Tuesdays with Dorie: Orange Spice Cake from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Orange Spice Cake sounded like just the ticket for a holiday get together – a simple recipe with festive flavours! Dorie’s original (lemon) version of this cake appeared years go in her NYT “On Dessert” column and about that one, she said: Whether you … Read more

Lemon Blueberry loaf for mum

Today would have been my mum’s 82nd birthday. Sadly, this is the first birthday she’s not with us to celebrate and I’d be lying if I said it isn’t a hard day for us all. Mum was the baker, the cook in the family and she relished this role. It wasn’t a chore to cook … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Jelly Roll Cake from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Jelly Roll Cake is a recipe I love to eat but don’t tend to make often because it’s little bit fussy – or so I thought! This recipe might have changed my mind! I have made a couple of “Swiss Rolls” in the past (notably … Read more