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Pink macarons for Valentine´s Day…

02/01/2019 Keine Kommentare

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Happy Friday my baking loving friends,

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Valentine´s Day is right around the corner and if you are in need for some sinful and delicious little treats you are very welcome at my blog. I am always on the hunt for cute little sweetmeats and I think I have done pretty well the last two weeks. Have you checked out last weeks post about the best red velvet cupcakes I have made with vanilla frosting. In my opinion they are perfect for Valentine´s Day as well as rose colored raspberry macarons which are so light in texutre it is like you are eating a cloud.

The Recipe

I used the recipe from Lauren Gray´s blog as I wanted to try them so badly but haven´t found a simpler recipe anywhere else. It really is easy to make macarons so don´t shy away from it cause it looks super hard. I got the macarons baking mat from amazon and it really helped a lot in terms of sizing and shaping the macarons but I think in general it isn´t necessary. Just make sure you follow every step and not matter what happens sift the confectioners sugar otherwise it will get super lumpy and it won´t be the same. Also in terms of coloring you should use THE BEST food color I have found.

So for the recipe, I used ground almonds instead of the almond flour cause I didn´t want to buy a whole package for one recipe and I also had no raspberry extract so I left that away.

For the filling I mixed up butter, confectioners sugar and raspberry jam until it had a nice consistent. Pretty easy right. Just put the mixture into your piping bag and fill your macaron halfs with it. Don´t use up the whole space or it´s going to run over when you add the other macaron half.

Start baking

Make sure to give it a try and if they don´t turn out pretty the first time don´t throw them away cause they will still taste great.

Thanks for stopping by. Take care. See you.

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Food Friday – Soft + Chewy Oatmeal Cookies….

01/11/2019 Keine Kommentare

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Happy Friday you guys,
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I am sharing another cookie recipe on the blog today. I usually don´t have any sweettooth but when it comes to cookies I am somehow out of control. The last cookie recipe I have shared was all over the internet and after I tried it I knew why. Be sure to check out the pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe here.

For today´s post I have tried these oatmeal cookies I have found on allrecipes. I wanted to try oatmeal cookies for a long time now because they are supposed to be and stay super soft and super chewy. And they where.

I made them exactly like the reicpe said but only baked them for 8 minutes. They came out super soft but they get harder by the time they cool so be aware of that.

One thing I would make different is the amount of sugar. It contains a lot of sugar and in my opinion it makes them a little too sweet. Not unbearable but for my taste a little too sweet.

Also the dark chocolate topping isn´t in the recipe but that is quick and easy made by melting it in your microwave (be sure to use couverture which is made for high temperatures otherwise your choclate will burn instead of melt).

Another awesome and super easy cookie recipe. Maybe you need a little sweet treat for the weekend and these cookies would be perfect.

Thanks for stopping by. Take care. See you.

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The perfect Christmas dessert – cranberry chocolate cake…

12/20/2018 Ein Kommentar

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Hi guys,

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usually this close to Christmas I have my Christmas menu all together and already tried but neither of both has happened so far. I am still not done with the finishing touches of my main course and I don´t have a dessert. But that is about to change.

What do you think of this beautiful Christmas inspired cranberry chocolate cake. I think it looks so great and would definitely be a treat for the holidays. Anyone with me?

You may think it is super hard to make but in fact it isn´t at all. It definitely takes less time in comparison to many other cakes/cupcakes I have made and looks really festive.

So let´s put on our aprons and get started:

Ingredients dough:

– 5 eggs
– 150 gr. of sugar
– 1 table spoon of vanilla sugar
– 150 gr. of flour
– 1 1/2 tea spoons of baking soda
– 3 table spoons of cocoa

Be sure to double the dough and bake it in two pans cause it won´t be enough for the whole cake.

Ingredients filling:

– 1 glass of cranberries
– 1 litre of heavy cream
– 12 sheets of white gelatin
– 5 table spoons of vanilla sugar

Ingredients topping:

– 150 gr. of dark chocolate couverture

– a few spoons of cranberries

– mix eggs and sugar and stir until fluffy

– add the other dry ingredients and stir for another 2 mintues (best to use a kitchen mashine)

– pour batter into 2 cake pans (be sure you doubled the ingredients for the dough, otherwise it won´t be enough)

– bake for 25 minutes at 160 degrees

– meanwhile melt the dark chocolate couverture and spread between two baking sheet

– roll them up and let the chocolate cool down in the fridge

– after your cake layers have cooled down coat both with the cranberries

– now whip your cream (add the gelatine afterwards, be sure to follow the constructions on the packaging) and add the sugar while doing so

– spread the half of your whipped cream mixture on the first cake layer and top with second cake layer, then spread the rest of your mixture

– be sure to keep the cake ring around it and let it cool for three hours or over night

– garnish with cranberries

– open your parchment paper roll of dark chocolate couverture and spread it over your cake

– et voilà you have the perfect Christmas cake or Christmas dessert

If you are making the cake please tell me if you liked it. My mom was obsessed over it and she usually never likes anything.

Thanks for stopping by. Take care. See you.

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Our traditional eggnog recipe for Christmas…

12/15/2018 Keine Kommentare

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Hi guys,

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it has been a while since we had a Food Friday post with all the hustle and bustle of Christmas but here we are again.

Every season has its traditional drink like refreshing bowls for summer or hot apple cider for fall so does winter – especially Christmas season. I traditionally crave my first eggnog of the season after watching “A Christmas Vacation” with Chevy Chase. One of the best Christmas movies ever (have a look at all the movies I have seen so far here). There is one scene in particular where Clark and his cousin Eddie enjoy a glass of tradidional eggnog in these adroable moose glasses and that always gets me in the mood for it.

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The glasses are sold on amazon but they are too expensive for my taste. But you can find them here if you like

So here is the recipe for a traditional eggnog. I personally like mine hot but you can enjoy it cooled as well.

Ingredients:

– 500 ml milk (I use oat milk or lactose free milk)

– 150 ml heavy cream

– 1 pinch of cinnamon

– 1 pinch of nutmeg

– 1 vanilla bean

– 4 egg yolks

– 80 gr. of sugar

– bourbon or rum (if you want but not necessary at all)

– mix the milk, heavy cream, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a big pot

– gently remove the mark of the vanilla bean and stir it into your milk mixture

– heat it up but don´t let it cook at all

– take a separate bowl and mix together 4 eggs yolks and the sugar

– stir until light and fluffy

– take your heated milk mixture and slowly stir into your egg mixture (make sure to stir all the time)

– put the whole mixture back in the pot and heat up again on medium heat

– be sure to stir all the time until the mixutre starts to thicken, this is when your eggnog is ready

– you can now enjoy it hot immediately or cool it down and serve it ice cold

– add a shot of bourbon or rum into the glass before serving if anybody likes it this way

I am so looking forward to serving and drinking our traditional Christmas drink at Christmas day. Do you guys have any signature drinks you make every year.

Thanks for stopping by. Take care. See you.