Home-made English Battenberg, with a not-so traditional interior pattern. Almond and vanilla moist sponge, coated in a rich, almond marzipan and sandwiched around a thick layer of home-made blackcurrant jam.
Rugelach, an old Jewish and Eastern European cookie, is filled with just a little jelly, sprinkled with nuts and cinnamon and rolled into a gently sweet crescent.