PINEAPPLE SAVARIN

By | Ožujak 7th, 2016|Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Food|

Ingredients: 70 g butter, melted 3 eggs at room temperature 190 g flour a dash (3-finger pinch) of salt 7 g yeast 1 tbsp sugar For the sauce: 1 cup sugar 1 ½ cup pineapple juice ½ dl rum pineapple chunks Method: Grease a 26-cm Savarin (ring) mould and dust with flour. Combine the [...]

SPICE GIRLS

By | Veljača 29th, 2016|Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Food|

Eggless cupcakes Ingredients: ¾ cup caster sugar 1/3 cup melted butter or oil 1 teaspoon mixed spices for honey cookies a pinch of salt 1/3 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cup flour ¾ cup milk 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder For the icing: 1/3 cup melted butter ½ cup caster sugar 1-2 teaspoon [...]

MOCHA CAKE

By | Veljača 28th, 2016|Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Food, Special Occasions|

Ingredients: For the sponge: 2 egg whites 50 g butter at room temperature 1 cup plain flour 5 tbsp sugar 1 pouch vanilla sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder a pinch of salt ¾ cup yogurt For the crème: 700 ml milk 2 pouches vanilla pudding 2 pouches instant coffee 10 tbsp sugar 200 g [...]

RED CAKE

By | Veljača 14th, 2016|Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Food, Let's celebrate!, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day|

Pure love on a plate Ingredients: For the sponge: 2 eggs 4 tbsp sugar 5 tbsp flour For the mousse: 400 g strawberries 100 g raspberries 4 egg yolks ½ cup sugar 1 pouch vanilla sugar 1 tbsp sour cherry liqueur (optional) 1 cup milk 1 Gelatine Fix 500 ml sweet cream For [...]

ICY SQUARES

By | Veljača 12th, 2016|Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Food|

Ingredients: For the cake: 10 egg whites 10 tbsp icing sugar 10 tbsp flour a pinch of salt 2 dl milk For the crèmes: 10 egg yolks 10 tbsp sugar 1 pouch vanilla pudding 1 pouch chocolate pudding 1 l milk (divided into 2) 2 tbsp flour 100 g dark chocolate 400 g butter, at [...]

GRANDMA’S DOUGHNUTS (WITH A TOUCH OF MUM’S MAGIC)

By | Veljača 12th, 2016|Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Food, Halloween, Let's celebrate!|

Ingredients: 600 g plain flour 2 eggs + 2 egg yolks 120 g butter, melted 2 tbsp sour cream a pinch of salt sugar, to taste 1 pouch vanilla sugar ½ tbsp grated lemon zest 1 tbsp rum 2-3 dl warm milk 1 fresh yeast 1 l frying oil Method: Crumble the yeast [...]

QUICK & EASY CHOCOLATE SQUARES

By | Veljača 3rd, 2016|Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Food|

For the sponge cake: 200 g butter (at room temperature) 1 ½ cup sugar 3 eggs 2 cups flour 4 heaping tbsp cocoa powder 1 tbsp sour cream 1 1/3 cup milk ½ pouch baking powder a pinch of salt For the glaze: 5 tbsp cocoa spread 1 tbsp cocoa powder 2-3 tbsp milk (coconut [...]

THE RIGO JANSCI CAKE

By | Siječanj 23rd, 2016|Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Food|

A world renown Hungarian cake first made in the 19th c. to honour Rigo Jansci, a Hungarian violinist, and princes Clara, the object of his affection. Ingredients: For the dough: 6 eggs (separate the egg yolks and egg whites) 6 tbsp sugar 6 tbsp flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tbsp water a pinch [...]

GLUTEN-FREE WILD BERRY BROWNIE

By | Siječanj 22nd, 2016|Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Food, Gluten-free|

Ingredients: ½ cup coconut flour ½ cup coconut ½ teaspoon baking soda a pinch of salt 1 heaping tbsp bitter cocoa powder 2 eggs ½ cup melted butter 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp coconut sugar 2 heaping tbsp sour cream ½ cup milk (preferably, coconut milk) 1 tbsp vanilla extract 1 cup wild berries (currants, [...]

GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE

By | Siječanj 17th, 2016|Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Food, Gluten-free|

From The First Croatian LCHF Cookbook by Anita Šupe & Arijana Miljević Bugenvilija. The truth is, lacking almonds and stevia I substituted with walnuts and coconut sugar. Ingredients: For the sponge cake: 4 eggs stevia (to taste) - I used 2 tbsp coconut sugar instead 1 dl sour cherry juice 2 tbsp sour cherry [...]