Torta Caprese
There is nothing I love more than baking cakes for special occasions and there is no greater special occasion than my mum’s birthday. She...
Baklava Balls - Inspired by Mastic
Being Greek, I have always grown up eating baklava, comparing different versions and perfecting my own recipe along the years and...
Tsoureki - Greek Style Brioche
Tomorrow is a very special day in the Christian calendar as it the nameday for the Virgin Mary. Given that my mum is called Maria, it...
Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Jam and Whipped Cream Frosting
When Food and Wine published this recipe by Ina Garten, she declared that “this is the most fabulous chocolate cake that I’ve ever made.”...
Hot Cross Buns
I guess it’s actually a good thing that I didn’t make these hot cross buns beforehand, because if I had, well I would’ve been making them...
Mini Lemon, Almond & Coconut Friands
I am a self-diagnosed hopeless romantic. And by hopeless, I mean hopeless. If someone even mentions the word wedding, my ears perk up....
Fig & Frangipane Tart
There is nothing that screams ‘French’ to me more than French Pâtisserie. Whether it is the smell of it, the taste of it, or simply...
Vegan Chocolate & Avocado Cake
Now I know it might sound weird to put avocado in a cake, but I assure you there is certainly nothing weird about this cake. I have to...
Vasilopita - Greek New Year's Wish Cake
In every traditional Greek household the New Year is brought in with the cutting of the Vasilopita. This cake brings so much excitement...
