Saturday, November 2, 2013

Chocolate Mousse

Sweet discovery, best for all those autumn windy days and dark evenings. No bake, extremely easy recipe.


Recipe:

- 30 g butter
- 2 teaspoon dark cocoa powder
- 3 eggs (separated)
- 1 cup icing sugar


Mix butter and dark cocoa powder in a pot over low heat. Stir until melted, then set aside to cool. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl until nearly white and thick in consistency. Whisk the egg whites. Then gently combine all the three mixtures. Transfer the mousse to small glass cups and chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours, or overnight.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Walnut Apple Pie

Splendid, delicious... best ever. Apple pie with walnuts. What a great combination. Must try.


Recipe:

- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup semolina
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 150 g butter
- half cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 kg apples cut into small cubes
- cinnamon or vanilla sugar
- bread crumbs to sprinkle baking pan

Mix all the loose ingredients (except cinnamon or vanilla sugar) together and cut all the apples. Then sprinkle the apples with cinnamon or vanilla sugar. Next you need to make five layers in your prepared baking pan: first one (bottom) is of the loose ingredients, next the apples, next loose ingredients again, next apples again, next loose ingredients again. On the very top of it you put chopped butter. Preheat the oven to 180C and bake the cake for about 45 min.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Oreo Nutella Chocolate Cheesecake

Best cheesecake ever.


Recipe:

- 24 Oreo cookies, crushed
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 kg soft cream cheese
- 1,5 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 milk chocolate, melted, cooled
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup nutella chocolate for topping

Mix cookie crumbs and butter, press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 10 min in oven heated to 150C. Mix cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla. Add milk chocolate and eggs, mixing on low speed just until blended. Pour over crust. Bake 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate for 4 hours. Serve topped with nutella.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Fruit Cheese Cake

Fantastically yummy and rich cake. The main fruit here is mango but can be replaced with any other fruit you like.


Recipe:

- Dough
- 2 cups flour
- 20 dkg butter
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- pinch of salt
- Cheese Fruit Pulp
- 15 dkg white cheese
- 20 dkg cottage cheese
- 2 tablespoon plum jam
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon crunchy banana muesli
- 1 ripe mango sliced
- 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoon dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds

Dough: Mix flour with softened butter, add egg yolk, icing sugar, pinch of salt and knead it. Cover it with foil and put to the fridge for half an hour. Pulp: Mix all the ingredients together. Place the dough on the bottom of oily baking tin. Cover dough with the pulp. Bake about half an hour in the oven heated to 200C.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Celery Gorgonzola Sticks


Yummy, tasty, delicious... perfect for any party.


Recipe:

- 10 big ripe celery stems
- 12-13 dkg mascarpone cheese
- 25 dkg gorgonzola cheese
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 finely chopped cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped chive
- pinch of salt and pepper

Melt gorgonzola cheese in saucepan on a low flame. Remove from the cooker and add mascarpone cheese and milk to get thick creamy pulp. Mash the pulp adding garlic, olive oil, parsley, chive, salt and pepper. Cover saucepan with a lid and put to the fridge for an hour. Wash the celery stems, cut into pieces about 8 cm long. Then section along every piece. Fill every celery piece with cheese pulp (you can use cake decorating syringe). Ready.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Apple Cake

Delicious apples with chocolate and ice cream. Lovely cake.



Recipe:

- 1 kg sour apples
- 40 dkg flour
- 200g unsalted butter
- 4 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon sugar
Crumble:
- 10 dkg flour
- 5 dkg unsalted butter
- 5 dkg icing sugar
- 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoon grated coconut
Chocolate Drizzle:
- 2 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon dark cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup sugar

Mix flour with sugar, salt and baking powder. Add butter and egg yolks. Knead all till smooth. Put to the fridge for 1/2 hour.  Then roll out the dough and put onto the baking tray. Grate apples, add 3 tablespoons of sugar and place on top of the dough. Make the crumble - mix all the crumble ingredients, knead and tear off for small, flat pieces. Sprinkle it on top of the apples. Bake for about 1/2 hour. Add chocolate drizzle on top. Serve with favorite ice cream.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cakes

Unforgettable, reach cakes. You gonna dream to have more :)



Recipe:

- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, slightly softened
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- chocolate candy of your choice, preferably round

Mix flour, soda and salt. Beat butter and peanut butter. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture and combine. Roll dough into balls and then roll the balls in sugar to coat.
Press rolled balls into the cavities of a muffin tray or muffin wrappers. Press one chocolate candy into the center of each cookie. Bake for 8-10 minutes in the oven heated to 200 C.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Mini Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes

If you love mini treats you should definitely try these cuppies. Yummy minis for all caramel fans.



