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Strawberry, Chocolate and Hazelnut Canapés

5th July 2012 By Urvashi Roe

These look very complicated to make but actually are very, very easy.  It’s a basic fairy cake, rolled in hazelnuts and then topped with a wonderful, velvety frosting which goes so well with the sweet strawberry. You’ll need For the cakes 175g caster sugar 125g soft unsalted butter 2 eggs 3 tbsp milk 3 tbsp […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: cake, canape, nuts, strawberry

Jubilee Cake

5th June 2012 By Urvashi Roe

I made this cake for the WI tent at the Diamond Jubilee Pageant in Battersea Park on 3rd June 2012.  It was part of a 12 ft tower of a 1000 cakes.  Lovely to have been a part of these amazing celebrations in this way. It’s an easy sponge recipe and you can adapt the […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: baking, cake, strawberry

Orange and Pistachio Yoghurt Cake

18th May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

This cake is a lovely moist everyday cake.  The kind you want to make on a Sunday and keep in the tin for a little slice to cheer you up when you get home. You’ll need 200g self raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 100g ground pistachios 100g caster sugar 2 eggs 250ml plain yoghurt […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: baking, cake, GBBO, orange, pistachio, yoghurt

Cardamom Madelines with Orange Syrup

18th May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

I got a beautiful non stick madeline tray from my babies this year and I’ve been waiting for a really authentically French recipe. I found it in Michael Paul’s Sweet Paris. The addition of cardamom is my little bit of decadence and Indian-ness.  I also added brown sugar for a slightly more caramel taste. This […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: baking, cardamom, GBBO, madeleines, orange

Coffee and Semolina Squares

5th May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

This is a recipe I tried from the Great British Chefs website by Vineet Bhatia. Instead of the walnuts, I used pecans.  I’ve made this a few times now with different coffees.  Last time I used a Union Coffee Espresso as I’d been to the London Coffee Festival. I’ve also tried it with Cafe Direct […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: coffee, GB chefs, semolina

Carrot Cupcakes

3rd May 2012 By Urvashi Roe

My little Amy loves carrots. She’ll eat them pretty much any which way they come.  She’s been asking to bake cupcakes and as we only had these orange cases left on Election Day when their school was closed, I decided to go with carrot flavour.  Carrots are a great source of beta carotene which is […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Sweet Tagged With: baking, Carrot, cupcake, GBBO

Lime and Coconut Rice Cake

26th April 2012 By Urvashi Roe

This recipe is inspired by Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo from their wonderful book Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy.  You can find their recipe in the book or on the BBC website. This cake is rich and filling so don’t do what I did and cut yourself a huge slice because you will struggle to […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: anthony carluccio, Gennaro Contaldo, gnocchi, italian food, pasta

Easter Chocolate Mousse Tarts

29th March 2012 By Urvashi Roe

hotel chocolat easter eggs

This recipe looks complicated but it honestly isn’t.  You can even buy the pastry cases if you really want to. I found this fabulous supplier on Amazon who does all sorts of shapes.  Personally I make pastry in batches and freeze it so there is always some handy.  You can do this pre-baking which is […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: baking, chocolate, Easter, hotel chocolat, pastry

Rhubarb Loaf Cake

29th February 2012 By Urvashi Roe

Loaf cakes are brilliant everyday cakes because they keep for ages and you can serve them in so many different ways.  A cold slice with hot custard, a warmed slice with ice cream or crème fraiche, cubed pieces with a chocolate fondue are some favourites in our house. I struggled to get this cake right because the […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Sweet Tagged With: baking, GBBO, loaf cake, rhubarb

Rhubarb Tart

29th February 2012 By Urvashi Roe

If you’re a fan of easy desserts like me then you’ll love this tart adapted from Alain Ducasse’s book called Nature.  Life is too short to make puff pastry on a regular basis so this recipe uses a good ready made one. You’ll need 1 pack  of ready made puff pastry 600g rhubarb stalks 200g […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: baking, pastry, rhubarb, tart

Rhubarb Turnovers

27th February 2012 By Urvashi Roe

rhubarb pastry

I always have a pack of puff pastry in the fridge or freezer and these are brilliant and super quick for breakfast if you’ve got some lovely rhubarb compote sitting in the fridge – or any other compote for that matter! Equally great for individual puddings with custard.  This recipe makes four turnovers. You’ll need […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Sweet Tagged With: baking, pastry, rhubarb

Don't Throw Those Valentine Roses Away

17th February 2012 By Urvashi Roe

rose cheesecake

If you received a beautiful bunch of roses for Valentine’s Day, they should still be going strong.  If they are starting to wilt, re-cut the stems on a diagonal and then pop them back into a squeaky clean vase with freshwater.  You only need about 2 inches worth of water.  Any more than this will […]

Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: baking, edible flowers, Falooda, roses, Valentines Day

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