When you’re in need of a low carb, zero/low sugar dessert at short notice, it’s good to have one or two recipes up your sleeve that you can throw together with minimal fuss or fancy ingredients. This lovely little chocolate heartthrob fits the bill. And yet for all its simplicity it’s definitely one to savour and whisper “yum” to. This probably has something to do with the generous dark chocolate topping you need to break through to reach the fruity, nutty, choccy squidge below. Read more

I made these magnificent beasts for a tea party recently. I’m happy to report they went down mightily well. In the sugary days of yore, whilst I might have happily snaffled a Jaffa Cake if one was on offer, they wouldn’t necessarily have been my first choice. These freshly baked ones though, with just the tiniest hint of warm ginger and their generous layers of chocolate and zingy orange jelly are in another league. They ooze flavour! Read more

Up until recently I’d never eaten a blondie before. Have you? In the spirit of cake research, I decided to look into some blondie recipes and see what the fuss was about. It turns out they’re bloody gorgeous. Why didn't anybody tell me? Read more

Here’s Twiglet the Cat contemplating a plate of my newly baked and iced Chocolate Mint Cake. And I can’t say I blame her. This sumptuous sponge is a trip around heaven and back. Read more

Look at this handsome little cake with all its marvellous marbly shenanigans. It’s not all window dressing either. This lovely moist sponge, with its comforting flavour combo of buttery vanilla and choc, delivers some clout too. Read more