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A creamy and moist cake, perfect with coffee or tea.  The bundt pan makes it look very impressive so it’s also a great cake to bring to someone’s house. Recipe ¾ of a cup of light brown sugar (160 gr) 100 gr of butter at room temperature (a little under ½ a cup) 3 large eggs at room temperature ¼  cup pure maple syrup (82 gr) 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract 1 ½ cup of all-purpose flour (210 gr) 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder ¼ teaspoon of salt 200 ml of sour cream ½ a cup (heaping) of…

A great cake for the weekend or just for any day treats…. Adapted from Rose’e heavenly cakes by Rose Levy Beranbaum   2 large eggs at room temperature 160 gr sour cream ½ teaspoons vanilla extract 56 gr pistachios 200 gr of sugar 200 gr all-purpose flour ½ baking powder ½ baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 170 gr butter at room temperature For decoration: Powdered sugar and chopped pistachios   Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Spray and line with parchment paper a 20 cm round pan. In a medium bowl combine the eggs, half of the sour cream and…

This is a cookie for a real chocolate lover. It looks beautiful and it’s pretty easy to make but you have to plan in advance because the batter for these cookies needs to rest in fridge for 4 hours….. Make them! You won’t be disappointed. Adapted from Carine Goren’s sweet secrets.   100 gr of granulated sugar 3 eggs at room temperature 50 gr of butter 350 gr of quality dark chocolate (60-70%) 3 tablespoons of baileys 1 shot of espresso 120 gr all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon of baking powder 100 gr of almond (finely ground almonds) 150-200 gr of…

Recipe 100 gr of butter 110 gr of brown butter 100 gr of granulated sugar 2 eggs Juice from 1 small lime 1 teaspoon of high quality vanilla extract 185 gr all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon of baking powder Pinch of salt Zest from 2 small limes 100 gr of white chocolate, chopped   Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Spray and line with parchment paper a 20 cm square pan. In the bowl of your electric mixer cream together the softened butter and both types of sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, lime juice and vanilla until combined.…

Recipe adapted from Le Cordon Bleu This is one of my favorite recipes, small butter tea cakes are the best! 3 eggs 130 granulated sugar 30 gr honey 60 ml milk 200 gr butter 200 gr flour 10 gr baking powder 1 vanilla pod Peel of 1 lemon     Melt the butter in a small pan. In a small bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, lemon zest and the pods from 1 vanilla bean set aside. In a large bowl whisk the eggs and sugar. Add the honey, milk and then add the flour mixture. Pour the hot…

This is my go to apple pie. It’s delicious and beautiful and a real crowd pleaser. Recipe adapted from Le Cordon Bleu For the sweet short pastry crust 200 gr all-purpose flour 100 gr butter A pinch of salt 20 gr granulated sugar 1 tablespoon of water 1 egg 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract Apple filling 4 apples 50 gr of butter 50 gr of sugar 1 vanilla pod 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons of calvados For the top of the pie 4 apples A few cubes of butter A small amount of light brown sugar   Butter…