Sweet Treats & Baking

The sweet half of the site, running from things you can make in a mug in ten minutes to loaves that want a proper afternoon.

There is a lot of chocolate, a serious amount of Biscoff, and a recurring interest in making a dessert flavour work at breakfast — carrot cake, banana bread and apple crumble all turn up here in more than one form.

Where a recipe is a bake, it will tell you what to look for rather than only how long to leave it, because ovens differ more than anyone admits. Springs back when pressed, golden at the edges, a skewer that comes out clean — those are more reliable than a number.

A few drinks live here too, the sweet kind: a proper hot chocolate, a frozen mulled wine and an Aperol slushy.

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