Apples, raisins, nuts, cinnamon – if you could put autumn in a cake, it would come out of the oven as this one. Who doesn’t love a nice apple cake, pie or crumble? This is all three and it is … Continue reading My Apple Crumble Pie Cake
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
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
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
I love baking, but sometimes a whole cake is just too much for the two of us, and I hate seeing good cake (or any other food) going to waste. Normally I would take a few slices round to our … Continue reading My Mini Cakes
In Germany there is a saying “die Augen essen mit” which translates as “the eyes eat as well” and means that it is important for food to look appealing because your brain, via your eyes, will tell you: “Look at … Continue reading Marble Cake
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