A plate of these with afternoon tea = comfort! Flapjacks are one of those great store-cupboard recipes that are supposed to be easy to make, and yet – over the years – they’ve been MY NEMESIS! For some reason, they always either fell apart on me, or had the consistency of rocks, or the butter…
Category: Blissful Baking
Brown Butter Salted Caramel Cookies
cookies for santa Salted Caramel cookies are a must for me at Christmas. These ones are extra-specially good. When it comes to making these cookies, it’s all about the ingredients. Try and find some molasses sugar, or choose some good soft brown sugar. Be patient when frying the butter and let it go lovely and…
Pumpkin Flapjacks
A great way to use up leftover pumpkin puree! There’s something wonderful about the good ol’ flapjack, right? With a few store-cupboard ingredients and an effortless method, you can be sinking your teeth in sweet oaty goodness before you can say, “Mmmmm, flapjacks” (if you say it for about half an hour). These ones have…
Honey & Marzipan Biscotti
There’s so much baking going on around Christmas that it can get a bit overwhelming (and tiring!) so anything to make life a little easier is always welcome in my home. Biscotti are twice-baked, have a firm texture and have the longest shelf-life. You can bake up a few batches, put them in a tin…
Butterscotch & Blueberry Coconut Macaroons
I love a store-cupboard bake! Coconut macaroons are deceptively easy to make, just keep an eye on them as they like to catch in the oven. They’re quick to prepare and you can be sitting with your feet up, tea in one hand – macaroon in the other in less than an hour… 45 minutes…
Lemon Cheesecake Pots
Easy, refreshing and divine! I’m a big fan of desserts that look impressive, taste spectacular, and take little to no effort to prepare. These lovely lemon pots tick all those boxes. They’ve got ‘easy-entertaining’ written all over them, and I almost felt a little guilty accepting all the compliments they received. Almost. You can be…
Chai Carrot Cake
perfect with a brew There’s something supremely decadent about afternoon tea with a slice of cake. This Chai Carrot cake is a delicious treat that is not as dense as a traditional carrot cake. It’s great with a dollop of clotted cream and a few slices of orange for a beautifully light delight. Enjoy it…
Fig & Pear Christmas Cake
CHRISTMAS IS COMING! I always look forward to the day I bake my Christmas cake because it feels like it’s officially the beginning of Christmas… Perhaps that’s why I bake mine in September. And yes, there will be Christmas music coz it’s never too early for a bit of BublĂ© or some good ol’ Bing….
Honey Cheesecake with Salted Honey Caramel
Gosh, can you believe it’s a brand new year?! Welcome to The Twenties! Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s officially time to break out your pearl necklaces and cloche hats, and let’s buckle up for a roaring year. Here’s a foxy little recipe to kickstart the decade with a bit of class: it’s the BEE’S KNEES or…
Marzipan Mice Truffles
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. -CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE- One of my favourite Christmas poems – I think we can all remember it being…
Gen's Christmas Kitchen 