Sweets

One of the easiest tarts or cakes you can imagine: a quickly made cake base, vanilla pudding and fruit or berries. This is one of those cakes you can be…

A delicious four ingredient dessert recipe: Romanian Creme Caramel or crema de zahar ars, a sweet and smooth baked custard or flan bound to make anybody happy! After my grandmother’s…

Thin layers of cake filled with tangy plum and apricot jam – this is the Romanian cake Harlequin. The cake Harlequin – Prajitura Arlechin – is a very old Romanian…

Sweet and delicious homemade Raffaello balls with desiccated coconut, almonds and condensed milk, these truffles would make an excellent addition to any Christmas present. I love Raffaello! While I have…

An amazingly moist, grown-up cake with lots of whiskey, cappuccino and coffee and filled with a luscious cream cheese and whipped cream filling. I do like making elaborate, festive cakes,…

The easiest and best recipe I know for Thumbprint Cookies with Jam. Only five ingredients and less than half an hour actual work and you will be rewarded with some…

Homemade chocolate bars or chocolate fudge made with cocoa and powdered milk, a retro Romanian dessert. Only a few ingredients, about 15 minutes work and you will have a delicious,…

An easy to make, skinny and delicious pumpkin pie with cinnamon and phyllo or yufka pastry. My first pumpkin this season! I used half of it to make these Spicy…

One of the easiest and most refreshing homemade syrups: mint syrup with fresh mint from my garden and lots of lemon juice. I do like making syrup from time to…

What to do with watermelon rind or peel? Aromatic and sweet watermelon rind jam or candied watermelon rind. After making Homemade Blueberry Sauce, Low-Sugar Apricots in Jars, Simple Apricot Jam,…

Charlotte cake or dessert – Romanian Diplomat Torte – with homemade custard, whipped cream, ladyfingers and lots of fruit. The Diplomat Torte is one of the most famous cakes in…

A poppy seed cake base covered with a luscious vanilla buttercream layer, coffee dipped biscuits and topped with a decadent dark chocolate glaze. What would you want more when it…

Only six ingredients and you will have a comforting cake full of fresh peaches and topped with a delicious egg-sugar layer. A glorious summer morning today! I brought my daughter…

A refreshing no bake crustless ricotta and sour cream cheese cake with a delicious raspberry whipping cream topping. I cannot even begin to tell you how much we liked this…