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…
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…
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,…
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…