Flourless Chocolate Cake

Spiced and bitter chocolate flourless cake for chocolate lovers, or simply chocoholics:D With cardamom and cayenne pepper! Moist due to the added yogurt. Easy in preparation and eating too:D Happy Baking!:)Serves 4-6Takes 45 mins (prep 20 mins, baking 25 mins) + cooling min. 30 mins Ingredients 3 large eggs1/3 cup (55 g) brown sugar1/3 cup…

Cottage Cheese Coconut Bake

A quick and nourishing breakfast/brunch recipe that might be also served as a dessert.I love white cheeses, cottage cheese and quark in particular. For this reason at least once a week we have something cooked out of them. Homemade cheeses are best but store-bought are great too. The similar recipes will constantly appear on this blog…

Spiced Cake with Plums & Walnuts

A spiced cake again! The extremely fragrant bake for cosy evenings at home:) Moist, crumbly and very easy to make. Replace plums with any seasonal fruit of your choice: apples, persimmon, pears, cranberries etc, or native to your location..:) Happy baking!:)Takes 1 hr 10 mins (prep – 25 mins, baking – 45 mins) + coolingServes 8-10…

Quince Pie ♥

Today I’d like to write about semi-forgotten and unpopular – quince! It’s neither an apple nor a pear. Quince is an absolutely unique and gorgeous fruit! The quince has been a part of many ancient cultures and known as a popular ingredient since medieval times. It has a firm flesh, fuzzy skin and slightly astringent…

Chocolate Orange Tart ♥

A special treat for chocoholics! Rich, bittersweet, chocolatey! Made for my sister Sue who had a birthday this week ♥ This tart is a combination of melting-in-your-mouth souffle-like chocolate filling and a tender chocolate nutty crust. The cooking process takes a while and requires a lot of patience but it’s absolutely worth it! Happy baking!:)…

Spicey & Gingery Pear Cake (vegan)

Today I’m excited to introduce one fantastic vegan cake by Ally, one of the collaborators of our Vegan Challenge organized in September by Nicolas www.blogtasticfood.com (again, I’m very grateful for this inspiring collaboration!). I’ve altered Ally’s recipe a little bit, the original one with a video tutorial can be found here. This cake amazed me by its incredible…

Wholegrain Banana Bread with Walnuts

This super fragrant and nutty loaf of  banana bread is great for breakfast or brunch. A variation of a classic recipe that includes wholegrain wheat flour, unrefined sugar, honey and spices. It’s easy-to-make and very, very delicious! I’ve overbaked it for 5 minutes. It’s important to accept and practice imperfectness in life:)(: Happy Baking!:) Takes 50 mins…

Buckwheat Corn Flour Cookies (gluten-free)

The cookies designed for people with gluten intolerance. My first attempt, and it turned out successful. The experimenting with gluten-free recipes goes on, so here will be published some other outcomes too:) Happy baking:) Makes 26 cookies Takes 40 mins (prep – 20 mins, baking – 20 mins)  + cooling Ingredients 2/3 cup buckwheat flour 1 cup…

Blackberry Pie with Walnut Crumble (Vegan)

Say aye for a pie! For a Bramble pie with cardamom-flavored nutty-oaty crumbly topping:) (: I’ve put all my singing-swinging heart while making this Sunday family pie:) For inspiration and incentive to creating this dessert I’m grateful to the awesome food blogger Nicolas [http://www.blogtasticfood.com]. His vegan Lemon Meringue Pie is truly a piece of culinary artwork!:) I’m grateful…

Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Plate (Caprese Salad)

Caprese is truly an amazing summer dish when the tomatoes are at their pick. It’s juicy, refreshing, flavourful, and so simple! Only 10 minutes and just a few ingredients! Magic!:) Happy cooking!:) Serves 2-3 Takes 10 minutes Ingredients 3 tomatoes 130 g fresh mozzarella cheese fresh basil leaves extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling coarse salt…

Ricotta (cottage cheese) cake with sour cherries

Another dessertish breakfast recipe is coming!:) Mainly containing white cheese: ricotta or cottage cheese, it gets much tastier combined with lemon flavour and cherries:) This recipe makes a semi-sweet cake, add more sugar/honey if you prefer a sweeter taste. Cane sugar can be replaced by white. The yield can serve quite a big bunch of people, otherwise…

Apple & Blueberry Sponge Cake

This easy-to-make, spongy and fruity cake is a fantastic treat for a family gathering:) Happy baking!:) Serves 8-10 Takes 1 hr 10 mins + cooling (prep – 25 mins, baking – 45 mins) Ingredients 6  small eggs (5, if medium or large) 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cup plain flour 1/3 cup (80 ml) olive…