Baking & Other Stories

  • Lemon Poppyseed Cupcakes with Fresh Lemon Curd & Cream Cheese Frosting

    Lemon Poppyseed Cupcakes with Fresh Lemon Curd & Cream Cheese Frosting

    Just one glimpse of sunshine and we are all going CRAZY for summer. So let's start off our summer bakes with this absolute gem of a cupcake: Lemon and Poppyseed! A light and zesty lemon sponge filled with the BEST...

  • Rough Puff Pastry Recipe - Pastry the Easy Way!

    Rough Puff Pastry Recipe - Pastry the Easy Way!

    How do you get buttery flakey puffy pastry every time? Follow this amazingly simple tutorial with Sally....it’s really that easy. No more buying ready made puff pastry from the store, now you can make your own with 3 simple ingredients...

  • Biscoff Rocky Road Recipe. The Secret is Out!

    Biscoff Rocky Road Recipe. The Secret is Out!

    OK OK! We will finally give you our best kept secret.....the recipe for our infamous Biscoff Rocky Road. We've been slinging this baby since C&D Soho day 1. YOU love it, WE love it and now the whole world cam...

  • Burnt Butter Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe

    Burnt Butter Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe

    Can butter be better? Yes. Burnt Butter (Beurre Noisette if you want to be fancy) is a simple and quick way to take your bakes to the next level. Burnt Butter has a unique rich, nutty flavour that we're all...

  • Raspberry Brownie Cups with Toasted Meringue Icing Recipe

    Raspberry Brownie Cups with Toasted Meringue Icing Recipe

    Sally's back at C&D Soho with a brand new recipe, and a shiny new mixer to test! The guys at Kenwood were kind enough to send us one of their new Titanium Chef Patissier XL mixers, and we were keen...

  • Madeleines, A Fluffly French Classic

    Madeleines, A Fluffly French Classic

    These Buttery French treats are perfect with a cup of coffee and make for a delicious breakfast. The best thing about Madeleines is that the batter can be made in advance and then you are just 7 minutes away from...