Category: Recipes
-
Cake Time: Raspberry Ripple Cake
It’s a truth universally acknowledged amongst my friends and family that I am what is known as a berry fiend. Raspberries, strawberries, redcurrants, cherries, blackberries, blackcurrants… any berry or red fruit and I am the happiest person in the world. Raspberries are my absolute favourite though. I can disappear a punnet of them in under a minute.…
-
Monday Recipe: Pimms Cake
It is no secret that I’ll put booze into cakes at the slightest provocation. One day, I found myself staring at the liquor shelf and getting desperate. Gin? DONE. Multiple times. Rum? DONE. Brandy? I put it in everything. Hmm, Pimms… strange, brown, herby liqueur, what can I do with you? Pimms was brought into being by…
-
Book Release Cake Time: St Germain Cake
Today I’m sharing a recipe that I created specially for the launch of The Confectioner’s Tale. It involves some of my favourite things: raspberries, almonds and a more than generous helping of St Germain: a beautiful elderflower liqueur made from blossom hand-picked in the Alps (with a bottle that’s pure Belle Époque). Named after the area on the Parisian Left…
-
Friday Cake Time: Dulce de Leche Cake
This cake has no shame; it’s a sticky, nutty, creamy, unashamedly cakey cake. A combination of mascarpone and hazelnuts keeps it from sliding into sugar-coma territory, but if you have a sweet tooth, this’un’s for you. You can make dulce de leche yourself, if you’ve the patience, but otherwise just buy it in a tin.…
-
Friday Cake Time: Marmite Cake
When I was born, my sister Lucy was so disgusted by the idea of a baby sister that she stopped speaking for an entire year. Ok, she was only two. Impressive stubbornness, even then. Anyway, since she wouldn’t speak, every morning, my mum had to do an identity parade of condiments to find out…
-
Friday Cake Time: Gin and Tonic Cake
Yes, you heard me. Gin and Tonic. In a cake. I am unapologetic. Actually, this cake contains no real gin (stop sighing in disappointment, you can drink the gin while you eat the cake) so it’s fine for non-drinkers and drinkers alike. Instead, it’s a happy sponge meeting of juniper and bitter lemon. It’s good with a cup…
-
Friday Cake Time: Orange Blossom & Honey Polenta Cake
I love this cake. It’s bright, cheery, sweet and comforting all at once. AND it keeps well in a tin, getting better over the course of a few days. It’s also easy to adapt to suit tastes and needs. No nuts for you? Leave them out. Dairy free? Easy. Gluten free? No problem. Orange…
-
Friday Cake Time: Chocolate Chilli Fondant Puddings
As we all know from Masterchef, there is no sorrow like an over-baked fondant pudding. The moment you break the cake surface with that spoon, and glorious, warm melted chocolate oozes out… Cue the drooling. If you ever want to knock something impressive up for someone, these are a) pretty darn foolproof, even if you’re…
Laura Madeleine 