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Nutty Apple-Rosecake

Jun 21, 2019
2 min

Nutty Apple-Rosecake

What you need for one cake - in a 26cm diameter baking tin: Dough: 500g flour 42g fresh yeast 85g granulated sugar 150ml lukewarm milk 1 large egg 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbsp creme fraiche 60g melted butter Filling: 200g chopped nuts (medium sized pieces) 100g granulated sugar 30g melted butter 1 tbsp malted barley or runny honey 1 tbsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp vanilla essence pinch of salt 1 large egg 1 large Bramley apple, chopped into thin slices juice of half a lemon How to ma

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Lemon and Poppy Seed Mini Cakes

Sep 30, 2017
1 min

Lemon and Poppy Seed Mini Cakes

You need the following ingredients for 12 mini cake loaf tins/1 regular loaf tin: 75g unsalted butter 3 large eggs 185g golden castor sugar 120ml single cream 10g blue poppy seeds finely grated zest of 3 lemons juice of 1 lemon 170g plain flour 1 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder pinch of salt 100g icing sugar juice from 2 lemons How to make them: Preheat your oven to around 160 degrees (fan oven - regular oven 180) Either a regular loaf tin or these cute mini loaf silicon tins W

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Lemon Cashew Creamcheese Slices

Sep 20, 2017
2 min

Lemon Cashew Creamcheese Slices

You need the following ingredients for a 23cm round cake tin: 125g plain flour 75g roughly chopped cashew nuts 65g soft brown sugar 75g unsalted butter grated rind and juice of 1 lemon 225g full-fat cream cheese (tastes so much better than the low fat alternative!) 40g granulated sugar 1 tablespoom milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 large egg How to make it: Preheat your oven to around 180 degrees Use a round cake tin with a 23cm diameter - well buttered Beat the flour, the

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Super-easy Raspberry & White Chocolate Traybake with Mascarpone

Sep 1, 2017
1 min

Super-easy Raspberry & White Chocolate Traybake with Mascarpone

You need the following ingredients for a 30cm x 20cm tray: 1 roll ready made shortcrust pastry 2 large eggs 500g Mascarpone 100g ground almonds 100g white chocolate 100g castor sugar 250g fresh raspberries How to make it: Preheat your oven to around 160 degrees Use a 30cm x 20cm tray - well buttered Place the shortcrust pastry into the form Bake blind for about 10-15 mins until firm to the touch Beat the egg whites until stiff and leave on the side for later Mix the egg yolks

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Summer Muffins - Yoghurt and Raspberry

Jun 21, 2017
1 min

Summer Muffins - Yoghurt and Raspberry

Deliciously light and fruity - perfect for the summer. What you need to make 12 small or 6 big muffins: 150g fresh raspberries 1 large egg 80ml neutral oil (sunflower is ideal) 80g sugar 150g Greek Yoghurt 100ml milk 250g plain flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 pinch of salt optional: icing sugar to dust This is how it goes: Pre-heat the oven at 200 degrees celsius and prepare the muffin tin/moulds. Beat the egg together with the oil, sugar, yoghurt and milk till smooth. Sepa

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Moist apple and almond combi - one of my guest welcome cakes - quick and easy to make

Apr 20, 2017
1 min

Moist apple and almond combi - one of my guest welcome cakes - quick and easy to make

What you need for a 24 inch cake tin: 225g unsalted butter at room temperature 500g cooking apples cut into thin pieces (Bramley are best, I find) Juice and grates zest of one lemon (untreated) 185g golden caster sugar 3 large eggs 225g self-raising flour 2 teaspoons of baking powder 50g flaked almonds for the dough and some for decorating the cake afterwards 1 tablespoon of normal sugar How to make it: Pre-heat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Mix the cut apples with the lem

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