All the recipes in this blog are free from refined sugar and use either zero or low sugar natural sweeteners. 

The recipes are aim to be as low carb as possible too so they are all grain and gluten free – (except for one rogue cake that slipped in!).

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Tags: Nut Free Sweet Treats

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Black Bean Brownie


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
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Chocolate Caramel Cake

The nights are drawing in, the temperatures are getting shivery. Verily, it’s the time for comfort eating. Which is primarily why I’ve been baking this beauty quite a lot recently. This isn’t a bog standard choc cake by any means. The sponge is so soft and appealing, you could almost lay your head on it. The rich caramelly chocolate topping borders on the addictive. Read more

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Egg Custard Tart


I’ve been on a cakespirit quest recently - in search of a delicious, minimal-fuss, low-carb equivalent of shortcrust pastry.   The hope has been that a world of pudding, closed to me since the day I stopped eating sugar and high carb food, would re-open…... Namely, the wonderful world of SWEET TARTS! Read more
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Panna Cotta with Compote

Back in the old days, when I could tuck into the sweet course when I was eating out, I used to love panna cotta. It’s such a light, refreshing end to a meal with the satisfying bonus of being able to carve a perfect spoon shape out of its lovely form. I’ve always assumed the attainment of the perfect panna cotta consistency must be a secret art passed down from pudding master to disciple. Read more

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Semi-freddo

Yay!  Summer is here!  Time for ice-cream!

......or is it? Read more

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