Type: Sweet things

Malty figgy pudding
May 15, 2024

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…

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Brownie cookies with tahini cream and halva

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…

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Kaiserschmarrn

Kaiserschmarrn

These were apparently created for the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph (hence the Kaiser before the schmarrn) but Helen first came across these…

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Verena's Texas traybake

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,…

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Bottomless cheesecake with plum compote

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…

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Verena's back-to-childhood marble cake

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!…

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Dutch apple cake

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…

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Apple, blackberry and ginger crumble cake

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…

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Chocolate mousse with orange caramel

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…

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