Archive - Black Isle Baking

After a decade in Berlin, we're moving. And there are lots of sesame seeds to use up.

Sep 28 •

August 2024

A good, multipurpose chocolate cake.

Aug 25 •

July 2024

Strawberry, yogurt & olive-oil cake

Hot days don't often feel like cake days, but this one is custardy and refreshing.

Jul 7 •

May 2024

On Friday evenings, we light candles, drink grape juice, and eat challah.

May 13 •

April 2024

Raspberry, strawberry & white chocolate friands

Delicate pink morsels, reminiscent of all the blossoming still to come.

Apr 2 •

March 2024

Date, almond & rose-water hamantaschen

This year, when I make hamantaschen, I can't think about triumphalism.

Mar 5 •

February 2024

Blood-orange curd

It’s hard to pick a favorite variety of orange, but the one I truly can’t resist is the blood orange.

Feb 11 •

January 2024

I like to feel at home in the kitchen. Throw me into someone else's and I feel like a rookie again.

Jan 9 •

December 2023

Mushroom wellington

A handsome pie to rival a turkey.

Dec 3, 2023 •

November 2023

Chocolate babka

In fall, I like to make sure there’s always something sweet in the kitchen to enjoy with an afternoon coffee.

Nov 5, 2023 •

October 2023

A sweet sauce for a complicated woman.

Oct 10, 2023 •

September 2023

Apple and honey cake

You could say that the crumble is the icing on the cake, but it’s even better than that.

Sep 15, 2023 •

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