Alchemist's Kitchen

06/10/2026

16/09/2026

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Irish ‘Spotted Dog’ Soda Bread Recipe

Makes: 1 loaf

(50-55 mins)

Essentially a sweet Irish soda bread dotted with sultanas and raisins, sliced, served warm and slathered in Kerrygold butter, and topped with your favourite jam or marmalade.

Like many soda breads, the recipe relies on the reaction between the buttermilk and bicarbonate of soda. You can have this freshly baked bread on the table in under an hour.

Ingredients:
400g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp flaked sea salt
2 tbsps caster sugar or honey
150g sultanas, raisins, cranberries; a mixture of whatever dried fruit you like
300-350ml buttermilk (make it; Greek yogurt, milk, lemon juice or white vinegar; let sit for 5 mins to curdle)

To Make:

1. Preheat oven to 180c.
2. In a large bowl, add the flour, bicarb, salt and sugar. Mix together and stir in the dried fruit.
3. Add most of the buttermilk to the dry ingredients, then mix until it forms a sticky dough. Add the remaining buttermilk if needed. The dough should come together but not feel wet.
4. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently shape into a round. Don’t knead it, just bring it together with your hands.
5. Place the dough onto a parchment paper-lined baking tray (or paper-lined ovenproof dish), then cut a deep cross in the top with a sharp knife.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, until deeply golden, and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped underneath.
7. Allow the loaf to cool for approximately 20 minutes before slicing.
8. Serve thickly sliced with plenty of excellent quality salted butter. You can also add your favourite jam such as strawberry or blueberry.

15/09/2026

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Browned Butter, Caramel, Triple Chocolate Cookies

Contains: Egg, Milk, Soya, Wheat

13/09/2026

🚨🚓👮🏾‍♂️👮🏼‍♀️👮🏽🚔 🍪 🍩 ⭐️

The Rookie Themed Birthday Treat Tower

Included:
🍩 Caramel & Vanilla Flavoured Sprinkle Doughnuts
🍪 Browned Butter, Caramel, Triple Chocolate Cookies

Bespoke Features:
🌟 Handmade - The Rookie Themed Fondant Edible Toppers
✨Non-edible cake decos: cake ball picks, laser cut Happy Birthday topper, metallic gold tall cake candles

28/05/2026

Vegan ‘Toffee Crisp’ Balls Recipe ⬇️

Due to the peanut butter in the recipe, these taste a bit like a hybrid between a toffee crisp and a snickers.

Ingredients:

For the ‘caramel’:
2 cups pitted dates, chopped (may need soaking in hot water to help them blend; drain before adding to blender)
2 tbsps smooth or crunchy peanut butter
2 tbsps maple syrup
1 tsp coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
Handful of soy protein crispy cereal

For the coating:
100g of 70% Dark chocolate, melted
1 tsp coconut oil
Handful of soy crispy protein cereal
Sea salt, small pinch; to sprinkle on top

To make:
1. Blend the caramel ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and add a handful of soy crispy protein cereal and combine.
2. Roll into balls; if the caramel is too sticky to handle, refrigerate until it hardens up slightly, then proceed to roll into balls. Chill the rolled balls on a parchment paper-lined baking tray or chopping board.
3. Melt the dark chocolate with a little coconut oil in the microwave (20 seconds at a time), and stir until smooth. Mix another handful of crispy protein cereal into the chocolate.
4. Dunk and coat each caramel ball in the chocolate (using x2 forks to drop in and lift out), and place back on the lined baking tray or chopping board to set. Sprinkle over a little sea salt on the tops of each.
5. Chill in the refrigerator until fully set, then enjoy.

Can be individually wrapped in clingfilm once set, and frozen until needed. Keeps well in the freezer for about 3 months. Alternatively, store wrapped, or in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Add any extras such as dried fruits, nuts, or dark chocolate chips if preferred.

Soy protein crispy cereal; from health food shops or Amazon UK

22/05/2026

Blueberry Cottage Cheese Crumble Breakfast Bake 🫐 ✨

Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 35-40 mins
Serves: 6 portions

Equipment:
Blender / Food processor
Mixing Bowl
8x8” baking dish (small lasagne oven dish)
Parchment paper

Ingredients:
Base ⬇️
2 cups full-fat cottage cheese
4 large eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon zest
Pinch sea salt
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (if frozen, don’t defrost)
Oat Crumble Topping ⬇️
1/2 cup porridge oats (rolled oats)
1/4 cup almond flour
2 tbsps melted butter or coconut oil
1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Optional: Handful of flaked almonds (not used in the photos)

To Make:

1. Preheat the oven to 180c and line the baking dish with parchment paper.
2. Blend the cottage cheese, eggs, honey or maple syrup, vanilla extract, lemon zest, pinch of sea salt and cinnamon until smooth.
3. Stir in the oats, baking powder, and gently fold in the blueberries (coated in flour to prevent them from sinking when baking).
4. Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and smooth out.
5. In a separate mixing bowl, add the oats, almond flour, butter or coconut oil, honey or maple syrup, and cinnamon, and stir to combine.
6. Sprinkle this as evenly as possible over the mixture in the dish. Scatter over the flaked almonds (if using).
7. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, until golden and just set in the middle. You can create a tent (fold in the centre) of foil if it is browning too quickly.
8. Once baked, cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serve warm. It can also be chilled and enjoyed cold if preferred.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for approximately 4-5 days.

Additional extras; if desired:
Add chopped nuts to the crumble topping

Serving suggestion:
Enjoy a slice with a spoonful of honeyed Greek yogurt and fresh berries

19/05/2026

Italian Almond Cake - Torta Di Mandorle

07/05/2026

06/05/2026

New to the menu ✨

Lemon Cheesecake Crumble Bars

🍋 Melt-in-the-mouth shortbread base

🍋 Creamy and tangy lemon cheesecake layer

🍋 Buttery and crunchy crumble top

02/05/2026

Treat Table Bakes ✨

🌟Old-Fashioned Rock Cakes - With Valencian orange extract, mixed spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cranberries, glacé cherries and sultanas - Crisp and crumbly (similar, but better than a scone imo)

🌟Chocolate Chip Cookies - With milk chocolate chips - Crunchy, chewy and buttery (as close to a well-known chain of cookie shops starting with an M from the late 90’s-2000’s 👌🏻)

🌟Choccy Balboa Brownies - Rich brownie base with a milk chocolate rocky road top - Inclusions and decorations of pretzels, caramel chocolate biscuit bar pieces, blonde (caramelised) white chocolate - Richly indulgent bite-sized pieces - A balanced combination of sweet and salty.