Tag Archives: CAKE
Lékué Luki LEMON SQUEEZER!
What is it ? It’s your solution to 1/2 a lemon!!! The new designer lemon squeezer by Lékué : Cut a lemon in 1/2 Put inside the squeezer Squeeze the exact quantity of juice you need No pips, no splashes Store in the fridge Quick & … Continue reading
CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE
Molten chocolate lava cakes have become quite the talk of the town in recent years – slightly crispy exterior opening to reveal a melting chocolate heart! They really are the best of both worlds… a chocolate pudding & chocolate cake combined. Though I … Continue reading
CARROT CAKE
FRENCH CARROT CAKE – a Journey Can I tell you a secret? I have always had a terrible weakness for American style carrot cake – the soft, moist slices, filled with spices and topped with thick cream cheese icing. However when it came … Continue reading
HONEY CAKE
HONEY CAKE, oh honey honey! Happy New Year! My warm wishes for 2009 are a little late coming this year , as I caught a nasty flu bug my 1st week back to work & it wouldn’t let go. However I am now feeling much … Continue reading
Pierre Hermé
PIERRE HERME : P is for perfect and H is for heavenly : sweet delights, from cakes to pastries, chocolates, sweets, tarts, deserts, petits fours, sorbets and macarons! Pierre Hermé is an artist – an artist of pastry making. Born in Colmar, … Continue reading
ALMOND CAKE
ALMOND CAKE {GATEAU AUX AMANDES}: I think my pantry has been learning old tricks from the washing machine – you put two socks in and only one comes out…. you place a packet of almonds in the pantry and they vanish – … Continue reading
CHESTNUT YOGHURT CAKE
CHESTNUT YOGURT CAKE It seems as though every culture has their own, good oldfashioned, mother’s milk cake - the Chinese have their pound cake, the English their victoria sponge, the French love a moist ‘quatre quart’ as do the Swiss, and I was … Continue reading
BOSTINI CREAM PIE
{BOSTINI CREAM PIE} This year has been filled with many ’FIRSTs’ ….. the creation of my 1st blog, my engagement, my 1st trip to Moscow (hence the lateness of this post) and this my 1st DARING BAKERS challenge! THE DARING BAKERS are an on-line community … Continue reading
CHOCOLATE CAKE
CHOCOLATE CAKE : As the story goes… when my mother was pregnant with me, she used to crave chocolate so badly that she would eat several bars a day! Yet dispite this early training, I came into the world without … Continue reading
FAIRY CAKES WITH STRAWBERRIES & ROSE CREAM
{PETITS GÂTEAUX AUX FRAISES ET CREME DE ROSE} I am in love….. and my current infatuation comes from the general direction of the kitchen ‘quelle surprise’! It all started when reading Donna Hay’s delicious recipe for “Raspberry cream cupcakes” on … Continue reading
