Are you a fan of the classic French dessert crème brûlée? Then you’re going to love these cupcakes filled with silky vanilla pastry cream and topped with a crisp caramelised sugar crust. “Delicious” hardly does them justice! Each cupcake is filled with crème pâtissière, topped
Blackcurrant-coloured macarons filled with a silky blackcurrant curd enriched with Crème de Cassis liqueur. The vibrant and sweet purple shells contrast beautifully with the lightly tangy filling, creating a perfect balance of sweetness and fruitiness.
Summer is in full swing, which means it’s time to dust off the ice cream maker! Stracciatella ice cream takes its name from stracciatella mozzarella, the creamy filling inside burrata, and from a traditional egg-drop soup from the Rome region, where beaten eggs form delicate,
A tried-and-tested recipe for soft yeast buns with fruit, this time filled with sweet apricots and creamy cheesecake filling. The dough is wonderfully soft and reliable, making these seasonal buns perfect for packing into a picnic basket or taking on a trip to the seaside…
These blueberry buns are filled with juicy blueberries and a delicious vanilla cheesecake filling. If you’d like to try a slightly different take on traditional blueberry buns, this recipe is well worth making :).
These irresistible blueberry buns are topped with a luscious pistachio cream. Made with mascarpone, double cream and pistachio spread, the cream is the perfect finishing touch to these soft, blueberry-filled yeast buns. They really are a treat – definitely give them a try!
Blueberry buns are still a summer favourite :). Here’s a delicious version topped with a light mascarpone cream. Soft, classic yeast buns are filled with plenty of juicy blueberries, finished with a buttery crumble topping, then decorated with mascarpone cream and
A classic blueberry cake that’s an essential part of blueberry season. This is the kind of cake that tastes like summer – soft, buttery, filled with juicy blueberries and topped with a crisp, golden crumble. It’s simple to make, yet both beautiful and delicious :).
Ruby Mazurek with strawberries is a wonderful springtime mazurek made with ruby chocolate. Ruby chocolate is unique, with a delicate fruity note and a subtle tanginess, while the addition of strawberries beautifully complements its flavour. Why do I use
Colomba di Pasqua is a traditional Italian Easter yeast cake, shaped like a dove (colomba). This rich, buttery cake is beautifully fragrant with fresh citrus zest and, before baking, is topped with almonds and pearl sugar or finished with an almond glaze. As it bakes
A wonderful almond tart with gooseberries – absolutely everyone was delighted with its flavour :). Crisp, buttery pastry, tart gooseberries and an aromatic almond cream (known as frangipane) create a combination that’s hard to resist. A must-bake for every
Sweet, buttery and crisp cookies decorated with edible pansies. The pansies are blooming so beautifully in the garden that it would be a shame not to use them ;). The flowers are not baked, as they would lose their colour. Instead, they are attached to the cookies after baking.
Banana cheesecake? Why not? Everything is worth trying at least once ;). This banana cheesecake is lightly sweet, fragrant and wonderfully delicate. It’s a little different from classic cheesecakes, but incredibly delicious. It pairs beautifully with dulce de leche and would be
On 8 March, we celebrate International Women’s Day. To mark the occasion, I baked these beautiful butter rose cookies using my favourite shortcrust cookie dough. The dough is wonderful to work with. The key to success lies in understanding your oven: if it’s not hot
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.
Millefeuille, meaning “a thousand leaves”, is a classic French pastry made with three layers of crisp, flaky puff pastry sandwiched between layers of vanilla pastry cream (crème pâtissière). Some versions use whipped cream and fruit instead. Traditionally,
These almond cookies taste just like almond croissants in cookie form. They’re intensely buttery and almondy, with crisp edges and a soft, chewy centre. The recipe is inspired by frangipane – the rich almond cream traditionally used to fill almond
My children’s favourite ice cream cake… and my husband’s too. Both Maltesers and malted milk drink powder disappear remarkably quickly in our house, which is probably why I don’t buy them very often!