A little while ago we told you about the fabulous KitchenAid shop in the heart of London’s West End and the cooking and baking classes they run (you can read about it here, and I can now report back from … Continue reading KitchenAid – Modern Baking Class
This is a cake for people who like cake, but don’t like it to be sweet. It’s a cake of contrasts: juicy, fruity apricots; a tangy, creamy filling made with vanilla pudding and a mixture of quark, crème fraiche & … Continue reading Apricot & Vanilla Sour Cream Crumble Cake
First of all, I would like to apologise. It has been a while since my last cake recipe. I hope this one makes up for it. Chocolate and cherries are always a great combination (in my opinion) – just think … Continue reading Cherry & Chocolate Zebra Cake
Isn’t summer just the best of times? I love it as I love all the wonderful berries that are available –strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, redcurrants, and, not a berry but also one of my favourite foods, cherries. I am lucky … Continue reading Summer Berries Galore Cake
Last week was London Cocktail Week and even though I didn’t manage to go to even one of the events, it inspired me to bake a cocktail themed cake. A little while ago we received a bottle of Koko Kanu … Continue reading Piña Colada Cake
I love baking this summer cake, as summer berries are one of my favourite things in the world. Yes, I know you can get them all year round in the supermarket, flown in from exotic places around the world, but … Continue reading Mascarpone & Summer Berries Cake
Here’s another easy recipe for a cake that doesn’t need much time to prepare and can be on the coffee table in just over an hour. Making a Swiss roll really isn’t complicated at all and you don’t even need … Continue reading Boozy Raspberry Swiss Roll
Easter is just around the corner, so here is my recipe for a cake that not only tastes amazing but will look pretty on any coffee table and impress your nearest and dearest. You don’t have to tell them that … Continue reading Pistachio & Advocaat Easter Cake
The best Danish pastries I have ever had, I didn’t have in Copenhagen, Vienna or Berlin, but in the United States, in a small Danish enclave called Solvang in California, north of Santa Barbara, in the St. Ynez Valley. Here … Continue reading Danish Pastries
I don’t often bake with yeast, I don’t really know why. Maybe it is because I am sometimes a bit impatient and I don’t like having to wait for the dough to rise before I can pop it in the … Continue reading Nut & Chocolate Plait
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