Baking Chocolate Snacks

Banana Chocolate Muffins

Who doesn’t love a good muffin and these ones are goodies. Packed with banana, topped with chunks of milky chocolate, what’s not to love? Oh and it’s a great way to use up those bananas that aren’t looking thier best.

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Banana, Coconut and Cinnamon Sugar Donuts

These little bites of delight are super quick to make. They are big on banana flavour, filled with chewy coconut and dusted in cinnamon sugar. If you’re feeling super indulgent, dunk them in some salted caramel sauce – because life’s…

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Blackberry & Almond Cake


This cake is a homage to my all time favourite summer berry. Blackberries are little jewels of goodness. Bursting with flavour, sweet yet tart and rich in colour. Paired with almonds they make a great combo. If you can’t find…

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Blueberry Tart

The stores are bursting with blueberries, so grab an abundance and make this gorgeous tart. The pastry is speckled with fresh vanilla seeds and lined with dark chocolate for a sneaky surprise and the filling is a luxurious mascarpone spiked…

Baking Breakfast Snacks

Breakfast Egg Muffins

These are the ultimate breakfast snack. Perfect to make ahead, reheat and eat. They’ll be perfect for watching the rugby, popping in school lunchboxes or eating on the go.

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Butternut Squash Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

This cake is a little bit out of left field, but it’s a cracker. Yes, it has a good dose of butternut squash in it, but it’s super simple to make and bake. The proof is in the eating, and…

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Carrot Cake Cream Cheese Cookies

These look amazing, they taste amazing and it’s all down to the soft cake-like texture of the cookies, which sandwich a delicious orange-scented cream cheese filling, making these a real delight. They are best eaten on the day you make…

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Chicken, Leek & Tarragon Tart

Leftover roast chicken was the inspiration for this tasty tart. With the addition of some leeks, mustard, tarragon, cream, eggs and cheese it was on the table and gone in no time. I’ve made the pastry myself, but you can…

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Chocolate Banana Bread

I’ve been road testing this delicious sweet treat on my tribe for years and it’s a thing of beauty. The smell of it baking sends them into a frenzy and with good reason. It is the perfect lunchbox snack, or…

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Chocolate Meringue Layered Berry Cake

This is a stunning way to finish your Christmas celebrations – beautiful layers of meringue, sandwiched with vanilla whipped cream and fresh berries.

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Chocolate Mousse Salted Caramel Tarts

When I first made these tarts it was a revelation. The biscuit base is a great cheat, as is using store-bought caramel, and the mousse is heavenly. Bring them all together and you’ve got a dessert that you’ll go back…

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Chocolate Muffins to Die For

There a few things more satisfying in life than the wafting aroma of freshly baked muffins. These bad boys are packed full of dark chocolate and not to sweet which allows the cocoa flavours to really shine. If you can…

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Chocolate Whiskey Cake

I’m a sucker for a good cake and this one combines two of my favourite things, Chocolate and Whiskey. Now be warned, it’s not something you want too much of, so make sure you share it with a crowd of…

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Double Chocolate and Pistachio Biscotti

How can you not love biscotti? Delicious, Italian and dipped in dark chocolate what a combo.

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Double Chocolate Cookies

Milk and cookies. It’s one of those magical relationships that just works. These chocolate beauties are crunchy on the outside, with a soft centre and studded with chunks of semi soft milk chocolate. A chocolaty bakers delight.

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Homemade Pizza Dough

There is nothing like homemade pizza dough. Here is a simple recipe that I use all the time at home. Plus any spare dough is easily frozen ready for another day

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Lemon & Poppy Seed Scrolls with Zesty Mascarpone Frosting

These scrolls are an absolute delight. Made with a light brioche-style dough, they are a fantastic breakfast or morning tea treat. Packed with poppy seeds, lifted with the zing of lemon and then topped with a mascarpone frosting, they are…

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Lemon Curd Biscuits

These are the perfect little cookie for when you feel like something indulgent. I’ve filled mine with a luscious lemon curd, but feel free to fill yours with whatever you want. Jam or salted caramel are great alternatives.

