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Blackbottom cupcake in baking pan

Everybody’s Mom’s Black Bottom Cupcakes

When I was growing up we didn’t call these black bottom cupcakes, we called them cream cheese cupcakes and when my mom made them they weren’t going to last in the Tupperware container for very long because they were everyone’s favorite. This was in the 80s in Wisconsin, USA. Once I moved away from home […]

18 60 minutes total (40 to mix and assemble, 20 to bake) 0
Greek Mousakka in a red casserole

Greek Moussaka

Before I moved to the UK I don’t know that I ever had moussaka. I’m very sure I didn’t know how to make a white sauce from scratch. So the first time we made it for dinner I came away with two thoughts: 1. that was a complete pain in the proverbial 2. but it […]

0 Several hours, seriously, but worth it 0
Salted Caramel Cake with candles that say HENGE

From Mary Berry’s Salted Caramel Cake

I made a few changes to Mary Berry’s Salted Caramel Cake and hey, presto, we have a new contender for the default birthday cake in this household. It has a ton of flavour that actually gets better the longer it sits, if you can keep your greedy little paws off it that is.  

0 Leave the butter out the night before and then 30 min to mix, plus about an hour to bake and cool before frosting 0
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