Long time followers will know I am in my element at the moment as it’s nectarine season. I also love nutty shortbread…. and cream….. and although I have been making this hazelnut shortbread for years, I had never followed the recipe suggestion of serving them sandwiched with cream and sliced nectarine. This recipe was tornContinue reading “Hazelnut Shortbread with Nectarines”
Category Archives: Desserts
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Apologies for the lack of posts so far this year, my mum has been extremely unwell since Christmas and I’m not sure when I will be posting regularly again as I am still in Cornwall. To tide you all over until normal service is resumed, here is the Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe I was savingContinue reading “Sticky Toffee Pudding”
Chocolate and Mulled Cider Cake
As soon as I spotted this recipe for chocolate and mulled cider cake by Will Torrent in the December issue of Jamie Magazine, I knew I was going to have to give it a try. It would make a great alternative to christmas pudding and has the wow factor in both looks and taste. ItContinue reading “Chocolate and Mulled Cider Cake”
Bonfire Night Gingerbread Cupcakes with Lemon Icing
I struggle to get used to the shorter days at the best of times but now that the blog is up and running I’m having to be super organised to get things cooked/baked during daylight hours so I can photograph them in natural light. I really was spoilt over the summer and miss not beingContinue reading “Bonfire Night Gingerbread Cupcakes with Lemon Icing”
Sea-Salted Chocolate and Pecan Tart
Having recently tasted a Paul A Young chocolate mince pie, I knew this sea-salted chocolate and pecan tart recipe couldn’t fail to be good. It is one of those stop/start recipes which is best attempted on a weekend or day off or made the night before it will be served as there are three hoursContinue reading “Sea-Salted Chocolate and Pecan Tart”
Apple & Blackberry Crumble
My late summer foraging gained me over a kilo of blackberries that are slowly being depleted from their freezer home as crumble and porridge season begins. I like my crumble with tart fruit to counter the sweet and crunchy oaty topping but feel free to add more sugar to taste if you prefer it sweeter.Continue reading “Apple & Blackberry Crumble”
Maple and Pecan Layer Cake
It was my birthday last week and like all passionate sad bakers, I made myself a cake. This Hummingbird Bakery Maple and Pecan Layer Cake recipe had been in the ‘to try’ pile since late last year and so I thought it was time to test it out. As always with Hummingbird recipes, I foundContinue reading “Maple and Pecan Layer Cake”
Hazelnut Chocolate Brownies
It dawned on me recently that I had never made full fat brownies before. I regularly used to make lower fat brownies from the “Cook Yourself Thin” cookbook and have even turned my hand at Gwyneth Paltrow’s vegan brownies but never the indulgent, no calories spared brownies. Last week this changed as I researched theContinue reading “Hazelnut Chocolate Brownies”
Blackberry Cranachan
Having just returned from a fabulous break in Edinburgh at the Fringe festival and picking bags upon bags of plump blackberries from my neighbours wall – which are now stocked up in the freezer until crumble season is upon us – I wanted to attempt a twist on a classic Scottish dessert. Traditionally, cranachan isContinue reading “Blackberry Cranachan”
Nectarine & Mascarpone Ice Cream
Roskilly farm back in Cornwall make the most amazing ice creams and my favourite of theirs is Orange & Mascarpone. It is so creamy and refreshing I can’t resist it if I see that flavour in the display freezer. I adore nectarines and eat as many as possible during their short summer season so thoughtContinue reading “Nectarine & Mascarpone Ice Cream”
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