The Perfect Carrot Cake
Carrot Cake. What is more heavenly than the moist seductiveness of a creamy carrot cake?! Cinnamon, cream cheese and an unbeatable texture just make this cake the king of all baking creations for me....
View ArticleRhubarb Compote with Honey Financiers
It’s rhubarb time! How fantastic is this? I love rhubarb! With its beautiful soft pink stalks, its stringy strings and its fabulously tart flavour. Rhubarb always makes me think of my early days in...
View ArticleCherry Rhubarb Streusel Cake
Ever since coming back from Berlin I can’t stop thinking about German cake! Maybe it’s the fault of the World Cup too, since I’m supporting the German team, and in my twisted mind I associate the...
View ArticleOrange Drizzle Teacakes
I know my metamorphosis into a British person has by now been fully complete. Why? I queue, I say ‘excuse me’, ‘sorry’ and ‘oh dear’ all the time – and I constantly talk about the weather. Well the...
View ArticleFig Cakes with Orange Blossom Water
I figured it’s been a while since I last posted a cake recipe, so I decided to take action. Never mind that it’s gone totally freezing and horrible in the UK and the thought of a warming oven sounds...
View ArticleRhubarb Cheesecake – Celebrating Spring
Anne’s Kitchen is back! After months of hibernation I’ve finally managed to move into my dream flat – with the nicest kitchen in town, tons and tons of natural light and a roof terrace! It doesn’t get...
View ArticlePerfect little Madeleines for Tea
Do you also have that tendancy to always re-use the same things? From clothes and recipes to bakeware?! I have a wardrobe filled with lovely jumpers, flowery dresses, stripey T-Shirts and checked...
View ArticleCoconut Victoria Sponge Cake
God Save The Queen – and give her some cake! It’s the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this weekend, and the whole of the UK is going nuts. The Brits received two extra bank holidays and ended up with 4 epic...
View ArticleLemon Almond Cake with Honey
Summer baking is not really such a common endeavour. In a season full of barbecues, ice creams and fresh salads, our ovens can feel quite lonely. So, it’s time to give your oven some summer loving!...
View ArticleAmaretto Peach Crumble Cake
Yup, it’s time to crumble again! This time: a crumble cake, my very favourite way to use up summer fruit that’s going a bit wrinkly and soggy. As you may know by now, I’m a cinnamon addict. There are...
View ArticleCarrot Cupcakes
Cinnamon, cream cheese and an unbeatable texture make carrot cake the king of all baking creations for me. The recipe for my carrot cake is one of the most popular posts on my blog – so I just had to...
View ArticleWhite Chocolate Chip and Smoked Salt Brownies
Let me be straight, these are the world’s best brownies! Gooey and chewy on the inside, with a nice little crust around. If you’re shocked by the amount of sugar that goes into these and are tempted to...
View ArticleWhisky orange marmalade Cake
This sticky orange cake is a pure joy: moist and buttery on the inside with a sticky coating of bitter sweet marmalade and a good dash of whisky. Best use a sweet, honey-tasting whisky for this cake,...
View ArticleCoconut Victoria Sponge Cake
If I’d have to name one iconic British cake, it would have to be a Victoria sponge. This cake was named after Queen Victoria, who favoured a slice of sponge cake with her afternoon tea. Typically, a...
View ArticleFeta Cake with Courgette and Mint
This is one of my favourite party and picnic foods. Not really British, but hey, all the Brits I know love this savoury cake, so they may just as well adopt it! You can bake the cake in advance or...
View ArticleSticky Toffee Pudding
In the UK, you’re pretty much guaranteed to find a sticky toffee pudding on every dessert menu. It’s a stodgy treat: a moist date cake topped with a treacly toffee sauce. The key to this dessert is...
View ArticleGingered Pear Cake with Chocolate
This autumnal cake is perfect for when the days turn colder. It’s specked with lovely pears and spiced with warming cinnamon and fiery ginger pieces, perfect with a cup of coffee or tea. The batter...
View ArticleRed Wine Cake
Isn’t it funny how wine is used in so many types and stages of cooking, yet in baking it seems to have sunk into oblivion? Not in Germany though, where bakers are fond of adding a good glug of red wine...
View ArticleQuick Quark Stollen
I love making stollen at around Christmas time, but I have to admit, it is quite an effort to make. The traditional yeast dough takes tough love: you need to knead it over and over again and leave it...
View ArticleRed Velvet Easter Cupcakes
If you ask me, Easter baking calls for fresh, springtime colours! While I tend to keep my Easter colour palette in soft pastel tones, I like to make these red velvet cupcakes to add a dash red to the...
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