So are you ready to start the New Year with something magnificent? How about this cakey charmer? It’s a veritable beauty for both the eyes and the palate. Read more

I met a friend in a cafe recently.  She had a buttered toasted tea cake with her coffee. Although it's years since I ate one, or even thought of one, it felt suddenly imperative for me to find and bake a low carb version as soon as humanly possible!  It reminded me that I used to love them.   But back home, searching on line for low carb toasted tea cake recipes to try, I discovered there weren’t actually any :/  Read more

Could there possibly be a more quintessential cake to enjoy during the Summer days than a light, fruity - deliciously squidgy - raspberry cake? I’m certainly hard pushed to think of one. Read more

This lovely fruity cake was inspired by some beautiful ripe plums I bought recently. They begged me to incorporate them into a cake. Knowing better than to argue with a ripe plum I sliced and marinated them overnight in a smidgen of cinnamon, bayleaves and vanilla, to make their flavour sing. I then whizzed up this light, moist sponge with warm gingery undertones as a fitting throne to sit them on.Read more

This gorgeous concoction of juicy ripe peaches, soft vanilla sponge and buttery crumble is based on a recipe I found in one of those supermarket magazines.  It was a bit of a shot in the dark. Using a very different flour and an adjusted ratio of ingredients, there seemed a fair possibility I might have to dispose of large wobbly disaster. But I’m relieved and happy to announce this luxurious low carb version won the day. It really is a magnificent beast. Super-tasty too. And perfect for a late Summer treat.
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