This Mary Berry Coconut Tray Bake is prepared using self-raising flour, butter, eggs, coconut milk, and desiccated coconut. This delicious Coconut Tray Bake recipe creates a dessert that takes about 45 minutes to prepare and can serve up to 12 people.
Limoncello Ricotta Cake is a light, moist, and flavorful Italian-inspired dessert. Infused with the bright taste of Limoncello liqueur and the richness of ricotta cheese, this cake is perfect for special occasions or as a delightful finish to a family meal. Ingredients For the Cake: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2
Jam and Coconut Cake oozing sweet strawberry jam throughout, made with coconut milk to give the cake its softness and topped with toasted coconut.
This yogurt cake comes out so creamy and smooth. It is just 3 ingredients and is an easy dessert or snack.
This light and fluffy cinnamon tea cake, with a crunchy cinnamon sugar topping, is ready to serve in 45 minutes as a tea time treat or dessert.
The perfect royal teatime treat!
Portokalopita is an orange cake with yogurt, phyllo dough and syrup very popular in Greece. Full of orange flavor is the ultimate dessert for every occasion.
This Mary Berry 9 Inch Sponge Cake is made with caster sugar, butter, self-raising flour, eggs, vanilla extract, and icing sugar. Prepare it in 50 minutes and enjoy serving up to 10 slices.
Louise Cake is a classic New Zealand Baking recipe, with a buttery shortbread base, a layer of raspberry jam, and a coconut meringue topping.
Portokalopita is an orange cake with yogurt, phyllo dough and syrup very popular in Greece. Full of orange flavor is the ultimate dessert for every occasion.
If you’ve been following this blog for a while or you know me at all, you’ll be well aware that I’m not really a fan of cake. Especially not vanilla cake, which I would normally a…
This fruit curd is made from fresh strawberries, it's easy to make and so delicious, great on cookies, cakes, scones, and more.
Taiwanese castella cake has a signature fluffy, bouncy texture, and the most delicate sweetness. This popular Taiwanese dessert, is made with simple ingredients and yields the most satisfying bite you’ve ever tasted.
If you are not Greek and you have no idea what Bougatsa is, you can read a description here. For this post, I write 'Bougatsa' with inverted commas because this is not ACTUALLY 'Bougatsa' but my fa...
This is Prue’s take on the retro English angel cake. The pretty decoration is super-easy: a cocktail stick and stripes of pink icing are all you need.
This Vanilla Magic Custard Cake really is magic! During baking, the batter splits into a base, delicious custard layer and cake top - yum! It's a great dessert for your next event, or why not make just because!
Here’s a twist on the famous magic cake that ‘magically’ separates in the oven into three layers - fudge base, custard centre and sponge cake top - only this one is flavoured with Milo.
This simple condensed milk cake recipe uses flour, eggs, and butter for a delicious cake. Serve with fruit or a berry sauce for a gorgeous dessert!
One simple batter turns into a 3 layered cake with a top layer of sponge, a middle layer of custard and a fudge-like base. It's like....magic! Adapted from Magic Cake by Jo Cooks.
*This post is sponsored by Planted* We all need a good pick-me-up at the moment, and these delicious and decadent no-bake vegan coffee cheesecakes are exactly what you need after a long and stressful day! I’ve always loved coffee flavoured desserts. I really do think coffee is such an underrated flavour when it comes to desserts and so I’ve taken it upon myself to add to the coffee treat catalogue to show it a little more appreciation! This is my take on a vegan no-bake cheesecake. Super creamy and lush without having any dairy or gluten! The base is chocolaty as I think chocolate and coffee go perfectly together. Made with oats, cocoa powder with a little bit of coconut […]
When the theme “Sweet as Pie” was announced for this months Sweet Adventures Blog Hop hosted by KC of the Capers of a Kitchen Crusader… apple pie came to mind. Warm apple pie with…
If you want this delicate custard wrapped up by layers of thin, crunchy phyllo bathed in delicious, succulent syrup, you should make galaktoboureko, the famous Greek custard pie.
Tahinopita is a Greek cake that is made with tahini (a sesame paste), orange, and dried fruit. It is moist, delicious, vegan, and the perfect accompaniment to a hot cup of coffee.
Recipe reproduced with permission from Modern Jewish Baker by Shannon Sarna, published by Countryman Press.
My favorite Filipino dessert by far is Bigingka. It’s a thin, unfrosted cake made with sweet rice flour and cream of coconut.
