Coffee Cake
This cake, like so many on the pages of this blog, is the base for many baking adventures.
This cake, like so many on the pages of this blog, is the base for many baking adventures.
Tucked in among the leaves of my first cookery notebook, there is a scribbled on 3x5 file card with the ingredients for an apple cake. I originally salvaged the card thinking it was the famous family cake, but despite…
The sugar department of the kitchen is where my American parentage is felt loud and proud, ignoring any trace of British accent or London upbringing. Many summer months during formative years spent on the other side…
Gifting season is upon us people……..and if you are thinking about the perfect gift for the chocaholic in your life, this Pump Street Chocolate Rare Batch Subscription Box is a ...
As semifreddo requires no fancy equipment, this is a perfect excuse to make iced treats to your hearts content and wow your friends and use up your leftovers at the same time. Win, win.
My all time favourite snack had a 2024 makeover. Developed back in the day when I was one of the rare few who worked from home and my obsession about my son's healthy snacks was…
There’s no such a thing as too many cookie recipes, because let’s face it, there’s no better treat. I need cookies on hand at all times, available to immediately satiate or celebrate any emotion, mood,…
Snacks. They seem to punctuate every activity in our day. The constant desire to eat, regardless of time lapsed since last consuming a mouthful, is a strong inherited gene. In fact, there are members of…
[…] recipe. I love the original version for its tart, just popped cranberries in their orange/ cinnamon/sugary/spiced syrup. It is ultimately the perfect condiment sitting alongside the main dishes in all […]
These bars are a staple of the season. Festive and wonderfully tangy, not terribly sweet, with a crispy base that is simple and quick to make without the faff of pastry making, these are the…
What a total treat to create this spiced coffee cake recipe stuffed with halva, pistachios, almonds and dark chocolate with a sweet hint of cardamom and cinnamon for the Seed + Mill Holiday Cake Baking…
I must confess I have been sitting on this recipe for quite a while now. This cake started its life many years ago as a Danish Chocolate Chip cake whose recipe came to me via…
To me, the quintessential summer dessert has to be a fruit pie. My dream pie’s golden lattice top is filled with fruit from the local Pick Your Own farm and eaten under the beating sun,…
I write this while taking a break from what I can only describe as an obsessive holiday baking session. It would be generous to say this baking frenzy happens only once a year, but as…
When the shit hits the fan, I bake. Given the current state of our world, my kitchen now resembles a small bake shop. The boys are well snacked, friends get treats, a little late night…
It took years to overcome my anxiety about pastry. Everyone always claimed it was easy. But the prospect of fiddly, leaky, time consuming dough with a soggy base or a ...