Maritozzi (or, in the singular, maritozzo) are Italian cream-filled buns with a history dating back to Ancient Rome. They are perfect for breakfast or dessert. The yeasted dough is usually similar to brioche – rich with eggs and butter – although many traditional
These Bounty truffles are the perfect homemade treat for anyone who loves Bounty bars. Intensely coconutty, coated in a generous layer of chocolate and wonderfully easy to make, they’re every bit as delicious as the original. Highly recommended!
A tart that tastes just like a Bounty bar. Not merely similar – it tastes exactly the same! This no-bake Bounty tart features a crumbly chocolate biscuit base (yes, it will crumble a little when sliced), a rich coconut filling, a silky milk chocolate glaze and homemade
This hazelnut and coffee meringue torte is a wonderful dessert for chilly evenings or elegant dinner parties. Sophisticated, rich in flavour and simply irresistible, not a crumb will be left behind. The torte is made with two crisp hazelnut meringue
A festive twist on the beloved raspberry cloud cake. This poppy seed and cherry meringue cloud cake layers crisp meringue, vanilla whipped cream and juicy cherries over a light poppy seed cake. It’s the perfect dessert for Christmas, featuring classic
You’ve fallen in love with my wonderfully imperfect Basque cheesecake — now it’s time to try the chocolate version! This Chocolate Basque Cheesecake is just as delightfully rustic: it rises, falls, cracks and sometimes even gets a little too dark around
This chocolate pumpkin cake with crunchy coconut pecan topping is the best pumpkin cake I’ve ever tasted. In fact, it’s also one of the best chocolate cakes I know! It’s wonderfully soft, rich and moist, with a texture that’s slightly reminiscent of brownies, yet much lighter.
A beautiful and delicate tart with a shortcrust pastry, silky vanilla panna cotta filling and tender roasted rhubarb. It looks stunning, tastes even better, and I have a feeling this panna cotta filling will become my favourite tart filling this year, paired with all kinds of seasonal fruit.
No-bake honey cake is the perfect dessert for anyone who loves traditional honey cake but doesn’t want to bake multiple honey layers. Instead, crisp biscuits are layered with a luscious honey and dulce de leche whipped cream filling, creating
Baklava cheesecake is a stunning dessert that combines a rich, creamy cheesecake with a crisp, nutty filo pastry base inspired by traditional baklava. So much texture and flavour in one dessert! Layers of filo pastry are alternated with chopped walnuts and pistachios
Santoska cake is a well-loved Polish layered cake that’s perfect for autumn thanks to its generous amount of walnuts. It features several delicious layers: buttery shortcrust pastry, dulce de leche, a soft walnut meringue with coconut and wafer pieces
Banana and coffee cream cake is a delicious, creamy layered dessert combining bananas and coffee in perfect harmony. A light cocoa sponge soaked with coffee is topped with silky coffee custard cream, fluffy whipped cream, sweet bananas and a generous
No-bake honey and gingerbread cheesecake is a wonderfully festive dessert with subtle warming spices. The light, cloud-like cheesecake filling is delicately flavoured with honey, while the gingerbread biscuit base and cinnamon-spiced Biscoff topping add just
It’s almost unfair that this delicious cheesecake sits so far back in the archives of my blog. I baked it shortly after launching the site and still come back to it from time to time. Chocolate orange cheesecake remains my favourite chocolate cheesecake. I add plenty
Passion fruit and milk chocolate mousse is a beautiful combination of two contrasting flavours. Served in individual glasses, it’s an elegant dessert that’s as delicious as it is impressive. Both mousses can also be used as components in other desserts or cakes
Raspberry slice is a delicious layered dessert made with homemade raspberry custard, whipped cream and buttery biscuits. Even though it’s still winter outside, I’m already making space in my freezer for the coming berry season, so frozen raspberries
Katarzynka cake is a delicious festive layered cake filled with gingerbread biscuits and plenty of creamy filling. My version combines a light chocolate sponge, buttery custard cream, Katarzynki gingerbread biscuits, plum butter and whipped cream – everything
These mini Pavlovas with strawberries and passion fruit are one of our favourite weekend desserts. Crisp on the outside and soft and marshmallow-like in the centre, they’re topped with freshly whipped cream, sweet strawberries and the refreshing