If it’s Easter, it’s time to decorate some eggs! Dyeing eggs with plants is fun and easy and the nice part about this is that every egg will be wildly different :). You will need: white eggs Egg dye Cups for dyes Old pantyhose thread Leaves […]
Chocolate Cake with Walnuts
Ingredients for a 26.7 cm (10.5 inch) round pan : 7 large eggs 7 Tbsp water (40 ml) 10 Tbsp all-purpose flour (160 g) 4 Tbsp cocoa powder (50 g) 14 Tbsp sugar (210 g) 4-5 Tbsp chopped or ground walnuts (optional) The pan should be greased with butter and floured or lined with parchment paper. […]
Chocolate Ganache with Sour Cherries Filling
Ingredients: 300 g semi-sweet chocolate 300 ml whipping cream 250 g red sour pitted cherries in syrup, drained The standard ratio for chocolate ganache is 1:1 (1 part semi-sweet chocolate, 1 part cream). However, I find that with the type of chocolate that I am using it’s better if I add less chocolate since the […]
Fruit Yogurt Filling With Sour Cherries
Ingredients: 650 g fruit yogurt, at room temperature 150 g powdered sugar 375 ml whipping cream (+ 70-100 g powdered sugar if the whipping cream is not sweet) 30 g gelatin 200 g pitted sour cherries Directions: This fruit yogurt filling with sour cherries is the easiest you can make. Firstly, you have to […]
How to Make Egg Noodles
Here’s a basic recipe for egg noodles. Did I tell you how much I love my KitchenAid and the pasta attachments? It’s sooooo much easier to make fresh pasta with the KitchenAid than rolling/cutting it by hand or even using the old-fashioned pasta machine. Time: 20 min, Prep: 20 min. Ingredients: 1 egg 100 g sifted all-purpose […]
Walnut Cake
Ingredients for a 24.5 x 9 cm (9.6 x 3.5 inches) round pan.: 8 eggs 45 ml water 240 g sugar 4 Tbsp ground walnuts 1 pouch vanilla sugar 220 g all-purpose flour, sifted Directions: Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Beat egg whites and water with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Add sugar and […]
How to Make Royal Icing
You can use Royal Icing to decorate cakes, gingerbread cookies or other biscuits and to make various cake decorations. Time: 10 min, Prep: 10 min. Ingredients: 2 large egg whites 2 tsp lemon juice 330 g (3 cups) powdered sugar for piping consistency (you can use 275 g / 2.5 cups for covering or “flooding” the entire […]
Cream Cheese Frosting with Peacans
Ingredients: 150 g pecans 225 g cream cheese 440 g (4 cups) icing sugar 110 g butter, softened 1 tsp vanilla extract Directions: Combine the butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Add the chopped pecans. Cakes with this type of frosting… Carrot […]
Cappuccino and Mascarpone Cheese Frosting
Ingredients: 720 ml chilled whipping cream (3 cups) 2 Tbsp cappuccino (dry powder) 80 g white chocolate, grated 450 g sugar (2 cups) 900 g mascarpone cheese Pink food coloring paste Directions: I got this frosting recipe from here but just used cappuccino instead of espresso powder. Bring 2/3 of the whipping cream to boil in […]
