A wonderful combination of cheesecake and poppy seed cake in one bake! This time, instead of two even layers, the batters are marbled together – no shortcrust base needed. The cake is simply finished with a light icing on top. Moist, rich and wonderfully festive! It’s delicious and
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
Delightful festive cookies packed with dried cranberries and white chocolate chips. Crisp on the outside and soft in the centre, they’re simple to make and turn out perfectly every time. A wonderful treat for the holiday season!
A fantastic, rich poppy seed and coconut cake. It’s not your everyday bake – quite a few ingredients, a relatively small tin, but the flavour is truly outstanding! It disappeared while still warm, which doesn’t happen often in a house where baking is a regular thing.
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
A vanilla cheesecake topped with a sweet, luscious caramel chocolate mousse – perfect for those who truly love indulgent desserts. This one doesn’t hold back on caramel sweetness – you simply have to embrace it! For the mousse, use proper caramel-flavoured
These Italian almond cookies are a variation of classic amaretti – deliciously chewy, slightly soft in the centre, and completely irresistible. You’ll find it hard to stop at just one! I made them in a mini version, they looked beautiful and tasted divine. Especially those baked
An exceptionally delicious rolled poppy seed cake – truly the best recipe! Moist, soft, and staying fresh for days, it’s far better than anything you’ll find in a bakery. It has never failed me – this is my signature bake. This recipe makes 3 generous cake rolls (about 35 cm each).
Seromak – also known as poppy seed cheesecake – is one of my favourite flavour combinations. And since my husband absolutely loves poppy seeds in any form, I didn’t need much convincing to bake it. I must admit, this recipe is exceptional
This apple poppy seed cake – often referred to as Japanese poppy seed cake – is wonderfully moist and full of flavour, just the way we like it. It’s made almost entirely from rich poppy seed mixture, though it can also be baked on a thin shortcrust base if you prefer.
These triple chocolate cookies made a perfect homemade Christmas gift – and turned out to be a total hit. Slightly crisp on the outside, soft and chewy in the centre, and intensely chocolatey. Everyone loved them!
Jewish gingerbread, known as lekach, dates back to the interwar period, when Jewish communities were widespread across Poland. This cake symbolised hope for a prosperous year ahead and remains a part of culinary heritage to this day. In Yiddish, lekach
If you happen to have some leftover chocolate sweets or pralines after the holidays, they’re perfect for baking. That’s exactly how this orange brownie came to life, inspired by the iconic Terry’s chocolate orange (a personal favourite). This brownie is wonderfully moist
A rich and intense chocolate cheesecake, based on a recipe by Nigella Lawson. With a chocolate topping and a biscuit base, this is a truly indulgent dessert. Traditionally made with cream cheese such as Philadelphia, I prefer to use Polish curd cheese, finely ground three times.
Delicious festive shortbread-style cookies with dried cranberries, pecans and coconut. The dough is simple to make, chilled in the fridge and doesn’t require any cookie cutters — making it perfect for easy holiday baking. Highly recommended!
Didn’t have time to make traditional gingerbread this year? Don’t worry – nothing is lost! This is a “quick” gingerbread, perfect for last-minute baking. There’s no need to let the batter rest, either before or after baking. Simply bake, allow it to cool, and
Classic Viennese cheesecake is one of the most famous, beloved and distinctive Polish cheesecakes. Tall, elegant and wonderfully light, it’s made with whipped egg whites and, if you like, dried fruit. It has a deeply golden crust and is traditionally dusted
A recipe for Linzer cookies served at the New York restaurant Craft. These are a mini version of the famous Austrian dessert – two buttery, nutty biscuits sandwiched with raspberry jam, dusted with icing sugar and featuring the characteristic