Winter is coming and I’m in need of sweet comfort food. Gone are the days when I’m satisfied with a smoothie for breakfast. I want creamy Vanilla Rice Pudding for breakfast to warm me up from the inside. My “oatmeal” for the colder months as I like to call it ;) Continue Reading…
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and my favorite gifts to give (and to get) are the homemade kind, with lots of chocolate! ;) I already baked these brownie raspberry tarts five times this week and have been giving them away as sweet Valentine’s Day treats to loved ones. They have been a huge hit and I didn’t want to deprive you of these glorious tarts. Continue Reading…
Chocolate and raspberries must be one of the best combinations! If you remember my Double Chocolate Raspberry Tarte, you know how much I love to pair these two flavors! Continue Reading…
This week I’m (virtually) cooking with six fellow bloggers under the motto “Seasonal Cooking & Baking” for you. Each day another lovely lady has shared a mouthwatering recipe with fruits or vegetables that are currently in season. Since most berries are already in season (yay!), I thought that I would create individual-sized Very Berry Pavlovas for you. Continue Reading…
This cake is one of my favorites to make (and to eat!). A raspberry cake with a subtle Amaretto flavor that is so light and fluffy that you could easily eat half of it at once. I sure know because I have done it before!
Today I will be sharing with you my version of a British classic, the Victoria Sponge Cake. It is a very simple cake, traditionally consisting of a fluffy sponge, filled with jam and whipped cream or buttercream. My problem: I don’t like whipped cream or buttercream. Whipped cream is something I’ve never been a fan of. In my opinion it doesn’t taste like much and I would never order whipped cream on top of ice cream or hot chocolate. And buttercream to me tastes as if you would take a bite of a stick of butter, drenched in lots of sugar. So you can see my dilemma, liking the idea of a British Victoria Sponge Cake but not the actual implementation.