Desserts

Angel Wings (Russian recipe)

Simple and delicious dessert for your New Year’s table.

Caramel Cupcakes

Sweet and moist, filled with salted caramel sauce and topped with delicious and silky Italian Meringue Buttercream.

Carrot Cake

This is an amazing and so easy to make recipe for carrot cake. To be honest, I was always a bit skeptical about carrot cake, as I never truly considered carrots to be dessert material. But I was in the mood for something new and easy to make, and this carrot cake recipe was theRead More

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie

This is a very delicious and easy to make chocolate chip cookie recipe. The cookies come out chewy and soft. Of course if you want, you can keep them in the oven a bit longer and they will become crunchy……but will loose the chewiness. Gather and measure all the ingredients. It is better if theRead More

Chocolate – Banana Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze

Fast and easy to make, with a delicious chocolate-banana flavor.

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Easy to make, fluffy and moist, Chocolate Chip Cookie in a form of a muffin. 🙂

Chocolate Crepes with Mascarpone Cream Cheese Filling

A delicious and great looking dessert with Mascarpone Cream Cheese Filling.

Chocolate Cupcakes

Light, fluffy and so full of chocolate flavor.

Chocolate Mud Cake with Creamy Frosting

Super moist and extra chocolaty, Mud Cake with cream frosting.

Chocolate Muffins

One of the days I really felt like making something easy, fast and very chocolaty. So I rummaged through the kitchen cabinets to see what ingredients I have and what could be made from them. As it turned out, I had all the right ingredients to make easy and fast chocolate muffins. Even had someRead More

Cottage Cheese Buns (Vatrushki)

Easy to make and so delicious. Fun to eat for the whole family.

Cottage Cheese Doughnuts

Slightly sweet and simply delicious, Cottage Cheese Doughnuts.

Cream Puffs with Chantilly Cream

Very light and tasty, cream puffs are always a good treat for everyone. The dough might be a bit tricky to make, but with this recipe, you should nail it no problem. Choux pastry has always been a challenge for me. Especially the fact that it is so gentle and so fragile, and most ofRead More

Creme Brulee Donuts

For all the Creme Brulee lovers out there. An amazing combination of all time favorite Creme Brulee and donuts.

Doughnuts

Light and fluffy, fried doughnuts are pretty easy to make and can be filled with any desired filling.

Easy Rhubarb Cake

Fast and easy to make and so delicious.

Fluffy Pancakes

So puffy and airy, American style pancakes, do not require oil for frying, therefore are a bit lighter on the calories.

French Macaron with Mascarpone Cream

Light and delicious, The French Macaron with Mascarpone cream.

Funny Pancakes

Give your pancakes an upgrade by adding a bit of color and adding shapes.

Galina’s Cottage Cheese Pudding

Russian Cottage Cheese Pudding a great idea for breakfast for a whole family.

Gingerbread Cookies

The sweet and a bit spicy gingerbread cookies are so welcoming and an instant reminder of Christmas time.

Halloween Butter Cookies with Royal Icing

Soft and deliciously scary, these butter cookies with royal icing are easy to make and are so cute.

Homemade cake with lemon and cream

Easy to make and so soft and creamy, with delicious tangy lemon slices.

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Easy to make and so delicious with creamy cream cheese frosting … mmm

Homemade Strawberry Ice-cream

The strawberry season is finally here … whoohoo!

Homemade Strawberry Runny Jam

Runny Strawberry Jam made with just 2 ingredients.

Hot Cross Buns

The delicious aroma of cinnamon and sweet taste of raising and chocolate chip … mmm.

Island Cake in a bowl

Smaller version of the famous Island Cake.

Italian Meringue Buttercream

Silky, creamy and so delicious.

Italian Tiramisu

This dessert is delicious combination of coffee, biscuits and lots and lots of cream and topped with cacao powder.

Kaiserschmarrn (Austrian dessert)

A thick and delicious Austrian version of a pancake.

Keto Panna Cotta

Light, delicious and keto friendly Panna Cotta with homemade berry sauce.

Lemon Bars

Easy to make, not too sweet and simply delicious.

Lemon Cupcakes

I have not made many cupcakes in my life so far, mainly muffins, but this weekend I wanted to try to make these delicious Lemon Cupcakes. First I tried a different recipe for the cupcake, and they did not rise and the batter just seemed off from the start, the problem was, too much lemonRead More

Lemon Curd

Tangy and very lemony, this lemon curd will be a perfect filling for Lemon Cupcakes, Lemon Meringue Pie or even just to use a sauce for ice cream. Very easy and pretty fast to make, this lemon curd recipe will become your “go to” lemon curd recipe.

