7.4.2019
We traditionally make choux pastry donuts for Christmas and Easter – the regular ones with vanilla buttercream. Choux pastry donuts are made with choux pastry (of course) and are shaped into circles, therefore they resemble to donuts. They belong to the same category as éclairs, profiteroles, etc, but this shape is the most popular in Slovakia, we call them “venčeky”.…
31.3.2019
There are only a few weeks left until Easter so I adjusted the decoration for photos. I´m sure you´re familiar with it too – you bake for Christmas or Easter, some cakes require only egg yolks and suddenly you have leftover egg whites and no cake to make. One solution would be to freeze them, but I always forget how…
24.3.2019
I wanted to make something with lime for a long time, but I usually had such bad luck that I found limes in a really bad condition. I finally found some good limes with good price so I took them right away. I was carried away and I eventually took a lot more than I needed and now the leftover pieces…
17.3.2019
I had three mascarpone packages in my fridge so it was about time to make something with at least one of them. When we talk about mascarpone, what else comes to your mind than tiramisu. Since I already have a recipe for traditional tiramisu on my blog, I decided to make No-bake Tiramisu Cheesecake. I don´t like using eggs in…
10.3.2019
I wanted to make layered parfaits for a long time, parfaits which would contain a layer of strawberries and some white layer. I´ve been deciding between a white chocolate and whipped cream layer or a cream cheese and whipped cream layer – cream cheese and whipped cream won since I wanted a lighter, fluffier cheesecake filling. When it comes to…
3.3.2019
I was again in the mood for non-creamy cake and for some hazelnuts at the same time. I was thinking about what I should make since nuts usually go into batter, then there is some filling, mostly made with hazelnut spread, but I didn´t want to use any spread. In the end, I chose to make Chocolate Hazelnut Bread, since…
24.2.2019
You´re suddenly craving something sweet, but you don´t have a lot of time or you´re just not in the mood for doing anything complicated. Quick and easy recipes are the best then. Someone prefers cakes measured in cups, which are quick, for sure, but I think they are less accurate than cakes measured in a scale. Quick cake can be…
17.2.2019
I´m sure you sometimes crave chocolate too. You can take a tablet of chocolate and eat it just like that or make some chocolate cake. I prefer the second option, since there is more of a cake than of chocolate and it is less sweet. And how about a cake which contains all three chocolates – dark, milk and white?…
10.2.2019
Valentine´s Day is coming, let´s have a romantic dinner – I would never say that. I think that Valentine´s Day is too commercial, which is no good to anyone, maybe only to those who sell red and romantic stuff. However, it is also a great reason to use something pink or red in a cake, I agree with that. You…
3.2.2019
I´ve been using a lot of lemon in my recipes lately, I don´t even know it got to this point. But lemon curd is soooo good. I made some cookies filled with lemon curd last time so I had one full jar left. I preserved it and now was a good time for Lemon Cheesecake with Lemon Curd. Cheesecake is…
27.1.2019
It´s been a long time since I made yeast dough. Truth to be told, I kind of avoid it. I rather make some tart or cheesecake than something made with yeast dough. I get discouraged by long waiting and manual kneading. However, I finally bought a long-desired stand mixer so I tested it right away and didn´t knead dough with…
20.1.2019
Chocolate and cherries. I opened my freezer and cherries were staring at me. I was craving for something with chocolate and cherries, and mostly, for a big amount of cake. I was firstly thinking of Black Forest bars with heavy cream on the top, but then I thought that they don´t contain enough chocolate. Therefore, I replaced heavy cream with…
13.1.2019
Since right now I don´t have my university lectures, I can make parfait cups. I really like them, but I don´t do them during my university time because they are difficult to transport and they take a lot of space in my bag. Parfaits are usually light and also easier to make than a traditional cake. A new year is…
6.1.2019
Cakes and cookies from holidays are almost gone and for someone this period is about new year´s resolutions and losing weight. I never really understood the principle of new year´s resolutions and new year´s wishes. One who wants to do some resolutions, he/she can do it anytime during a year, he/she doesn´t have to wait until new year. When it…
16.12.2018
Only one week left. I admit that I haven´t baked anything yet, not a single thing 😀 I have my last exam on Wednesday, only then I can fully bake, decorate a Christmas tree, a house and profit from Christmas mood. For the first time in 5 years of my university study, I won´t have to study for anything during…
9.12.2018
Although Christmas baking is mainly about cookies, I´m sure you also bake one or two creamy cakes. Moreover, what´s more Christmas-y than the smell of gingerbread. I combined gingerbread with traditional American recipe for Red Velvet and made Christmas Gingerbread Red Velvet Bars. The dessert Red Velvet is known for its fluffiness, red color and mascarpone or cream cheese and…
2.12.2018
December is here, not only calendar, but also weather, says that. I hope that it will get wiser and there won´t be -15 Celsius degrees during a night anymore, I am not used to this kind of chilly weather. The best thing to do in such weather is to tuck up in a blanket with hot chocolate, a laptop on…
25.11.2018
Some people are already baking for Christmas, but I try to avoid Christmas baking, I still have time for it, at least one week. By this time, the blog will be in Christmas mood too. I noticed mangoes on sale a few days ago, so I took two of them and I was wondering at home what I would make…
