Category: Sweet tooth
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Indulgence Redefined: Decadent Juicy Date Cake
Indulgence Redefined: Decadent Juicy Date Cake Prepare to embark on a culinary journey that transcends the ordinary, as we dive into the realm of a luscious Juicy Date Cake. This delectable creation marries the natural sweetness of plump, succulent dates with the earthy richness of wholesome ingredients. Each moist, melt-in-your-mouth bite is a celebration…
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Mini Gingerbread cakes for Christmas
Christmas cakes (makes 4 or 5 servings) 1 tub (200g) cream cheese 1 d sugar 1 tub (200g) gingerbread flavoured quark (if you don’t have this available in your country, whipped cream works too.) 3 gelatin leaves 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 vanilla pod black currants, frosting sugar and thyme twig for garnishing oil for…
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Christmas Market & Gingerbread Cookies
cosy morning with the family Now that our family is slowly recovering from the flue, we took a morning stroll to the Christmas market. I love the smell of roasted chestnuts, we walked around exploring the stalls and enjoying the crispy cold winter weather. Back home we decided to bake our first gingerbread cookies together…
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Lemon Gingerbread cookies
‘Lemon gingerbread cookies on the night before Christmas’ Since we still have our Christmas tree up, is it ok to bake gingerbread cookies? For the first time this year ( I have no idea why I have not before) made my own gingerbread cookie dough. It literally was the easiest thing ever and I…
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Christmas Date Cake
Dates are the perfect sweet ingredient for a winter kitchen. The natural sweetener makes a great base for cakes, salads, jams, smoothies, sauces, breads and gives that lovely rich intensive caramel taste. I’ve done date coffee-style cakes every winter and since it is only three nights until Christmas, it was about time to make one.…
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Christmas Pomegranate Pavlova
‘cosy candlelight mornings & early hour baking of a Pomegranate Pavlova’ A traditional pavlova really sets the mood during Christmas time, so I decided to whip one up for this Sunday. For the past few weeks my hubby and I have been had a nasty stomach bug, which has drained our energy to the maximum with a baby…
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Berry Pancakes
Pancakes, the easy and quick treat if you have a mild sweet tooth. We never eat pancakes for breakfast, most Scandinavians do not, as we prefer savory over sweet. But as the balcony season has come to an end, we decided to enjoy some berry infused pancakes with the last heatwave of summer. Now, our…
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Autumn Sauna & Apple pie
The end of August brings apple season as summer slowly begins coming to an end. The heatwaves have ended and it’s been raining exceptionally much for August and it feels like autumn is slowly making its way into the horizon. The air feels a tad crisper in the morning and at 9pm, the sky gets…
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Easy Thin Crust Berry Pie
Today we are leaving back to the summer place for a little bit of countryside time, but before leaving I wanted to share this easy and quick pie recipe. I love how this berry pie is slightly bitter from the berries with a small hint of sweetness from the edges of the crust. You can…
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Easy Rhubarb Pie
July is here and the forecast is still sunny and hot on a daily basis. We haven’t had rain in a really long time and the sun is really loving us this summer. We have been boating quite a lot the past few weeks, jumping into the water and eating snacks until the sun umbrella.…