Pumpkin and Prune Cake
In the past, I’ve often felt a bit defensive about this cake, even though it’s a family classic. Pumpkin and …
Category Archives: Cakes
Easy Swiss Roll with Raspberries and Cream
Until this year, I don’t think I’d made a Swiss roll since high school, when I did an baking course …
2017 Christmas Baking
So, it’s December, which means the Christmas baking blitz begins in earnest! This seems like a good time to remind …
Yoghurt Honey Cake with Vanilla Beans
Vanilla beans are a staple in my kitchen. I usually buy them in bulk (online suppliers I’ve used include Beach …
2016 Christmas Baking
I really don’t want to worry anyone, but I had to let all you bakers know that Stir Up Sunday is …
Easter Baking
I really love Easter baking, and make multiple dozens of my favourite hot cross buns every year. Last year I added …
Ricotta, Chocolate and Glacé Citron Pound Cake
This is another of those recipes that I instantly fell in love with and made multiple times, only to realise …
My Grandmother’s Kakaós
This cake, in our family called simply Kakaós, is one of the recipes handed down from my mother’s mother that has …
Hot Cross Buns
These days hot cross buns seem to be sold for about half the year. They appear in the shops after …
Dark Fruit Cake
As I’m finally eating a slice of this, my favourite fruit cake, post Christmas, I’m still not quite sure what …
