I’m so pleased to announce that I’ve teamed up with a bunch of talented and enthusiastic bakers from around the globe called the Cake Slice Bakers. On the 20th of every month, members of our little baking group will reveal a ‘mystery’ cake from a recipe book we’ll be baking our way through over the […]
What is it about raspberries and white chocolate that makes it such a perfect pairing choice? For me, that sweet tartness of raspberries combined with rich, creamy white chocolate makes it pretty irresistible (in small doses). And so it was inevitable that when I came across the recipe for these gorgeous White chocolate and raspberry […]
I’ve been having fun baking batches of an assortment of sweet tarts these last couple of weeks. It all started with a batch of mini lemon meringue tarts and it’s sort of mushroomed since then. My first batch was a little underwhelming. You see, I was a little short on time so thought I’d cheat […]
I’ve recently been reunited with one of my favourite cookbooks, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook and it’s only now that I have it back within arms reach that I realise exactly how much I’ve missed this book, and the treasure trove of recipes it contains. I bought the book shortly after it’s release back in 2008 while […]
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Don’t you agree? I first came across a picture of a Chocolate cloud cake years ago and fell instantly in love with its heavenly looks. Its whimsical name also charmed me. I’d never heard of a Chocolate cloud cake before and I immediately dreamed of a divinely […]
Several weeks ago now I was inspired to make my own granola bars after my favourite store bought variety were out of stock for not one, but TWO weeks in a row! Given I had all the essential ingredients at home in my pantry, how hard could it be? Well, it turns out they’re […]
I was recently doing a bit of spring cleaning and came across a pile of recipes that, long before the invention of Pinterest, had caught my eye and I’d torn out of various magazines with the intention of giving them a try. Hands up if you’re guilty of tearing out (and more recently pinning or […]
Sometimes there’s nothing more comforting than a good, hearty pie. And today is one of those days when I wish I was tucking into one of these gorgeous mini cottage pies for dinner… perhaps with a nice drop of red to help wash it down! It’s a couple of months ago now since I cooked […]