baking Archives — Days of Jay

Millionaire’s Shortbread or Caramel Slice

13th February 202016th February 2020 baking, New Zealand / Australia, sweet-things

Valentine’s Day tomorrow and lovers all over the world are looking for recipes to impress the guy or girl of their dreams. It’s my opinion that you can’t go past chocolate when looking for a romantic recipe so today I’m sharing my recipe for Millionaire’s Shortbread: a deliciously sweet and sticky

Zimtsterne / Cinnamon Stars

14th December 201914th December 2019 baking, Bavarian, Christmas, sweet-things

Christmas baking in Germany is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I grew up in the land of Christmas puddings and pavlova, quite frankly, store bought more often than not, delicious, but nothing on the level of care and dedication Germans put into their utterly delightful Christmas biscuits or Plätzchen -

Easy Mini Berry Pavlovas

10th December 201913th December 2019 baking, Christmas, sweet-things

Christmas is getting closer and closer and I’m finalising the menu for our Christmas day lunch. As a good Antipodean, I feel honour bound to include pavlova in some form in the festivities, and these Easy Mini Berry Pavlovas are a serious contender for the table.

Mulled Wine Cheesecake

7th December 201913th December 2019 baking, Christmas, sweet-things

Mulled Wine Cheesecake - just let that name settle in for a moment. Imagine a deep-red, almost black mulled wine jelly on top of a creamy citrussy filling, with a deliciously spicy base. Doesn’t that sound tempting? In fact, it is incredibly good and, with the recipe below very straightforward

Sweet Cinnamon Star Bread – Beautiful & Delicious!

29th November 201910th December 2019 baking, bread, Christmas, sweet-things

I’ve got such a delicious recipe for you today! This wonderfully festive Sweet Cinnamon Star Bread is so tasty, and so beautiful you’ll won’t want to save it just for the silly season. It’s definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas in my neck of the woods. The Christmas

-Brezn- Homemade Soft Pretzels

3rd October 201922nd November 2019 baking, Bavarian, light-bites

At the centre of any good Bavarian table you will find a basket of that most beloved of baked goods, the pretzel. Known locally as Brezn, this is comfort food of the highest order for all Bavarians and an indelible part of the local culture. This simple bread has a

Summertime Apricot Cake

29th May 201921st November 2019 baking, summer

With the weather still cool and grey outside, I’ve been letting my mind wander to sunnier days, especially memories from the beautiful island of Cyprus where I was luckily enough to spend a few years living in the small village of Bellapais, perched high in the Kyrenia mountain range, overlooking

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Blueberry & Almond Tart

23rd May 20198th November 2019 baking, sweet-things fruit

Ok, so we all know I am a sucker for a bargain, which means when I spotted a kilo of luscious, juicy looking blueberries at the market today for only €4 they went directly in my basket without a second thought. After a seriously soggy start to the week, with

Classic German Strawberry Cake

4th April 201918th November 2019 baking, sweet-things

Something that will always catch my eye as I walk past a bakery or a patisserie is the beautifully displayed fruit tarts and cakes. They are always so bright and colourful, the glazed fruit glistening like gemstones on top of the luscious creme patisserie. Before moving to Germany I had

Honey, Lemon and Raspberry Tart

27th March 201918th November 2019 baking, sweet-things

It’s nearly the end of March already! How did that happen? This weekend the clocks ‘spring forward’ for one of the last times in Europe as daylight savings is soon to be a thing of the past and the equinox has already been. Lots of blossoms on the trees, but