This is the cake features a fresh strawberry buttercream and elderflower cordial – can’t get more summery than THAT. As I find layer cakes endlessly frustrating to make, I decided to go sheet cake style here. They’re very easy to make and decorate so…
This post has been updated as of 21/07/2021 Every time rhubarb season rolls around, I’m IN on it, buying it as often as I can make an excuse to! This recipe is for a super simple rhubarb tart, which really lets the flavour shine.…
Thanks to Linda McCartney’s for sponsoring this post The pairing of fennel-seedy Italian sausages and broccoli is always delicious. Here the broccoli is cooked until super soft which, along with garlic, lemon and cheese, allows it to act as a kind of impromptu ‘pesto’…
It doesn’t properly feel like Spring until the scent of a toasting hot cross bun is wafting through the kitchen. These sourdough hot cross buns are my spin this year, previously having done bagel, loaf and Chelsea versions of the delicious HCB. Although sourdough…
Filo tarts were a mainstay in my house at uni. Along with curry nights, filo pie was a favourite to cook together and share. I’m definitely more of a savoury tart/pie person (weirdly) and filo is a great pastry for dinner time since it’s…
Pink, cloud-like and a little bit tangy – these rhubarb marshmallows are just the ticket for brightening up these gloomy months. My rhubarb obsession continues this year as the forced Yorkshire rhubarb has started to appear in the shops once again. Just in time…
Although sometimes I like a bao filling which takes a bit more time to prep, these asparagus bao are super fast to make. I keep frozen unfilled bao on hand which only take 5 minutes to heat up so this is a good one…
When I was writing the proposal for my second cookbook, one of the first recipes I’d made for it was a Thai green pea soup. This recipe is kind of a riff on that but instead has broccoli soup as its base with lots…
Vertically layered cakes (sometimes called vertical stripe cakes) are SO COOL. I’ve made them a few times now and every time I find them way easier than making a usual layer cake since you don’t really need a crumb-coat step. Plus they look amazing!…
These rhubarb baked doughnuts are a properly Homer Simpson-esque affair. Bright pink glaze with a shimmery sheen, lots of sprinkles, perfectly shaped. Just the kind of thing we need to bring some brightness into these rainy February days!…