Lemon Meringue Slice

Sweet, tasty and airy this Lemon Meringue Slice recipe is so easy to make, and requires no special skills or ingredients.

Lemon Muffins with Chia seeds

Fast and easy to make, yet so moist and delicious.

Lilian’s Apple Pie

Have you ever smelled a scent of let’s say doughnuts which brought you back to a specific childhood memory or emotion? Do you know why? The smell and taste senses have a way of bringing back memories we thought are long forgotten. This is actually science, not magic. However, it is magic how the storyRead More

Marshmallow Pavlova

Pavlova is a very light and delicate dessert that originates from Australia and New Zealand.

No-Bake Rainbow Cheesecake

This cake is very bright, tasty and a perfect “special occasion” cake.

Peach Flowers

Impressive and delicious Peach Tarts with puff pastry.

Romanian Caramelized Apple Cake

Easy to make and requires just a few ingredients.

Romanian Easter Cake

It’s the first one to be finished from the Easter table when made by my mom: the cream Easter cake!

Russian Cheesecakes

Simple to make, yet such a delicious breakfast treat for the whole family. As a kid I was not much into eating cottage cheese, and this was one of the ways that my parents got me to eat cottage cheese. And what a delicious way it was. =) Especially if you have them with sourRead More

Russian Easter Cake

Traditional Russian Easter Cakes, with dries fruits and chocolate.

Russian Fried Pastries

Traditional Russian Fried Pastries or Pirojki with various fillings.

Russian Napoleon Cake

The famous Russian Napoleon Cake, made with custard cream.

Russian Pancakes with milk (Oladushki)

Simple recipe for Russian style pancakes made with whole milk and fried in oil. Great for breakfast for the whole family. As a kid these pancakes were one of my favorite treats for a Sunday breakfast. Imagine waking up to a sweet smell of freshly made pancakes ….. mm mm … delicious. While my parentsRead More

Russian Simple Apple Cake (Sharlotka)

Simple and delicious, Russian Apple Cake or Sharlotka.

Salted Caramel Bar

This was the very first time I attempted to make such a dessert. =) And to be honest I expected it to be a total disaster. But to my surprise they turned out perfect. Sweet and soft with a bit of a crunch from the cornflakes, and easy to make. Yes, it does take aRead More

Salted Caramel Sauce

Salted Caramel Sauce ….. mmmm …. what could be better. This sauce is so versatile, can be used in numerous desserts, served over ice-cream, or my favorite, eaten with a spoon. =) Heat granulated sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly with a high heat resistant rubber spatula or wooden spoon. SugarRead More

Simple Italian Sponge Cake

Sometimes you feel like having something light and sweet, that does not require a lot of time in the kitchen baking, this is the cake for those times. Fast and easy to make, requires just a few ingredients, and does not require a high level of experience in cake making. This cake is much lighter,Read More

Snicker-doodle Cookies

Fast and easy to make, these Snicker-doodle cookies will be a great addition to your cookie jar. Soft and chewy, with a hint of cinnamon. Simply delicious. Because of the cinnamon, these cookies remind me of Christmas. Just makes you want to cuddle up on the couch, under a soft blanket, with a snicker-doodle andRead More

Soft Cheese Buns

There is quite a variety of buns in the Romanian cuisine.

Strawberry Cheesecake

No-bake delicious Strawberry Cheesecake

Strawberry Cookies with a Secret

Soft and chewy cream cheese filled strawberry cookies.

Strawberry Shortcake Cake

Sweet and so full of strawberries.

Super Chewy Brownies

Super fast and easy to make, yet so delicious and full of chocolate flavor.

Super Easy Meringue Cookies

Light and airy, a simple dessert that just melts in you mouth.

Super Simple Oatmeal Cookies

Simple and so delicious, Oatmeal Cookies are a great addition to the cookie jar.

Swiss Meringue Buttercream

So light and fluffy, this Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream will go perfectly with your cupcakes and cakes. Not as heavy or buttery as American Buttercream, and not as sweet as simple Swiss Meringue frosting. Fill a sauce pan with about 1 cup of water and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to low and keepRead More

Traditional Russian Crepes (Blini)

Crepes are such a versatile dish. The are easy to make, do not require fancy ingredients, or a lot of them, but can be use to make so many different dishes, both savory and sweet. We used to have freshly made crepes, at home, every other weekend, when I was a child. And there isRead More

Triple Chocolate Cake

This cake is super moist and full of chocolaty flavor.

Vanilla Cupcakes with Italian Meringue Buttercream

Sweet and moist cupcakes with creamy and delicious buttercream.