Coffee Walnut Cake – A delicious recipe for Coffee Walnut Cake, which I remember from my childhood as my grandmother used to bake this, and it still remains a favourite of mine. For Sunday Afternoon Tea I always think that where the French are good with patisserie, we in the UK cannot be beaten when…
Dessert
Mincemeat Bread and Butter Pudding
Mincemeat Bread and Butter Pudding – A delectable bread and butter pudding made with mincemeat, flaked almonds and orange zest. This delicious pudding can be prepared beforehand and then just popped in the oven whilst you are eating the main course. It reheats well in the microwave and is wonderful when served with fresh pouring…
Eton Mess with Strawberries and Elderflower Cream
Eton Mess with Strawberries and Elderflower Cream – A seasonal twist on a classic, traditional Eton Mess with squidgy meringues, fresh strawberries and whipped elderflower cream. For Summer Parties! I have been saving this recipe for Eton Mess with Strawberries and Elderflower Cream for a week or two now, hoping that “Flaming June” would make…
“Cut and Come Again” Farmhouse Fruit Cake
[ad] “Cut and Come Again” Farmhouse Fruit Cake – A modern take on my maternal grandmother’s boiled fruit cake recipe. My recipe uses Doves Farm White Rye flour, and ancient grain which is lower in gluten than normal wheat flour. with Doves Farm Ancient Grains I used to hate Sundays, it was the dreaded day before…
Salted Caramel Apple Pancakes
Salted Caramel Apple Pancakes – A delectable and very easy way to serve your pancakes for weekend breakfast, dessert or for Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) Use my basic pancake batter for this recipe. For Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) Today’s recipe for Salted Caramel Apple Pancakes is the last recipe as part of my recent collaboration with…
Sweet Clementine & Bitter Orange Crêpes
Sweet Clementine & Bitter Orange Crêpes – Delicious golden, lacy pancakes served with warm sweet clementines in a bitter orange marmalade sauce with Grand Marnier as a boozy option! These pancakes are fabulous for breakfast or brunch, but would also make a lovely dinner party dessert too. A Fruity Breakfast or Dinner Party Dessert Recipe…
Baked Rhubarb & Strawberry Clafoutis Pancake
Baked Rhubarb & Strawberry Clafoutis Pancake – A delicious oven baked clafoutis style pancake that is served with rhubarb & strawberry conserve and an oat & almond crumble topping. Easy Weekend Breakfast or Brunch Recipe It’s Friday and that means it’s nearly the weekend which for me means a bit of down time, although I…
Baked Rice Pudding – Dairy Free
Baked Rice Pudding – Dairy Free: A traditional baked rice pudding but which is totally dairy free and vegan – made with Almond Milk and vegan margarine. Serve this delicious old-fashioned pudding with a dollop of marmalade or jam. with Unsweetened Almond Breeze® January is nearly at an end, and with it some Arctic weather has…
Baked “Cake Crumb” Mincemeat Pudding
Baked “Cake Crumb” Mincemeat Pudding – Based on the traditional College Pudding, this pudding uses Panettone cake crumbs as part of the ingredients, as well as mincemeat, all left over from Christmas; serve with vanilla custard for a delicious & thrifty winter pudding. A Proper Winter’s Pud! Today’s post is all about leftovers again, as we…
“Rainbow Jumbles” Biscuits – Cookies
“Rainbow Jumbles” Biscuits – Cookies: An updated version of the classic British biscuit, Jumbles are an easy one pan biscuit that needs no rolling, and is perfect for the children to bake with you. with Bacofoil® Non-Stick Baking Paper Regular readers of Lavender and Lovage will know that I am an avid baker and I…
Hazelnut & Chocolate Chip Cappuccino Cake
Hazelnut & Chocolate Chip Cappuccino Cake – A glamorous cake that is coffee flavoured with chocolate chips, hazelnuts & a creamy cappuccino frosting. “Let’s Have Cake” for Doves Farm 40th Birthday I love baking as regular Lavender and Lovage readers will know, and I also love to bake celebratory cakes, so when Doves Farm approached…
Mum’s Recipe for Michaelmas Dumplings
Mum’s Recipe for Michaelmas Dumplings – My mum’s recipe for fluffy apple filled dumplings that are cooked with seasonal blackberries. This is a wonderful way to end an autumn meal, whether it be for the family during the week or a celebratory dinner party. Serve these dumplings with fresh pouring cream or home-made custard. Hedgerow Harvest…
Vanilla & Summer Fruit Pavlova
Vanilla & Summer Fruit Pavlova – A large celebratory pavlova with a crisp and chewy meringue base which is topped with summer fruits, cream and fruit curd. I used a selection of mixed berries with mango and two fruit curds – raspberry curd and passion fruit and mango curd. *Paid collaboration with Baxers* Summer Pavlova…
Wellness & Flowers at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Wellness & Flowers at RHS Chelsea Flower Show – A virtual tour around the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, where I was just two days ago. Walk with me around this most fragrant and beautiful of British institutions, and enjoy my top three gardens, including the Viking Cruises Wellness Garden, which won a Gold Medal, as…
Welsh Shearing Cake (Cacen Gneifo)
Welsh Shearing Cake (Cacen Gneifo) A traditional recipe for a Welsh seed cake, and one that would have been served to the sheep shearers during shearing season. This buttery cake would have originally used bacon fat in place of butter, although the caraway seeds and peel are authentic to older country recipes. A Traditional Welsh…