You knew it was coming. I warned you. And now it's here. It was a smashing, delightful success that I must share. Soooooo good. First, I must admit this is a decidedly untraditional cake. It's light, moist, creamy, and dreamy. It is the opposite of rich. Which is just crazy, because I was afraid the cake was going to be insanely rich. Not so. The cake is just perfect, airy but moist. The pastry cream is also surprisingly light. Together, they make a delicious combination. This is a very un-Southern cake, meaning when the hubby's Southern relatives tell me this cake would go excellent with coffee, I know it's a low-sugar cake. While I didn't set out to make a lighter cake, I was pretty happy with the final results. Not every cake has to be heavy. Or rich. Or have so much sugar you can taste the granules between your teeth. There's a place in the world for every cake, and this cake is for the person who wants to eat a whole slice of cake without struggling because the cake is so indulgently rich. I am one of those people who can struggle with a rich dessert, only eating half or maybe a third. I did not struggle with this cake, however. Is that caramelization wonderful or what? So, here's how it happened. The yellow cake recipe I chose was the sponge recipe from my Pecan Pie Cake. It was an insanely popular recipe and everyone loved the cake, so I thought, why not? As for the custard, I took my recipe for Vanilla Bean Custard Bars and doubled the custard. It was perfect. Look at all that pastry cream. Yummmmmmm. I never found a recipe to model mine after on Google. But my idea ended up working out. We put a thick layer of custard in between the layers, ensuring there was also a thick layer on top of the cake. We then sprinkled bakers sugar (i.e. extremely fine sugar) all over the top of the cake, and then the hubby lit it up. The sugar on top began to caramelize immediately, and turn the most lovely brown color. One of my favorite parts of the cake is that some of the sugar (after it's been caramelized) starts to drip down the sides of the cake oh-so-decoratively. And deliciously! My one note on the cake- that wonderful brown caramelization. It doesn't really stay like that overnight. We fired up the cake to serve everyone for the hubby's birthday, and the top looked great. It stayed crackly and crunchy the whole time we had people over. I put the cake in the fridge overnight though, and by the next day, the custard had absorbed the sugar layer. Basically the same thing real creme brûlée does if you fire it up and put it in the fridge. Here's my advice: if you are serving for a big group that's going to eat the whole cake, then by all means, fire the top of the whole cake. If you are serving a small group, I recommend toasting individual slices before serving. However, if you do have a sugar layer get absorbed overnight, just take a butter knife and scrape that layer off. Then you can put new sugar on top of the custard, and re-fire all over again. We actually did this on the 2nd day, and it worked perfectly. Make this today. You will love it. And then love it some more. And you might find yourself eating way more cake than you intended. It's true, this happened to me. I mean, someone has to eat that piece of cake that I take pictures of. Om nom nom. Well, it's Monday again. I hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine was low-key, the hubby was working the night shift this weekend. Yes, another night shift. Supposably, this was the last one but they said that the last time too. We'll see how that works out. The hubby is supposed to be shifting to a normal schedule sometime within the next couple of months. As in, working 6:30 am to 4 pm Monday-Friday. We can't wait. But it doesn't seem to be happening just yet. In other news, the hubby and I have challenged ourselves to clean out our freezer and pantry. We want to start the new year fresh, plus the freezer is out of control right now. I was going through everything, taking an inventory, and in general, just astounded at how much I've crammed in there. Needless to say, I've made dinner the last 3 nights without having to pick up anything from the store except for small things, like a bunch of cilantro or a container of sour cream. It's been pretty amazing. We'll see what kind of meals I can come up with for the blog :-) Happy Monday everyone! Ingredients: Cake- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 5 eggs, room temp, separated 1 tbsp vanilla extract 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup whole milk Custard- 5 1/2 cups whole milk 1 whole vanilla bean 4 eggs + 4 egg yolks 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup cake flour 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup bakers sugar garnish- raspberries, mint leaves (optional) Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350º. Coat 2 (9 inch) cake pans with cooking spray, set aside. 2. Prepare the cake- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolks. Beat in vanilla extract. In a separate small bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda. Alternating between milk and flour, slowly mix both into butter mixture. In a separate large bowl, whip egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites into cake batter. Distribute cake batter between two cake pans. Bake in the preheated oven 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Remove from oven, and cool in pans for 20 minutes. Remove from pans, and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack. 3. Prepare the custard- Place milk in a small sauce pan. Slice vanilla bean in half. Scrape seeds into milk. Throw pods into the pot as well. Heat over medium heat, until small bubbles form around the edges. Remove milk from heat, and allow to sit for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, discard the vanilla bean pods. In a large bowl, beat eggs and egg yolks until combined. Add sugar, and beat until almost white. This will take some time, about 10 minutes. And cake flour and cornstarch, and mix well. Add egg mixture to the milk mixture and place saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk constantly until mixture first begins to thicken. Immediately remove from heat, but continue whisking until mixture is completely smooth. Pour custard into a bowl, and immediately place a piece of plastic wrap over the top of the custard. This will keep it from forming a skin. Chill custard for at least 4 hours, or overnight. 4. Construct the cake- Cut the tops off the cakes to make them even. Place half the custard on top of one of the cakes, then sandwich with the other cake. Place the rest of the custard on the top of the second cake. Chill cake until ready to serve. 5. Sprinkle an even layer of sugar over the top of the custard. Using a kitchen torch, brown the top of the cake. Garnish with raspberries and/or mint, if using. Slice, and serve immediately. Cake can be served with vanilla ice cream or whip cream, based on preference. Store leftovers in the fridge. 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Karpatka, one of the most popular Polish cakes, has two layers of choux pastry sandwiched with a decadent vanilla cream filling. A dusting of powdered sugar on top helps the rustic pâte à choux resemble the snow-capped Carpathian Mountains in Poland.
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