Well these are as savoury as a dessert with macaron shells of sugar, ground almonds and egg white can be! They were created in response to a Daring Kitchen macaron challenge. I’d made Italian meringue macaron shells many times so challenged myself to create an […]
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Slightly healthier coffee and walnut cake with carrot recipe!
A naughty cake made slightly healthier! It’s that all-time British classic, a coffee and walnut sponge with the surprise addition of carrot! It’s moist, delicious, the walnut pieces offer a satisfying little crunch, the coffee a nice little hit, and the icing melts in your […]
Sweet potato, cranberry and walnut cupcakes recipe – for Halloween and la Castanyada! :)
La Casta… what? Well here in Barcelona Halloween is becoming more popular but to celebrate October 31st in true Catalan tradition you have la Castanyada, ‘Chestnut time’. I’ll tell you more about this celebration next week but it involves eating chestnuts, panellets (almond paste treats) […]
Healthy apple and courgette cake recipe, with Chinese five spices if you like… !
Are you one of those people who like to experiment with flavours or do you like your food ‘classic’? Well you can always choose when you make cakes, and the Chinese five spices can go in or you might just stick to cinammon, the old […]
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