This cake is dark, rich and chocolatey. It’s probably the easiest chocolate cake in the world and can’t fail but to impress. It may be gluten-free but is full of flavour! Continue reading
It’s gooey and sticky but really easy to make. There’s no skill involved in the mixing and no matter how rough you are the sauce still forms perfectly at the bottom of the sponge while it’s baking. What could be better on a cold Winter’s day? Continue reading
This, the latest in a line of Polish recipes on this site is a cake called “orzechowiec”. Orzechowiec roughly translates as “nut cake” but certainly in this version, that’s an understatement. The sponge is covered in an alcoholic cream, then studded with cherries and caramelised walnuts, and finally drizzled with chocolate. What’s more, it’s absolutely delicious. Continue reading
Originally called “Easy Rich Chocolate Cake” and found in River Cottage: Everyday, surely this is the greatest chocolate cake in the world – it’s made of little more than chocolate and butter, after all, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Continue reading
I realise it’s only October and Christmas is probably the last thing on your mind, but now is the perfect time to make a start on your Christmas Cake. This allows you to top it up with brandy each week between now and the big day, increasing the boozy festive flavour. Continue reading
Can you believe it is that time already? It seems only a moment ago when I started preparing for Christmas, and yet it is probably already too late to tell you about our Christmas Tree Cake. Still, there’s always next year, and this cake would work just as well baked in any bundt pan, not just the incredibly festive shape pictured. Continue reading
Easter is a big deal in Poland, a country where 90% of the population are Roman Catholic. The end of lent is marked by feasting throughout the Easter weekend, and this cake “Babka Cytrynowa” (literally translated as “lemon Grandma cake”) is just one of the many traditional dishesthat is used to mark the occasion. Continue reading
I’ve had a strange kind of “Christmassy” feeling this past few days. I’m going to put that down to me sitting on my arse drinking wine, wet and cold weather outside (leading to floods all over the UK, again), and … Continue reading
Simple things impress me and it turns out that the stripy effect is even easy enough for me to manage. Continue reading
To me the best cakes are the type you can enjoy sitting at home or in a cafe with a cup of coffee. There seems to be a tradition in England of serving cakes covered in cream or ice cream as a “pudding” – great for your palate, not so good for your waist line. Continue reading
