Chocolate Orange Shortbread
If you’re anything like me and love shortbread and Terry’s Chocolate Orange, these biscuits will be right up your street. Buttery and melt-in-the-mouth, they’re enhanced with a delicate hint of salt and sweet orange, and generously studded…
Hobnobs
Hobnobs are a classic, quintessential British biscuit; they are oaty, crispy, sweet, with a kick of salt, and can be served as they are or with a chocolate topping. Milk or dark chocolate, your choice. Utterly moreish,…
Taid’s Spicy Ginger Cake
Rich, moist and bursting with spicy ginger, warm cinnamon, sweet dates and golden nuggets of stem ginger, this fabulous cake, not only lasts well, but, if you can bear to wait, it tastes even better after a…
Spicy Date Cake with Pecan Nuts and a Salted Tahini Caramel – Vegan, Gluten and Processed Sugar-free
Sweetened by dates and some maple syrup, this soft, moist, spicy cake is complemented by a contrasting crunchy, nutty topping and a silky, smooth, luxurious tahini caramel. I love adding a touch of sea salt to the…
Citronmåne – Lemon Moon Cake, or Lemon Marzipan Cake
This Citronmåne, or Lemon Moon Cake, is a moist, fragrant cake laced with generous quantities of lemon, sweet almonds and marzipan and topped with a zesty lemon icing. If a cake can be considered a national treasure,…
Chocolate Orange Drizzle Slice
This amazing light, fluffy, moist, buttery orange sponge is drizzled with a sweet, orange syrup and topped with an unctuous, creamy, silky chocolate orange ganache. Topped with chopped chocolate, this sensational cake is a texture and flavour…
Pistachio and Orange Cake with Sweet Saffron Syrup
This soft, moist and fragrant pistachio and orange cake, scented with rosewater, cardamom and saffron, pays homage to a traditional Persian Love Cake. This naturally gluten-free cake is exceptionally easy to make and is as wonderful eaten…
Healthy Chocolate and Pecan Brownies
I kid you not, these sticky, gooey, intensely chocolatey brownies, which are loaded with almonds, crunchy pecan nuts and chunks of dark chocolate, are good for you! Rather unbelievably, they are both processed sugar free, and also…
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…
