These delicious intriguing treats have a dreamy filling of choux pastry dough folded into pastry cream, encased in a thin layer of shortcrust pastry. You can add a thin bottom layer of jam, fruit or apple compote. They’re classic little French cakes that seem to have faded into […]
Heavenly dulce de leche chocolate cake recipe! With homemade dulce de leche and glutenfree flour mix (optionally) and Stay Homas lockdown songs… :)
This cake has brought me tender caramely chocolate moments of happiness during our strict lockdown here in Barcelona. The dulce de leche caramel notes lift the melted milk, semi-sweet or dark chocolate cake and the chocolate drops folded in provide satisfying little chocolate bites contrasting with […]
My best yummiest sourdough hot cross buns recipe! With candied fruit, ginger, sultanas, chocolate chips… or everything! :)
These surprised me as being the best sourdough hot cross buns I’ve ever made so decided to share them here with you. They’re deliciously simple compared to previous prototypes on the blog. Being in lockdown here in Barcelona means I can’t go hunting high and […]
Baking plans for 2020 and the best of 2019 review! Another beige year? :)
At New Year’s people might make resolutions to get fit, study more or watch less Netflix. But some of us draw up lists of things to bake. Lol. I’ve been very slow this year and it’s already March but here are my plans and a […]
Wonky fluffy Japanese pancakes recipe! Optionally gluten free and a class project for kids or adults… :)
These pancakes can reassure us all that delicious food need not be perfectly shaped! Yes we eat with our eyes but our stomachs will be extremely happy with these light slightly mishapen yummy treats. They can be served with all sorts of things like maple […]
Healthier Gâteau Basque recipe! Citrus, blackcurrant, cherry and walnut or any other flavours with optional pastry cream… :)
This is a beloved classic cake from the Basque country in the South of France and Northern Spain. Although a Gâteau is a cake it’s kind of pretending to be a tart because you roll out the buttery soft shortbread-like dough, fill with pastry cream […]
Cardamom and vanilla Greek yoghurt cream rainbow crêpe cake recipe! No-bake, with mostly natural food colouring… :)
Wasn’t sure about crêpe cakes. It seemed a lot of time for pretty basic layers and flavours. But actually this was fun, yummy and pretty relaxing to make, partly because I made the simple basic crêpes over two days. It took a little under an […]
Christmas treats recipes compilation! Nostalgia and inspiration… :)
This is a short xmassy post bringing together some of my favourite festive treats from past years because to be honest I’m getting very absent-minded and have already forgotton many. So lets have a nostalgic look at them together and see if they inspire us […]
Slightly healthier brioches polonaises recipe! With sourdough or standard brioches, orange blossom water and candied fruit! :)
These addictive traditional French pastries have been out of fashion but fully deserve a comeback. Small brioche buns are sliced in three then the layers soaked in rum syrup and interspersed with crème pâtissière and chopped candied fruit. They’re encased in a layer of Italian meringue, sprinkled […]
Amazing Basque burnt cheesecake recipe! Glutenfree, adapted from la Viña’s best cheesecake in the world! :)
This is the easiest most delicious cheesecake I’ve ever eaten!!! Others have said online it’s the best cheesecake in the whole wide world. I doubted the social media hype and had to try for myself to realise how right they were. So total thumbs up […]
Healthier panellets recipe! Almond paste treats for la Castanyada!
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 […]
Slightly healthier chocolate mûrier recipe! Blackberry and chocolate layer cake, glutenfree or not… :)
This is a delicious autumn cake that works really well visually and taste-wise even when a little imperfect. The blackberries are lovely with the optionally glutenfree light cocoa genoise sponge which I made lower-sugar by replacing some sugar with birch extract xylitol. For my first […]
Healthy raw fig and apricot rolls recipe! Naturally vegan, glutenfree, refined sugarfree and yum …
These fig and apricot rolls have it all! They’re so yummy, healthy and easy to make! The filling is semi-dried moist figs and dried apricots blended with a little water, pure maple syrup and lemon juice. It’s deliciously moist and lightly spiced with ground ginger, […]
Healthier spiced pork or chicken scotch eggs recipe! Baked with Chinese five-spice powder, shichimi togarashi or your favourite spices!
The perfect summer picnic food, snack or light dinner, homemade scotch eggs are an extremely tasty combo of boiled egg wrapped in a layer of good-quality sausage meat, minced pork or chicken covered in crispy breadcrumbs. I love scotch eggs and miss having them here […]
Anna Olson’s creamy lemon squares in half-healthy lime, yoghurt and skyr ice lollies (popsicles)! :) Glutenfree or not…
The original plan was to simply make Anna Olson’s creamy lemon squares with yummy cream cheese but there were issues with not very defined layers. Ahem. Apparently there’s no such thing as a fail, you just re-name it (which is how an apple pie dropped […]
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