Chocolate Chestnut Pavlova (A Holiday Miracle)
This year, I was allowed to cook dessert for Christmas Day. Now this is a big honour in our house, my dad guards the kitchen zealously, and it is very unusual for him to allow cooking rights to anyone...
View ArticleEngland (Derbyshire): Bakewell Tart
The Bakewell tart can be viewed as the epitome of traditional regional English baking, and as such can ignite a lot of controversy over the correct recipe. A very interesting article by Felicity...
View ArticleI Dream of… Chocolate and Raspberry Ice-Cream
I love ice-cream, very much. However, the problem with living in England is that our range of ice-cream flavours is not that exciting. Yes, Cornish clotted cream ice-cream is delicious and there are...
View ArticleRomania: Amandine Gateaux
Whilst being a popular Romanian cake, this dessert seems to me to have a very French air to it, namely the size and style of the cake. Whilst it appears to be a very popular cake within the country, I...
View ArticleMontenegro: Krempita
When visiting Dubrovnik, one of the excursions that we made was to have a day tour of Montenegro (or at least such parts as can be reached in the course of one day!). For us, the main parts of this...
View ArticleVegan Chocolate and Orange Mousse
I am really excited about this vegan dessert, and so happy it worked! Presenting number two in the vegan dessert duo – Chocolate and Orange mousse! I love chocolate mousse. One of my guilty pleasures...
View ArticleVegan Coconut and Vanilla Panna Cotta, Macadamia Tuille and Pineapple
Over the next few posts we are going on a slight diversion from the cake-based goodness you are used to, and instead will be talking about dessert. Specifically, vegan desserts, and I will be giving...
View ArticleLithuania: Karstas Sokoladas Tortas
Over the last few weeks, Max has been asking ‘Where is your Lithuanian Cake? When is that one coming?’ I’ll admit, I was putting it off until I got a good idea, but here it is! I am proud to present,...
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