At this time of year there is nothing better than a nice fruit tart, made with fresh summer fruits. I therefore decided to make such a tart but, instead of the more usual creme patissiere that acts as the bed for the fruit I decided to use mascarpone, and some white chocolate. That combination, with […]
At the height of summer. on a warm and sunny day, there is nothing quite so refreshing as a small dessert which includes some fresh fruit. So this recipe, for a lovely buttery pastry case which holds a thick, creamy custard and is then topped with some raspberries, blueberries and kiwi fruit, is just perfect. […]
I had some frozen raspberries in the freezer so I decided that today I would use them to make some muffins. I found a very nice recipe on aburstfullofbeautiful which seemed to be exactly what I wanted. Muffins, as you know, are very easy to make and require very little mixing. In fact you should only […]
While I was visiting family in Canada I made some raspberry scones for my niece as they are a particular favourite of hers. These scones are not quite how we know scones in the UK, but the texture is very similar, just the shape is rather different. That said the batter for these is rather […]
Having used frozen berries for my muffins I decided to use fresh berries for some free form pies. I wanted individual ones with a nice shortcrust pastry. Of course it would be ok to use shop bought pastry but I like to make my own, using a mixture of butter and lard as the shortening […]
As the warmer weather is now with us my thoughts turned to summer and I decided to make some muffins with a variety of summer fruits. So for my Summer Berry Muffins I used frozen fruits, though fresh would be ideal as well. The mixture that I used had raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrant and redcurrants. I […]
Friands are a favourite of mine, since I discovered them last year sometime. Usually made with ground almonds as the main base they are a delicious cake which is very popular in Australia and New Zealand in particular. For the ones I made today I varied the recipe, using hazelnuts and almonds, to give a […]
Having recently discovered friands and made some with lemons and blueberries, which were very well received, I decided to try a variation on the recipe to include chocolate. Thus I came u p with Chocolate and Raspberry Friands. Heavy on almonds, these lovely cakes taste great, with the chocolate flavour and the hit of sharpness […]
Those of you who may follow my blog postings will know that I love Financiers. Today I made some, with raspberries too. Financiers are a wonderfully moist almond cake and these, today, with the raspberry are simply delicious. In my previous versions of financiers I have always chilled the batter overnight before baking. But since […]
I have been thinking about trying to make cheesecake for a while. I read a number of recipes and watched a few videos before coming up with what I wanted. This was a Lemon & Raspberry Cheesecake, which has a digestive biscuit base and then a baked cheese, flavoured with lemon juice and zest and […]