Recipes

Hand-made cake pops.

What matters is that it ended well. Or, more precisely: it ended deliciously and surprisingly charming.

Apart from the obligatory ladyfingers, coffee and mascarpone, the ingredients for this version of tiramisu are more extensive and require a longer preparation time, compared to the version of tiramisu that I usually make.

A classic English dessert that brings together my favourite flavours: a biscuit base, cream and fruit.

An easy, enjoyable and delicious recipe for gingerbread cookies.

Thanks to the butter, it has a fragrant, crisp crust, while the inside is light and full of fruity surprises. If you pair it with green tea, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and some cosy clothes, there’s a real risk of “losing” an hour or two in true Christmas bliss!

Of course, all that reaches you is the beautifully staged moment, while I’m left with the pleasure of making a double chocolate Swiss roll wearing a white blouse and not getting a single drop on it. Try this challenge yourself with the following recipe:

This is a recipe from the archives of a previous blog. I hope you enjoy it! December on the blog will be full of treats – and plenty of them. Today I’ll offer you an idea for a chocolate cake sandwiched with raspberry jam from a calendar I used to have. And what better way to honour Grandma’s jars of homemade jam! The ingredients come in a combination that gives the cook confidence even before going anywhere near the hob. Anything containing plenty of butter, chocolate and eg

These butter cookies are wonderful even without any decoration, but if you have a special occasion or just want to experiment, the easiest way is to use ready-to-roll edible fondant.

I’m not a huge fan of the scary Halloween treats, but I do love the holiday itself, so I make themed pumpkin sweets (they don’t necessarily have to contain pumpkin) to put on the table for everyone.

From one place, I liked the idea of adding black pepper; from another, I remembered that I still had some condensed milk sitting in the fridge “just in case.”. Here is the result:

Today I’m offering you a very quick recipe (if we leave out the part about peeling the pumpkin), which, in the words of the tasters, tastes of “autumn, even winter”.

These are pleasant cookies that you can modify to your taste, making them a perfect complement to a cup of tea.