all recipes
just about everything I’ve baked in 2023 (with links!)
december
christmas day eleven: matcha & black sesame shortbreads
raspberry, fig leaf & almond tart
christmas day twelve: christmas cookie box 2023, containing
pavlova with burnt honey cream & summer berries
saffron maritozzi with brûléed nectarines & cream
november
christmas day two: braided marzipan stollen
teeny tiny panettone (a work in progress)
christmas day three: stamped nutmeg cookies
focaccia (recipe from grateful pizza)
christmas day four: hazelnut, fig & coffee panforte
christmas day five: queensland panforte
christmas day six: burnt honey & rye gingerbread loaf
christmas day seven: candied orange slices
christmas day eight: spiced creme patisserie
christmas day nine: spiced blood orange & campari trifle
christmas day ten: mince pie squares
october
hazelnut & rye chocolate chip cookies
passionfruit & lemon ice-cream with gingernut crumble
christmas day one: my perfect speculaas biscuits
september
flourless chocolate & macadamia cake
strawberry & star anise frozen yoghurt
orange & grapefruit olive oil cake
perfectly average chocolate mousse
rye pastry taste test & dark chocolate, evoo & coffee tart
ube pavlova with blueberries & grapes
ginger & cardamom sponge, pistachio creme diplomat, pistachio ganache, and fig leaf buttercream (my birthday cake!)
august
double carrot loaf with browned butter ermine frosting
sticky fig & orange pudding with butterscotch sauce
scroggin (aka trail mix) cookies
boysenberry frangipane galette
marmalade galette
tahini double chocolate cookies
helen’s pecan meringue cake
dark chocolate & coffee sorbet
pain au chocolate and kouign-amann
marmalade creme patisserie and pain au marmalade
ham, gruyere & mustard croissants
july
blueberry stuffed cookies
lemon blueberry yoghurt cake (smitten kitchen)
matcha white chocolate chip cookies and dark chocolate chip cookies
sesame tahini shortbreads & cornflake blueberry crisp (molly baz cook this book)
dark chocolate sorbet
tahini gelato and dark chocolate chips
marmalade gelato with dark chocolate & ginger
raspberry sorbet
june
sticky date puddings with tahini butterscotch sauce
sponge roll with cherry compote
matcha, sesame & white chocolate chip cookies, and dark chocolate espresso cookies
sweet and salty feta cheesecakes with hazelnut crumble and cherry & star anise compote (ottolenghi simple)
double carrot cakes with brown butter buttercream
classic sponge with grapefruit curd & my favourite not-too-sweet buttercream icing
sesame panna cotta with grapefruit jelly and sesame brittle
date scones and cheddar & black pepper scones
lemon poppyseed muffins
may
eclairs and a failed croquembouche with matcha, espresso, and vanilla creme patisserie filling
browned butter rice krispie treats (smitten kitchen)
mandarin cardamom buns
bagels
panna cotta with rhubarb & pistachio brittle
za’atar buns
chocolate chip cookies (dark chocolate chip, and white chocolate macadamia)
white chocolate & gochujang caramel cookies
speculaas spiced cookies, double chocolate chip cookies, and spiced dark chocolate cookies
april
focaccia for one
canelé (vanilla, matcha, and espresso)
carrot tahini muffins
banana pecan muffins
chocolate tahini buns
flourless chocolate, hazelnut and espresso cake
march
matcha creme caramel
langue de chat (cat’s tongue) biscuits
seedy wholegrain carrot cakes
bread & butter pudding
february
red berry crumble
plum streusel coffee cake
creme caramel
sour cherry amaretti cookies
january
pavlova wreath with cream and red berries
tiramisu
pancakes with cherry compote & mascarpone
peach tarts