Strawberry sour cream cake is easy to make, perfect for entertaining and completely delicious using simple and inexpensive pantry staples. It’s loaded with strawberries, both in the centre and on top, plus it’s moist, and not too sweet. What’s not to like? Strawberries at our local supermarket are selling for just $1.30 a punnet so […]
Moist Lemon sour cream cake is the latest addition to our growing number of dessert recipes made with lemons. It’s a butter cake made with sour cream which creates a moist, rich cake. Brushed with a sweet lemon syrup and topped off with a layer of lemon glaze it’s the perfect afternoon tea cake. […]
Pear and ginger upside down cake is a little winner of a recipe. It’s oh so moist, gingery, studded with pecan nuts and topped with sweet, caramel pears. This is almost a cross between a cake and a pudding and is just as happy being served for morning or afternoon tea, or after dinner. It’s […]
Fresh apple crumble cake is a little winner, and very easy to make. We’re always on the hunt for the next delicious apple cake recipe, and this cake delivers big time. The base is like a shortbread, with thinly sliced pieces of apple that sort of melt into the sandy shortbread, it’s then baked for […]
Flourless Chocolate and Orange Cake is a take on Claudia Roden’s, famous Orange and almond cake. This cake is incredibly moist, and is delicious served with ice cream, cream or a little marmalade thinned with orange juice as a sauce. Roden first introduced this interesting cake in her 1968 cookbook, ‘Book of Middle Eastern […]
Quick Sticky date roll with butterscotch sauce simply needs to be in your repertoire. It’s ridiculously easy to make and incredibly satisfying to eat. The best part of this dessert is it’s a dessert for all seasons, simply heat the butterscotch sauce for the colder months. This is a light as a feather sponge […]
Lemon roulade is a light as a feather sponge cake rolled with lemon curd and fresh, whipped cream. It’s a very quick recipe to put together, particularly if you have some lemon curd on hand, or use a good quality store bought curd. Using an electric mixer it’ll take about ten minutes to make the […]
Brown Butter Apple Cake is rustic, delicious and packed with chunks of sweet apple, swathed in a glorious, brown butter batter. The recipe is made in one bowl and can definitely be made without electric beaters. We are huge fans of apple desserts and this new recipe has absolutely scored a place in our dessert […]
Pucker up, lemon lovers. Five Lemon Desserts You Need is a small collection of outstanding lemon desserts. Recipes we have made over and over, and never tire of. You’ll start eyeing off those lemons in your fruit bowl with a different attitude. Each of these desserts are delicious, and easy to make. When life gives […]
Caramel apple poke cake is super moist, perfectly spiced and studded with tender pieces of fresh apple. Add to that a creamy, rich caramel sauce that oozes through the cake and you’re in cake heaven. Apple and caramel are a classic pairing, the tart Granny Smith apples meet with the sweet caramel and perfectly balance. […]
