Desserts – Page 3 – Fork and Pixel

Rum & Raisin Ice Cream

After all this lovely hot weather we have been having in the UK I thought it would be rude not to get my christmas present ice cream maker out and give it another spin. Rum and raisin is probably my favourite ice cream flavour and was so easy to make…….I can see I will beContinue reading “Rum & Raisin Ice Cream”

Cherry Clafoutis

So finally summer has come to London with 3 weekends in a row of lovely sunny weather, everyone is making the most of it as we don’t know how long it will last. Cherries are one of my favourite summer fruits and my local food market has them in abundance at the moment. Big darkContinue reading “Cherry Clafoutis”

Irish Cream Tiramisu

I can see a theme developing with alcoholic desserts……Tiramisu is a big hit with my family but none of us had ever made it before. Baileys is also rather popular so when my aunt and cousin came for dinner recently I thought Nigella Lawson’s Irish Cream Tiramisu would probably be well received. It was reallyContinue reading “Irish Cream Tiramisu”

Strawberry Daiquiri Pavlova

I came across this Sarah Randell recipe for Strawberry Daiquiri Pavlova in the June issue of Sainsbury’s Magazine and being a huge fan of rum and pavlova knew I had to give this a go. Having always been daunted by making meringue I decided to bite the bullet a few weeks ago and I’m soContinue reading “Strawberry Daiquiri Pavlova”

Carrot Cake Tray Bake

My carrot cake is quite legendary but I have to be honest…..I have barely strayed from the original recipe. There are some recipes that you find and they are so good you daren’t change them. I have tweaked this carrot cake from BBC Good Food as much as I dare for fear of detracting from itsContinue reading “Carrot Cake Tray Bake”

Mojito Cupcakes

Finally the sun is shining and it was my friend Helen’s birthday last week so that could mean only one thing….cocktail inspired cupcakes! I visited Cuba two years ago and this idea was born whilst chatting to our tour guide Leoel. He came from a family of bakers and he was telling me about CubanContinue reading “Mojito Cupcakes”

Alfajores

My housemate is going trekking in Peru next week so I felt the need to make something Peruvian to mark the occasion. Anticuchos (beef heart kebabs) weren’t quite doing it for me and I felt marmalade sandwiches were a bit basic then I stumbled upon Alfajores. Delicate shortbread biscuits sandwiched together with dulce de lecheContinue reading “Alfajores”

Baked Egg Custard

A highly under rated pudding. Yes it lacks wow factor but it is extremely comforting on a cold and wet weekend. Luckily I am over run with eggs on this ridiculously cold and wet May weekend. This recipe was taken from the April 2005 edition of Waitrose Food Illustrated in a piece entitled Flossie’s CountryContinue reading “Baked Egg Custard”