Shrek cake is a gooseberry-flavoured dessert, of course in a vivid green colour. It’s made of several simple layers: green custard, gooseberry mousse, gooseberry jelly with gooseberries (from compote or syrup), jaffa cakes and sponge fingers. Shrek
Sometimes the simplest bakes are the best. A light and fluffy gooseberry cake topped with a little crumble and a dusting of icing sugar… perhaps a little old-fashioned, but still absolutely delicious :). Highly recommended!
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
Quick and easy yoghurt muffins with gooseberries and a sugar topping. The addition of Greek yoghurt makes the muffins exceptionally soft and helps them stay fresh for longer, while the slightly tart gooseberries perfectly balance their sweetness. Delicious served warm
What happens when you add grated marzipan to an ordinary cake? Magic. A delicious, moist cake with gooseberries and marzipan. The marzipan keeps the cake wonderfully soft and tender, and gooseberries and almonds are always a perfect pairing :).
A wonderful tart filled with vanilla custard and gooseberries. It combines my current favourite shortcrust pastry with creamy custard and tart gooseberries for a perfectly balanced dessert. Enjoy this wonderfully old-fashioned fruit while it’s in season and
Another classic British dessert, alongside trifle, and perhaps the most famous dessert made with gooseberries. This version is a little lighter than the traditional recipe, as the whipped cream is combined with Greek yoghurt for a fresher, lighter texture.
These gooseberry and custard buns are a wonderful combination of sweet vanilla custard, tart gooseberries and soft, fluffy enriched dough. The buttery yeast dough is a pleasure to work with and bakes up beautifully light and tender. They were loved by
A true classic. If you’ve just come back from the garden with a bucket full of gooseberries, you’ve found exactly the right recipe ;). This is a light and fluffy gooseberry cake topped with a generous layer of buttery crumble. It’s very easy to make.
A final farewell to gooseberry season… This simple and quick cake is made from inexpensive, readily available ingredients. When gooseberries turn a beautiful ruby-red colour, they look absolutely stunning in bakes. This gooseberry custard cake
It was a lovely warm weekend and a particularly fruitful one for gooseberry bakes :). This time, it’s a coconut gooseberry cake made with yoghurt and finished with a crunchy coconut topping. Since this is a creamed butter cake, it’s important to follow
A wonderfully refreshing summer drink – best gooseberry lemonade, flavoured with lemon and fresh mint. This gooseberry lemonade is perfectly sweet and tangy, making it ideal for cooling down on hot days. It is best prepared the evening before a heatwave is expected.
Such a specific flavour combination – and probably my favourite when it comes to Pavlova: beautifully sweet and tangy :). This Pavlova with gooseberries and kiwi even beats the classic version with lemon curd, and it’s simply not to be missed during gooseberry season!
A simple traybake – but incredibly delicious! The magic lies in the orange zest and the soaking with fresh orange syrup. This orange and gooseberry cake is wonderfully moist and stays fresh for a long time. A real hidden gem – highly recommended!
A wonderfully soft yoghurt cake with gooseberries that stays fresh for days. Yes, with gooseberries – they’ve already appeared on the bushes! Baked in a loaf tin and dusted with icing sugar once cooled. It’s best enjoyed with a glass of milk.
Gooseberries straight from my own garden! We have just one bush, and this year it gave us fruit for the first time – about 1.5 kg. I borrowed some for this cake, while Pola sat on the sofa with the rest of the bowl, eating them one by one and
A delicious gooseberry cake with a delicate hint of coconut. It is made with a buttery sponge base, topped with gooseberry custard (I used red gooseberries, though green ones work just as well), a light cream layer and a soft coconut meringue. The meringue is not crisp
A delicate, buttery gooseberry cake made entirely from crumble pastry – baked both as the base and the topping. The crumble is perfectly buttery and fragrant with vanilla, and tastes wonderful with the tart, juicy gooseberries.