Double Chocolate Sponge Cake with Strawberries Triple layered chocolate sponge cake recipe with chocolate spread, whipped cream and strawberry layers.
Ptysie / Ptyś – Polish Steamed Dough Pastry Filled with Whipped Cream Classic Polish pastry filled with whipping cream and topped with icing sugar.
Filo Fruit Baskets with Spiced Cinnamon Vanilla Plums & Cream Quick and easy filo pastry recipe – party food idea.
Vienna Doughnuts / Pączki Wiedeńskie Traditional Polish doughnuts made out of steamed dough, soft and moist on the inside.
Kid’s Favourite Quick Nutella Yeast Cake Roll Easy to make Nutella yeast cake roll – Kid’ all time favourite recipe.
Sicilian Style Breakfast & “Sicily” (The Silver Spoon Kitchen) – Cook Book Review Over 50 sunny recipes and interesting food stories from various provinces of Sicily.
Coconut & Vanilla Carrot Cake with Strawberry Icing Carrot cake with vanilla seeds, shredded coconut and strawberry icing, ideal treat for Summer days.
Spiced Carrot Cake with Coconut & Chocolate Icing Easy, moist carrot cake recipe, made with cinnamon, dessicated coconut and chocolate topping.
Rolled Yeast Apple Strudel Recipe for apple strudel made with yeast dough and home-made apple marmalade.
Babka Makowa / Makowiec – Polish Poppy Seed Cake Roll with Chocolate Glaze Babka Makowa / Makowiec – traditional Polish poppy seed yeast cake roll.
Cinnamon & Nutmeg Bundt Cake / Babka z Cynamonem i Gałką Muszkatałową Very easy recipe for cinnamon and nutmeg bundt cake topped with home-made cinnamon sugar.
Rainbow Poppy Seed Cake – Kid’s Cooking Delicious, easy to make cake that even 7 year old can make almost without any help.
Mother’s Day Fruit Cake with Madagascar Vanilla – Kid’s Cooking Easy, moist & delicious fruit cake infused with Madagascar vanilla. Made by my 7 year old daughter Marissa.
Marissa’s Banana Bread Muffins – Kid’s Cooking Marissa’s Banana Muffins – Kid’s Cooking: easy & delicious muffins that even 7 year old can make.
Faworki / Chruściki (Angel Wings) – Polish Fat Thursday’s Treats Polish Fat Thursday / Tłusty Czwartek recipe for deep fried crispy biscuits.
Polish Custard Cream Slice with Salted Crackers & Chocolate Glaze Quick, no bake custard cake recipe with salted crackers & chocolate glaze.
How to Make Real Vanilla Sugar / Cukier Waniliowy You can make your very own real vanilla sugar very easily at home, all you need is some fine sugar and a vanilla pod or two.
Simple Moist Vanilla & Lemon Cake INGREDIENTS 1½ cups plain flour (250g) 1½ tsp / ½ tbs baking powder 1 bar (250g) unsalted butter (chopped and softened) 1¾ cup icing sugar (250g) 5-6 eggs (I used 6 small ones) 1 tbs vanilla extract zest of 2 lemons juice of 1 lemon some more icing sugar for topping cocoa powder and sugar […]
Raffaello – Almond & Coconut Cream No Bake Cake Recipe for no bake cake inspired by Raffaello from Ferrero Rocher.
Napoleonka – Polish Custard Cream Pie Napoleonka recipe – Polish custard cream pie made out of two layers of pastry filled with custard cream and often decorated with layer of icing sugar.
Home-made Marble Chocolate & Vanilla Cupcakes vs. Lego Duplo Creative Cakes Simple but impressive colourful marble cupcakes for kids parties.
Walnut Keks – Traditional Polish Tea Cake INGREDIENTS 1½ cups plain flour (250g) 1 bar (250g) unsalted butter (chopped and softened) 1¾ cup icing sugar (250g) 2 cups of walnuts (250g) 5-6 eggs (I used 6 small ones) 1 tbs vanilla extract 1 tbs 95% rectified spirit – optional 1½ tsp / ½ tbs baking powder + 2 tsp of butter to […]
Berry Vanilla Chocolate Picnic Cake with Smarties [Decoration inspired by Smarties Cake from Crème et Cannelle] INGREDIENTS for the berry vanilla cake 2½ cups plain flour 1 tbs baking powder 3-4 eggs (I used 4 small ones) ½ cup of milk 1 cup golden caster sugar 2 tbs vanilla sugar 125g / ½ bar of unsalted butter 400g tin of fresh berries […]
Black Forest Cake – German Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte Black Forest Cake – German chocolate cake with cherry liquor and fresh cherries.
Coffee & Vanilla Ice Cream INGREDIENTS 6 scoops of vanilla ice cream ½ tsp instant coffee or more (it depends on coffee) 2 tsp of sugar 2 tbs hot water METHOD Dissolve coffee and sugar in a little bit of hot water. Pour over your favourite vanilla ice cream and enjoy. Make 2 portions. NOTES For kids replace coffee sauce with […]
Cooling Apple, Melon and Cherry Tomato Salad with Mint & Lemon Dressing INGREDIENTS ½ large melon – I used Piel de Sapo (scooped out) 3 apples (cubed) 2 handfuls of cherry tomatoes / about 250g (halved) for the dressing 2 tbs olive oil 2 tbs lemon juice 1 tbs golden caster sugar handful of fresh mint leaves (chopped) EQUIPMENT melon baller apple slicer/cutter METHOD Combine all ingredients […]
Lemon, Vanilla & Poppy Seed Cake INGREDIENTS 2½ cups plain flour 1 tbs baking powder 3-4 eggs (I used 4 small ones) ½ cup of milk 1 cup golden caster sugar 2 tbs vanilla sugar 125g / ½ bar of unsalted butter zest from 1 large lemon juice of 1 large lemon (⅓ cup) ⅓ cup poppy seeds + 2 tsp of […]