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Lemon Tart

Zesty, silky, lemony tart. It tastes how I imagine sunshine tastes. Sublime If you’re a fan of all things lemony then this tart needs to be on your hit list. A quick base made using digestive biscuits and only three…

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Ludis chewy chocolate chip cookies

There are few things in the world that can beat a chewy chocolate chip cookie and an ice cold glass of milk. These are quick to make, easy to eat and the perfect little cookie for the smallest bakers in…

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Luscious Lemon Curd

This gorgeous, silky, lemony lusciousness is the perfect little indulgence. Pour over ice-cream, fillings for tarts, with fruits, the uses are endless.

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No Bake Chocolate Tart with Raspberry Coulis

This tart is absolute genius and an homage to my favourite childhood biscuit, the Cameo Creme. I’ve used the biscuits for the base, which is then lined with a delicious raspberry coulis and topped with irresistible chocolatey goodness. No baking…

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Orange & Lemon Cake

This cake is a fruity beauty. Instead of butter, I’ve used rapeseed oil to moisten it, which makes it an absolute delight. It’s fragrant, light and perfect for when you want something different for dessert.

Baking Breakfast

Orange Scented Madeleines

These little French beauties are so simple to make and just cry out for a good cup of coffee. Whip the batter up the night before, then come morning time you just fill the moulds and you’re only moments away from madeleine…

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Pear & Almond Cake

Pear and almonds are such a classic combo. This cake is studded with soft juicy pears and is a perfect make ahead dessert. Now, if you’re anything like me you’ll want to smother it in Lewis Road Creamery custard because pears and…

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Pear & Ginger Cake with Brandy Cream

This cake is the perfect post dinner fireside treat for those cold winter nights. Packed with the familiar warm comforting flavours of ginger and cinnamon, sweet and juicy pears throughout the cake make for succulent surprises, with a naughty little…

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Raspberry & Lemon Tart

Raspberries are the crowning glory of this simple yet delicious tart. A beautiful pastry casing filled with a lemon curd mascarpone and topped with those quintessential summer berries. A real show stopper for summer-time celebrations.

Baking Breakfast

Raspberry Breakfast Muffins

There a few things more satisfying in life than the wafting aroma of freshly baked muffins. These gorgeous creations are my take on a breakfast muffin. Topped with an oat crumbled and packed with fresh raspberries and kept lovely and…

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Rum Salted Caramel

Whom ever created salted caramel obviously forget to add the rum. So I’ve taken the liberty of doing so, and you’re welcome.

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Salted Caramel

Homemade salted caramel is a thing of beauty. Perfect for drizzling over your favourite ice-cream or use it to make my gorgeous chocolate mousse tart

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Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart with Oreo Cookie Crust

This is a naughty, naughty tart. A base of Oreo cookies, which is then lined with salted caramel and topped with irresistible chocolatey goodness. No baking required, just a little bit of handiwork and the fridge does the rest. Get…

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Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies

It’s hard to beat a good, old-fashioned chocolate chunk cookie. These beauties are packed with a mixture of dark and creamy milk chocolate, making them a chocolate-lover’s dream. When they come out of the oven you sprinkle them with flaky…

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Savoury Scones

I’m a sucker for a warm scone, especially a savoury one. These are packed with smoky bacon, Cheddar cheese and loads of vibrant parsley and chives. Make sure you eat them while they’re warm and with lashings of butter, because…

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Shrewsbury Biscuits

A very simple and delicious biscuit to make with kids. I’ve filled mine with raspberry jam, but feel free to get creative and fill them with what ever you like, Nutella, honey, lemon curd, the options are endless.

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Vanilla & Whiskey Crème Brûlées

Crème brûlée is about as French as desserts get. My version is lusciously soft and silky with a hint of whiskey and the classic crunchy burnt sugar topping. These are the perfect make-ahead dish that you can bring out, dust…