Homemade cakes and other bakes

Recipes

My coffee’s best friends: thumbprint cookies with homemade plum jam

My coffee’s best friends: thumbprint cookies with homemade plum jam

There’s something about the dark cold season and baking cookies. It just feels right on these short moody days. And I promise you that these buttery thumbprint cookies with plum jam can definitely make your day better. Inspired by the Swedish ‘hallongrottor’ My first thumbprint … Read more

Hot Cross Buns packed full with spice, orange and chocolate

Hot Cross Buns packed full with spice, orange and chocolate

“What has a Romanian living in Denmark to do with making Hot Cross Buns?”, you might wonder. Oh well, they bring back some dear memories, even though it’s only last year I baked these type of delicious buns for the first time. The story goes … Read more

My daily sourdough loaf [with purple wheat]

My daily sourdough loaf [with purple wheat]

I love how some times the ‘use what you have’ approach can end up with the most fun and delicious experiences in the kitchen. It was exactly one of these moments that gave me this purple wheat sourdough loaf that I love to bake and … Read more

The best homebaked sourdough rolls with black & white sesame

The best homebaked sourdough rolls with black & white sesame

We love sesame sourdough bread here at home. And we also enjoy the crust more than the crumb. Yeah, we’re both team crust. 🙂 So these black & white sesame sourdough rolls basically tick both our preferences. We get that deep flavour given by the … Read more

Trio mousse cake: hazelnut, chocolate and orange liqueur, all in one decadent  gluten free dessert

Trio mousse cake: hazelnut, chocolate and orange liqueur, all in one decadent gluten free dessert

I’ve probably told you this before. I love a good challenge. One that puts my mind at work and pushes me into trying new things. And that’s how this one also started. One of my friends here in Copenhagen was planning a surprise small birthday … Read more

No-knead Christmas babka with hazelnut, chocolate and orange filling

No-knead Christmas babka with hazelnut, chocolate and orange filling

It feels that ‘babka’, the braided sweet brioche bread with chocolate filling, has become more and more popular lately. In Romania we call it ‘cozonac’ and it is actually our traditional Christmas sweet treat. But I remember of it as being such a complicated bake. … Read more



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