Healthy Date Cake with Chocolate and Pecans
When I first made this cake, I was amazed how fabulously moist and sweet it was and how gloriously soft and tender the crumb was. The dark chocolate and pecans add a wonderful texture contrast and layers…
Bara Pasg – Easter Bread
Bara Pasg, translated as Easter Bread, is my version of a festive Bara Brith, dressed up as a Simnel Cake. If, like me, you haven't made a Simnel Cake, but you are looking for a last minute…
Lemon and Poppyseed Cake with Almonds and Lemon Icing
This delicious lemony sponge, loaded with ground almonds, is topped with a silky, light, fresh lemon icing. The olive oil in the cake pairs wonderfully with the lemon, and they, in turn, are balanced with the mellow,…
Marzipan Brownies – aka Sherborne Brownies
With the classic intense, fudgy, chocolate interior, spiked with a hint of coffee and a touch of salt, these brownies are loaded with chunks of golden, sweet marzipan. An explosion of contrasting textures and flavours, these cakes…
Daffodil Christmas Cake
Jump to Recipe Christmas is an extremely hectic time of year for everyone, but no more so than if you are hosting a crowd. Fortunately there are many recipes which you can prepare well ahead of time…
Bethmännchen
Traditionally served during the Christmas period, Bethmännchen are chewy, soft, nuggets of rose-scented marzipan joy. Lightly caramelised in the oven, they are decorated with 3 almond halves, which add a wonderful crispy crunch with a hit of…
Invisible Apple Cake
Loaded with layers and layers of melt in the mouth, tender, sweet slices of thin apple cooked in a simple, vanilla cake batter, this classic recipe hails from France. More apple than cake and wonderful for dessert,…
Diamants – Diamond Biscuits
Diamants (or diamonds, in english) are wonderful nuggets of buttery, melt in the mouth biscuit joy. They taste rather like Scottish shortbread but are, in fact, a classic French recipe. Perhaps they gained their name from the…
Orange and Almond Cake with Chocolate Orange Ganache
With a soft, moist and tender, orange flavoured crumb and a luxuriously creamy chocolate orange ganache, this fabulous cake is wonderfully simple to make. The only tricky bit is remembering to cook the oranges for 1½ hours…
Lemon and Almond Olive Oil Slice with Blackberry Mascarpone Frosting
This delicious lemony sponge, loaded with ground almonds, is topped with a luscious, light and creamy blackberry mascarpone frosting. The olive oil in the cake pairs wonderfully with the lemon, and they, in turn, are balanced with…
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