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…

Spiced Almond Pear Pie

This semi-sweet pear pie is one of those melting-in-your-mouth desserts. Its almond crust is super tender and crumbly, the pear filling is zesty and luscious. Tastes best on the second day when spices enhance the flavour even more. Despite not-so-pretty “dark” look the pie tastes heavenly:) Happy baking! Serves 6-8Takes 1 hr 35 mins (prep –…

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…

Coconut Banana Bread with Chia (gluten-free)

Last week in the absence of any regular flour I was making this bread for my friend. Fantasizing all the way through, I tried to figure out where it would take me. The fantasy resulted into an incredibly fragrant, moist and spongy loaf of banana coconut bread! People’s feedback is always a kind of confirmation…

Lemon Tart ♥

Tarts can be considered as one of the most delicate desserts. They require certain skills and I’d say even mastery! My love for tarts is endless, but making them always takes time and patience. I’d write the whole post on tarts, sharing the tips that are important to follow, and intricacies of the process discovered during…

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!:)…

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…

Coconut Poppy Seed Bundt Cake with Raspberries

I don’t know how to introduce this bundt cake except saying that it’s one of the best cakes I’ve ever made and tasted. Spongy but moist, sweet but with a bit of raspberry and lemon sourness. A blend of ground poppy seeds and coconut turned to be remarkably good. The glaze is made of butter, powdered…

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…

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…

Yogurt Tart with Cherries

This yogurt summer tart with cherries, aka Mustikkapiirakka, is a pure dessertish delight:) Similar to this traditional Finnish berry pie and these berry & yogurt tartlets. Happy baking!:) Tart crust 100 g cold unsalted butter 1 egg yolk 3 tbsp ice water 2 tbsp sugar pinch of salt 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1 cup plain flour Tart filling…

Spicy orange chocolate Brownies

Chocolate brownies to celebrate the spring!:) Made for my friends that were primary initiators to do morning yoga over this weekend together, and we did!:D The base of the recipe I took from a very ancient “The Usborne First Cookbook”. I still like this book a lot as it was one of the initial simple…