Banana raspberry bread

Banana bread is a firm favourite of mine.  It’s easy to whip up, a delight to eat fresh from the oven, and (almost) equally as delightful when toasted and served with a generous layer of butter.  Based on how regularly different variations of banana bread pop up in my Facebook and Bloglovin feeds, it’s clear […]

Dorset apple cake

I’ve baked a few apple cakes in my time and I have to say, I think this Dorset apple cake might just be my favourite. My sister first baked it for me about 10 years ago now when we were both living in England, using a recipe she found in her monthly subscription to UK […]

Chocolate Guinness Cake for St Patrick’s Day

It’s only a couple of days now until St Patrick’s day my friends!  I’ve baked a cake for us to celebrate the occasion. Since I’m not a huge fan of green food colouring, this Chocolate Guinness Cake came to mind.  The recipe is a favourite of mine, straight from my copy of Nigella Lawson’s Feast: […]

King Cake

Until last week, I’d never heard of King Cake.  All of these years and not once had the name registered with me. Then last week, twice in the same day.  It was as if the universe was trying to right a wrong. The first was when photos of this rather garishly coloured cake screamed out […]