You might notice two tendencies on my blog: one is using some basic, fail-proof recipes to create new ones and the second – trying new recipes, tweaking them, changing ingredients, flavors, spices. I love a challenge and sometimes I just go to the kitchen and say to myself that old recipes are boring, I need…
Recipes
{Red Velvet Cake} – Tort Catifea Rosie
This cake needs no introduction! It’s the well known Red Velvet Cake – this bright red sponge filled with a tangy, airy cream cheese frosting and decorated with cake crumbs or pecans. The cake has an interesting history behind it: some say it was created at the famous Waldorf Astoria hotel, others claim that the…
{Treacle Tart} – Tarta englezeasca cu melasa
I’ve been wanting to try out this tart for like forever! The ingredient list really intrigued me so here it is – Treacle Tart at its finest! It is said to have been invented by the poor families of the 1888’s considering that its two main ingredients are fairly cheap, even for that time. Now…
{Sour Cherry White Cake} – Prajitura cu albusuri si visine
ENGLISH! I always end up with stacks of egg whites in my freezer and to be honest, until now I didn’t have a recipe to use them as efficiently as this one. Egg whites tend to dry out a cake, but it’s not the case with this recipe. The butter makes the cake rich and…
{Autumn Chocolate Tart} – Tarta cu ciocolata si gutui in sirop
I love challenges and I don’t waste any opportunity to create a new dessert recipe, that’s for sure! This tart was born after reading about a contest organized by Caietul cu retete with the theme fall and its flavours. From all the ideas I had, I settled on a tart, which was gonna be a…
