Opera is one of the best cakes I have ever made, one that has a huge success at every class I make it. I have tried a lot of other variations, some were delicious, some I wished were never made. This Berry Opera however, belongs to the first kind – delicious, vibrant, fresh! It’s a…
Buttercream
{Carrot Parsnip Cake} – Tort cu morcovi si pastarnac
If you told me a few years back that I will be baking and actually enjoying carrot cake, I would have said you are crazy. Moreover, adding parsnip to desserts was way out of my mind at that time. I mean, come on, carrot parsnip cake? Is that something you would actually think of during…
{L’Opera} – Opera Cake
There’s no doubt that French Pastry is the ultimate way of baking and making desserts, it’s what we all look up to and work hard to learn and master. Cakes like Paris-Brest, St. Honore, eclairs, choux au craquelin or entremets have definitely sparked my love for French patisserie, for perfect techniques and elegant designs, for…
{Momofuku Chocolate Chip Cake} – Tort Momofuku cu picaturi de ciocolata
Once Momofuku, always Momofuku! This seems to be the case with my love for Christina Tosi’s recipes. Every single of her cakes are tantalizing in every possible way. All those gorgeous layers, those luscious sponge cakes and icings, all the different textures and colors are inspiring. Oh did I mention the great, addictive taste?! I’ve…
{Funfetti Buttermilk Cake} – Tort cu bombonele colorate
Funfetti is a whole new experience for me. It’s been a few years since I started baking, but never really gave funfetti a chance until a few days ago. Don’t get me wrong, I do love sprinkles, but they’re not suited for every cake or dessert and there was a time when you could literally…
{Chocolate Cherry Cake} – Tort cu cirese si ciocolata
If you asked me a few years ago about buttercream, I would have said I hate it, even though I always loved butter on toast or butter on everything. I just felt like buttercream was this sweet, dense, tasteless mess that didn’t go well with cakes in my mind at that time. But here I…
{Brown Butter Carrot Cupcakes} – Cupcakes cu morcov
I admit it – I’m in love with brown butter. After using it for the first time in these cookies, I just fell in love with its fragrance and taste and the aroma it adds to baked goods. Also known as beurre noisette, brown butter is not a hard thing to cook – what’s hard…
{Rose Velvet Bundt Cakes} – Mini Guguluf cu trandafir si zmeura
I just want to dedicate this post to past and future loves, to memories and broken bits of soul, to those people who build you up or those who take you down, to those of you who fight for their love or those who go on separate ways, to those who care for others more…
{Chocolate Bacon Cake} – Tort cu ciocolata si bacon
If you’ve been following this blog for a longer period of time, you should know that I like flavor combinations that step out of the ordinary and it’s not the first time I’m using bacon in desserts – these cookies were delicious too! But there’s something about the idea of a chocolate bacon cake that…
