Trusted British chef recipes, tested at home
Nigella Lawson’s chocolate cake with coffee buttercream is a moist, fudgy two-layer chocolate sponge, deepened with espresso and sandwiched and topped with a smooth coffee buttercream. It cuts into 8 to 12 slices, from her book At My Table. She calls it reassuringly easy and very popular in her house, needing nothing more taxing than …
Nigella Lawson’s toasted marshmallow and rhubarb cake is two light golden sponges sandwiched with sharp roasted rhubarb, wrapped in a fluffy marshmallow meringue frosting that’s scorched with a blowtorch. It cuts into 10 slices, from her book Cook, Eat, Repeat. She calls it the newest, most exciting addition to her rhubarb repertoire: splendidly celebratory but …