I used to see my Mum making those little croissants quite often when I was a child and I used to think: ‘It looks so easy’. My Mum would make them in ridiculous quantities, they were so good that they would disappear in seconds in our hungry for sweet treat stomachs. Now, when I had finally…
Category: cakes
38 Loaded banana loaf
I don’t know about you but I always end up buying too many bananas. You know that bananas are only good when fresh, not soft and spotty like a leopard. When it first happened I though: I don’t want to waste them so I came up with a plan of making a banana loaf with…
35 Chocolate Fudge Cake
When a friend is coming to visit, nothing better to greet her with than a chocolate cake! Amazingly soft and moist, with a sweet chocolate icing. I think she was slightly impressed ^^ INGREDIENTS: for the cake 400g plain good quality wheat flour 250g caster sugar 100g dark brown sugar 50g good quality cocoa powder…
33 Redcurrant and meringue pie
I know that the red currant season is long gone but couldn’t resist posting the recipe for that pie. Looks stunning and tastes beautiful, sweetness of the meringue combined with sour taste of the redcurrant. so good! INGREDIENTS for the dough 250g wheat flour 200g unsalted butter, cold 50g icing sugar pinch of salt 1/2…
24 Polish chocolate cheesecake ‘Izaura’
Izaura is the cake my Mum used to make the most often, I think. I have always thought it was super easy to make until I tried doing it myself. I was surprised that it requires quite a bit of work. but it’s totally worth it though. My Mum’s chocolate cheesecake, try it yourself😉 INGREDIENTS…
19 Polish Cake ‘The Prince’ (Krolewicz)
When I think Polska, I think cakes. Since I can remember, I see my Mum baking stunning cakes for every occasion or even for no occasion. Multiple-layer cakes, cookies, sponges, every day casual cakes; amazing variety. Krolewicz, which literally translates as “a prince” is one of my favourite cakes. I’ve never dared to try baking…
