Let’s celebrate Halloween with these spooky cake pops! I made them using the same recipe as in my previous post but just used orange and white candy melts to dip the cake pops in. I rolled the crumbled mixture into golf ball-size balls for the eyes as well as the pumpkins. You can give the cake […]
Cake Pops – Red Velvet & Cream Cheese
These cake pops were such a huge hit at our Gender Reveal Party. They were my favourite as well but after the Pregnant Belly Cake I already showed you in my previous post. They taste delicious, are super easy to make and honestly you can’t go wrong with anything that involves red velvet and cream […]
Pregnant Belly Cake – Gender Reveal Party
I’m baking something pretty special this time… a bun in the oven :). This is the reason I haven’t been so active on the blog lately. We decided to organize a Gender Reveal Party and since I’ve started regaining some of my energy back I figured this would be the perfect occasion for another cake […]
Bean, Beet & Lentil Salad
This Bean, Beet & Lentil Salad is super easy to make and so healthy. The beans and beets are a great source of nutrients such as fiber, iron, vitamins A & C, magnesium, calcium and others. I love this salad and am very thankful to my friend Cristina for sharing the recipe :). It’s a great […]
Red Velvet Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 2 Tbsp cocoa powder 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 3 eggs 3/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup milk 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 Tbsp red food coloring (or 1.5-2 Tbsp for a […]
Lard Cookies / Fursecuri cu Untura
These lard cookies are great for any occasion. This is a very basic and old recipe that I know from my mom who used to make these especially around the winter holidays. She always used lard for these cookies but you can use butter as a substitute. The texture will be a little different though […]
White Chocolate Filling with Walnuts
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 […]
50 Great Ideas for Your Winter Holiday Menu
The Winter holidays are just around the corner so I started looking for some new and creative recipes for our Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties. I thought it would be a good idea to share 50 of my favourite recipes with you (in no particular order)… some from my blog, some from other great […]
My Special Topsy Turvy BDay Cake
I am so excited I managed to make this Topsy Turvy Cake for my birthday despite the time constraints. I think this is the biggest cake I made in the shortest time but, thanks to my husband who offered to help shaping the fondant balls (he’s an expert now :)), I managed to finish the […]
