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…
Nigella’s Almond and Apple Cake – gluten and dairy free
This delicious, soft, moist almond and apple cake is full of fresh flavours, incredibly simple to make and naturally gluten and dairy free. The only difficult thing is remembering to make the apple puree slightly ahead of…
Single Serve Buttery Shortbread Biscuit
I'm going through a real cookie phase at the moment, so much so I'm making single serve biscuits to satisfy my cravings! Sometimes I simply want a cheeky homemade treat without the temptation of dozens more. In…
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Tear and Share Iced Buns
Super soft, sweet bread rolls topped with melt in your mouth icing; Iced Buns are a delicious and addictive British classic. Naughty but very, very nice, these nostalgic little buns have been popular with all generations for…
Crunchy Oat Chocolate Chip Biscuits
Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s in the UK, biscuits (or cookies) were small and, with the exception of Jaffa Cakes, they were normally crunchy. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I tried American…
Buttery Lemon Shortbread
Buttery, melt in the mouth, sweet, crispy, delicious shortbread with a slight kick of salt and a zesty lemon finish. Made in minutes, with a handful of store cupboard ingredients, these biscuits are wonderful served simply for…
Mocha Drizzle Cake with Salted Milk Chocolate Ganache – ‘Marry Me’ Cake
This amazing light, fluffy, moist and buttery mocha sponge is bursting with chocolate and coffee and drizzled with a sweet, coffee syrup. Topped with an unctuous, thick, creamy, dreamy milk chocolate ganache, spiked with sea salt, this…
Mince Pies
Nothing tastes like Christmas quite like traditional mince pies. The lightly sweetened buttery pastry encasing spicy, citrusy vine fruits provide the perfect texture and flavour combination. Serve with a cup of tea or warm with cream or…