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    Dreamy Desserts and Family Favorites for the Home Baker

    Here at Waiting for Blancmange, dessert always comes first! From quick and easy no bake recipes to show-stoppingly elegant patisserie-inspired plates, find something for every skill level and occasion.

    Trending Recipes

    Check out what's been popular this month:

    • Small glass cup of easy edible oatmeal cookie dough with a spoon.
      Easy Edible Oatmeal Cookie Dough - My Favourite Cookie Batter
    • Close up of a spoonful of spiced plum sauce.
      Easy Spiced Plum Compote
    • Stack of chocolate Nanaimo bars made without custard powder.
      Easy Nanaimo Bars without Custard Powder
    • Cupcake with swirl of cream cheese buttercream icing flavoured with vanilla bean paste.
      Easy Cream Cheese Frosting with Spreadable Cream Cheese
    • Close up bowl of pistachio buttercream.
      Pistachio Buttercream
    • Easy potato chip cookies with peanut butter and chocolate.
      Easy No Bake Potato Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter
    • Spoonful of glossy purple pomegranate curd.
      Pomegranate Curd - Easy Fruit Curd Recipe with Pomegranate
    • Easy crushed lotus biscoff biscuit crust pressed into tart pan.
      Lotus Biscoff Biscuit Base - The Best Cookie Crumb Crust Ever

    Cinnamon Rolls

    Looking for some brunch time inspiration? I'm bringing you a cinnamon roll a week this year! Try one of these:

    • Almond coffee cake cinnamon rolls with streusel filling and topping.
      Almond Coffee Cake Cinnamon Rolls
    • Blueberry cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting.
      Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls
    • Cranberry cinnamon roll with orange glaze and sugar coated cranberry.
      Cranberry Cinnamon Rolls
    • Super soft brioche cinnamon rolls with pecans and a cream cheese glaze.
      Brioche Cinnamon Rolls

    See more in my breads and rolls recipes →

    Favorite Cakes

    Let them eat cake! That's certainly a motto at Waiting for Blancmange - try out one of our favourites:

    • Cardamom pistachio pound cake on a wooden board being sliced.
      Cardamom Pistachio Cake
    • Side view of a slice off of a classic pound cake
      My Grandma's Best Thrifty Old Fashioned Pound Cake
    • Chocolate orange cupcake with chocolate ganache frosting and citrus peel on top.
      Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
    • Seven layered chocolate cake, reminiscent of the smith island cake. Thin vanilla cake layers stacked with chocolate fudge frosting.
      Seven Layer Chocolate Cake

    See more cakes →

    Recent Recipes

    • A slice of blueberry angel food cake on a blue and white plate. The cake is topped with a dollop of whipped cream and a few fresh blueberries. There is a small dessert fork sticking out of the top of the cake.
      Blueberry Angel Food Cake
    • Overhead shot of s'mores cinnamon rolls with gooey toasted marshmallow fluff topping and a drizzle of hershey's syrup. The rolls are on a sheet of parchment, one roll has been removed and another has been cut away, sat next to the remaining rolls.
      S'mores Cinnamon Rolls
    • S'mores blondies sliced on top of parchment paper. One blondie is turned on its side so that the inside of the gooey chocolate chip and graham cracker blondie is visible along with the sticky toasted marshmallow topping.
      S'mores Blondies
    • Close up image of a plum cinnamon roll with pink plum glaze. The roll is sat on a blue and white plate with a small dessert fork in front of it. The roll has a could of bites removed, showing the filling inside the roll and chunks of spiced plum compote.
      Plum Cinnamon Rolls

    Recently Updated

    Also be sure to check out some of my tried and tested recipes getting a bit of a bit of an refresh:

    • A close up overhead image of a mini bay leaf cake.
      Bay Leaf Cake
    • Close up image of a stack of gooey biscoff blondies sat on a white countertop. The blondies have a topping of crushed and broken Lotus Biscoff cookies.
      Biscoff Blondies
    • A platter of the best gingerbread sandwich cookies with rum buttercream.
      Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies with Rum Buttercream
    • Authentic Italian biscotti stacked on a white tea towel.
      Authentic Italian Anise Biscotti

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    Image of Liz Mincin blogger and recipe developer behind Waiting for Blancmange.

    Hi, I'm Liz! I'm an American expat in the UK, with over 20 years experience baking and creating desserts. Taught tricks and tips by my mother and grandmothers, I'm sharing recipes and baking tips from my Italian American and Southern roots, along with a few British staples picked up from my time living across various regions in the UK.

    More about me →

    Plan a Weekend Brunch!

    • Close up image of using an offset spatula to frost chai latte icing over top of a pan of fresh baked chai cinnamon rolls.
      Chai Cinnamon Rolls
    • Super soft vanilla bean cinnamon rolls.
      Vanilla Bean Cinnamon Rolls
    • Close up of a soft and fluffy Biscoff cinnamon roll.
      Biscoff Cinnamon Rolls
    • Slice of almond streusel coffee cake.
      Easy Almond Streusel Coffee Cake with Amaretto

    Springtime Faves:

    • Taking a fork full of light vanilla cake with strawberry jam filling and top.
      Strawberry Jam Cake - Light Vanilla Cake Layers with Strawberry Jam Filling
    • Old fashioned carrot cake with pineapple, coconut and walnuts, layered with cream cheese frosting.
      Old Fashioned Carrot Cake with Pineapple
    • Pistachio and cardamom filled challah buns, iced with lemon and vanilla frosting. One bun with a bite taken out to show the filling.
      Pistachio Cardamom Challah Buns
    • Homemade chai tea flavored marshmallows, sliced in a bowl and on a piece of parchment paper with spices.
      Chai Marshmallows

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