I’m a huge fan of cakes made with vegetables. They’re such an easy low carb substitute for wheat flour and they give a cake sponge a great consistency.

This brownie recipe is no exception. It’s exquisitely squidgy and chocolatey – as any self respecting brownie should be. And at the same time, it’s lovely and light and sits well on the tum too - all thanks to the sweet spud in the mix.Read more

This lovely fruity cake was inspired by some beautiful ripe plums I bought recently. They begged me to incorporate them into a cake. Knowing better than to argue with a ripe plum I sliced and marinated them overnight in a smidgen of cinnamon, bayleaves and vanilla, to make their flavour sing. I then whizzed up this light, moist sponge with warm gingery undertones as a fitting throne to sit them on.Read more

This is such a pretty wee cake. It’s also creamy chocolate fudge bliss on a plate. And ultimately that’s what matters the most.
It would be perfectly reasonable to assume that the gorgeous, soft chocolate wodge that defines a brownie, can’t possibly be improved upon. But try adding a delicious vanilla cheesecake cream to that aforementioned wodge and I think you’ll find that it can! Read more

Up until recently I’d never eaten a blondie before. Have you? In the spirit of cake research, I decided to look into some blondie recipes and see what the fuss was about. It turns out they’re bloody gorgeous. Why didn't anybody tell me? Read more

Do you get intrigued sometimes by slightly odd recipes? - with slightly unlikely ingredients? – (especially if they turn out to be surprisingly yum) Well then here’s a little corker for you. My friend and fellow cake enthusiast Justine Blore shared this recipe with me recently. I’ve adapted it to low/almost zero sugar and tweaked it with a little additional flavour to compensate for the subtler sweetness. Read more