I love baking, but I guess you’ve figured that one out already, and I bake more often than not for the sheer indulgence of it. Creamy Butter, rich and yolky…
I’ve put this post off for a while. Mostly because I was rather traumatized by the epic fail of it all; and obviously as a result had no desire to…
As you well know, I’m a purist when it comes to scones and was delighted to be able to share my family recipe with you a few months back. I…
I think I was a little late to the table when it came to appreciating who Dorie Greenspan was. Over the years I’d seen her name on lots of websites…
Moon cakes. It’s either love or hate in my experience. Traditionally, a brown, shiny, sugar and lard based pastry wrapped around a hunk of lotus seed paste concealing the pièce…
Lets get one thing straight here. I’m not a professional; I bake purely for the fun of it or sometimes for the challenge and although I have done literally a…
I had been looking for the perfect vanilla cake recipe to use for an impending wedding order, and as the weeks past, the hunt continued. I had scoured the Internet,…
I’ve been making these a lot this summer. It’s hot and humid here but on a clear day the sky is a bright blue and the sun almost scorches your…
Wedding cupcakes – always a stressful time because it’s the bride and groom’s one special day, and everything’s supposed to be perfect (or close enough). That includes the cake(s) of…
If you asked me I would say I didn’t make big cakes but really I do, just occasionally, for family and close friends. Usually they’re pink and girly for baby’s…
Zomg call me naïve but this recipe is extreme! What cookie contains 20 different ingredients? What cookie calls for a ‘Graham Crust’ to be specially prepared, just to then be…
I appreciate that some of you may never have heard of a lamington before and to be honest I’m not sure I had even tasted one before I made these,…
Do you know how hard it is to find a decent chocolate cake recipe? It’s not something I really make very often (in full cake form) but when my best…
Whether you’re a royalist or not, what better way to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee than with classic scones, cream and jam? Considering we are 6000 miles away from Blighty,…
Now that’s a bit of a mouthful! Last weekend, I found myself going through my baking cupboards, taking stock of what was in there and (as usual) finding things I…
Brownies – everyone loves brownies right? Or do they? It’s not something I make very often, for the most part because I don’t think they’re worth it. What I mean…
I hope you lovely mums out there had an enjoyable mother’s day. I know we did. My mum loves cakes and desserts but her and I actually have quite different…
As promised, here it is. My own personal Smitten Kitchen Hall of Fame. All the favourites that I have baked and baked over and over again because they are just…
The one blogger that has not only kept me coming back, in this fickle and ever-changing realm that is the blogosphere, but amused, entertained, informed as well as providing me…
chocolate fudge cake. dulce de leche filled. chocolate fudge frosting. dulce de leche swirl. blue smarties. I don’t believe in pink for girls and blue for boys but when a…
A certain little bear was turning one so off we headed for a teddy bears’ picnic. What else could I take but double chocolate teddy cupcakes. I searched high and…
This has got to be the BEST cookie recipe… ever. It’s from the New York Times and never fails me. I’m not even a cookie person and would never have…
happily ever after starts here… click on thumbnails for gallery view: 100% edible
Anna Del Conte‘s Apple Cake from one of my favourite cookbooks, Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes à la mode …
streusel topped blueberry muffins
valrhona pecan brownie mascarpone quenelle