Baking

Orange yoghurt cake is soft, moist and full of fresh citrus, with a lightly golden top and a tender crumb that needs very little dressing up. Fresh orange zest and juice bring the flavour, Greek yoghurt adds a gentle tang, and a little almond meal read more

This stir-and-bake chocolate slab cake is what I make when a proper generous chocolate cake is required. Everything is stirred together in one bowl, poured into a large rectangular tin and finished with a thick layer of chocolate fudge icing. It is soft, rich and read more

This easy gâteau Basque recipe hides smooth vanilla custard inside a golden, buttery cake with a little almond and lemon. The outside sits in the delicious no-man’s-land between cake, biscuit and soft pastry; the centre is cool , creamy and soft. I stumbled across Gâteau read more

Garlic damper with fresh chives is what happens when classic Australian bush bread gets a very welcome garlic-bread makeover. It has a golden crust, a soft, cheesy middle and fresh chives running all the way through it. Cut off a warm wedge, add butter and read more

These brownie cookies combine the best bits of your favourite bakes – the crispy outer of a chocolate chip cookie and the fudgy centres of brownies. They’re rich, decadent, and dangerously easy to make. More Easy Chocolate Baking Recipes If you’re in the mood for read more

Soft, fluffy and ready in 30 minutes, scones are one of the easiest and most satisfying things you can bake. Light, buttery and delicious, these classic scones come together with just a handful of everyday ingredients – making them the ultimate go-to for a lazy read more

“How to use leftovers?” is something I find myself wondering every other night; keen to avoid tossing perfectly good food (and money) in the bin. This post is packed with simple ideas to help you make the most of what you’ve got, cut down on read more

Golden, crunchy homemade croutons can turn a simple salad or bowl of soup into something far more interesting. They’re also one of the easiest ways to give stale bread a second life, transforming it into crisp, flavour-packed bites with just a handful of pantry staples. read more

‘How to posts’ are great for learning the basics or focussing on certain components of a dish. Whether it is icing for a cake, a dressing for a salad, or a pastry for a pie crust, these posts provide not only the ingredients and method, read more

These double chocolate orange muffins combine cocoa and dark chocolate chips with enough fresh orange to cut through the richness. Oil and sour cream keep the crumb soft and moist, while finely grated orange zest provides a brighter citrus flavour than juice could manage alone. read more

This easy banana cake recipe is my solution for bananas that have passed pleasantly speckled and reached the stage where nobody in the house is prepared to touch them. Admittedly, I’ve also been known to buy far too many bananas, just to make sure the read more

Nutella biscuits should contain enough filling to cause a brief and entirely reasonable silence when you pull one apart. These are thick, soft chocolate chip biscuits wrapped around a frozen spoonful of Nutella, so the edges turn lightly crisp while the middle stays warm and read more