The Hummingbird Cake has had a bit of a surge of popularity recently, but it’s actually a cake that has been around since the 1960’s – if not earlier – where it originated from Jamaica before being exported to the United States and gaining popularity in their southern states. The Hummingbird Cake shares a fair few characteristics with carrot cake – it’s oil-based, it’s beautifully spiced and it has a…
Vanilla Extract is a baking essential, but it’s also expensive – a little 60ml bottle of Vanilla Extract can set you back as much as £7 which works at over £1 for 10ml! So if you were to buy a litre of Vanilla Extract, it would cost you over £100! It’s not cheap at all but if you’re a regular baker like at myself then you’re probably going to go…
I love cheesecake – it’s one of my favourite desserts and at the time of writing there are already four cheesecake recipes on the site. But none of them are vegan-friendly! So I wanted to rectify that with these lovely, individual Vegan White Chocolate & Blueberry Cheesecakes. Using silken tofu, soy cream, and vegan white chocolate you still get a super creamy cheesecake that is super simple and quick to…
There are naughty treats, and there are naughty treats and this Double Chocolate Tart is a *very* naughty treat. It literally has no redeeming features in terms of nutritional value – unless you count the calorific value for energy – but it is one of *the* richest and indulgent tarts you’ll ever try in your life, and the chocolatey pastry just lifts it even more. It has to be made…
Bagels – they’re one of the most popular breads in the world, and one of the most well-known polish delicacies that has been adopted by countries all over the world, especially the USA due to the large Jewish communities. While the ingredients don’t vary too much from most other breads, Bagels, much like another Jewish bread – the Pretzel, are gently poached first before they’re baked in order to give…