Since tomorrow is Pi Day, I thought it would be the perfect time to kick off my pastry-wrapped, sugar-laden pie project… Waitress For many people, the question ‘What is your favourite movie?’ is only ever answerable if taken to mean ‘what is your favourite movie at the moment?’. Our favourite movie is often a dynamic,…
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Chai-Spiced Banana Upside-Down Cake
If you aren’t familiar with the concept of upside-down cakes, you’re in for a treat. A banana upside-down cake reigns supreme. Of course, apple, apricot or pineapple upside-down cakes are scrummy in their own right, but there is something about the texture of bananas which just make this cake work. Bananas take on this almost…
Parsnip Cake with an Orange Cashew Frosting
Carro…. Parsnip Cake?!? Move over, carrot, there’s a NEW cake in town. Now, I am no stranger to using vegetables when I bake. Carrot, beetroot, sweet potato, pumpkin… I make a mean chocolate courgette cake. But parsnips may seem a little unusual in a cake. Although if you think about it, parsnips aren’t so different to…
Stuffed Vegan French Toast – Cashew Cream and Raspberries
It has been absolutely ages since I have had french toast. I miss it. So much. So when I set out to make a vegan french toast, it had to be, well, spectacular. A super-fab vegan french toast Let me break it down for you. Thick, ultra-fluffy slabs of vegan brioche, sliced open and stuffed…
Vegan Chocolate Babka with Caramelised Pears
Holy BABKA-moly. This vegan chocolate babka is the real deal. It’s got everything a good babka has. Dough that is very rich, very tender, very buttery A luscious dark chocolate ganache (that, by the way, is impossible to not cause a mess with) Juicy little nuggets of cinnamon-dusted, syrupy pears Mmmm hmmm So, in case…
