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Italian Chocolate Christmas Cake

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I like to call this my grown-up chocolate cake recipe. It is bursting with nuts and spices and is rich and aromatic, making it the perfect cake for Christmas! This is very much inspired by the traditional Italian dessert, Panforte and it really is pure indulgence. The middle is gooey with the chunks of chocolate while the rest of the cake has that slight crunch from the nuts. And of course, what makes this cake the ultimate Christmas treat is the orange lingering from the Cointreau. It is Christmas after all … …

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Strawberry Cake

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Hello strawberry season! For the next couple of months Berlin will be enraptured with the sumptuous deep-red treat. The little strawberry stands are popping up outside the station exits, farmer’s markets are marked by the smell and the supermarkets have boxes of them neatly piled up. It is one of the things that I love the most about Berlin, is it’s seasonal eating. Just like with asparagus, you can really only find strawberries during it’s actual season of the summer months. It is near impossible to walk…

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Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ah, Easter weekend – we have almost made it! And I plan to sit back, relax and enjoy delicious sweet treats such as these Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting! There is always so much chocolate around at Easter that like my Cointreau Fruit Cake, these carrot cake cupcakes provide a refreshing change. A four day weekend is the perfect opportunity to catch up on some baking, especially if you are having friends and family stopping by. I recently made these for my colleagues….

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Cointreau Fruit Cake

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I always look forward to Easter weekend. It has felt like a bit of a slog since the last holiday break (Christmas) and still a bit of a way to go until our long summer holidays. This time of the year in Berlin is really special due to a lot of public holidays in May but in my opinion Easter can never come soon enough! In fact, my husband and I value – and need! – the break so much that we now avoid all travel. Instead we stay in Berlin and enjoy a four day weekend of complete rest, nice food and long walks in the fresh air….

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Apple Cake

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Autumn is in full swing! Not that I am pleased that summer is over but a small part of me is happy that the days are cooler, my flat is cosy and warm and the evenings are drawing in. It must then be apple season! They are everywhere at the moment and are falling out of their boxes at local farmers markets and in the supermarkets – and therefore ending up on my plate a bit too often!…

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