Blueberry Victoria Sponge Cake

I am still on a mission to convince people that eating cake for breakfast is perfectly normal. Especially in England, this is not the done thing  – not even on a birthday or another special occasion it seems. I remember being at a friend’s house for a leisurely Easter breakfast a few years ago and […]

Easter Bread “Hefezopf”

Happy Easter! I am in Berlin for the Easter weekend and will therefore only do a very short post, as I am on a mini laptop that’s not the easiest to type on… And as it’s almost Easter Sunday I have to quickly get upload this post, on time for the occasion. I wanted to […]

Passionfruit & Coconut Mini Cakes

  I know that somewhere on this blog I said that I like to follow the seasons with my choices of food and that summery strawberries don’t work for me in winter. That is still the case but there are some exotic fruits I make an exception for, the passion fruit for example. After all, […]

Poppy Seed Pancakes with “Saucy Oranges”

I just can’t get enough of pancakes, it seems. After about four months of blogging, this is already the fourth time that I am telling you about another pancake recipe. I guess, it’s not that surprising as pancakes make such a satisfying brunch – they are yummy and quick and easy to make! Another reason […]

Mulled Wine Cake

Last weekend I met up with an old school friend from Germany who was visiting London for a few days. It was great to see her again and delve into some school time memories … Talking about our old high school reminded me of all sorts of things, one of them being the cakes people […]