Someone asked me recently when I started baking, and I answered it was when my mother roped me into the annual mince pie marathon at Christmas. It being Shrove Tuesday, better known as Pancake Day, I realised my memory has played me false. The first thing I ever cooked was a pancake inspired by my…
Month: February 2017
Chocolate Orange Genoise Cake – a venture into new territories
The plan this weekend was to do that 70’s classic, a Blackforest Gateau, though I prefer the name Schwarzwaldtorte as it is sounds much more exotic. It is a much maligned piece of deliciousness if done properly but it needs the right ingredients, particularly the special sour cherries which are not easily available in the…
Kärtner Reindling or Carinthian Reindling to you and me
Yes Carinthian – not Corinthian – and yes I had no idea a province of Austria was called Carinthia. Of course it isn’t. In German it is called Kärnten and it is a picture perfect alpine province of Austria which has just got onto our the travel list. This wonderfully swirled cake is the local…
The Cottage Loaf 