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A slice of spice
A delight for gloomy, cold days, this moist, dark ginger cake packs a punch with ginger in three different ways. To ramp up the warmth and fuzziness, serve it with a wonderfully rich sticky toffee sauce and freshly whipped vanilla cream. Quick and simple, it’s a bake that anyone can make.
A Marriage Story
Tart, fuzzy green gooseberries laden with creamy white elderflower blossoms. A true culinary marriage that sings of summer. This particular Victoria Sponge Cake is spiked with champagne, and sandwiches a beautiful gooseberry jam and whipped cream laced with elderflower cordial.
Intensely Yours, Pistachio
A decadent loaf cake that is intensely pistachio - from its sponge and pistachio praline middle to its glaze and pistachio-white chocolate cream. Every bite is almost like a homage to the green nut.
Into the Black Forest
I can see how the Black Forest Cake got its namesake. Dark chocolate that conjures a valley densely packed with pine trees, impenetrable in shadow. A ground blanketed deep with soft snow, not unlike wisps of fluffy cream. And cherries that resemble a cape in the captivating hue of red, right out of a Brother’s Grimm fairy tale.
Baking for Two (featuring a Cheesecake)
Small-batch baking is a thing in this two-person household. Mini brownies, tiny loaf cakes, and lesser muffins, and this petite orange blossom cheesecake that satisfies cravings and portions.
A Chest Full of Treasures
The heady scent of smoke mingled with toasty chestnuts. My only memories of this plump nut are of my late grandmother peeling the shells only to reveal a golden treasure inside. A homage to precious traditions, this chestnut cake combines the flair of a Mont-Blanc with the humble street snack.
Birria needs no introduction. A tortilla bursting with succulent shredded goat meat dipped into a brick-red consommé laced with chiles and Mexican herbs. This Jalisco variant might not have cheese pulls but it carries a colourful story nonetheless.