I don’t know where you live but around here we’ve had a very wintery winter, it’s probably the coldest one since I moved to Canada about 8 years ago; so maternity leave (and not having to go out every day) could not have come at a better time. At -25°C the only thing I need […]
Chocolate Cake with Walnuts – New Year’s Eve 2014
Just three words for this Chocolate Cake with Walnuts– QUICK, EASY, DELICIOUS! This is the cake I made for our New Year’s Eve party and trust me on this, everyone at our party just loved it. This cake is a must for any chocolate lover! The walnut cake was light and moist and the filling […]
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Filling with Walnuts
Ingredients for a two-layer 9 inches cake : 500 ml whipping cream 300 g semi-sweet 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 water and then dissolve over hot water (I placed the bowl with gelatin in a […]
Santa Down the Chimney Cake
Santa Down the Chimney Cake – my last Christmas cake this season! It’s not only a funny cake that I’m sure your kids would enjoy but it’s also super super delicious – walnut cake with white chocolate and walnuts filling and orange filling. This is probably one of my favourite cakes so far! As usual, […]
Orange Filling
Ingredients: 500 ml whipping cream, at room temperature 4 egg yolks Zest from 1 orange 8 Tbsp (1/2 cup) sugar 1 cup orange juice + 8 Tbsp (~ 250ml / the juice from 3 oranges) 4 Tbsp (3/4 cup) powder sugar, if you’re using unsweetened whipping cream 25 g unflavoured gelatin
Christmas Present Cake
This is a great cake design that is quite easy to make. I decided to make this Christmas Present Cake shaped as a square box but you could make it as a rectangle, hexagon or round if you prefer. The cake flavour and filling are the same as the ones I used for my Christmas […]
Winter Holidays Cake with Penguins
We had a beautiful white Christmas this year in Toronto and heavy snow in the first days of the year. This wintery, snow-filled cake describes perfectly the beautiful snowy landscape from the past days … we are just missing the penguins :- ). It’s the second cake I made for Christmas this year and it […]
Christmas Bauble Cake
Let the baking begin for this holiday season with this lovely Christmas Bauble Cake! I have four cake designs in mind this year and just as many Christmas parties to go to so it’s perfect! If you are still looking for a great dessert idea for Christmas, look no further! This is a delicious red […]
Cream Cheese Filling
Ingredients: 450 g (16 oz) cream cheese, at room temperature ½ cup butter, at room temperature 4 tsp vanilla extract 4 cups powdered sugar 4 Tbsp sour cream Directions: Beat cream cheese, softened butter, sour cream and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. […]
