Type: Nut-free
Tin can cake part I: Butternut, honey and almond
Part-bread, part-cake, this tin loaf is the first of what we think of as our boy scout or girl guide trilogy: we…
Grappa fruit cake
The combination of the dried fruit, citrus and vanilla in this cake is reminiscent of the Italian panettone. The similarity ends there,…
Chocolate guinness cakes with baileys irish cream
The recipe in Nigella Lawson’s wonderful book, Feast, inspired our version of these cakes. We have amplified the Irish element in her…
Rum and raisin cake with rum caramel icing
Going to the ice cream parlour is something of a tradition for Helen and her eldest son, Sam. They either share a…
Roma’s doughnuts with saffron custard cream
This recipe is adapted (so much so as to be unrecognizable from the original!) from a clipping Helen’s mother-in-law, Roma Kausman, tore…
Tahini and halva brownies
The combination of tahini, halva and chocolate is so good that some members of staff (Tara, we see you!) had to put…
Victoria sponge with strawberries and white chocolate cream
Nothing says ‘summer garden party’ more than this: the light-as-air sponge, the seasonally sweet strawberries, the white chocolate cream … Add a…
Lemon and raspberry cupcakes
The difference between a cupcake that stands the test of time and one that vanishes into obscurity is, we think, all to…
Orange and star anise shortbread
Using two types of flour here – the finely milled Italian ‘00’ flour and the white rice flour – creates a shortbread…