I’m not a dessert cook, so when I make sweets they need to be relatively quick and easy. It is nice to end a meal with a simple dessert or to produce something delicious to serve with a cup of coffee when friends drop by. Sweet treats make great gifts too. Here are some of my favourite easy sweet recipes.
No-bake Passionfruit Cheesecake Like No-bake Passionfruit Cheesecake? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! Desserts often evoke nostalgia and this no-bake passionfruit cheesecake certainly does for me. My father loved cheesecake and I wish I’d made it for him more often, especially this simple version which only takes 15 minutes or […]
Classic Tiramisu Eat Tiramisu in Treviso with me on my small-group food & wine tour to Veneto & Venice! Desserts don’t get much easier than classic tiramisu, a delicious combination of coffee-dipped sponge biscuits layered with mascarpone lightened with beaten eggs. Meaning ‘pick me up’ in Italian, tiramisu is a relatively new creation, first appearing […]
Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! Also called sticky toffee pudding, sticky date pudding is pure comfort food – and, if you keep a packet of dates in the pantry, it’s quick and easy to whip up without any special shopping. […]
Mocha Self-saucing Pudding Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! For me recipes, especially desserts, have to be quick and easy. And it doesn’t get much easier than this mocha self-saucing pudding. This is a grown-up pudding with a hearty shot of coffee in it to balances the sweetness – use boiling […]
Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Like carrot cake? You’ll love my online cooking class featuring the food of America’s Deep South! I don’t know where the original recipe for this carrot cake came from – perhaps a flatmate, or an ex-boyfriend’s mother. I only know I’ve been cooking it for over 25 years, […]
Affogato Join my small-group food & wine tour to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties! Depending on the ratio of ice cream to coffee, affogato appears on either coffee or dessert menus in cafés and Italian restaurants everywhere. Affogato means “drowned” in Italian, and in its simplest form it hardly needs a recipe: just […]
Summer Pudding Like Summer Pudding? You’ll love my online British cooking class! I’ve long been intrigued by summer pudding, the classic British dessert made in the height of summer when berries are abundant and very ripe. It’s ideal for warm weather and the colour is perfect for the Australian festive table. There are many variations […]
Orange, Almond & Yoghurt Cake Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Spanish cooking class! This orange almond yoghurt cake is great on its own with a cup of coffee or tea. Or serve it with crème frâiche and an easy orange & date salad for a simple, delicious dessert that can be prepared ahead […]
Eton Mess Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! The classic British dessert Eton mess originated at the English boys’ school Eton College as a simple dish of whipped cream and crushed strawberries. I’ve added the Cointreau as it gives a lift to strawberries in the cooler months, when they aren’t as […]