Today we had two reasons to celebrate. It’s my son’s birthday but it was also his graduation from the University. Although the lemon cake was made for my husband ten days ago, I didn’t have the time to prepare the post for the new cake, which is a Vanilla and Chocolate Cake, so here is [...]
I have waited eagerly the past few months for the film Julie and Julia to come out in the theatres in Greece and finally it came out on Thursday, so I couldn’t wait any longer and we went on Saturday evening to see the film. I am sure that by now you have all [...]
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As I already told you I have some guests staying with us, as well as our son who came from Switzerland again, as he had to be interviewed for his Master Degree, which he will start after September. The candidates are many and only a few will be accepted but the interview went well [...]
Special occasions call for special cakes. I am celebrating my 1st blogoversary and I would like to share with you one of my favourite cakes.
Blackforest, Foret Noir or Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, as is the original name (literally “Black Forest cherry torte”) is a cake I have been making since I was single. [...]
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The Mille-feuilles or Millefeuilles (in French meaning ‘thousand sheets’), known also as Napoleon, is a three layer sandwich of puff pastry, alternating with a sweet filling, typically pastry cream, but sometimes whipped cream, or jam. It is usually glazed with icing or fondant in alternating white and brown (chocolate) strips and combed.
The millefeuilles I make [...]
Using the basic recipe for making a Spong Cake, there are so many ways to decorate it by just using your favourite ingredients.
Here is one of my favourites:
We shall need:
Ingredients:
1 dose of sponge cake (see recipe)
1 dose of pastry cream (see recipe)
1 dose of whipping cream (see recipe)
syrup (see recipe)
Cherries in [...]
