Type: Sweet things
Malty figgy pudding
If ‘comfort’ means ‘warm and gooey’ on the cake front and ‘low-key and easy’ on the making front, then this is comfort…
Brownie cookies with tahini cream and halva
These take everything that is great about brownies – chocolatey gooeyness – and everything that is great about cookies – soft, round…
Kaiserschmarrn
These were apparently created for the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph (hence the Kaiser before the schmarrn) but Helen first came across these…
Vegan texas traybake
Everyone needs a plain and simple chocolate cake in their repertoire to suit any kind of gathering or celebration (one, like this,…
Bottomless cheesecake with plum compote
Verena grew up eating this sort of cheesecake in Germany. Traditionally, lower-fat cheese, often quark, is used, along with fine semolina to…
Verena’s back-to-childhood marble cake
This is Verena’s ‘madeleine moment’ cake. No birthday celebration or family get-together was complete without a marble cake. Them were the rules!…
Dutch apple cake
This cake is the result of two sets of memories. First Yotam’s of living and studying in Amsterdam, where he’d stop by…
Apple, blackberry and ginger crumble cake
Baked in an ovenproof dish and served directly to the table while still warm, this is a gorgeously homely cake. It works…
Chocolate mousse with orange caramel
With the orange caramel, this has something of the Terry’s Chocolate Orange about it, a staple at Christmas. Whether or not you’re…