This glazed Lemon Loaf Cake is delicious, lemony and perfectly moist!! And it stays moist for days. It’s bursting with fresh lemon flavor and easy lemon glaze on top, when hardens it gives that yummy crunchy texture. Love at the first bite. I know there is A LOT of lemon cakes out there, but this…
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Chocolate Almond and Hazelnut Bundt Cake
This chocolate, almond and hazelnut bundt cake is loaded with dark chocolate, almonds and toasted hazelnuts-so much flavor, beautifully moist and absolutely delicious and it is gluten-free. Few weeks before Christmas my hubby got few pounds of both almonds and hazelnuts. Dream come true…. Homegrown hazelnuts and almonds just before Christmas, can get better. I…
No-bake Oreo Cheesecake
This no-bake Oreo Cheesecake is smooth and creamy cheesecake loaded with chunks of Oreo cookies – it’s the perfect cheesecake recipe and it’s so easy to make with only 7 ingredients!!! I love no-bake desserts. I mostly make them over the week, when I don’t have time for some “complicated” cakes. Especially when I shoot my…
Caramelized walnut cake
Soft and fluffy walnut cake layers with delicious vanilla and caramelized walnut filling. Caramelized walnut cake or Hedgehog cake (as the name stands in my mothers cookbook). This is the cake my mother make every Christmas/New Year’s holidays. She make it as a roll cake and call it The Hedgehog cake. This is one of…
Madjarica (Hungarian Cake) – Croatian Classic ♥
Madjarica is Queen of the cakes in Croatia. Soft, thin and moist cake layers in between extremely delicious chocolate filling, topped with chocolate glaze – showstopper on every cake platter. Update. Recipe originally published on December, 21st 2016. Layers of chocolate filling alternate with a thin, moist cake to build this classic continental Croatian cake…
Cranberry Orange Cookies
Orange and cranberry are wonderful flavors and they match perfectly. Soft and chewy cookies with wonderful orange and cranberry flavor. Definitely a keeper recipe. In December I was in „a cookie mood“. I made quite a few cookie recipes, and this one is a definite keeper. Soft and chewy with a delicious, light and sweet…
The ultimate fudgy brownies
The ultimate fudgy (dark chocolate) brownies!!! The end (There is nothing more to say ?). Just look at the picture. I have searched for perfect brownies, it seems for ages. I wanted that fudgy taste and that thin crackly top. I have tried at least 15 different recipes but I was never quite satisfied with…
Tiramisu truffles
Tiramisu truffles are irresistible blend of ground ladyfinger cookies, creamy mascarpone cheese and a splash of coffee, rolled into cocoa powder. These taste just like Tiramisu cake, only in a bite-sized form. In my house I started a trend of no-bake sweet treats. In December only, or this Christmas, I prepared 3 types of no-bake…
Grandma’s Jam filled sour cream cookies
My grandma’s jam filled sour cream cookies are tender, flaky and irresistible. So easy to make, perfect for Holidays or any time of the year. Five ingredients only!! This is the recipe that reminds me of my childhood, spending weekends and summer school breaks in the country with my grandparents. My grandma was (she is…
Cinnamon star cookies
Cinnamon Star cookies or Zimtsterne are very traditional Christmas treat around Germany. For cinnamon lovers like me, these little cookies are a must for Holidays! I’ve been in Germany few times, but never went around Christmas time. The Christmas markets in Germany are definitely something I’ve wanted to experience, I want to stroll around Christmas markets and…
Speculaas Truffles
Simple Speculaas truffles, made with Speculaas cookies, white chocolate and almonds. A no-bake dessert, made in no-time, and very delicious. Since Spekulaas cookies are loaded with a lovely combination of rich, warm flavors this is the perfect winter recipe! I just love Speculaas cookies. They are full of rich and warm spices that are perfect…
Hazelnut cake bars
Thin layers of soft hazelnut crusts with delicious vanilla buttercream and topped with chocolate ganache guaranteed will be a showstopper on any holiday cake platter. I never get over how magical baking is. You put together few basic ingredients, and few hours later you have something beautiful and delicious to share. Baking cakes and cookies…