These little cakes are from Catalunya and other parts of Spain like Andorra, Ibiza and Valencia. Panellets actually translates as ‘little breads’ and they’re a traditional dessert on All Saints Day which is known here as la Castanyada ‘chestnut time’! Panellets are commonly made of […]
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Naked or gingerbread village orange spiced layer cake recipe! Glutenfree or not … :)
Totally in love with this moist orange spiced layer cake and cute gingerbread village, which is optional but provides a lovely extra layer of flavour and crisp texture. There are printable templates for the houses and they’re pretty with rustic imperfect piping. Even without gingerbread […]
Gingerbread house recipe! With help from Donal Skehan and Mary… :)
Gingerbread houses are fun, magical and yummy! They’re a great crossover project between crafts and baking if you want a special edible ‘work of art’. Even if your piping’s a bit dodgy like mine you’ll get a wonderfully rustic house that looks homemade as Donal […]
Ruby chocolate mendiants recipe! And other Christmas treats… :)
Mendiants are a classic French Christmas treat and these are made with naturally pink, fruity and tangy Ruby chocolate – the fourth kind of chocolate newly discovered by Barry Callebaut! Perfect for children and adults too. I tested these out on work colleagues and they […]
Santa hat cherry and matcha dome cakes inspired by Pepe Rodriguez! Healthier entremets with sour cherries, matcha, ruby chocolate, greek yoghurt or skyr…! Glutenfree or not… :)
These were initially quite serious little mousse cakes until I realised that being red and domed they’d be perfect candidates for a Christmas makeover. They protested a bit (ooh la la we don’t want to dress up as hats) but then got into the seasonal […]
Pumpkin and chocolate buns recipe! Sourdough or instant yeast versions… :)
These cute little buns are amazingly soft and tasty with the pumpkin purée, orange zest and chocolate combining to create a heavenly aroma and flavour. They’re slightly adapted from Sylvain Vernay’s panecillos de calabaza y chocolate at his Gourmétier website. I made the sourdough buns […]
Momofoku Birthday Layer Cake recipe! Glutenfree or not… :)
This is an amazingly delicious and fairly easy layer cake you can have all year around not just birthdays! It’s rather decadent and I won’t pretend it’s healthy but sometimes you need that kind of cake right? It’s adapted from the recipe by Christina Tosi of […]
‘Mazing mandarin mousse cake recipe! Bûche, round entremets or verrines …!
AOur favourite cake over the New Year holidays, I’m finally recording and sharing the recipe here so variations of it can be made all year round! This mandarin bûche or log cake is light, fruity and delicious. It stores well in the freezer from which […]
Gourmet rocky road recipe! With French and Easter stuff thrown in – it’s flexible… :)
This is my first ever rocky road! But it’s delicious with the ‘gourmet’ and Easter stuff so I’m sharing it with you. What convinced me was when I took some to a party recently and watched revellers repeatedly sneak up on the plate to nibble […]
Healthier apricot and quark faux fried egg pastries! A fun Easter or brunch recipe…
These are delicious pastries and rather amusing! They look like fried eggs don’t they? Eggs are a symbol of Easter and rebirth so I thought I’d post this easy fun recipe you can make with kids. The roughly-shaped puff pastry bases are filled with a thin […]
Healthier baked niangao sticky rice cake recipe for Chinese new year! Refined sugar free, vegan and naturally gluten free! :)
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Wishing you a prosperous year ahead and here to help you out is a typical Chinese treat that is said to bring luck and ‘family cohesion’ … or at least the joy of eating a surprisingly delicious treat that isn’t […]
Passion fruit and raspberry charlotte log cake (bûche charlotte) recipe from a workshop! And festive Biarritz!
I wasn’t going to post this as the cake wasn’t made at home but it’s so lovely and I’d like to share some photos of beautiful Biarritz during the festive season and wish everyone a great Boxing Day (Sant Esteve here in Barcelona) and happy […]
Puff pastry Christmas trees recipe! With healthier homemade mincemeat and mandarin jam or other fillings like ham and cheese! Can also be vegan or glutenfree…
These trees are ‘green’ with no meat or suet in the mincemeat! And making them is really easy with homemade or shop-bought puff pastry, vegan or glutenfree if you like! I was prepared to suffer setbacks, a sad mess and raw pastry (that’s the worst thing) […]
Princess turned Pumpkin cake recipe! And more ideas for Halloween treats! :)
A Swedish Princess and Halloween combined in a cake! It’s like the princess missed the deadline at midnight and turned into a pumpkin! (yeah I know it was the carriage but it’s artistic license). If you have a pumpkin mould great otherwise it could be […]
All-year-round healthier spiced spelt hot cross buns recipe!
I know, totally strange time to post hot cross buns but so good you’ll crave them any time of the year! You see Easter came and went and there I was still thinking about making them! Oops. But here they are, finally! They’re so yummy […]
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