Chocolate, orange and cardamom loaf cake
I had a really hard work day on Friday, and when I finally clocked off I decided to bake something to relax. …
Banana-chocolate pancakes with peanut butter sauce
I made a batch of these American-style pancakes for my banana-loving partner this morning. They were a little slapdash in terms of …
Peanut butter-banana-chocolate cake
I’ve got a friend who is gluten intolerant and has recently gone vegan, so for her birthday I attempted my first vegan …
Plum and almond upside-down cake
It was 18 degrees yesterday, and it’s mid-October (and we live in the NORTH now!), but nonetheless I was feeling autumnal. We …
Double chocolate parfait
Serves 8 You will need a 1lb loaf tin, cling film, three large bowls and a freezer. 60g white chocolate 120g dark …
Pistachio and peach cake
An upside-down cake made with ground pistachios and tinned peaches – it’ll come out a lovely pale green. I tin peach slices …
Apple and amaretto crumble
Slightly alcoholic, very warming. Serve with custard. Lots of custard. Serves 6 (or 4 greedy people) For the underneath: 2 large cooking …
Chocolate orange praline booze mousse death cake
We had an early Christmas meal with some friends, and since one is gluten-intolerant, Christmas pudding is out. I made this to …
Bitter chocolate and caramel tart
We had a small party on Saturday, mainly celebrating the fact that we have a garden at the moment and it’s sunny …
Strawberry daiquiri sorbet
All I want to eat in this weather is ice cream, but in the interests of avoiding diabetes/obesity, I’ve been making sorbet …
Chocolate and almond cake
It was my sister’s birthday yesterday and I wanted to make her a birthday cake. This chocolate and almond flourless cake was …
Double chocolate cookies
Visiting friends again this weekend and I though cookies might travel better than cake – these ones were pretty hefty, and survived …
Chocolate fondant
MasterChef, eat your heart out. Chocolate fondants aren’t as scary as John and Gregg would have you believe… Makes 4 120g butter …
Sticky banoffee pudding
This is a sticky toffee pudding made with bananas in the sponge mix instead of dates – same idea of sweet and …
Chocolate macarons
I watch waaaaay too many cookery shows, and The Great British Bake Off often inspires me to try ridiculous things for which …
Chocolate, orange and honeycomb cheesecake
Not one for the faint-hearted, faint-toothed or weight-watching, but a delicious pudding. I made my own honeycomb because shop-bought is always really …
Chocolate and amaretto mousse
I used a slightly denser version of this to fill and ice my chocolate, almond and pear cake at Christmas, and promised …
Almond and orange cake
My best friend has just moved into a new flat and I wanted to make her a housewarming cake. Problem: I needed …
A week’s worth of meals
I did some food writing before Christmas for a large recipe website, and because I got paid by the recipe (with photo) …
Cheat’s cheesecake
This super-quick pudding uses a no-bake cheese mix as a topping for digestive biscuits to create a cheesecake type dessert. Serves 4 …