I officially own over 200 cookie cutters in all shapes possible, yeah call me crazy! I don’t make cookies very often though; I’m more of a cake person – just check out the Surprise Bunny Inside a Carrot Cake Cheesecake I made just recently where I actually used a cookie cutter! So this morning while […]
Surprise Inside Carrot Cake Cheesecake
Who’s up for baking something super delicious and creative this Easter that will WOW your guests? There is a new trend in the world of cake decorating and that is the surprise-inside cakes! What might seem as a simple cake on the outside, it’s actually decorated from the inside out making it a stunning cake […]
Carrot Made out of Cupcakes for Easter
These Carrot Cupcakes are an easy dessert idea for Easter! Making and decorating them could be a fun and exciting activity with your kids. Since it’s a carrot made out of cupcakes I thought carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting would work the best. Grab a bunch of fresh carrots with leaves and a […]
Easter Lamb Cake
This Easter season wouldn’t be complete without a lamb cake! In this post I’ll show you how easily you can make an adorable lamb cake (hubby named it “Fatty” : ))) without using a lamb mold. I know there is the famous Wilton 3D lamb mold out there but I really don’t like buying a […]
Lamb Haggis / Terrine (Drob de Miel)
Romanian Lamb Haggis is one of the most popular dishes cooked around Easter. It’s made of minced lamb innards (heart, liver, lungs, kidneys), green onions, eggs, fresh dill and parsley. All these wrapped in a caul (or pasta sheet) and roasted like a meatloaf. We serve it as an appetizer with green onions, tomatoes or […]
Romanian Easter Cake with Cheese (Pasca cu Branza)
Pasca cu Branza is a traditional Easter dessert that is specific to the north-eastern part of the country (in Moldavia). It can be simple, with jagged margins, or it can have dough braided edges. Sometimes a cross-shaped braid is placed in the middle, representing the crucifixion of Jesus. People usually take some Pasca, dyed eggs […]
Roasted Lamb with Rosemary and Lots of Garlic
This is a dish for lamb and garlic lovers! The only time of the year when we eat lamb is at Easter. It’s the second year I cooked lamb since we moved to Canada but the first time it actually tasted delicious. This is mainly because we found a very good place to buy fresh […]
Easter Cake with Bunnies and Eggs
This is the funniest cake I’ve ever made for Easter so far. It’s an easy-to-make cake with a delicious and refreshing yogurt filling and decorated with a basket weave pattern made of vanilla buttercream icing. I filled the Easter basked with green coconut grass, added some Smarties mini eggs and 2 chocolate bunnies. You don’t […]
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 […]
