Mince pie muffins

Mince pie muffins

Mince pie muffins. Tradition is such a comforting thing around this time of year; the nostalgia and memories of our holiday routines but sometimes it’s fun to mix things up and this is where this festive mashup comes into its own.  Our family always made 

Fireworks white chocolate bark

Fireworks white chocolate bark

Fireworks white chocolate bark is far more of a creative assembly job than a recipe which in my mind makes it all the more fun to put together. It’s a process more than anything else, get familiar with how to make it and you can 

Halloween cupcakes – matcha mash

Halloween cupcakes – matcha mash

Themed bakes for special occasions, much like costume parties, always get my vote. I just love the theatricality and fun you can have with baking like this and halloween cupcakes are a brilliant way to get in the ghoulish party spirit. The Matcha Mash Halloween 

Jammie Dodger cupcakes

Jammie Dodger cupcakes

Jammie Dodger cupcakes are such a playful and stylish little bake. A nostalgic throwback to the childhood biscuits we loved to eat growing up.  A simple recipe for vanilla cupcakes with sweet tangy raspberry jam is a winning combination and a crowdpleaser of a dessert. 

Quality Street chocolate cupcakes

Quality Street chocolate cupcakes

Quality Street chocolate cupcakes are definitely the sort of cake you could make and eat all year round but there is just something very comfortingly and joyously Christmassy about these with the addition of the Quality Street decorations. Any sweets in jewel bright wrappers have 

Vegan chocolate peanut butter scones

Vegan chocolate peanut butter scones

These vegan chocolate peanut butter scones are so decadent, loud and over the top they’d make the classic afternoon tea scone blush and run for cover.  Richly filled and topped with chocolate and peanut butter, these scones are the perfect party food and great for sharing. 

Chai Banana Bread

Chai Banana Bread

Banana bread is such a classic and comforting recipe and something that definitely became a lockdown staple recently. My version is a Chai Banana Bread, filled with chai tea to enhance the subtle warmth of the spices in the cake and also adds in lots 

Apple pie muffins

Apple pie muffins

Apple pie muffins. A playful respect for the classics has resulted in one of the most luscious mashups I’ve made, so far. I love fruity desserts and I always find a crumble, pie or cobbler hard to resist;  really anything with custard makes the best pud.   

Lemon ginger carrot cake cupcakes

Lemon ginger carrot cake cupcakes

Carrot cake is such a comforting classic.  When you think how simple it is to make, no fancy mixers required, the happy delusions it inspires in us, getting our veggies and eating cake too, and the gorgeous contrast between the spiced cake and sweet cream 

Turkish Delight ice cream

Turkish Delight ice cream

For me, the delicate flavours of rose and orange blossom water alongside citrus go perfectly with a vanilla no churn ice cream base and that is where the idea for this Turkish Delight ice cream came from. It’s a no churn ice cream, so no need