Chocolate forward
Triple-Chocolate Brownies
Chewy brownies that layer bittersweet chocolate, cocoa powder, and molten chips for a crackly-topped finish.
- Makes 12 generous servings
- Scale table for 1x - 3x batches
- Oven-ready in about an hour
In the kitchen
Recipes
Documenting the dishes I return to again and again. Each recipe lives on its own page with full ingredients, scaling tables, and step-by-step guidance.
Desserts
Dark & silky
Rich Chocolate Tart
A barely-set dark chocolate filling in a buttery almond crust, finished with a glossy ganache glaze. Deeply impressive, surprisingly straightforward.
- Serves about 10
- Metric/imperial toggles with batch scaling
- Ready in about 2 hours (plus chilling)
No-bake filling
Chocolate French Silk Pie
An intensely rich chocolate mousse filling in a flaky shortcrust, topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Always the first dessert to disappear.
- Serves about 10
- Metric/imperial toggles with batch scaling
- 1.5 hours active + 4 hours chilling
Single layer
Super Moist Carrot Cake
A warmly spiced one-layer carrot cake with crunchy pecans and a thick swirl of tangy cream cheese frosting.
- Serves about 10
- Metric/imperial toggles with batch scaling
- Ready in about 1 hour
Browned butter
BA's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy, crispy-edged cookies with nutty browned butter and pools of melty bittersweet chocolate.
- Makes 16 cookies
- Metric/imperial toggles with batch scaling
- Ready in about 40 minutes
Danish classic
Danish Cinnamon Buns
Soft, cardamom-scented yeasted buns swirled with a buttery cinnamon-sugar filling. A Scandinavian bakery classic.
- Makes 30 buns
- Metric/imperial toggles with batch scaling
- Ready in about 2 hours
Sheet-pan comfort
Ymer Cake
A tender Danish cake baked with cinnamon and tangy ymer for a moist crumb and gentle spice in every bite.
- Makes a 30 x 40 cm tray (about 16 squares)
- Metric/imperial toggles with batch scaling
- Ready in under an hour
Main Courses
Roman classic
Carbonara
A creamy Roman classic made with pancetta, egg yolks, and pecorino Romano. Cooked with minimal water for maximum starch and a silkier sauce.
- Serves 2
- Scale table for 0.5x - 3x batches
- Ready in about 30 minutes
Snacks
Danish Christmas
Candied Almonds
A classic Danish Christmas treat with caramelized sugar-coated almonds. Perfect as a festive snack or crunchy topping for salads and porridge.
- Makes about 8 servings
- Metric/imperial toggles with batch scaling
- Ready in about 45 minutes