Walnuts season is here. So I decided to use walnuts in these cupcakes I made for a birthday celebration in my family. The dough is nicely soft and light and the nutty taste is delicious. Great for an afternoon tea break or as a breakfast with yoghurt. I bake various variations of the recipe – … Continue reading Walnuts cupcakes with vanilla cream frosting
This recipe has it all – fresh fruit, chocolate chunks, chocolate glaze and the skyr in dough giving it a nice moisture and a bit of tanginess. Skyr is traditional Icelandic yoghurt with slightly sour flavor. It is similar to curd cheese. I used vanilla-flavored one to boost the vanilla flavor of the cake, in … Continue reading Blueberry loaf with skyr
The feedback I got from a teenager in my family on these cookies was “better than Starbucks cookies”. I haven’t had a cookie in Starbucks so I can only hope it is a solid benchmark. These cookies are rich, fudgy and full of chocolate chunks. Nicely soft when still warm from the oven. Crunchier when … Continue reading Chocolate cookies
This year, we planted some zucchini in our garden. Thus, I have been searching for various zucchini recipes over the last couple of weeks. Zucchini savory pancakes, schnitzels ..and now zucchini bread. I found a classic recipe, but instead of using just cinnamon, I used gingerbread spice mix. Quite a Christmassy flavor, not very summery, … Continue reading Zucchini bread with gingerbread spice
Classic bishop’s bread is a Christmas fruit bread. But I am not the biggest fan of the classic version with candied fruits, so I used chocolate chunks instead. If you want a nicely dense and chocolatey cake with your afternoon coffee, do not hesitate and try this recipe! The chocolate ganache on top is optional, … Continue reading Bishop’s bread with chocolate chunks and ganache
For this birthday cake I wanted to avoid heavy buttercream. This mascarpone-based frosting tastes lighter, especially if the mascarpone is partially replaced by quark cheese, and allows the taste of fresh blueberries, blueberry jam and juice to really stand out. Ingredients (for three-layers cake*) 6 eggs, room temperature 220 g caster sugar 180 g plain … Continue reading Blueberry cake
This roll went so fast that I almost didn’t manage to take some pictures of it. Great success, the whole family liked it, so I am going to make this one again soon. This is another Czech traditional recipe. Although you can find similar ones in the kitchens of the surrounding countries. I love yest dough … Continue reading Czech poppy seed roll
Another raspberry recipe! Although this one would work nicely also with strawberries also, especially now when they are in season here. Next time:) The filling is nicely refreshing, mostly thanks to the lightness of ricotta combined with the lemon juice. Ideal recipe for hot summer days. Ingredients Dough: 250g plain flour 125 g powder sugar … Continue reading Lemon ricotta pie with raspberries
For quite some time I have wanted to bake and decorate a birthday cake. A “proper”, at least two-layers, cake with some frosting. Watching the videos and pictures of what others have been doing, it looks quite easy and fun… Well, as I have just discovered, it definitely requires some practice before your cake starts looking like … Continue reading Raspberry cake with chocolate chips and frosting
I know I am too late with this Easter-themed recipe and it’s almost like sharing a recipe for Christmas cookies in the middle of July. But I think it is still worth sharing it with you as it would be a shame to anyhow limit enjoying this tasty, rich, brioche-like bread only to Easter. It can be a perfect part of your … Continue reading Sweet (Easter) bread
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