It's easy to get into a bit of a rut with breakfast, and some people need encouragement to eat this first meal of the day at all. If you find yourself in that situation, some tempting yet wholesome breakfast muffins might help. These muffins are … [Read more...]
Caramel cake distraction bake
There is a lot of advice out there for ways to distract ourselves during this second British national lockdown, and while the results of the US election unfolds, if like me you're seriously distracted by that. Baking a cake isn't a bad choice (or if … [Read more...]
Olive oil and sweet wine cake (and an adopted olive tree)
This is an exquisite cake: feather light and springy as a pillow, fragrant with good citrus, extra virgin olive oil, and dessert wine. Developed at Chez Panisse in the 1980s where it was made with Sauternes, this cake is subtle, complex and … [Read more...]
Three-layer lemon curd cake with poppyseed buttercream
This is such a beautiful cake for a celebration, or for afternoon tea in the garden (and oh joy! It's warm enough for that here in Cambridgeshire this Easter weekend). It’s also great in winter, come to that, when lemons are at their best. A … [Read more...]
Toscakaka: Scandinavian caramelised almond cake
This is a cake beyond the ordinary. I encountered Toscakaka (Tosca cake) years ago in Norway, where it is well-loved throughout the year. I associate it mostly with Christmas, however, as the best I had there was baked by a lovely woman named Elsa, … [Read more...]
Apple butter and ginger cake
For an island that’s grown an enormous variety of apples with pride and distinction for centuries, I'm surprised apple butter isn’t better known in Britain. A quintessential taste of autumn, this silky, sweet/tart apple-spread is taken for granted … [Read more...]
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