat two at once ;).
Festive little bites inspired by traditional German stollen, so popular during the Christmas season. This simplified version uses baking powder and bicarbonate of soda instead of yeast, making the cookies quick and easy to prepare. Delicious hardly begins
Oat pancakes for breakfast or dessert. Made without flour or refined sugar. Instead of flour, the batter uses finely ground oats, which absorb moisture very well, making the pancakes slightly drier in texture. What makes them truly delicious are the toppings
Another Basque cheesecake joins the collection! You may already know the classic version, the chocolate one, and even the pistachio variation. Now it’s time for one of autumn’s finest flavours – a creamy pumpkin Basque cheesecake with a beautifully
The perfect apple pie – quite simply the best I’ve ever tasted. This apple pie features an exceptional buttery pastry (a new favourite on the blog!) with a texture and flavour remarkably similar to puff pastry. It flakes beautifully and resembles a quick, shortcut version of traditional
A wonderfully crisp rhubarb and custard crumble slice – an absolute must-bake during rhubarb season and for the May bank holiday! Perfectly balanced in flavour, featuring an aromatic shortcrust pastry made with brown sugar, cinnamon and ginger
These delightful mini puff pastry apple pies are simply thick slices of apple wrapped in puff pastry, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and baked until beautifully golden and crisp. They taste absolutely incredible and look wonderfully elegant.
It’s remarkable just how delicious this apple and walnut cake is. Thanks to the cream cheese frosting, it may remind you a little of a classic carrot cake. Made with oil rather than butter, this cake is exceptionally moist, stays fresh for days and is packed with chunks
Well-known and much-loved poppy seed noodles, one of the traditional Christmas Eve dishes in Poland. In my family there was no tradition of serving this dish, but I discovered it through my husband’s family, where it was served as łazanki with poppy seeds
Majorcan almond cake is an interesting and simple cake to bake – made with just a few ingredients and no flour. The main role is, of course, played by ground almonds (without skins), while freshly grated citrus zest and cinnamon add wonderful flavour.