How cute are these pumpkin rolls? I absolutely love them! These brioche rolls are shaped into pumpkins using kitchen string, making them a fun and rather adorable addition to the table. They’re perfect for Halloween inspired baking, or simply when you feel like making something a little different.
Here’s a bright, fresh loaf for the spring season. This lemon loaf cake is soft and tender, with a sharp raspberry sauce swirled into the batter. The combination of zesty lemon and tart raspberry makes for a lovely balance of sweet and fresh, and is the sort of bake I’m loving right now.
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Is it cake? Is it bread? However you categorise it, your next beautiful weekend baking project awaits. Swirls of dark chocolate and pockets of crunchy pecans are tucked into a soft, enriched dough, then finished with a glossy sugar syrup glaze. This dark chocolate babka is an indulgent tea-time treat and one that’s well worth the extra time it takes to make.
We’ve just returned from a magical road trip from Cape Town to Botswana, and beyond! Thousand of kilometres, four countries and countless memories later, it’s been a little strange to settle back into our normal routine! Between unpacking bags and camping gear, tackling mountains of laundry and catching up on emails I found some time to test this recipe that has been sitting on my “must bake” list for quite some time.
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There are some recipes that feel made for winter, and these bakery-style oat cookies are one of them. When the cold weather hits all I want to do is flick on the oven and bake, are you the same? These rustic, chewy cookies with pops of rich dark chocolate are best enjoyed warm with a hot drink in hand, just what you want on a cold June day.
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I’ve got a rich, nostalgic sticky toffee pudding for you today, just in time for the weekend. This is the kind of comforting bake that fills the kitchen with the warm scent of caramel and the promise of something delicious. The sponge is soft and beautifully moist, and I haven’t been shy with the toffee sauce – so if you have a sweet tooth this recipe is absolutely for you.
I always seem to end up with bits and pieces that need using up – a few leftover carrots in the veggie drawer, a tin of pineapple in the pantry, and this recipe is the happy result of that! There’s also something about a loaf cake that feels so achievable, and I’m sure you’re going to love this recipe as much as we do.
With the holidays just about in full swing, let’s turn our attention to an indulgent sweet recipe. These seasonal mango and coconut ice cream sandwiches are playful, summery and made for our warm Christmas holidays when desserts should be cold, creamy and a bit of fun.
