I met a friend in a cafe recently.  She had a buttered toasted tea cake with her coffee. Although it's years since I ate one, or even thought of one, it felt suddenly imperative for me to find and bake a low carb version as soon as humanly possible!  It reminded me that I used to love them.   But back home, searching on line for low carb toasted tea cake recipes to try, I discovered there weren’t actually any :/  Read more

This is a little gem of a cake. I was introduced to Krydderkake watching the TV drama “Annika” recently. The main character described a traditional spicey Norwegian cake that's usually eaten as it is, or sometimes with a creamy topping.  A hunch told me the Norwegians probably know a thing or two about cake. And after doing a little cake research, believe me - they do! Read more

Usually fruit or chocolate mousses are made of cream but I’ve been replacing the cream with yogurt recently. And I love the lightness and freshness it gives to this classic dessert. It’s a pud that sits better on the tum
after a meal and lets the fruit have the spotlight.Read more

This is for anyone out there with an apple tree, who's knee deep apples at the moment. Or any other kindred cakespirit who just loves the flavour of seasonal apples.   How about giving baked apples a try? They’re such a simple and delicious end to a meal. Read more

I used to love chocolate digestives and so I’m mega chuffed to have come up with this lower carb recipe. Particularly as they’re even better than the real thing IMHO. They’re bursting at the seams with flavour. Read more