It’s hard to believe all-in-one-bowl cakes work so well! I was sceptical but tried it out and am now addicted to this simple chocolate cake with a great springy sponge texture and lovely chocolatey icing. Sooo easy and practically foolproof. I might be posting more […]
All posts tagged: Cakes
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 […]
Classic French Pont-neuf pastries recipe! Delish choux and pastry cream-filled tartlets with jam, glutenfree or sugarfree options… :)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Black sesame, raspberry and matcha layer cake recipe! Glutenfree or not… :)
This ‘wow’ cake is the latest favourite shared with friends and family who thoroughly enjoyed it. Words of praise were bandied about like ‘amazing’, ‘nice’ (a real compliment from someone understated) and ‘outstanding’. If you love interesting East-meets-West flavours, want a glutenfree cake (or not, […]
Happy new year 2019 baking plans and top recipes from 2018! Photos, trends, inspiration … :)
Happy new year again! Sharing the previous year’s top 20 posts with you is a tradition and great excuse to look at cakes and other treats then plan some of the coming year’s bakes. Sadly last year I created a long to-bake list but posted less […]
Vegan mini mocha layer cake or cupcakes recipe – gluten free … or not! And Paris Cake Tour no. 2!
This yummilicious cake provides a super shot of mocha, a coffee-cocoa marriage made in heaven achieved simply with diluted instant coffee and pure unsweetened cocoa powder. The sponge is light and moist with self-raising glutenfree flour or standard plain, aquafaba bean water (just drain a can of chickpeas) […]
Sprinkle cloud cupcakes recipe! Matcha or vanilla soufflé sponge with healthier raspberry frosting!
Try an amazing soufflé sponge for cupcakes light as a cloud that float into your mouth along with a healthier delicious frosting of cream cheese, ricotta and maple syrup flavoured with crushed raspberries. It’s a simple creamy frosting made by whisking everything together. The intriguing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dreams of Florence, caramel-raspberry dome cakes recipe
These domes of creamy caramel mousse are filled with fresh raspberry jelly inserts and covered in a light caramel glaze. They float on bases of crumbly sablé breton, Brittany salted butter shortbread. Fragments of homemade pralines, caramelized almonds, stud the sides like crunchy jewels. My […]
lili's cakes 