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Tres Leches Cake

By: Valerie January 23, 2015December 4, 2020

Cakes and Cupcakesleches, milk, vanilla1 Comment

After last week’s marble pound cake, I wanted to make another well-known yet simple cake that I had never tried – to eat or to make! This tres leches cake is a name that I often heard but never realized its meaning until I saw a recipe for it in this bible of a cookbook that I cherish so much. This latin american cake is meant to be a moist and simple cake. Tres leches means “three milks”, referring to the three types of milks traditionally used in such recipes: condensed milk, evaporated milk and heavy (i.e. whipping) cream.

Marble Pound Cake

By: Valerie January 10, 2015December 4, 2020

Cakes and Cupcakescake, chocolate, marble, vanilla6 Comments

For my first recipe of 2015, I decided to make this simple yet enticing marble pound cake. Certainly, I have to practice the art of “marbling” different batters, in this case chocolate and vanilla, but I think that for a first it came out pretty good. Truth be told, I was a bit worried as I was putting the batter in the loaf pan as it was very thick. However, it came out perfectly!

Angel Food Cake

By: Valerie October 7, 2014December 4, 2020

Cakes and Cupcakesangel good cake, egg whitesLeave a Comment

I quickly discovered that after making crème brûlées, there is the inevitable “problem” of having 6-8 leftover egg whites. What is one to do with 8 egg whites? is the question I asked myself after having made and devoured last week’s dessert. It suddenly came to me that I had once stumbled upon in this wonderful cookbook a recipe for angel food cake, which requires a lot of egg whites! This is the simple story of why I decided to make an angel food cake for my friend’s baby shower.

Classic Vanilla Crème Brûlée

By: Valerie September 29, 2014December 4, 2020

Custards, Puddings and Souffléscream, creme brulee, egg yolks, vanilla1 Comment

Having never really tasted crème brûlée and evidently having never made them, I was excited to try this recipe.

Fresh Fruit Pie

By: Valerie September 20, 2014December 4, 2020

Pies and Tartsfruits, pie, strawberries2 Comments

I used to be horrendous at making pie dough and pies in general, for that matter, but I think that I’m getting the hang of it! I love this recipe because it is universal and can be adapted to most fresh fruit that you have in your fridge! The ratios of fruit to sugar to thickener is simply perfect and makes for a scrumptious, fresh-tasting pie whose filling is both adequately juicy and thick at the same time. Briefly, this fresh fruit pie is just right.

Lemon Posset

By: Valerie August 8, 2014December 4, 2020

Custards, Puddings and Souffléscustard, egg-free, gluten-free, lemon1 Comment

Who doesn’t love a good lemon dessert? It feels light, refreshing and tends to make you feel less guilty than eating a piece of double chocolate cake with caramel frosting. This dessert is one of the simplest, fastest and most scrumptious desserts that I have ever made. It takes less than 5 minutes to make and best of all requires no baking! With its rich lemon flavour it is sure to be a people-pleaser wherever you may bring them.

Amaretti Biscuits

By: Valerie July 31, 2014December 4, 2020

Cookies, Bars and Biscottialmond, cookies, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-freeLeave a Comment

These almond cookies are very good and taste a lot like macarons ! They are crunchy on the outside but have a softer centre. What I particularly enjoy about this recipe is that it is simple to do and generates a lot of (small) cookies.

Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

By: Valerie June 28, 2014December 4, 2020

Cakes and Cupcakescake, cinnamon, sour cream, streusel2 Comments

Due to the appealing photograph displayed in Anna’s cookbook for this streusel coffee cake, I have wanted to try this recipe for the longest time. Fortunately I did not long ago and was very pleased with the result.

White Chocolate Raspberry Lime Cheesecake

By: Valerie June 8, 2014December 4, 2020

Cakes and Cupcakescheesecake, lime, raspberry, white chocolateLeave a Comment

Oh how I love the richness and sweetness of cheesecakes. So much deliciousness in one dessert is probably frowned upon in some parts of the world (sadly!). This recipe is very unique in the sense that it is at least as good as a traditional cheesecake, but contains fresh raspberries and also has hints of lime and white chocolate.

Oat and Dried Fruit Squares

By: Valerie May 25, 2014December 4, 2020

Cookies, Bars and Biscotticranberries, dates, egg-free, oats, prunesLeave a Comment

I was way overdue to make some granola bar of some sort. I had some doubts with this recipe, not because I didn’t trust it but rather because I have never been a fan of dried fruits. However, this recipe yields filling and tasty oat and fruit bars.