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…
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{Pumpkin Loaf Cake} – Chec cu dovleac
The fragrance of freshly baked pumpkin with a touch of cinnamon is the staple aroma of autumn! And it just happens that I baked this loaf cake as the season has fully taken charge of nature. The cold mornings already smell like winter and the leaves are so pale that I expect it to snow…
{Introduction to Pastry} – Salt and Spices
Click pentru limba romana Salt We all know what salt tastes like and how adding it to a recipe influences the taste, but salt is more than just a seasoning or flavor enhancer and it has a far more important role in some recipes than you might think. When I first started baking, I thought…
{Momofuku Pumpkin Pie Cake} – Tort cu dovleac
After two Momofuku cakes and a batch of cookies, it was time to make a third cake, one focusing on a flavor that is trending right now – pumpkin. I’m hooked on Christina Tosi’s recipes lately, but worry not, I will resume regular baking once I get this out of my system. Not that I’m…
{Spiced Pear Muffins} – Muffins cu pere
Prior to these spiced pear muffins (and my most reliable recipe ever – blueberry muffins), I thought muffins rarely deserve to be baked not because they weren’t delicious, but because there are other baked goodies out there that taste much better. But then my little man started school and I realized muffins are my best…
{Orange Roasted Pears with Homemade Ricotta and Cinnamon Streusel}
Inspiration comes from simple things, comes from a beautiful ingredient you buy at the market, something you see in the park, something my child says in his witty, funny, cute way, from a gorgeous picture I might see online, a commercial or ad, an idea someone throws at me or from a plate or food…
{Homemade Cinnamon Rolls} – Rulouri cu scortisoara
I get the “summer is ending” feeling lately and all I can think of is comfort food, baking with strong flavors, pears and spices, pumpkin and apples, pies and tarts and sweet dough rolled into amazing desserts. My birthday marks the end of summer which is a bit sad for me as I love the…
{Pumpkin Orange Cake} – Tort cu dovleac si portocala
I know, I know, the time of the pumpkin is over, it’s spring now, not fall, but here’s the thing: my grandma has her own tiny (not that tiny actually) garden and she grows pumpkins every single year. So a few months ago she brought me this huge, literally huge pumpkin which I stored on…
{Spiced Apple Gingerbread Cake} – Tort cu mere si condimente de turta dulce
Ever since I made the Carrot Cake I was left with a great impression about spiced, moist, layered cakes and I couldn’t wait for a new opportunity to try a whole new, yet spiced cake recipe. What’s special about this cake, apart from its intense cinnamon and ginger cake, is the fact that it uses…
{Pumpkin Orange Bundt Cakes} – Guguluf cu dovleac
Based on an old recipe of mine Orange Pumpkin Cupcakes, these pumpkin orange bundt cakes are moist and fragrant, slightly spiced and perfect for this season. Truth to be told, I like pumpkin, but I hate peeling it and cleaning it. We don’t get canned pumpkin purée in Romania yet so I have to make my…
