Two vegan birthday cake recipes- both equally delicious
Lashings of gooey buttercream, to-die-for moist sponge, rich chocolatey flavours… though I’d made the two cakes I was presenting to my lactose and egg intolerant flatmate myself, even I couldn’t believe that these birthday treats were safe for her to eat. The temptation was to launch myself between her and the forkful of birthday cake she … Continue reading
Rich beyond your wildest dreams: delicious millionaire’s shortbread
Sometimes an unemployed journalist just needs something to help her remember that culinary experiences won’t always be confined to Basics chopped tomatoes. And that thing comes in the apparently outrageously decadent form of millionaire’s shortbread. Is that really all that separates the mob from the aristocracy? The ability to transform two cans of condensed milk into gooey … Continue reading
What’s a blondie… and can it be vegan?
I’d not come across a blondie before, at least not when it wasn’t in the form of a slightly patronising remark from an older gent. But luckily I happened across Poppy of Poppy’s Patisserie mouthwateringly good blog Maple Almond Blondies to inspire me to give the recipe a go. In fact they looked to be my dream … Continue reading
It’s not Terry’s, it’s MINE: delicious chocolate orange birthday cake
Now I’m a firm believer in taste over presentation when it comes to pudding. But I realised last night that this rule should not be applied to birthday cakes. Unless you want the recipient to make genuine ‘oh you really shouldn’t have’ noises. I’m not entirely sure what went wrong with my chocolate and orange cake – I’ve … Continue reading
Cuisine confusion: tikka masala macarons
Cheese and banana cake, raspberry ripple mashed potato, Marmite and grapes, and broccoli cupcakes: just some of the delicacies I sampled last weekend at a friend’s ‘Cuisine confusion’ party. The most alarming I have to say was the cold mashed potato, served in wafer cones, with chunks of raspberry and blueberry in it. I didn’t try the Marmite and grape combo … Continue reading
Prim and proper: cake at Primrose Bakery
My friend phoned me last week and asked where was good to go for cake in Camden. I think I’m pleased with having reputation for being a font of all pudding knowledge (or should that be a fondue of all pudding knowledge?). I think. Anyway I directed her to Camden Market where I’ve salivated over an incredible doughnut stall on a … Continue reading
Mad about Macarons!
I have a confession to make. On the same night that I concocted my Mississppi Mud Pie last week, my housemate also made some delicious macarons. And I ate several. Needless to say these tasty French treats have disappeared now, and needless to say any house that knowingly make a sticky choclatey pie and cream-filled … Continue reading
Euphoric cake tasting at Euphorium Bakery
Rule number one when you visit Euphorium Bakery on Upper Street, Islington is to specify which one to meet at. There’s one at 79 and one at 202 and friends will not be impressed if they are left stranded at the wrong end of the road. And those in the right location will start getting very restless … Continue reading
Mississippi Mud Pie
As I’ve mentioned in past blogs, I’m always fascinated by the weird and wonderful world of American baking. Fellow foodie blogger Mrs Duck (of Mrs Duck’s Foodie Quacks) and her Lemon Chiffon Pie post recently inspired me to start delving into recipes from the US. And where better to start than a pud that’s named … Continue reading
Raymond Blanc’s Kitchen Secrets
Screw journalism, I’ve just found my ideal career. I’ve decided that nothing would make me happier in life than to be one of the kitchen cake helpers barked at sporadically throughout Raymond Blanc’s Kitchen Secrets. Actually, scrap that. I’ll be his third wife please, a vacancy that Raymond bizarrely made many references to being free in this week’s … Continue reading
Just Desserts 