I saw a lovely recipe on elmundoeats for Strawberry Cheese Tarts and I thought i would like to make them. But rather than push pastry into tart tins I wanted to experiment with making some little cups by laying discs of pastry on an upturned muffin tray. So that is what I did for my version. […]
I was looking at a blog recently, Ma Petite Boulangerie and I saw a lovely looking cookie, or biscuit, made with cream cheese and vanilla. I thought I would like to try them. The blog is actually in Spanish so I had to use a translator program to see the recipe in English, and then to […]
I had long wanted to try to make a Swiss Roll and decided to do so using lemon as a flavouring with cream cheese. I used a recipe that I found on BBC Food but I adjusted the amounts of ingredients as i used a larger baking tin. I also changed the filling. The sponge for […]
After the success of my Raspberry and Lemon Cheesecake I decided to try a blackberry version. This time though I would use frozen rather than fresh berries. In the UK frozen berries are much cheaper than the fresh ones and work very well in making sauces etc. In fact mine turned out very well. […]
I love coconut and cupcakes are a favourite too, so the two together seemed like a natural combination. I had some coconut milk left over from a previous recipe, that I needed to use. So that formed the basis for the recipe. A nice light sponge is what sets a cupcake apart, so I needed […]
Today I am presenting some mini cheesecakes, made with a slightly chocolate flavoured base and with a chocolate decoration. I cannot profess to be a lover of cheesecake at all, but I thought I would make my own and see if I enjoyed them more than those I have eaten in restaurants. My first thought […]
Another lovely recipe, Pumpkin and Cream Cheese Muffins, courtesy of Joy Of Baking. I had to search to find some pumpkin puree, but found it in Waitrose, so I was all set to go. The muffins are flavoured with the pumpkin and some spices and then a nice cream cheese mixture is spooned into a […]
I love ginger, in almost any form and the thought of some gingerbread fairly sets me salivating. So I decided upon Gingerbread Cake with a Creamy Lemon Frosting. The first thing to do, of course, is to make the gingerbread cake and allow it to cool completely. Then a nice frosting, with cream cheese, lemon, […]
I do love a nice moist cake and when I came across this recipe, on BBC Food, by The Hairy Bikers, I thought it sounded ideal. Carrot and sultanas in a cake sound very good, but add in some pecan nuts and things get even better. Then to top it off with a creamy frosting […]
Having discovered whoopie pies last week I thought I would give them a second outing, but this time using ginger. I love gingerbread, with its’ sticky texture and its’ molasses and ginger rich flavour. I checked out a few recipes and it seems that a popular filling for this type of whoopie pie is a […]