I was intrigued when I saw the technical challenge at Bake Off – Desserts week. It looked very much like panna cotta, but with added fruit puree, so that was something I knew I would love to try. My husband and I wanted to try the roulade and we did, but that didn’t turn out
The idea for these Coconut Mango Chelsea Buns came when I saw the buns baked at Great British Bake Off. I thought mango pulp would be a great filling for this kind of buns. So, I paired the mango with desiccated coconut and I’ve made the Chelsea buns. While I’ve made enriched dough before, for
Black Forest Eclairs, filled with Crème diplomat, a lovely coating of dark chocolate, and decorated with fresh cherries. I like eclairs a lot, as you can see there are a few recipes for eclairs on my blog, including one for a cake: Banoffee Eclair Cake. Because I’m so found of choux pastry, I’ve made a
To mark the birth of the new Prince, I’ve made a Banana Flan. This is one of the favourite desserts of both Prince William and Prince Harry. Princes Diana was putting it on the menu when they arrived home from school, according to the Royal chef Darren McGrady. We don’t know yet the name of
I’m a big fan of Hot Cross Buns. I like them a lot. Sometimes I buy them, especially if I see a very interesting new flavour, like orange. I did buy some this year and I can’t wait to prepare a batch for the Easter menu. The recipe I’m sharing today is from last year’s
Mucenici is a traditional Romanian dish that is made on 9th March and it has a religious meaning. I’m not going to talk about the religious meaning because it’s not why I’ve made mucenici. I made them because my husband loves this dish. It’s quite easy to make, but I usually forget about it, until
The recipe for Coffee Cupcakes is my second one for Mother’s Day. Decorated with chocolate hearts, they can be made for other occasions too, like an anniversary or Valentine’s Day. I love coffee and I do make a lot of desserts with coffee, like the last recipe I’ve shared, for Tiramisu Cheesecake. I’ve added a
