A festive spread of cakes, tarts and biscuits with Christmas baubles and fairy lights

My Best Recipe Collection of 2025

A roundup of my best recipes of 2025, from no-bake fridge tarts and biscuits to traybakes, puddings and show-stopping cakes.

A Christmas table of bakes with baubles and fairy lights A slice of layered cake with cherries and chocolate drizzle

Having been baking for many years now, I have amassed a collection of recipes. For me, baking is very therapeutic and I can spend hours in the kitchen. There are times however, when I want to throw something quick together, or do not even want to switch the oven on at all. I therefore have built up a repertoire of bakes ranging from multi-layer cakes to quick one bowl brownies.

Many of you know that I do this more as a hobby, rather than a full time blogger trying to make an income from content creation (it is for this reason that you see no adverts on my site ... well, at least for now). My goal with sharing recipes is two-fold:

A peppermint crisp loaf on a festive table

I have seen such growth in my page during 2025, for which I am so grateful! That being said, it has been a ton of hard work. At the moment, it feels like I am working two jobs – being an actuary by day and then creating recipes and blog posts by night. So every time you make a recipe and share feedback with me (even if it is not overwhelmingly positive) it really means a lot to me, as it feels as if you are giving something back, based on what I put out there - thank you for that 🙂

I guess what I am trying to say, in a nutshell, is use my recipes to bake more and share the results with me, as that makes me incredibly happy. In that spirit, I am sharing some of my best recipes for 2025. These range from multi-layer cakes, that will require a full day of baking and decorating, to biscuits which can be whipped up within an hour. Whatever your level of skill, there is something for everyone and I hope you love these as much as I do 🙂

Fantastic fridge tarts

Peppermint Crisp Tart

I gained almost 10 000 followers on Instagram from this recipe alone. It is by far my most viral recipe, and everyone who makes it absolutely loves it.

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Cremora Tart

I did not believe that something with no eggs or gelatin could set so perfectly. I guess I was wrong – it sits somewhere between a mousse and a fridge cheesecake.

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Pineapple Fridge Tart

A no-bake fridge tart with tropical flavours like lime and passionfruit, in addition to pineapple. The result is a summery dessert perfect for a braai.

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Beautiful biscuits

Naan Kathai

A traditional Indian biscuit with a slight crunch but also a melt-in-your-mouth texture. I tested at least four recipes before settling on this one.

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Pecan Nut Biscuits

I love a good recipe that can be dressed up or down. A dusting of icing sugar and a dip of chocolate is the perfect yin and yang look to this bake.

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Tantalising traybakes

Peppermint Crisp Traybake

A chocolate and caramel marble sponge with an almost Peppermint Crisp tart filling on top. I think you can figure out that this is awesome – go make it!

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Milk Tart Crumble Bars

Classic milk tart reinterpreted as a slice, with a crunchy base and spicy apple for balance. To the purists, I say have a little imagination.

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Perfect puddings

Gingerbread Pudding

Based on a malva pudding, with the warmth of ginger and the dark, broody flavour of molasses. Think of a gingerbread cookie, but in pudding form.

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Show-stopping cakes