A rather curious Carrot Cake

Fun fact: I've never eaten a carrot cake that I haven't made myself. I have no idea whether or not this classes as 'good' in the Carrot Cake stakes but I have it on very good authority from two Carrot Cake lovers that it's a damn good cake. It's perfectly moist from the carrots and …

Babka

Here in the UK, you might be forgiven for never having heard of a Babka. Across the pond in America it's been a staple in Jewish bakeries since the mid-nineteenth century and in recent years its popularity has grown so much that it's now available in supermarkets across the country. Originating in Eastern Europe, the …

Blueberry Yoghurt Cake

So there's this French Yoghurt cake, known affectionately as Gateaux de Mamie or Granny's cake. It's one of the first recipes a grandmother passes on to her grandchildren because not only is it delightful to eat, it is also delightfully easy to make. This recipe calls for no scales or weighing of ingredients but instead …

Black Pudding Sausage Rolls

The good people of Britain have a lot of love for savoury meat and pastry products. From the pork pies up north to the pasties down south, we just love to stuff our meat into pastry. It doesn't matter which part of the country you hail from though, everybody loves a sausage roll. We're basically …

Hot Cross Buns

Here in the U.K. there are many variations of spiced and fruited buns. Some are specific to region like the Bath Bun or the Chelsea Bun and others are baked only at certain times of year. The Hot Cross Bun, according to the Christian calendar is to be baked on Good Friday, to mark the …

Pink Grapefruit & Orange Bundt Cake

January so far has been a cold, grey and somewhat bleak month. The Christmas come-down and the crippled bank balance only adds to the general fog of bleakness. I look for small and simple pleasures to lift my mood at this time of year: a cup of tea on a chilly day, a vase of …

Stuffed Dough Ball Tear & Share

I love bread. I love it so much that I eat it with pretty much every meal. Luckily I work in an artisan bakery which means that there is pretty much always a delicious, handcrafted loaf on my dinner table. Sometimes there is no bread left at the end of the day, and I am …

Chocolate Birthday Cake

When I was little, I had a chcolate cake pretty much every year for my birthday. For me, chocolate cake is to birthdays what wine is to Friday evenings. You can have one without the other but it just isn't as fun. My father in law said to me recently that nobody makes a chocolate …