Sweet Baking & Desserts

Home baking and dessert recipes from Maison Cupcake, from cakes and cookies to tarts, easy and enjoyable for everyday or special occasions.

Amaretto Bakewell Tart with Quince

This is a blast from the past for me; I baked this tart two years ago and somehow it slipped under the radar n…

These pear and ginger muffins feel perfect for autumn made with golden sugar. They’re made using spelt f…

As promised in my review of Leila Lindholm’s One More Slice, here is my version of her white chocolate b…

Back home I'm more reliant on my local Turkish supermarket but I can never cut into a fresh fig without rememb…

Strawberry picking was a frequent activity in my childhood although collecting blackberries from the “wi…

Although chocolate whoopie pies are normally served in pairs, sandwiched with sweet marshmallow fluff, these o…

This is an adaptation of Nigella's Forever Summer "Summer Crumble". I've simply lifted her apricot crumble out…

Luxurious Rhubarb Raspberry Pavlova with white chocolate sauce Although not a girly girl, I do love fuschia. B…

Orange Pannacotta Crumble Pots with Candied Kumquats were made for a Daring Bakers challenge. The February 201…

Today I ground up some last few large chunks of praline to create a fine pink dust and stencilled it onto thes…

You smash pink pralines up and scatter them over things before baking and afterwards you get these wonderful p…

French toast seems to be a generic term for eggy bread... you'd expect eggy cake to be a bit rich but I'm plea…