Recipe:

- 1.5 cup flour
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 cup milk
- 0.5 cup oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jam
- 2 tablespoon sliced almonds for garnishing
- 1 tin of caramel (also known as Dulce de Leche or kajmak)

Just mix all the ingredients and knead. Make small balls and put them into cupcake wraps. Decorate with sliced almonds and bake for 30-40 minutes in the oven heated to 170C. When ready pour the caramel on top of every cupcake. Bon apetit :)

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Carrot Cake

Fantastically moist and juicy. One of the best carrot cake recipe ever.



Recipe:

- 1.5 cup flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1.5 cup carrots
- 15 dkg butter
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 cup nuts
- 0.5 cup raisins
- 1 apple chopped
- 3 eggs

Mix eggs with sugar in blender. Gradually add flour, baking soda and baking powder. Melt butter and add to grated carrot. Mix all together and add nuts and raisins. Put in the oven heated to 100C for 40 minutes. When cool sprinkle with icing sugar.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Ice cream dream

Dreamy ice cream, perfected by endless repetitions and recipe modifications. Finally awesome.


Recipe:

- 0.5 L 30% cream
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jam
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Mix all in blender then put in the fridge for several hours (at least 2). Serve with whatever you like.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Apple and Chocolate Muffins

Use your favorite chocolate spread to make your family and your taste buds happy.


Recipe:

Make muffins filled and glazed with chocolate spread. To make muffins mix all the ingredients below. When putting into the muffin tin, place inside every muffin about a teaspoon of chocolate spread. Bake it for 30-40 minutes in the oven heated to 170C. When ready coat them with chocolate spread on top.

- 1.5 cup flour

- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 cup milk
- 0.5 cup oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jam
- 2 apples, chopped
- chocolate spread for filling and glaze

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Croutons with spinach and blue cheese

Great for Valentine's day lunch or breakfast.


Recipe:

- sliced white bread
- spinach
- 150 g blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 150 ml fat cream or yoghurt
- pinch of salt
- dried thyme
- powdered garlic
- gouda cheese

From bread slices cut out hearts with a cake mold. Bake them in the oven heated to 200C for 10 minutes. Cook spinach for about 10 minutes (I used frozen). Then add salt, butter, cream and blue cheese. Season it with thyme and garlic to suit your taste. Give it a good stir and then put it on the croutons. Sprinkle all with grated gouda cheese.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Cheer Up Mascarpone Desert

Make it saturday evening and serve sunday morning with worm latte.


Recipe:

- 20 biscuits
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 250g mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup of strawberries
- 50g icing sugar

Crush up the biscuits into crumbs then mix it with melted butter. Place the crumbs in the bottom of a bowl or baking tin. Mix strawberries and sugar with mascarpone cheese and place on top of the crumbs. Put in the fridge for several hours although it is best the next day.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Lazy Morning Breakfast

Lovely breakfast to celebrate that precious weekend laziness.


Recipe:

Make several pancakes, at least one for every person.
- 1.5 cup flour
- 0.5 cup water
- pinch of salt

Make poached eggs in silicon moulds (bake them in the oven heated to 200C) for about 10 minutes. When your pancakes are ready smear them with mayonnaise then place lettuce leafs, your favorite cheese, some sliced tomato or cucumber and dill. You're ready to eat :)

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Apple and Chocolate Cake

Excellent and simple cake. Easy to make even for kids so definitely get them involved.




Recipe:

Just mix all the ingredients and bake for 30-40 minutes in the oven heated to 170C.

- 1.5 cup flour
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 cup milk
- 0.5 cup oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jam
- 2 apples, chopped