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Passionfruit and Lime Slices

Friday, June 16, 2023

With just 15 minutes preparation, a few pantry ingredients and an overnight chill, this tropical slice will have you coming back for more, time and again. It is easy to make, has a delicious buttery base and will satisfy the sweetest craving. Instead of making the base from the scratch, you can also use butter cookies or digestive cookies to line the pan, then pour over the topping and bake.

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Coconut Cake

Thursday, April 27, 2023

This is one very coconutty cake! Coconut oil, coconut yoghurt, coconut sugar and desiccated coconut come together in this special tropical loaf cake, then the cake is finished off with a coconut icing and coconut chips. It's incredibly moist and aromatic and makes the perfect tea-time treat.

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Blackberry Rye Loaf Cake

Tuesday, March 07, 2023

This simple and easy loaf cake does very well with any kind of berry, fresh or frozen. Don't thaw them if using frozen. You can also turn it into muffins. Just increase the baking temperature to 190C/375F and bake for 18-22 minutes. It can be enjoyed as breakfast or served with extra crème fraîche as a dessert, or sliced up and served with a cup of tea for an afternoon pick-me-up.

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Poppy Streuselkuchen with Pomegranate

Sunday, December 04, 2022

Poppy seed cake is a German classic and wildly popular throughout Germany. But even a classic can be spiced up a little. This poppy seed cake recipe with fresh pomegranate seeds is juicy, fruity, and nutty - everything that makes a good cake. It is worth every calorie and will definitely end up on the coffee table more often from now on. Instead of pomegranate, you can also use cherries, berries or stoned fruits.

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Christmas Fruit Cake

Friday, December 02, 2022

A slice of moist, rich fruit cake is synonymous with the Christmas feast. Get the jump on your Christmas baking by making this festive whisky-soaked fruit cake now. Wrap it well and it will be perfect to serve, or give as a gift, during the Advent!
Orignal recipe calls for using a 22cmx7cm round cake pan and baked at 160C/320F for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. I am using a 26cm springform pan and it took about 85 minutes for the cake to be done. For the fruit, I used a mixture of dried apricots, currants and golden raisins, but any blend of dried fruit (dried cranberries, glacé cherries, or dried figs) would work beautifully. I also decorate the cake with an extra layer of blanched almonds.

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Jam Brioche Babka

Saturday, November 05, 2022

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Grape Clafoutis

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Clafoutis is a rustic dessert from the Limousin region in France, made with fruit that is covered with a custard batter, which is unlike a traditional custard, as it has flour in it that gives it more structure. Traditionally the fruit should be cherries, unpitted black cherries specifically. But when Autumn arrives, bake this desserts with plums, figs, grapes or use whatever fruit you have on hand. It comes together quickly with just a few ingredients, is equally as tasty warm, at room-temperatur, or chilled, and keeps well for several days.

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One Bowl Blackberry Upside-Down Cake

Sunday, September 18, 2022

Baked with plain flour	Baked with plain flour and cornmeal

We are used to seeing upside-down cakes with pineapple dotted cherries but this recipe with blackberries is a delicious alternative take on the classic cake. You can make this easy and beautiful cake with ingredients you have on hand. Sweet and tart blackberries flavoured with fresh savoury (or thyme) sit atop a tender melt-and-mix cake - great to take to a party or picnic. Serve it with a dollop of fresh cream or Greek yoghurt asid, if desired. I used frozen blackberries, but you can use any other fresh or frozen fruit you have.

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Coffee Glazed Chocolate Tomato Loaf Cake

Thursday, September 08, 2022

Adding tomatoes to the sweet baked goods is nothing new. Think about zucchini, sweet potato and pumpkin in the baked goods that you have been seeing and enjoying. As you probably know, tomatoes are botanically a fruit and they are sweet and juicy. So using tomatoes in chocoalte cakes or muffins is just as naturally as using bananas and carrots in cakes. Bakers having been using tomatoes for at least the past 50 years to enrich the flavour of baked goods and help the texture stay soft for longer. This chocolate loaf cake is rich with melted chocolate, butter, olive oil, eggs and cocoa powder, using tomato paste and juice to enhance the flavour and texture. If a loaf doesn't feel like a cake to you, feel free to use a muffin pan, or a round cake pan. While the coffee glaze is not absolutely necessary, but the intense and robust flavour of coffee pairs perfectly with dark chocolate.

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Mirabelle Cake with Caramelised Almond Topping

Sunday, August 28, 2022

A rich, buttery, moist mirabelle (or any fruit) cake, adapted from here and here, topped with a crisp caramel-almond Florentine-like topping, which was inspired by a popular German Bienenstich, is simply too good to miss in life - great for afternoon tea or morning coffee. I used mirabelles, but any other seasonal fruit would be fantastic too.

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Creme Fraîche Pound Cake with Blackberries and Raspberries

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

Homemade Creme Fraîche

The silky creme fraîche, a richer, thicker and sweeter French version of sour cream, not only adds a right amount of delicate tang but the added moisture, richness, and acidity gives you an ultra-flavourful, moist and tender cake that’s just irresistible. We enjoy the cake simply dusted with powdered sugar and some extra berries, but it’s as equally as delicious topped with a yummy glaze.

Creme Fraîche made with Buttermilk	Cake Batter, adapted from here
250 g 30-32% Heavy cream 2 tbsp Buttermilch	360 g Plain flour A large pinch of fine sea salt 1/3 tsp Baking soda (or up to 1 tsp if you prefer the cake airier and softer) 225 g Unsalted butter, softened 300 g Sugar (or up to 600 g if you have a sweet tooth) 6 Large eggs, separated, at room temperature 2 tsp Vanilla extract 230 g Creme fraîche (homemade or store-bought), at room temperature 125 g Fresh blackberries 125 g Fresh raspberries

Mix the cream with the buttermilk in a bowl and cover with a cheesecloth or kitchen paper with a piece of string or rubber band. Leave at room temperature for approx. 12-24 hours until the mixture has reached a thick consistency. Then chill for 6 hours before using for the recipe.
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Thoroughly butter and flour a 10-inch / 28cm bundt cake pan. Combine the flour, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl, whisk together and set aside. Use 1 tablespoon of flour mixture to coat the berries.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well between additions. Beat in the vanilla extract.
With the mixer set on low speed, beat in half the flour mixture. Beat in the crème fraîche, then the remaining flour mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
In another bowl and with a clean beater, beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Fold in flour-coated berries.
Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until the cake is browned on top and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.