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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Green tea and elderflower ice-cream
Back from San Francisco and inspired by all the adventurous ice-cream flavours I tasted, I started experimenting at home. Green tea and elderflower turned out to be my favourite combination.
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Cherry Bakewell Tart
After tasting the original Bakewell Pudding in Bakewell itself (which is actually made with puff pastry), I came home inspired to make my own version — as a tart, of course. Almond, cherries and shortcrust pastry, just the way I like it, best enjoyed with a strong cup of coffee.
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Berry meringue tartlets: the tartlet for Easter
Small, joyfully unnecessary bakes made just because I felt like it. These berry meringue tartlets were created in Windsor, caused mild flatmate drama, and remain one of my favourite tiny desserts — perfect for Easter or any day that calls for a tartlet.
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When the oven breaks…
A broken oven meant no baking, but it didn’t stop dessert. A small experiment with no-bake cheesecakes, made to fit little cups, simply because smaller felt cuter.
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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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Illustrated me… and a chocolate mousse for Vicki
A small moment of inspiration, thoughts about friendship, and a chocolate mousse made as a simple, thoughtful gesture.
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The moment of Desperate Housewives
A birthday cake story involving cookies, cream, coconut and rum, with a simple no-bake recipe that’s hard to get wrong.