Cherry and hazelnut cake
After enjoying cherries as a snack for days, I finally baked a cake with them. This cherry nut cake combines cherries, hazelnuts and almonds for a rich, nutty flavour.
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Cookies for chilly evenings
Chilly evenings and a cup of hot tea are the perfect excuse to bake cookies. This batch includes my favourite flavour combination: peanut butter and jam.
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Butternut squash cupcakes
What looked like pumpkin cupcakes turned out to be butternut squash. A simple autumn bake with a little surprise inside.
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Rosemary Bread
A simple rosemary bread that I bake often. Comforting, easy, and perfect alongside almost anything. A dependable everyday loaf for any kitchen.
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Chocolate amaretto cake
A rich chocolate amaretto cake baked after a beautiful wedding weekend — the perfect excuse to keep the celebration going.
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Elderflower and poppyseed cake
Baked for our Peak District road trip, this elderflower and poppyseed cake quickly became everyone’s favourite. Light, gently floral and not overly sweet, it’s the kind of homemade bake that travels well and tastes of summer.
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Ramune’s freestyle apple tart
After weeks of testing cakes for cafés, a quiet baking day and a simple apple tart felt just right. Rustic, forgiving, and rooted in the kind of recipes that are shared, adapted, and made by feel rather than strict rules.
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The joy of Christmas cooking…
Christmas cooking is something I look forward to every year… unless everyone else gets there first. A slightly reluctant bake, a lot of eating, and one apple, walnut and poppy seed pie I was rather proud of.
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Back to my childhood….
A childhood birthday memory, a simple apple cake my mum used to make, and the way food quietly carries family stories with it.
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Forget love: I would rather fall in chocolate
Forget love — sometimes falling into chocolate is the better option. A rich brownie baked for comfort, cravings, and pure enjoyment.