Germany - Maulwurfkuchen
A traditional German cake, often eaten for birthdays. Maulwurfkuchen translates to ‘Mole Hill’ and I’m sure you can see why. It consists of a chocolate sponge which is hollowed out before being filled with sliced banana. It is then topped with the biggest mound of whipped cream you’ve ever seen (speckled with crunchy chocolate flecks) and finished with the chocolate crumbs that were scooped out earlier.
Canada - Nanaimo Bars
A chocolate, coconut and biscuit base, custard buttercream middle layer, all finished with a dark indulgent chocolate topping. I great snack to make at the weekend for an afternoon pick me up during the week.
Lemon Cream Cheese, Harissa and Honey Crumpets
The perfect homemade weekend breakfast. Light, fluffy and full of flavour; you’ve never had crumpets like this.
Poland - Karpatka
A large crisp choux pastry filled with indulgent vanilla pastry cream. I decided to add some compote into the bottom, which isn’t traditional but was very delicious!
Dark Chocolate dipped Honeycomb
Can't beat fresh honeycomb dipped in contrasting dark chocolate. I'm quite partial to a sprinkling of sea salt too!
Austria - Linzer Torte
This is one I'll definitely be making again! So delicious. A perfect short and crumbly hazelnut pastry spiced with cinnamon, ginger and lemon. Filled with raspberry jam and topped with demerara sugar for that extra crunch