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I have shared a lot of cake recipes lately, so I thought it was time to make something a little different and out of the ordinary. The Easter holidays gave me time to experiment with an idea I had in my mind! I have always wanted to use Lotus Speculoos...

Lately, my Pinterest feeds have been invaded by pumpkin-related recipes: soups, curries, pies, cupcakes...it doesn't stop! I noticed that here in UK or in US (unlike Italy) pumpkins and squashes are a very traditional autumn vegetable, used in savoury...

In my last recipe post, I promised that I would bake more often and share the recipes on the blog. But the problem is, who is going to eat all my baked goods? I am happy to eat a slice of cake or a muffin every now and then, but when you end up eating...

When I arrived back home in London this week, after the big Italian wedding, I immediately felt the desire to bake. I haven't had the time to cook or bake much over the summer and I really missed that. I made a loaf of bread the day after I arrived, but...

My hen party was a Cupcake Decoration class with Leigh Koh-Peart of Craft Cakes. Craft Cakes specializes in beautiful hand-crafted celebration cakes for weddings, birthdays and other events. They also organize fun and informal workshops for children and...

I was invited to a dinner party at my friend's house this weekend and of course I was happy to have a reason to bake a cake! Unfortunately, I then spent the whole of Sunday at home with a bad cough, so guess what happened? I missed my friend's party and...

After 6 weeks and 7 recipes, we have reached the end of the Lavazza Coffee Set Match series! A competition involving 12 food bloggers was organised by the Italian coffee brand to promote their sponsorship of the Wimbledon Cup, for which they have also...

Did I mention that I'm in the final of Lavazza Coffee Set Match? The results were announced on Friday and now it's only me and Michelle, of Utterly Scrummy, left in the competition! We have been asked to prepare one final blog post, a judge will review...

When I first told my mum that I was taking part in the Lavazza Coffee Set Match competition, she said to me: "you are going to make the birthday cake, aren't you?". Let me explain, for those of you who are not familiar with the birthday traditions of...

I'm writing today's post from a café in the centre of Trieste, Italy, sitting in the sun and enjoying an aperitivo with Spritz Aperol. I have been on holiday for the whole week, going to the beach and visiting Trieste and Venice, but most of all spending...