This fig tart combines the very best homemade shortcrust pastry with a luscious mascarpone cream flavoured with honey and vanilla, finished with fresh figs. Sometimes the simplest combinations are the most delicious. Outside fig season
This peach Melba no-bake cheesecake continues my delicious summer series of Melba-inspired desserts (you may already know my Melba Pavlova). It features a light sponge finger base, a creamy cheesecake filling flavoured with sweet roasted peaches, and a beautiful
It’s time to start baking gingerbread! These biscuits were made for Wiktoria’s school Christmas charity fundraiser, but they also turned out to be the perfect warm-up for the festive season. The children, of course, were eager to help :). Half the kitchen ended up covered in icing,
Nothing more needs to be said – they’re traditional, well loved in Poland and instantly recognisable. Katarzynki gingerbread biscuits are quite hard immediately after baking (which is perfectly normal) and soften after a few weeks. One of their greatest advantages is that
This nutty poppy seed cake is one of the most delicious vegan poppy seed cakes you’ll ever try. More importantly, it’s perfect for anyone with food intolerances, as it’s made without eggs, dairy or gluten. It’s everything a great poppy seed cake should be – packed with
A refreshing apricot sorbet, perfect for hot summer days :). Homemade sorbets are wonderfully light and packed with fruit, so it’s worth making the most of summer’s bounty. For sorbets, we use sugar syrup (or an equivalent such as corn syrup or golden syrup)
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
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
A phenomenal meringue topped with roasted rhubarb! For some time now, I’ve been making meringue using the Swiss meringue method – and this is the first recipe of its kind on the blog.How does it differ from the traditional French method? The preparation is different
This yoghurt cake with rhubarb and raspberries is absolutely delicious! The yoghurt cream is inspired by the sour cream filling from my recent strawberry cake. Combined with roasted rhubarb, raspberries (frozen work perfectly out of season) and plenty of
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
Brooklyn Blackout Cake is an intensely chocolatey layer cake made with plenty of cocoa, generously filled with rich chocolate pudding, coated in a thick layer of chocolate frosting and finished with dark chocolate cake crumbs. It is not overly sweet, while the sour
An utterly irresistible meringue roulade filled with mascarpone cream and rhubarb. Pink rhubarb looks particularly beautiful in this dessert, but if you don’t have access to it, simply use the red parts of regular rhubarb stalks and save the greener sections
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
A delicious, moist tart with baked Greek yoghurt and summer berries, with the texture of a light cheesecake. The yoghurt filling is very simple to make – it is simply a matter of mixing the ingredients together. A small amount of golden syrup or honey gives the tart
As a farewell to pumpkin season… delicious muffins made with pumpkin purée and apple. Like little pieces of brownie :). Moist, soft and filled with juicy chunks of apple. It is impossible to stop at just one. Covered with a chocolate glaze, they stay fresh for
Delicious, healthier and incredibly quick to make – just 5 minutes of preparation (seriously)! The irresistible combination of peanut butter and chocolate is loved by both adults and children, making these bars perfect for school lunchboxes. For this recipe,