A rich chocolate cake layered with walnuts, plum jam and a generous soak of rum syrup. A perfect winter bake. Chocolate is the dominant flavour, but the addition of walnuts and dark rum gives it a wonderfully deep character. The cake holds up well at room
Hazelnut latte torte is a hazelnut-coffee layer cake with a chocolate-hazelnut cream and a light whipped cream topping. Wonderful, elegant, and surprisingly simple to make. With its pronounced hazelnut and coffee flavours, it’s perfect for those
Blueberry Dream cake – a layer cake with blueberry mousse, whipped cream and a glossy blueberry topping. Packed with over 700 g of blueberries, it’s bursting with flavour. You may already recognise the blueberry mousse from my cheesecake – this time it’s paired with soft
A delicious gooseberry cake with a delicate hint of coconut. It is made with a buttery sponge base, topped with gooseberry custard (I used red gooseberries, though green ones work just as well), a light cream layer and a soft coconut meringue. The meringue is not crisp
Spartak Cake is a multi-layered chocolate version of the famous honey cake, commonly known as miodownik. It’s a classic of Eastern European cuisine, particularly popular in Ukraine and Russia, and is often described as a “lighter cousin” of Medovik.
Gingerbread cake with cranberries and mascarpone cream is a lightly spiced, soft winter layer cake. A dessert that combines warm aromatic spices, a gentle fruity tartness and the honeyed sweetness of mascarpone cream. Perfect for a festive table or winter birthdays
After the no-bake Espresso Martini cheesecake, it’s time for an elegant meringue cake inspired by the same flavour notes. Crisp on the outside and marshmallow-soft within, this pavlova-style cake combines coffee, coffee liqueur, cream
A rich and decadent Black Velvet Cake with a naturally deep, dark colour and a distinctive cocoa flavour that sets it apart from a classic chocolate cake. Wonderfully moist, soft and tender, it’s packed with intense chocolate notes. Finished with
An impressive boozy torte for special occasions. A three-layer chocolate cake soaked with advocaat, filled with advocaat cream between the layers. The whole cake is covered in an even more indulgent advocaat cream and finished with chocolate crumbs. It’s a truly decadent
A delicious and moist mango and yoghurt cake – full of fruit and perfect for summer. It smells beautifully of mango! Lightly dusted with icing sugar, it’s already irresistible. I took it one step further and sandwiched the cake with a cream made from Greek