Tag Archives: Desserts

Light Chocolate Cake
Lovely moist cake with the added bonus of being very easy to make. Beautiful texture and taste. Once the cake  has cooled, keep it properly covered and that way it will stay moist for longer..I like to keep mine in the fridge.     Ingredients 75g unsalted butter, softened 1 cup caster sugar 2 eggs1  Continue Reading
Chocolate, Hazelnut & Salted Caramel Tart
This tart is very delicious. A bit time consuming but very easy to make. Not too sweet and not too rich and it is worth every single calorie.       Ingredients For the hazelnut pastry: 50g | 1.8 oz blanched hazelnuts 200g | 7.5 oz plain flour  1 tbsp icing sugar  140g | 5 Continue Reading
Self-Saucing Chocolate and Orange Pudding
This intense chocolate orange sponge bake with thick sauce is about as indulgent as a good pudding gets.       Ingredients 100g | 3 1/2 oz butter, melted, plus a little extra for the dish  250g | 8.8 oz self-raising flour 140g | 5 oz  caster sugar  50g | 1.8 cocoa  1 tsp baking Continue Reading
Toffee Apple Pudding
This is the best apple pudding I have ever tasted and so cheap and simple to make. I’ve made it several times now and it always turns out perfect and never fails to please.         Ingredients 85g | 3 oz butter , melted  140g | 5 oz self-raising flour  100g | 3 Continue Reading
Butter Whirls
These crisp, melt-in-the-mouth piped cookies are perfect for an afternoon coffee or a tea. Take less than 10 minutes to make them and another 12-15 to bake them. If you want to make them  Mocha Whirls, substitute 25 g | 1 oz | 1/4 cup (unsweetened) cocoa powder for 25 g | 1 oz | 1/4 Continue Reading
Raspberry & Blueberry Lime Drizzle Cake
This moist and fruity cake is easy baking at its best.          Ingredients For the cake: 225g | 8 oz softened butter , plus extra for greasing  225g | 8 oz golden caster sugar (light brown sugar) 4 medium eggs  2 limes , grated zest and juice  250g | 9 oz self-raising Continue Reading
Apricot Upside-Down Cake
A delicious cake made with canned apricots.  Soft, moist & irresistible!        Ingredients For the topping: 12-13 can apricot halves in natural juices 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup ground almonds a little less than 1/4 cup butter, softened  For the Cake: 100 g | a little less than 1/2 cup softened butter  Continue Reading
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Need a delicious dessert that takes just minutes to make? Look no further !!       Ingredients For the topping: 50 g | a little less than 1/4 softened butter 50 g | 2 oz | 1/4 cup soft brown sugar 7 pineapples rings in syrup, drained and syrup glacé cherry For the cake: Continue Reading
Lemon self-saucing pudding
Excellent dessert. Very easy and quick to make, light, delicious and full of flavour. Quite possibly my/our favourite pudding !       Ingredients 50 g | 3 1/3 tbsp butter 200 gr | 1 cup caster (superfine)sugar 100 ml | 0.425 cup lemon juice zest of one lemon 3 eggs, separated 60 g | 6 Continue Reading
Baked Raspberry Cheesecake
This is an extremely easy two-step recipe that looks like it took hours to make.          Ingredients 200 g | 7 oz digestive biscuits or graham crackers 80g | a little less than 3 oz butter , melted 600g | 21 oz cream cheese 2 tbsp plain flour 175g | 6 oz Continue Reading
American-style Pineapple & Banana Pancakes
This is a lovely recipe. Since I do eat breakfast very often, I love to have these pancakes for an afternoon snack or a dessert. You will not believe how quick and easy they are to make. Delicious !     Ingredients 100g | 4oz fresh or drained canned pineapple 1 banana , sliced 100g Continue Reading
No-Bake Raspberry & Milk Chocolate Cheesecake
Use good quality chocolate for this sumptuous cheesecake. If raspberries are not in season just leave them out. Enjoy !     Ingredients 180g | 6 1/2 oz  digestive biscuits or  graham crackers  75g | 2 1/2 oz  melted butter  100g | 3 1/2 oz milk chocolate  300g | 10 1/2 oz cream cheese  200ml Continue Reading
Marbled Caramel Chocolate Slices
This classic millionaire’s slice is made even more special here with a decorative and tasty marbled chocolate topping. This is one of the best dessert I have ever made. When I first saw the photo in the recipe book, I thought that it would be too complicated to make, but once I have red  the Continue Reading
Lemon Squares
This are incredibly tasty ! To be honest, I made them because I had all the ingredients at home and didn’t have to go to the shop. I was expecting they will be good, but really didn’t expect them to be soo delicious ! Perfect for when you crave something sweet, but don’t want the Continue Reading