THE ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CAKE. Honestly, probably the only chocolate cake recipe you'll ever need. Four layers of dense, fudgy, moist cake sandwiched together with a salted dark chocolate fudge icing. DE-LI-CIOUS. Recipe: Sponge: 200g Caster Sugar250g Soft, Unsalted Butter2 tsp Vanilla Extract350ml Very Hot Coffee150ml Buttermilk225g Light Soft Brown Sugar100g Cocoa Powder1 tsp Salt420g Plain… Continue reading Devil’s Food Cake
Winter is finally over and it's time for some light and fruity desserts, well... lighter anyway. And this one has everything you want from a summer cake, fluffy lemon drizzle sponge, light Swiss meringue, zesty lemon curd and finally chewy French meringue ruffles. Recipe: Lemon Drizzle Sponge: 250g Soft, Unsalted Butter250g Caster Sugar5 medium Eggs,… Continue reading Lemon Meringue Cake
This blog post is a bit more about cake decorating than just baking. The vanilla sponges are fluffy and light, sandwiched together by vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream. I've added mixed berry jelly layers for a bit of fruit (and height). The raspberry chocolate drip just looks beautiful and then you've got loads of sprinkles, because… Continue reading Vanilla & Berry Cake with Raspberry Choc Drip
This weeks recipe is a special one for me, as it's a cake that my mum used to make for my birthday quite a lot when I was younger. When I went to visit her last week I found the recipe stuck to the fridge, covered in old sugar and god knows what. So since… Continue reading Apple Cinnamon Slice
This is my absolute favourite summer cake. It's got a crunchy pastry case, soft and sour rhubarb in a sweet vanilla pudding and a lovely soft meringue topping. I've never met a person who didn't like this cake. Guaranteed a winner. Recipe: Shortcrust Pastry: 200g Plain Flour 100g Cold Butter 75g Caster Sugar 2 tsp… Continue reading Rhubarb Meringue Cake
