One of those bakes you start making in spring and keep returning to until late autumn — simply swapping the fruit depending on the season. It’s wonderfully tasty and very delicate (best served with a spatula, as it can crumble easily). Not overly sweet, either.
A vanilla and orange cheesecake with a cranberry topping — delicious and beautifully festive, perfect for a Christmas table. Baked in a water bath to ensure a silky, smooth texture without cracks.
These redcurrant cupcakes are not only delicious but also irresistibly pretty — made with seasonal fruit and finished with a beautifully tangy redcurrant glaze. They’re perfect for picnics, garden parties and summer gatherings. The glaze not only
I absolutely love tangy desserts — the sharper, the better! And these lemon and rhubarb muffins are exactly that kind of treat. Sweet yet pleasantly tart, filled with plenty of rhubarb and finished with a crisp sugar topping. They’re wonderfully soft, rise beautifully
Another white chocolate cheesecake for the collection — because if not here, then where? ;). This time, I didn’t quite follow Yotam Ottolenghi’s original proportions and reduced the amount of white chocolate. Even for me, 600 g in one relatively small
Many names, one dish. Pampuchy are simply soft, fluffy steamed yeast buns, traditionally served with sweet sauces and fruit, though they also work beautifully as a side to savoury dishes. Some sources say they can be filled with fruit, drizzled with butter and sprinkled with cinnamon
A delicious, soft butter cake with bananas and cinnamon. Perfect for those moments when you’re wondering what to do with overripe bananas ;). Quick to make, and it tastes like a little escape to sunny Spain in the middle of winter…
While people in Poznań enjoy their famous St Martin’s croissants on St Martin’s Day, the rest of Europe has its own delicious traditions. Let me introduce you to St Martin’s Brezeln – sweet pretzels popular in Germany, often baked alongside little bread figures for the occasion.
A tart with roasted rhubarb and a sour cream filling – it tastes like a light custard-style cheesecake. The secret to a perfect rhubarb tart is roasting the rhubarb with sugar beforehand. This allows it to release its juices, which are then drained off and not added to the tart.
Muffins in a beautiful springtime shade of green – another addition to my collection of spinach bakes :). These spinach and lemon muffins are quick to make, wonderfully moist, with chunks of apple and finished with a tangy lemon icing… absolutely delicious!
An excellent, tall and wonderfully fluffy strawberry cake with a crumble topping and a hint of orange. It smells, looks and tastes remarkably like a yeasted cake… or is it the crumble and its buttery flavour paired with strawberries that creates that effect? It’s also pleasantly
A light and fluffy cheesecake made with egg whites, paired with a delicious buttery shortcrust base. To make this cheesecake, you’ll need quite a lot of egg whites! It’s the perfect recipe to use them up after occasions like Fat Thursday (when making doughnuts
A rich, moist and fluffy coconut cake packed with plenty of kiwi. Interestingly, baked kiwi tastes a bit like gooseberries :). Finished with a coconut icing, which is the perfect final touch. Highly recommended!
Another take on a flavour combination that’s already a favourite on the blog – alongside the Rocher meringue torte and Rocher cake, these irresistible chocolate hazelnut cupcakes simply had to happen. I made them for Children’s Day… don’t ask who ate the most ;).
A light, strawberry cake topped with a delicious, crisp sugar crust. The crust forms simply by sprinkling sugar over the batter just before baking. My cake, baked in a 23 cm tin, turned out quite tall – next time I’d use a 25 cm tin so I could fit in even more strawberries
For me, November smells like apples, nuts, spiced tea, and Scandinavian bakes… Like a squirrel, I stock up on nuts for winter ;). This maple walnut bundt cake was simply a must. A rich pecan-maple filling hidden inside a soft, buttery cake – there’s something truly special
A fantastic, rich poppy seed and coconut cake. It’s not your everyday bake – quite a few ingredients, a relatively small tin, but the flavour is truly outstanding! It disappeared while still warm, which doesn’t happen often in a house where baking is a regular thing.
This cherry cheesecake is a true summer classic – creamy, rich cheese filling studded with juicy cherries, sandwiched between two layers of buttery shortcrust pastry. For best results, prepare the pastry a day in advance and chill it well, making it easier to grate.