Category: Sweet Baking
Christmas Baking: Brownies with Almonds and Drunken Cherries
After I made the drunken cherries I just had to combine them with chocolate. And since you can never go wrong with brownies, a recipe combining them with the cherries and lightly toasted almonds was quickly dreamed up. I hope you like the combination of the different… [...]
Christmas Baking: Mini Mince Pies
Christmas is the time for the classics. The English return to their beloved turkey (or even more traditional goose) with stuffing, Christmas pudding (never made it by the way), gingerbread and the little bites featuring in this recipe. A classic English Christmas can… [...]
Christmas Baking: Apple Pie Scones with Cranberries
Dreaming of a light Christmas! I normally bake these apple pie scones without the cranberries, nutmeg and cloves, but I thought I’d give them the December makeover. I love the tartness of the cranberries and the bright red accents they give. If you are going to make this recipe be sure to… [...]
My Baking Powder & Self Raising Flour
For many years I used baking powder from the organic store. Then I got the idea to make it myself, just for the fun of it and also learn more about the how and why. Now I can make baking powder and self raising flour with my favorite organic flour for many bakes and… [...]
Delicate Jam Filled Almond Shortbreads
I don’t know if you have to be a girl to truly appreciate a tea party with dainty little cakes and cookies. I do know that men have no problem eating these little jam filled gems, no matter how they are presented. When I discovered the rose petal and quince jelly I was delighted because this way they will be perfect for my rose themed tea party! [...]
Muesli Muffins
Eating cupcakes can be a bit of a guilty pleasure, something you do not do every day. But with muffins it’s a different cup of tea, I can eat them every day and feel no remorse at all! Even though they contain a lot of sugar and a bit of fat too, they have this healthy aura I like to hold on to… [...]
Marmalade Bread & Butter Pudding
Adding dollops of home made marmalade to this comforting pudding has made it even more interesting and satisfying to eat.
It has its warmth and solace, its custardy and crusty bits, it’s familiar vanilla, and now it also has a hint of bittersweet citrus in every bite. We love it with… [...]
Cranberry, White Chocolate & Candied Orange Peel Biscotti
Some biscotti recipes have lemon or orange zest in them. A wonderful flavor of course. I had been playing about with my home made candied orange peel recently. Cover them in chocolate, add them to cakes and muffins, use them as decoration. So why not shred them and add them to my biscotti recipe?
I am quite in love with the result… [...]
Almond & Orange Baby Bundt Cakes with Mandarin Icing
I am rather fond of my Nordic Ware baking pans. Especially the mini bundt pan, with which you can make 6 baby bundts in one go. I developed a recipe with just the right amount of batter to perfectly fill these 6 molds and producing cakes that don’t protest when… [...]
Candied Orange Peel
This candied orange peel is wonderful in my Merry Christmas Muffins recipe. But also great in other cakes and cookies, festive breads and stollen. Blitz them up and use instead of zest in your biscotti, for an even more intense orange flavor. Or dip them in dark chocolate, use them to decorate or just eat them as is. So do not throw away your peel and start making this simple recipe! [...]
Making your own Marzipan
With good ingredients you make yourself the most delicious marzipan. With the Holiday season on the way it’s the perfect time for it! The best tip I can give you is to grind the almonds with the icing sugar, because if you just grind the almonds the oil from the nuts will leave you with… [...]
Cinnamon Sugar Crusted Christmas Scones
You can find a Christmas Scones recipe on the WKB website already, but, same as with boy bands, there’s always room for more. While the first one has more butter, sugar, egg and spices in its ingredients list, this version is lighter with just a hint of cardamom in the scone itself, but with the added bones of a crusty cinnamon sugar top to give it the right balance. [...]
Homemade Maple Toasted Muesli
This wholesome recipe is my adaptation of a recipe that was handed to me after a visit to a welcoming guest house on Vancouver Island, many years ago. I have made it ever since, for myself and others. I would describe it as toasted muesli but other people would call it granola because it also has some added sweetness. So maybe you could call it a healthy kind of granola or a sweetened muesli or cruesli or granuesli or… [...]
Rose Tea Shortbread
I love shortbread and I love tea. So why not combine the two? I found the combination of this buttery biscuit with the scent of roses irresistible. My favorite rose tea does not consist of roses alone. Next to rose it also has the perfume of bergamot, lavender and vanilla. It is called… [...]
Brownies with Walnuts & Chocolat Toffee Glazing
Could this be the ultimate brownie? Only one way to find out!
I tried several brownie recipes and mixed and baked until I had my own favorite version… [...]
Zwetschgen Cobbler
It is time to make good use of those beautiful plums. I don’t know exactly how to call this concoction. Americans would maybe call it a cobbler, English people a pudding, others a cake. Well, you can see what it looks like in the pictures and decide for yourself what name most fits your cultural background… [...]
True Vanilla Cupcakes
Out of all the cupcakes variations you can make, the vanilla ones firmly stay everyone’s favorite. I quite like slapping on the frosting instead of piping it on with a piping bag. It sort of looks like a rustic iceberg that way. [...]
Easy Frangipane & Raspberry Tart
It is said that the name Frangipane comes from a 16th century Italian Marquis called Muzio Frangipani. Whether this is true I do not know … I do know that this simple frangipane recipe works. I like to call it the Italian version of our Dutch almond paste (amandelspijs) [...]
Lovely Lemon Syrup Cake
This is a cake that will never be too dry. It tastes good even without the syrup, but adding the sticky, sweet liquid lemon will give you so much satisfaction! It makes for the most aromatic citrus experience, provided you … [...]
Coffee Pecan Pie with Mascarpone
This pie can just as easily be made with walnuts of course. It’s a classic with a twist, because instead of making a butter cream, you use mascarpone. It’s a quick option and the taste is great, the mascarpone makes … [...]