While the Ghost Cake was the kids’ favourite one, this Spider Cake was my favourite. I loved creating a cute 3D cake without having to use fondant for the details (which I almost always use for my custom 3D cakes). Also, I enjoyed covering the Spider Cake with the velvet texture made out of chocolate. […]
Homemade Chocolate Bars
If there is a recipe that reminds me of my childhood (in the late ‘80s) is the one for Homemade Chocolate Bars (Ciocolata de Casa). Our parents had to line up for hours to get basic food items such as milk, eggs and bread and sometimes the stores would run out of them before they […]
Raspberry Cream Cheese Buttercream Cake
I wanted to experiment more with buttercream frosting. I mentioned in my Vanilla Buttercream Frosting post that I’m not a big fan of buttercream for filling cakes, it’s just too buttery and sugary for my taste. However, it’s very easy to work with it to decorate cakes/cupcakes hence why I still make it. But let […]
Raspberry Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting/Filling
This Raspberry Cream Cheese Buttercream is delicious on its own but you could mix in some fresh raspberries as well, place them on top of the filling between the cake layers, or just arrange them on top to decorate your cake. Ingredients […]
Strawberry Vanilla Cake
Ingredients for two 26.7 cm (10.5 inch) strawberry vanilla cakes: 5 eggs 1.5 cups (165g) sugar 1 cup (225g)unsalted butter 1.5 Tbsp vanilla ¼ tsp salt ¾ cup (175ml) milk 3 tsp baking powder 2.5 cups (275g) sifted cake flour ½ cup (75g) strawberry pudding powder (optional, I usually add this to get a stronger […]
Romanian Mamaliga (Polenta)
Mamaliga is a traditional Romanian recipe. It’s a porridge made out of maize flour that is easy to prepare, nutritious and delicious. This is the quick version of the recipe. The traditional one takes longer to make and it’s usually cooked in a cast iron pot (called ceaun or tuci in Romania). It usually turns […]
Chocolate and Butter Filling
Ingredients: 4 eggs 200 g sugar 330 g unsalted butter , at room temperature ( ~ 3 butter sticks ) 2.5 Tbsp cocoa Directions: Beat the eggs and the sugar in a bowl over a pot of boiling water until thick and creamy. Then add half of the cocoa and mix until well combined. […]