Liz Hinds 
Cheesecake lovers tend to be divided into those who adore the rich creaminess of a calorie-laden baked cheesecake, and those who prefer the lighter, fresher-tasting chilled cheesecakes. We’ve three chilled cheesecakes for you to try, all light and fruity and making ideal summer desserts – or to follow a rich …
It’s thought that cheesecake probably has its origins in Ancient Greece when a version of it was served to athletes participating in the Olympic Games. Its popularity has remained through the years, and it’s probably more popular than ever today. We have two recipes for baked cheesecakes, one using Pastry …
Stollen is a spicy enriched fruit bread with a rich marzipan filling, that’s especially popular at Christmas celebrations across Europe. There are many different varieties but the most famous is probably that originating in Dresden, Germany. Stollen, in its first manifestation way back in the fourteenth century, was a bit …
The celebration of Twelfth Night, the traditional last day of Christmas, is a custom that has largely died out now but at one time there was a bigger party on Twelfth Night, 5th January, than on Christmas itself. Twelfth Night used to be marked by the baking of a special …
We can’t make you into a millionaire but we can help you to eat like one with our millionaire’s shortbread recipes! We have a selection for you to choose from; each recipe is slightly different but each has a Shortbread Base, topped with sticky caramel and smooth chocolate. Millionaire’s Shortbread …
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte or Black Forest Gateau is famous throughout the world. The version we recognise today originated in Germany. Josef Keller claims to have invented it in 1915 in Bad Godesberg which is now part of Bonn and nowhere near the Black Forest! So if his claim is true, the …
Let’s hear it for the everyday fruit cake! Fruit cakes have fallen out of favour in recent years as trendier cakes such as carrot cake, have risen in popularity. But we say that not only are Fruit Cakes classic, they’re simple to make and delicious to eat as well! We’ve …
So you’ve done all the mixing and folding; you’ve pre-heated the oven and put your cake in its greased and lined tin. Now you’re going to pop it in the oven and hope the magic works. Keeping your fingers crossed that what is going in as a flat wet shapeless …
To misquote Monty Python what have the Ancient Egyptians ever done for us? Well, they’ve given us cake for a start! Roman and Greek history records cake-making but according to food historians it’s the early Egyptians who were the first skilled bakers. We’ve come a long way from there; what …
Faced with a bewildering array of flours on the shelf in the supermarket today which one do you choose? And that’s just the first question! Next it’s which sugar? Which fat? And when the recipe says three eggs, does it mean large or small? Free range, corn-fed, organic? What’s Best? …
