These tarts look and taste like Spring. There’s a lovely balance of flavours between the ginger, lime and mint encased in beautifully tasty gluten-free buckwheat pastry. Even traditionalists might not miss the meringue topping once they enjoy that unmistakeable soft springy texture of fluffy marshmallows. […]
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Red bean dumplings in ginger broth – an easy gluten-free recipe!
Do you love fresh ginger and light refreshing desserts? Can you get your hands on a can of sweetened red bean paste and some glutinous rice flour from the local Chinese store? That’s all you need to make these amazingly delicious gluten-free red bean dumplings […]
Masala chai, raspberry and pistachio layer cake recipe, the history of a cup of chai and why it’s good for you! :)
First of all don’t ask for Chai Tea Latte because you’ll be saying Tea Tea Latte so people could think you’ve already had too much caffeine and refuse to serve you. Ho ho. Yes, Chai means ‘tea’, originating from the Chinese word for it 茶 chá […]
How to make a beach cake – easy! :)
Beach cakes are such happy creations, fun and easier than you’d think using your favourite sponge cake and frosting. Cream cheese frosting works perfectly and there’s a recipe for this and the decor below. Though considering the decorations involve digestive biscuits (aka Graham crackers), blue […]
Nutellotti recipe with plain or white spelt flour – the fast and easy Nutella biscuits (cookies) that went viral in Italy!
The name nutellotti comes from contracting Nutella together with biscotti, which means biscuit (cookie) in Italian. They’re very yummy and usually made from three ingredients: Nutella, egg and flour! You know some of my cakes take a little longer to make. Ahem. So this is […]
Easter stuff and a moist Easter chocolate cake recipe for children (or adults)!
A friend requested a cake to give his goddaughter and niece, a Catalan tradition during Easter. More about that and some photos later. Several elements would ensure this cake could impersonate a local mona de pascua de chocolate (chocolate Easter cake) and not be spotted […]
Tropical Easter Simnel cake recipe with Guinness (or rum) and why are there eleven balls?
This is a fruitcake with marzipan and a history. It’s sweet and delicious. The layer of marzipan in the middle melts when baking and contributes to making this fruticake incredibly moist. Then the toasted marzipan layer and balls on top are firmer, providing a contrast […]
Healthier Fraisier – a take on the classic French strawberry cake
Pâtisserie can be healthier and delicious! There’s a trend towards superfoods and clean living but why not compromise and have desserts with both healthy and ‘decadent’ ingredients? We’ll whip up a genoise sponge with flour, ground almonds, cornflour and xylitol (a birch sugar substitute) then […]
Dreamy chocolate and hazelnut dacquoise mini cakes
Would you like an incredibly yummy chocolate treat? These cakes are for you! There’s a chewy meringue dacquoise base covered in a praliné or Nutella layer combined with crispy wafer and toasted hazelnut. Then there’s a milk chocolate cream mousse topped with a slim chocolate […]
Easy blood orange frangipane tart
Have you tried blood oranges? They’re amazing but only come out certain times of the year and in some countries. So when you see some grab them while you can! Grab loads. Even if they’re imported they’ll be worth it. It’s hard to describe this […]
Baked gingery fruit and quark tart recipe – with homemade inverted puff pastry or shop-bought :)
This can be a very quick tart if you buy the pastry but perhaps you’d like to experiment with homemade inverted puff? It’s totally worth it, beautiful, light and flaky with very little actual work. After you’ve baked the pastry base lather on a thin […]
Pomegranate red velvet cupcakes recipe and the ‘red’ experiment
Yes, you’ve seen the cake and now here are the cupcakes! They’re faster, smaller and healthier. Healthier? Well, just because of the reduced quantities. Tee hee. There’s half the quantity of sponge used in the original layer cake and a third of the frosting. After […]
Passionfruit or St Clement’s raspberry tarts with gluten-free, sugar-free options
Fresh, fruity, creamy and delicious! The original passionfruit and raspberry tart has two layers of soft fresh raspberry jelly and passion fruit cream covered with a simple passion fruit glaze. We took it to my brother’s place in Birmingham on Boxing Day and it was […]
Pithiviers, galette des rois (French king cake) recipe for Epiphany, danger and Johnny Depp in a box!
Do you want to be king or queen for the day? Just bake this easy galette and make sure you find the fève hidden in there. What’s a fève? A bean or porcelaine trinket and I’ll be showing you some cute ones. On January 6 or […]
French flourless lemon almond cake recipe – moist, delicious and so easy!
If you want an impressively simple and scrumptious cake to make over the holidays and even take travelling, this is for you! We made it the first day of our Cordon Bleu course and though it was the fastest it was one of the best […]
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