A cobbler is the easiest pastry dessert to make. No fussing over the pastry, the filling hardly needs your effort and the results are always stunning. With strawberries in season and the season of love coming up, I thought a strawberry cobbler would do complete justice to Valentine’s day. What’s even better, you can use […]
Celebration Cakes
White Chocolate Cheesecake
This has been my year of cheesecakes. I can’t seem to stop baking them. This white chocolate cheesecake is divine and a complete crowd-pleaser. Simple ingredients that you need to just throw together and let the cream cheese do its magic. What makes it even more pleasing is the variety of toppings you can pair […]
Christmas Fruit Cake
Are you wondering if it’s too early to see a recipe for Christmas fruit cake? Read on and you’ll understand why now is the perfect time to find the right recipe and how a good fruit cake needs time on its side to be the best version of itself. Also, I am that person who […]
Pumpkin Cheesecake
It’s the season for pumpkin cheesecake with Halloween lurking around the corner. I know it doesn’t sound like the popular choice for dessert, but trust me on this one, you’re going to love it. Hate pumpkin? Can’t stand it? I get you. Been there, done that, but that’s before I started using it in baking. […]
Christmas Cake Fruit Mix
Earlier this month, I posted a reminder on Instagram about soaking fruits for your Christmas cake. Yes, I know we are only in September, but it’s never too early to get your Christmas cake fruit mix together. I had a lot of questions about what fruits to soak and what alcohol to soak it in, […]
Basbousa
A lot of times I want to try a recipe just because it sounds exotic. Basbousa is a perfect example of that. I went through multiple recipes and found that there are so many variations to this cake. Each sounding more exotic than the other. Last week I posted a little snippet on Instagram of […]
Chocolate Whiskey Cake
Chocolate whiskey cake sure is the match of the finer things in life. Here’s a decadent mix of layers of moist chocolate cake, flavoured with crisp whiskey and slathered with creamy chocolate ganache. I found it to be the perfect baking gift, for the dad in our house. Happy Fathers’ Day to all dads everywhere. […]
Cheats’ Baked Cheesecake
Move over cream cheese, I can make a baked cheesecake without you. Guys, this cheats’ baked cheesecake is EVERYTHING!!!!! Soft, creamy, melt in your mouth and moreish. You will want to make this every chance you get. I’ll be honest. I absolutely was over the moon with the success of my real baked cheesecake. Then […]
Mother’s Day Baking: Rose & Pistachio Loaf.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the lovely mamas out there. It’s your day and we deserve this now more than ever. This Mother’s day needs an over the top celebration in a way that makes perfect sense to you ( read as the day off for me). Mothers all over the world have gone beyond […]
Banana Peanut Butter Cake
I love baking with Bananas. This is only the 20th recipe I’m posting for Banana Cake It’s no secret I love baking with bananas, and it’s no secret either that bananas can do magic in baking. On this blog and my old blog chef on duty, bananas have been a regular feature. What sets apart […]