At this time of year it feels like the Spring birthdays and celebrations are in full swing but that the season is yet to catch up with us! There’s so little growing in the ground that we go back to the store cupboard for ideas – like this easy chocolate orange cake. It’s quick to whip up from some store cupboard ingredients and a juicy orange. We enjoyed this as a Mother’s Day cake but it’s perfect for a weekend treat for the family or with a coffee in the afternoon! We can never have enough cake, obviously, and this classic combination works really beautifully….
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Apple Almond Sultana Cake
This pretty cake uses a decent quantity of cooking apples, so is very moist and keeps well for quite a few days, improving after the first day, so it’s a handy one to make ahead of time if that’s your style! It’s lovely with a cup of tea or served warm as a dessert. …
Chocolate Beetroot Cake
What better than to use this ruby red vegetable to spoil your valentine? This cake or cakes if you decide to make small ones, far from being earthy and dense, is moist, fudgey and a divine chocolate delight – too good not to share with the one you love. We first made this cake back in November for wedding of some very dear friends and they fell in love with it. Vegan and gluten free, it doesn’t take long to make and keeps really well… so you could make it tomorrow and it will stay tasty until you ice and serve it on Tuesday – maybe with a wee glass of prosecco?! Our recipe made enough for 5 small heart cakes and a 9″ shallow cake – Lots of love x…
Hazelnut Chocolate Torte
We were feeling a little in need of some indulgence this week so we called upon the trusted flavours of chocolate and hazelnut to pep up us. A festive decoration of pomegranate seeds and a grating of orange zest, and this becomes a lovely festive dessert or tea time treat. You could also serve it with some fresh orange segments or a raspberry sorbet (recipe coming soon)!…
Apple Cake
This is such a great time of year to use apples – fresh, crisp and bursting with taste. We always make apple cakes and this one has been a real hit this year, not least because it’s pretty as well as tasty! Enjoy this Autumnal time with a wee slice of cake. …
carrot and orange cake
This is a special recipe from our friend David – yoga teacher and fellow food enthusiast! He gave us this recipe in a slightly more conventional form with ordinary wheat flour and we did some serious adapting and came up with this! It’s a gorgeous orange colour, and great for afternoon tea so why not set aside a couple of hours and invite your friends to tea!…
Vegan ginger plum cake
The texture of this really similar to a conventional gingerbread cake – just a wee bit chewy. A real hit of ginger from both fresh and dried spice varieties in the recipe brings a warm glow to the cake and balances really well with sweet sharp plums. We used both green and purple varieties of plums – but feel free to use any seasonal fruit!…
chocolate courgette Cake
Courgette cake might sound a wee bit weird to the unconverted but once you’ve tried it, you’ll understand that courgettes really are a great cake ingredient. All the water content in this vegetable makes a super moist cake and when topped with a rich shiny chocolate icing, it is irresistible! Fear not, if you’ve got too many courgettes in your garden and don’t know what to do with them – this could be part of the solution. …
Apricot, raspberry & orange cake
This cake started life as an orange and almond cake and has been transformed into something a little more seasonal with the addition of apricots and raspberries. It’s an upside down cake, with the fruit cooking on the bottom, so it works best with a spring form cake tin. Deliciously moist, fat and flour free, you’re ticking the boxes for gluten and dairy free with this one. It makes a lovely end to a meal with friends. …
Lemon poppy seed cake
Glowing yellow, this cake oozes lemon flavour. It stays moist for several days kept in a tin, and is a real classic hit for afternoon tea. …