Browsing: Cakes
Profiteroles
For a contrasting texture and temperature; fill the profiteroles with ice cream.
Paris Brest
This is said to be the creation of a chef who wished to honour the famous bicycle race of the same name. He made the cake circular and inflated like…
Hazelnut Cartwheel
Hazelnuts are found in many parts of the world and are also called cob nuts or filberts. in Britain, the crop comes from Kent and is famous for the sweetness…
English Carrot Cake
Root vegetables were often used to lend sweetness to 18th-century cakes and puddings. Beetroots, parsnips and carrots were all common ingredients, but of these, only carrot is still favoured today….
Porter Cake
A rich, dark fruit-cake, which keeps very well. The original recipe used porter, a weaker variety of stout, which used to be a very popular working man’s pint. However, as…
Pear et Ginger Cake
This deliciously buttery pear and ginger cake is ideal for tea-time or you can serve it with cream for a delicious dessert.