One for the weekend! Clementines are a sweet and juicy fruit. I wanted to make something which really showed off their lovely citrusy flavour. This is a gorgeously moist and light cake packed with sweet almonds, with a hint of cardamom spice. * Just take note that you must boil the clementines for approximately 2…
Desserts
Blackberry & Orange Financiers
I take great pleasure in stopping, normally mid-morning, for a break. And by that I don’t mean standing with a coffee checking my phone. I actually stop and move elsewhere, if only for a short time. I like to sip a coffee and occasionally eat something small and sweet, my fika time. Financiers are just…
Blood Orange & Almond Cake
Astonishing that these brightly coloured fruit are at their best during the bleakest of months. If you haven’t had the pleasure of tasting these little gems, I highly recommend you do. With a tart-sweet flavour and ruby-red juice they are wonderful to cook with too. There are three main varieties, Tarocco, Moro and Sanguinello, which…
White Chocolate & Cranberry Kladdkaka
However I adore a dessert, it’s rarely on my mind as a meal draws to an end. I usually surrender after the main dish and nibble on a piece of cheese and a little seasonal fruit. No a dessert has to be savoured so I wait a couple of hours then I enjoy something sweet,…
Swedish Saffron Bread with Almond & Vanilla Filling
Here we are the 1st December – and so the Festive season begins. Baking is one of my favourite activities at this time of year, I love the ritual of creating Christmas treats for family and friends. This is a Swedish classic; an enriched sweetened bread referred to as saffranslängd. Now the translation isn’t pretty:…
Plum, Cobnut & Oat Crunch Crumble
If I had to pick just one simple dessert to make in autumn or winter it would be crumble. For me it wins major points because its super easy to knock up and I normally have all the ingredients in my store cupboard and fruit bowl. The difference here is that I have used less…
Spiced Preserved Pears
As winter is almost upon us I like to have a few hidden gems stored away in my larder to pull out at the last minute. These are just that, fragrant autumn jewels that see me through the winter months. Simple as they are, they bring warmth to salty cheese and work perfectly with game….
Berry & Lemon Custard Tart
Autumn is almost upon us, August brings a softer golden light and a slight chill to the evening air. I seized every opportunity I could this last week to forage for blackberries as they are so incredibly sweet this year. This dessert was inspired by my love of lemon tart. I adore the citrusy, creamy,…
Cherry, Lemon & Almond Cheesecake
The cherry season is so very short, this makes them all the more desirable to me. So when I stumbled across this recipe in a Swedish publication Lantiv Sommarmat (Country life – Summer Food) on my resent trip to Stockholm I just had to make it. This is a cheescake but not as you know…
Prinsesstårta
Quite simply the loveliest and most popular celebration cake in Sweden. Let me explain, this is Prinsesstårta or Princess cake, so called because Princesses Margaretha, Märtha, and Astrid, daughters of Prince Carl, brother of King Gustaf V loved it so. And they weren’t alone. It promptly became popular in Sweden and Finland. Every year around 500,000…
