Hope you’re all having a wonderful start to 2017! We can be nostalgic looking back at last year, excited thinking of new experiences to come and hopeful for greater peace, love and understanding. And of course I’m not obsessed with cakes, perish the thought (lol), […]
Le Sparkly raspberry, chestnut and meringue log cake recipe (gluten-free)! And how to deal with baking disasters for fairytale endings!
Several of my near-disasters could provide you with amusement and ideas on how to battle fiendish obstacles in the kitchen with ease (?!). Somehow this log cake emerged from the battlefield, surprisingly not so bad and quite lovely just like in a fairy tale! It’s […]
How to make sparkly chocolate snowflakes! And other shapes. Easier than you think…? :)
Would you like to decorate a festive cake with pretty and delicious snowflakes? You’ll find snowflake templates really helpful and the results surprisingly stunning. I was initially scared as piping is not my forte but would now happily produce white chocolate decorations till the cows […]
Puff pastry apple turnovers recipe with coconut sugar! Slightly healthier chaussons aux pommes! :)
These treats might not look amazing but they taste absolutely wonderful! When my initially unimpressed cake testers took their first bite their eyes popped with delight. One said I should open a bakery and another that they’d happily attend any cake courses I gave. So […]
Christmas pudding chocolate marshmallow pops! Plus a Christmas recipes roundup and healthier gluten-free stuff!
The pudding-shaped Christmas cake was peacefully maturing in a corner when suddenly there was an Instagram Xmas fun bake and I was propelled into more festive kitchen activity! It’s a hard life. But the results were surprisingly successful so I’m sharing them with you here […]
Faux pumpkin cake recipe! A pumpkin, lemon and Earl Grey tea layer cake
Would you like to make a cake that looks like a pumpkin? Um.. who wouldn’t?! lol. It’s a delicious cake, very moist and tangy. A perfect autumn cake, it was my contribution to a Halloween climbing weekend and could be an amusing centrepiece at some […]
Traditional Black Forest gâteau recipe with a pastry layer and sour cherries!
When a German friend says let’s make a Black Forest gâteau there’s only one possible answer: ‘Yes, please!’. So begins a voyage of discovery leading to a cake that’s less sweet, so delicious and perfect for a birthday party or a rainy day when the […]
Puff pastry cannoli horns recipe! With a healthier mesquite ‘superfood’ version and some September cakes…
These delicious pastries are a hybrid of the wonderfully flaky British puff pastry horns I remember from my childhood filled with a yummy Sicilian cannoli filling of creamy ricotta with dark chocolate pieces and orange peel. Sprinkled with a hint of cinnamon. Later I’ll tell […]
Healthier pink grapefruit or plum almond tart recipe! And is coconut sugar healthier?
This ‘rustic’ tart is an absolute delight of contrasting tangy pink grapefruit, light almond dacquoise sponge and grapefruit or orange marmalade within a thin crispy pastry. There was also an experimental little plum tart, since this fruit is currently in season, and it was just […]
Vegan aquafaba meringue cookies recipe! 10 reasons for making them and ideas for vegan desserts. :)
It’s a miracle of culinary science! Murky gloopy water from a can of chickpeas turns into beautiful white meringue that’s easy to whisk or pipe, and delicious! Yes, really. There have been the usual obligatory test-batches and controlled tastings. Controlled in that we tried not […]
Simple raspberry and salted caramel vacherin glacé ice-cream cake recipe! And the August cake collection with Sicilian desserts…
Vacherin glacés are a delight… amazingly delicious and simple. My last one had more complex piping so I wanted to show you this very approachable and friendly one with shop-bought raspberry sorbet and Häagen-Dazs salted caramel ice-cream. My 12-year old niece and I very quickly and […]
Pesto spelt mini muffins recipe – yummy picnic or party appetizers!
Little savoury cakes! Extremely tasty, moreish and easy to make. These delicious little treats are perfect for picnics, parties, hiking or climbing trips or just a nice light lunch at home. Made with spelt flour so easier to digest, these pesto mini muffins owe their […]
Earl Grey melting moments biscuits (cookies) recipe
Sometimes simple is absolutely divine, crumbly, buttery and the perfect afternoon tea biscuit. Or cookie if you’re on the other side of the pond. Adding the contents of two Earl Grey tea bags takes these yummy delights to that next level without involving complex baking […]
La Feuille d’Automne recipe! Lenôtre’s classic dark chocolate mousse and meringue cake
This magical chocolate entremets will blow the minds of chocoholics and also people who say ‘I don’t usually like chocolate cake, … ‘. A French climbing friend who’s extremely honest about my cakes (yes, sometimes it hurts) said this really tasted like master pâtissier Gaston […]
Red bean and nutella cheesecake (easy, no-bake recipe) and the June/July cake inspiration collection!
This is a lighter version of the nutella cheesecake already on the blog and equally if not more delicious. The base is crushed digestive biscuits (Graham crackers) with butter, nutella and ground hazelnuts. A layer of red bean paste is spread over this. Then comes […]
