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,…
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…
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,…
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…
Sticky Date Cake with Brown Butter and Condensed Milk
Rich, sticky and loaded with dates, prunes, dried vine fruits and warming ginger, this wonderful cake is incredibly moist and bursting with flavour. The condensed milk guarantees the sticky texture, and browning the butter adds a nutty…
Spiced Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
A wonderful moist, soft and fluffy sponge cake, loaded with pumpkin and Autumn spices, swathed in a creamy silky, creamy cheese frosting. This Spiced Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is deceptively easy to make, yet full…
Huffsie Fruited Tea Loaf from Shetland
A fruited tea loaf is a very British bake - dried vine fruits, steeped in our national drink, tea, are cooked with sugar, eggs and flour into a delicious, moist fruit cake. There are many different recipes…
Lemon and Coconut Drizzle Cake – with or without Glacé Cherries
Lusciously lemony, with added coconut, this wonderful, moist cake, which is well over 50 years old, has totally stood the test of time. I found the recipe in my grandmother's cookery book, hand written by my Aunty…
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