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 creamy baked pistachio cheesecake with a rich pistachio flavour and a delicate sour cream topping. Until now, you could find a recipe on the blog for a pistachio cheesecake made entirely from scratch. Since pistachio paste (pistachio butter) has become
My favourite chocolate cake, this time in a summer version with strawberries! This chocolate strawberry cake is wonderfully light and fluffy, yet intensely chocolatey. The strawberries add a delicious seasonal touch and pair beautifully with
A soft, fluffy cake filled with apples and coconut, finished with a delicious coconut glaze. Its wonderfully light texture comes from the addition of Greek yoghurt or sour cream. Unlike many apple cakes, this one contains no cinnamon. Instead, the flavours
Redcurrant cheesecake crumble cake combines a buttery crumble base and topping with juicy redcurrants and a creamy cheesecake layer. The tartness of the redcurrants pairs beautifully with the sweet cheese filling, creating a perfectly balanced summer dessert.
A wonderfully rich chocolate cake topped with mascarpone cream and fresh strawberries. Simply perfect! Everyone loves this cake without exception. It bakes up beautifully level, slices neatly and serves a crowd with ease. And after all, chocolate and
A chocolate cake for those who enjoy wholemeal bakes – and for everyone else, too. This cake is so light, delicate and fluffy that you would never guess it contains wholemeal flour. It proves that baking can be a little healthier without sacrificing flavour.
Wonderfully rich, creamy vanilla ice cream with a perfectly smooth texture and an intense dairy flavour. The combination of cream, milk, egg yolks and a touch of sour cream creates an exceptionally luxurious homemade ice cream that tastes far better than most store-bought
The ultimate spring classic – shortcrust pastry topped with rhubarb and meringue. This version features a vibrant rhubarb filling enriched with raspberries and a hint of orange zest, crowned with a tall, fluffy meringue that bakes into a beautifully crisp shell.
The combination of sweet white chocolate and tart rhubarb is simply wonderful. Neither flavour overpowers the other, resulting in a cheesecake that is beautifully balanced rather than overly sweet. It has a rich, creamy texture and plenty of delicious rhubarb
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
A quick seasonal chocolate cake with rhubarb and strawberries. The cake is reminiscent of a traditional Polish murzynek cake, but with an even richer chocolate flavour. You may also know it in its plum version. Rhubarb paired with chocolate has a completely different
A light, wonderful and easy sponge cake with cream cheese filling and blueberries. The cake batter is first made with sour cream, giving it a texture that’s wonderfully soft and slightly reminiscent of a yeast cake.
Semifreddo is a frozen dessert that is much easier to prepare than ice cream and does not require the use of an ice cream maker. It should be served partially frozen, which makes it more velvety in texture. This raspberry and limoncello semifreddo recipe does
The photos do not do this cake justice. It is a wonderfully simple butter cake that is incredibly easy to make. On the first day it is very delicate, almost impossible to slice and serve neatly, but by the following day it becomes beautifully stable while still melting in your mouth
A creamy, velvety chestnut cheesecake made with sweetened chestnut purée and served with maple syrup. It sits on a biscuit base, which is also a great way to use up leftover festive spiced biscuits. A wonderful combination of flavours and a delicate chestnut
Chocolate pots de crème (little pots of chocolate cream) are a classic French speciality. With a texture somewhere between a light chocolate mousse and a silky chocolate custard, they make a wonderful dessert for a Valentine’s Day dinner or any special occasion.
Forced rhubarb, with its beautiful pink stalks, appears in shops as early as January, long before rhubarb starts growing in garden patches. In the UK, the largest rhubarb-growing region is Yorkshire, where forced rhubarb is famously grown in darkness and harvested by