I made these mince pies as a treat when my husband and I were decorating the tree. I should say the dog did help, by sniffing the branches and, after that, sniffing his gifts underneath the tree every single day. I can’t say I blame him, I can’t wait to unwrap my gifts too. Ingredients
Category: Desserts
Krestkrans
Kerstkrans is a Dutch cake made for celebrating St. Nicholas Day. There are some traditional biscuits too, I made them and I’m going to share the recipe for those in a couple of days. You can read about St. Nicholas Day and traditions regarding this day on my lifestyle blog, ancaslifestyle. Krestkrans is made with
Festive wreath doughnuts
I am thinking of Christmas bakes for a while now and I got a lot of fondant decoration tools to help me. While I was baking along the Bake Off I had the opportunity to use fondant and it was the push I needed. Now I’m more than happy to try to make interesting decorations
Coconut rice pudding with rose jam
Since I used coconut milk for the first time I thought of a coconut rice pudding. I had lots of ideas of how to flavour it, but I’ve decided to make a simple rice pudding and add rose jam on top. I think rose and coconut are two flavours that work together nicely. I was
Coffee Fondant Fancies
I love Fondant Fancies even though I don’t like particularly sweet desserts, this one is an exception. I buy them from the well-known brand, but only their special range for Halloween or Christmas as their usual fancies aren’t vegetarian. The red food colouring they use is not vegetarian. I wanted to make fondant fancies at
Savarin
My husband was ecstatic when he saw the technical challenge at Great British Bake Off: Savarin. I was ecstatic when I saw the showstopper: Fondant Fancies. He loved syrupy desserts, I don’t like them at all. In Romanian cuisine, savarin (called savarine) is one of most common desserts, it is a dessert we both had
Roulade with mango and chocolate
I’m a little late for Dessert Week at Great British Bake Off bake along. I was away in London and I didn’t have time to bake. I wanted to share this recipe yesterday, but I finished the roulade late and didn’t sliced it until this morning. On the other side, it’s a really nice way