WEEKEND BAKE

Sweet, crunchy and delicious with either cream or warm custard. With special thanks to Naomi Hansell for the recipe.

Definitely a ‘comfort food’ pudding, delicious served with custard. With thanks to Naomi Hansell for this nostalgic recipe.

Try this simple vanilla fudge recipe. It is delicious mixed with ice cream, crumbled on top of a cake, or enjoyed as a treat on its own. A thermometer is essential for making fudge, so make sure to have one on hand.

Although upside-down cakes were documented in the late 1800s, the origins of this classic cake go back to America, around the 1920s, when canned pineapple gained popularity. This version adds desiccated coconut for extra texture and the zest of a lime to complement the pineapple.

A delicious loaf cake made with honey instead of sugar.  The flavour varies dependent upon the type of runny honey you use, dark honey gives a deeper flavour.  When the cake comes out of the oven it is treated to a honey syrup! With thanks to Dawn Roads for the delicious recipe. 

These Swedish Lenten buns, filled with marzipan custard and topped with whipped cream, make a gorgeous alternative to hot cross buns. The cardamom dough is brioche-like and a real pleasure to work with too.

⁠This delicious and seasonal pie is quick to make and wrapped in a delicious homemade pastry.

These cookies have a satisfying malty flavour from the rye flour and stay deliciously chewy in the middle with seriously crispy edges. If you don’t want to use mini eggs, you could substitute chopped white or milk chocolate instead.

This delectable chocolate cookie, baked in the AGA Cast Aluminium Sauté Pan on the simmering plate, results in a gooey texture th

A delicious take on bread and butter pudding made with hot cross buns and custard. The best hot cross buns to use are those which are lightly spiced, as these give a good flavour to the cooked pudding. Many thanks to AGA Specialist Dawn Roads for this lovely recipe.