Sweet blackberries, tart lemon and fragrant rosemary combine to make a loaf cake that tastes like Spring.
Cakes, Cookies & Slices
Lemon & Blueberry Angel Food Cake
Whipped egg whites create this light-as-air sponge cake filled with vanilla cream, tart lemon curd and fresh blueberries. JUMP STRAIGHT TO THE RECIPE Well this is the second iteration of this post. A software update ended with me needing to restore the website, and sadly the original published version was lost. I’ll do my best to […]
Hot Chocolate Cookies
Dark, soft, decadent chocolate cookies studded with marshmallows. Like a rich mug of creamy hot chocolate in cookie form. JUMP STRAIGHT TO THE RECIPE Like most normal people, I keep a list of executive orders to enforce if I find myself in the position of Supreme World Ruler. Free WiFi everywhere. No more region specific power […]
Rhubarb, Raspberry and Custard Muffins
Rhubarb and raspberry studded muffins filled with sweet vanilla custard. The perfect combination of tart and sweet for a morning tea treat. JUMP STRAIGHT TO THE RECIPE As a child, I could not stand rhubarb or custard. I wasn’t going to be fooled by rhubarb’s enticing pink hue. It was obviously just disgusting celery in disguise. And custard? Bleurgh. […]
Hazelnut & Chocolate Caramel Slice
Gooey caramel studded with crunchy hazelnuts on a chocolate biscuit base, all smothered in a layer of milk chocolate. A decadent dessert or afternoon treat with a cup of tea. JUMP STRAIGHT TO THE RECIPE One of my favourite things about London life is not having or needing a car. The tube system makes it so […]
Plum, Rum & White Chocolate Cake
Vanilla almond cake full of rum-soaked plums, spiked with white chocolate chips and filled with tart, creamy lemon curd. Meet my latest baking-child, Plum, Rum & White Chocolate Cake. This post is taking so long to write because I just can’t stop staring at her with love-heart emoji eyes.
Chocolate Dipped Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Buttery shortbread cookies flavoured with lemon and dipped in chocolate. The perfect accompaniment to all the cups of tea required to survive December. It’s officially Christmas season and my excitement levels are high because Christmas in London is THE BEST. This will be my second winter Christmas, so the novelty has not yet worn off. I can even forgive the […]
Chocolate Chunk & Roasted Hazelnut Cookies
Sweet, salty, chewy & crunchy – these chocolate chip cookies with sea salt and roasted hazelnuts make the perfect afternoon treat, midnight snack… or inappropriate breakfast. If I lived in the world of Game of Thrones, my house sigil would be a chocolate chip cookie. While other houses are forging swords and training dragons, mine will be in the kitchen driving our enemies to distraction […]
Salted Caramel Cheesecake Brownies
Fudgey chocolate brownies marbled with a salted caramel cheesecake filling – the prefect decadent treat. Welcome to the very first post on my brand new food blog, Cheesecake for Breakfast. I’m Kristyn, a New Zealander living in London who loves to bake and cook and eat – you can find out a bit more about […]