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

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

Do you get intrigued sometimes by slightly odd recipes? - with slightly unlikely ingredients? – (especially if they turn out to be surprisingly yum) Well then here’s a little corker for you. My friend and fellow cake enthusiast Justine Blore shared this recipe with me recently. I’ve adapted it to low/almost zero sugar and tweaked it with a little additional flavour to compensate for the subtler sweetness. Read more

Here’s a special call out – and suggestion – to any veggie gardeners out there, currently knee deep in courgettes, who are wondering what an earth to do with them all.

PUT THEM IN A CAKE!

Did you know that courgettes are the Prince Charming of cake ingredients? They bring such a lovely lightness and joy to a cake sponge, it could almost float away. Which surely makes this spicey limey nutty creamy work of art, a perfect Summer afternoon sweet treat to get your gnashers round.Read more

Whenever I’m in a cafe that has some tempting cakes on display, I love checking them out – even though I can’t eat any of them!  It sounds a bit masochistic I know, but I’m a cake geek – (if you hadn’t already noticed). I enjoy admiring other people’s sweet creations, plus the thrill gets even better when I think I can devise a healthier version.

I spotted this cheeky brownie amongst the cake crowd in a beautiful bakery window display last week. Read more