Black-Eyed Susan Cake

Black-Eyed Susan Cake

Black-Eyed Susan Cake This is one of those marvellous moist upside-down syrup cakes, so-called because the pattern on the top, made with mangoes and blueberries, resembles the Black-Eyed Susan flower.  I prefer to use Kensington Pride mangoes, also known as Bowens,...
Spanakopita

Spanakopita

Spanakopita Here’s my favourite recipe for the famous Greek spinach and fetta pie Spanakopita – simple and delicious!  Make sure you take the the filo pastry out of the fridge 1 – 2 hours before you intend to use it so that it’s...
Michael Franck’s Stollen

Michael Franck’s Stollen

Michael Franck’s Stollen Michael Franck is the partner of my dear friend Rea Francis and he kindly shared this recipe with me. His grandmother, of German origin, was a pastry chef in Dresden (the history of the Dresden Stollen dates back to the Middle Ages), and...