These are absolutely delicious and super easy. If you’ve bought or made brioche that’s a little heavy or has gone dry then ‘bostock’ it and fall in love with it all over again. The recipe calls for day-old brioche and is traditionally popular with French […]
Autumn tatin domes – individual apple tartes tatin recipe! With healthier no added sugar and vegan options … :)
These tartes tatin are a doddle to make and pretty much foolproof with the right apples! The puff pastry base and apple domes are baked separately, a technique currently used in many French pâtisseries, so you don’t have to worry about soggy bottoms or underdone […]
Purple Dawn: blueberry, lime and custard cheesecake recipe! Optionally glutenfree, refined sugarfree and no-bake… :)
Purple Dawn is the kind of fresh, delicious zingy cheesecake you’d like to wake up to or spend the day with. The blueberries sit atop a beautifully smooth filling of cream cheese, whipped cream and greek-style yoghurt zestily perked up with fresh lime juice, contrasting with […]
Slightly healthier strawberries and champagne (cava) charlotte! No-bake, easy, delish, celebratory … :)
This truly delightful, light and fruity summer dessert is a winner, with the perfect combo of a celebratory glass of champagne and lots of fresh strawberries. This version of the traditional charlotte is slightly healthier because there’s lots of fruit, a quarter of the whipping […]
Snowy love cake – healthier vegan blackcurrant curd and coconut cream layer cake recipe! Glutenfree or not… :)
No fuss and healthier – we’re taking a retro step back to simpler times when everyone loved a Victoria sponge sandwich with jam and cream in the middle. This lovely cake is a vegan take with tangy homemade blackcurrant or raspberry curd and silky coconut […]
Swedish dammsugare vacuum cleaner cakes recipe! Slightly healthier and no-bake … :)
Who can resist cute little cakes with a great name? If you’re a marzipan lover and fancy an easy delicious cake project, you’ll adore these. This classic Swedish teatime treat is called Dammsugare, vacuum cleaner, because it’s shaped like a 1920s hoover and ‘sucks up’ […]
Japanese Strawberry Sando recipe! A deliciously easy strawberry and cream sandwich!
Have you tried Japanese Fruit Sandos? They’re a new discovery for me and an amazingly fresh, tasty and slightly decadent snack. What’s not to like? They’re very simply sandwiches with fruit and whipped cream in fluffy Japanese milk bread. Absolutely delicious! Maybe they could sell […]
Holey Moley lemon loaf cake recipe! Easy chocolate rocher glaze, optionally with raspberry insert, glutenfree and lower sugar!
This deliciously moist and tender lemon loaf cake will have you saying ‘holey moley’ even without the delicious chocolate rocher glaze and amusingly attractive jam or compôte-filled hole! Though you do get that ‘wow factor’ and extra deliciousness by bringing all the elements together. And […]
Muscadines, French milk chocolate truffles recipe plus rice krispie treats! Chocolate for Valentines or any day… :)
Make these heavenly chocolate treats for yourself or your loved ones and they’ll bring you happiness! It’s been six years since we discovered Muscadines on the Intermediate Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie course in Paris; mum still has fond memories of taste-testing them. Can’t believe I waited […]
Baking plans and inspiration for 2021, the top 2020 posts and galettes des rois!
Want to look at cakes and ponder baking ideas? This is for you! 2020 was a strange year with many challenges (to put it mildly) but also lots of time spent in the kitchen. So we’ll take a peek at what was made from my […]
Healthier spiced anise and almond fougasse monégasque cookies recipe! Sourdough or not…
This fougasse is from the little principality of Monaco in the South of France. It’s an amazing discovery with the loveliest riot of mouthwatering flavours and textures. The dough is flavoured with anise seeds, anise liqueur, orange blossom water, rum, ground star anise and toasted […]
Chocolate salame recipe! Festive, fun, easy, delish and international…
What more could you want than this divinely delicious, simple and eye-catching treat? After all, we could all do with a bit of festive cheer and chocolate always helps. This satisfying dessert adventure started with a packet of Lotus biscuits and no plan. So I […]
Purple Wonderland fruity entremets log cake recipe! Blackcurrant, raspberry and apple bûche, optionally gluten-free… :)
Here’s a little pre-festive fruity cheer with a deliciously light log cake. It felt a bit early to be making a yule log, or bûche as they’re called in France, but I’m happy I did. The cake is bursting with flavour, light textures and not […]
Activated charcoal and turmeric sourdough bagels recipe! Halloween black and orange, any colour or plain… :)
These festive sourdough bagels are fun, colourful and delicious! You needn’t make them black and orange but it’s an enjoyable weekend project for Halloween. I was inspired by the recent Great British Bake Off Bread Week with their rainbow-coloured bagels, but these are sourdough and […]
Lime cracker pie recipe for 1 or 2! Very slightly healthier… :)
Just made this simply sublime pie in a mason jar and had to share it here! It’s so addictive and perfect in its unassuming way. If you’re ovenless or feeling lazy about undertaking a major baking project, this is the easy no-bake pie for you! […]
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