Ingredients: 500 ml whipping cream 300 g white chocolate chips or grated chocolate 14 g gelatin 2 Tbsp rum extract 200 g ground walnuts Directions: Soften the gelatin in a few tablespoons of warm (not hot) water and then dissolve over hot water (I placed the bowl with gelatin in a bigger one that […]
Chocolate Ganache with Walnuts Filling
Ingredients: 150 g semi-sweet chocolate 300 ml whipping cream 8 Tbsp ground walnuts The standard ratio for chocolate ganache is 1:1 (1 part semi-sweet chocolate, 1 part cream). For whipped ganache, the ratio is 2:1 (2 parts whipping cream, 1 part chocolate). Directions: Heat the whipping cream in a bowl over a pot of […]
Easieast Cream Cheese Filling/Frosting I
Ingredients: 500 g cream cheese (2 packages), at room temperature 115 g (½ cup) butter, at room temperature 250 g (2 cups) powdered sugar 2 Tbsp vanilla extract Directions: Beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and gradually mix in the sugar. Cakes with this type of […]
How to Make Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
I got this recipe from Baking with the Cake Boss book. It’s a pretty basic vanilla frosting recipe, easy to make and great for icing your cakes. Makes about 4 cups, enough to fill and ice one 9-inch cake Ingredients: 2 ½ cups (5 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 5 cups powdered sugar 1 Tbsp vanilla […]
How to Dye Easter Eggs with Leaf Imprints
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 […]